NGAT picture questions. Think it through, together.
Three picture-concept activities, three figure patterns and three number relationships. Choose a picture, then explore the reasoning.
Choose a picture. If you would like a nudge first, open it; then open the explanation. There is no timer or score. You can stop after any question.
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What do most of the pictures have in common? Look for the one that is a different kind of thing.
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Answer C. The hammer is a tool. The other five pictures show parts of plants: fruits, a leaf or a flower.
Talk it through Can you name the group without using the word hammer?
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What could you do with most of these things? Look for the one that is different.
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Answer F. The chair is furniture. The other five things can be worn.
Talk it through What do the five pictures have in common?
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What are most of these things used for? Look for the one that is used for something else.
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Answer B. The book is for reading. The other five pictures show ways to travel.
Talk it through Would a bus fit the group? Explain why.
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Which feature changes across the top row, and which stays the same? Make the same change in the bottom row.
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Answer D. Across the top row, an empty circle becomes solid. Apply the same change below: choose the solid diamond.
Talk it through Which feature changes, and which feature stays the same?
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What happens to the shape in the top row? Make the same change in the bottom row.
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Answer A. The small solid circle grows into a large solid circle. The small solid triangle must grow into a large solid triangle.
Talk it through Why does the large circle fail to fit the bottom row?
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Which way does the top arrow turn? Trace that turn with your finger for the bottom arrow.
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Answer E. The top arrow turns a quarter-turn clockwise: up becomes right. A left-pointing arrow turns the same way to point up.
Talk it through Trace a quarter-turn with your finger before choosing.
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How does the first group change in the top row? Check that the same change works in the bottom row.
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Answer A. Two dots become three, so the rule is add one. Four dots become five.
Talk it through Check that your rule works in both rows.
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Count the dots in each group of the top row. What changed, and by how many?
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Answer D. The top row changes from five dots to three, a decrease of two. Six dots decrease to four.
Talk it through Why is adding two the wrong change here?
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How many dots does each group add? Build the next group with counters.
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Answer C. The groups grow by one dot each time: one, two, three, then four.
Talk it through Build the next group with counters or small objects.
Using this picture set
Are these actual NGAT questions?
No. Every question here is an original Reasonwell reasoning activity. Public descriptions inform the broad task types; no item is taken from an official test.
What age is this set for?
The set is designed as gentle Grade 2 familiarization. It is not a calibrated assessment, and difficulty does not establish a child’s ability or placement.
How should we use the pictures?
Read instructions aloud if helpful, let the child point or choose, and ask how they decided. Explore one explanation at a time. Stop when the child is ready.
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