SCAT Practice Questions
Wondering what kinds of questions your child will be asked on the SCAT (School and College Ability Test)? Here are five examples.
IMPORTANT: While the SCAT sample questions shown on this page are representative of what your child will see on the exam, they aren’t taken directly from the actual test that’s being administered this year.
SCAT Sample Question #1 — Analogies
Look at the two words on top. They belong together in a certain way. Now look at the answer choices below. Choose the best pair of words in the answer choices that go together the same way the two words on top go together.
Gallup Poll: George Gallup ::
A. Gortex: Al Gore
B. apple Betty: Betty Crocker
C. Heimlich Maneuver: Dr. Henry Heimlich
D. sandwich: Lord Sandwich
SCAT Sample Question #2 — Analogies
Look at the two words on top. They belong together in a certain way. Now look at the answer choices below. Choose the best pair of words in the answer choices that go together the same way the two words on top go together.
gardener: hoe ::
A. carpenter: cable cutter
B. seamstress: wrench
C. baker: dough whisk
D. electrician: plunger
SCAT Sample Question #3 — Analogies
Look at the two words on top. They belong together in a certain way. Now look at the answer choices below. Choose the best pair of words in the answer choices that go together the same way the two words on top go together.
nucleus: cell ::
A. pupil: ear
B. motor: floppy disk drive
C. flower: pharynx
D. duodenum: digestive system
SCAT Sample Question #4 — Quantitative
Each of the following questions has two parts. Look at the part in column A. Then look at the part in column B. Decide if one part is greater than the other or if the parts are equal.
A – if the part in Column A is greater
B – if the part in Column B is greater
C – if the two parts are equal
D – if there is not enough information to decide
SCAT Sample Question #5 — Quantitative
Each of the following questions has two parts. Look at the part in column A. Then look at the part in column B. Decide if one part is greater than the other or if the parts are equal. Then choose one of the four answers below.
A – if the part in Column A is greater
B – if the part in Column B is greater
C – if the two parts are equal
D – if there is not enough information to decide
Answers: C, C, D, A, B
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