Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test
NNAT practice tests
The NNAT (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test) is a test of reasoning with shapes, published by Pearson. It has no words and no numbers: every question is a picture of colored shapes with a piece missing, and the child picks the piece that fits. Many US school districts use it, often alongside the CogAT, to find children for gifted and talented programs.
Our NNAT practice tests follow Pearson's published shape: 48 questions in 30 minutes, five answer choices, one level for each grade from Kindergarten to Grade 8. Each test is new when your child starts it, and the score shows straight away.
A look at the test
Questions in the NNAT style
Written by us in the style of the published NNAT question types.
Kindergarten (Level A): pattern completion
Which piece fits the empty space in the pattern?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Grade 3 (Level D): serial reasoning
The shapes follow a pattern across the rows and down the columns. Which picture fits the empty box?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Grade 5 (Level E): spatial visualization
In each row, the first two pictures are put together to make the third. Which picture fits the empty box?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
The test
Levels by grade
| Level | Grades | Questions | Time | Question types in our tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level A | Kindergarten | 48 | 30 minutes | Pattern completion, reasoning by analogy |
| Level B | Grade 1 | 48 | 30 minutes | Pattern completion, reasoning by analogy, serial reasoning |
| Level C | Grade 2 | 48 | 30 minutes | Pattern completion, reasoning by analogy, serial reasoning, spatial visualization |
| Level D | Grade 3 and Grade 4 | 48 | 30 minutes | Pattern completion, reasoning by analogy, serial reasoning, spatial visualization |
| Level E | Grade 5 and Grade 6 | 48 | 30 minutes | Pattern completion, reasoning by analogy, serial reasoning, spatial visualization |
| Level F | Grade 7 and Grade 8 | 48 | 30 minutes | Reasoning by analogy, serial reasoning, spatial visualization |
Levels, question counts and times are Pearson's published figures. The mix of question types within a level is ours: Pearson does not publish it.
Pricing
Sitting is free. The answers are US$49.
Every practice test is free to sit, as often as you like. The pack shows your child what they got right, the right answers and how to reach them, on every CogAT, NNAT and OLSAT test. Practicing for more than one kind of test? The US bundle covers them all for US$99.
Gifted test packLaunch price
US$49
for 6 months
- Which questions your child got right, after every practice test
- The right answer to every question
- A worked solution for every question, step by step
- CogAT from Kindergarten to Grade 6, all three batteries
- NNAT and OLSAT from Kindergarten to Grade 8
Every US testLaunch price
US$99
for 6 months
- Everything in the gifted pack, the private school pack, the math contest pack and the MAP Growth pack
- CogAT, NNAT and OLSAT, for gifted and talented programs
- ISEE and SSAT, for private school entry
- Math contest practice, Grades 1 to 8
- MAP Growth practice, by grade and subject
One payment in US dollars for 6 months of access. No auto-renewal: when the 6 months end, access stops unless you buy again.
Questions
What parents ask
- Are these real NNAT questions?
- No. NNAT questions are secure. We write our own shape questions in the style of the NNAT's published question types, at the same length, time limit and number of choices.
- Which level should my child practice?
- The level for your child's grade on test day: Level A in Kindergarten, B in Grade 1, C in Grade 2, D in Grades 3 and 4, E in Grades 5 and 6, and F in Grades 7 and 8.
- My child cannot read yet. Is that a problem?
- No. The NNAT has no reading in the questions. Up to Grade 2, our tests also read each question's one-line direction aloud.
- Is it free?
- Sitting is free: make a free account and your child can sit as many NNAT tests as you like. The gifted pack (US$49 for six months, covering CogAT, NNAT and OLSAT) shows which questions were right, the right answers and a worked solution for each. The US bundle (US$99) covers every US test we offer.
- Does a practice score predict my child's NNAT score?
- No. The NNAT reports a score against children of the same age nationally, which only the real test can do. Our score is the number of practice questions answered correctly.
NNAT and Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test are trademarks of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. Scholar Tests is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson or any school district. Our practice questions are written by us in the style of the published NNAT question types; they are not real NNAT questions, and a practice score is not an NNAT score.