Sample LAUSD Gifted Practice Questions

Wondering what kinds of questions your child will be asked on the LAUSD Gifted and Talented Test? Here are five examples.

IMPORTANT: While the LAUSD Gifted and Talented Test sample questions shown on this page are representative of what your child will be seeing, they aren’t taken directly from the actual test being administered this year. For additional practice, view our 100 free practice questions.

LAUSD Gifted Test Sample Question #1 — OLSAT (Otis-Lennon School Abilities Test) Following Directions

Parent, say to your child: “point to the picture that shows something you eat that’s located between something you throw and something you read.”

LAUSD Gifted Test Sample Question #2 — OLSAT, Aural Reasoning

Parent, say to your child “point to the picture that shows two animals that children often keep as pets.

OLSAT Practice Questions — Arithmetic Reasoning #3

Parent, say to your child “Albert’s mom put three cookies you see in the first box in his lunch box for school. He ate one cookie before he ate his sandwich! Point to the box in the row that shows how many cookies Albert had left to eat after he finished his sandwich.”

LAUSD Gifted Test Sample Question #4  Arithmetic Reasoning

Lulu’s grandmother made her favorite cherry pie. For dinner, they ate half the pie. Which picture shows that?

LAUSD Gifted Test Sample Question #5 – Pattern Matrix

What picture comes next?

(Answers: bottom right, bottom left, 1st from left, B, B)

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