Practice Questions for School and College Ability Test (SCAT)

2nd - 3rd Grade

Verbal Section - Elementary Level - Test 1 - 55 Questions

The SCAT is an above grade level test. For the SCAT, children in 2nd - 3rd Grade take the
Elementary Level, which has questions created at the 4th - 5th Grade level of
achievement. Children in 4th - 5 th grade take the Intermediate Level, which has
questions created at the 6th - 8 th Grade level of achievement. Children in 6th Grade and
above take the Advanced Level, which has questions created at the 9th - 12th Grade level
of achievement. On the actual test, you will be given a comparison of how your child’s
scores compare to other children in her grade level, along with how your child’s scores
compare with students from higher grades for which the questions were developed.

Directions:

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.

1. statue: park ::

A. boat: airport
B. swings: playground
C. dog: swimming pool
D. actor: movie

2. fork: spoon ::

A. knife: cut
B. soup: liquid
C. boy: man
D. lock: key

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 3. boat: float ::

A. dryer: washer
B. wheel: rubber
C. plane: fly
D. bike: wheels

4. housekeeper: clean ::

A. pastry chef: bake

B. doctor: nurse
C. fireman: hose
D. house: dirty

5. flashlight: battery ::

A. computer: cord
B. can opener: tin
C. car: gasoline
D. lamp: switch

6. turtle: legs ::

A. duck: bill
B. seal: flippers
C. pig: snout
D. bird: beak

7. dog: sled ::

A. cow: milk
B. horse: saddle
C. cat: mouse
D. horse: buggy

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 8. Vacuum cleaner: carpet ::

A. broom: floor
B. mop: bucket
C. rake: fall
D. duster: dust

9. foot: toe ::

A. flower: vase
B. heel: shoe
C. flower: petal
D. nail: finger

10. stripes: zebra ::

A. hairless: cat
B. brown: bear
C. skin: snake
D. spots: leopard

11. chicken: egg ::

A. whites: egg
B. cow: milk
C. bird: feathers
D. puppy: bone

12. horse: trot ::

A. frog: hop
B. bear: hibernate
C. swim: fish
D. dog: bark

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 13. child: bathtub ::

A. mop: pail
B. goldfish: scales
C. dishes: dishwasher
D. hair: comb

14. Texas: state ::

A. carrot: fruit
B. Brazil: country
C. Boston: marathon
D. Maine: lobster

15. knit: yarn ::

A. shoe: laces
B. weave: loom
C. paint: easel
D. sew: thread

16. drizzle: rain ::

A. tired: exhausted
B. enormous: giant
C. downpour: storm
D. smart: intelligent

17. wait: weight ::

A. gopher: golfer
B. write: writ
C. choose: chews
D. ring: rang

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 18. go: went ::

A. do: does
B. run: ran
C. come: comes
D. has: have

19. cash: wallet ::

A. purse: handle
B. refrigerator: food
C. dog: leash
D. underwear: drawer

20. corn: husk ::

A. watermelon: rind
B. orange: seeds
C. apple: core
D. olive: vine

21. football: touchdown ::

A. baseball: steal
B. tennis: racquet
C. basketball: guard
D. soccer: goal

22. submarine: water ::

A. helicopter: fly
B. bicycle: ride
C. jet: sky
D. car: tires

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 23. saw: board ::

A. wrench: screw
B. knife: carrot
C. hammer: pound
D. tree: wood

24. 15: 14 ::

A. 24: 22
B. B: C
C. I: H
D. X: Y

25. nasty: nice ::

A. worst: best
B. mean: angry
C. kind: generous
D. large: enormous

26. Statue of Liberty: New York City ::

A. Alamo: Texas
B. Disneyworld: Florida
C. tigers: San Diego Zoo
D. Eiffel Tower: Paris

27. guitar: strings ::

A. harp: song
B. telephone: ring
C. piano: keys
D. chair: cushion

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 28. black cat: bad luck ::

A. fist: friendship
B. heart: love
C. flag: wave
D. ladybug: danger

29. snore: sleep ::

A. smile: angry
B. yawn: bored
C. giggle: scared
D. upset: frown

30. third: three ::

A. twice: two
B. quarter: twenty five cents
C. fourth: quarter
D. half: whole

31. school: dolphins ::

A. class: dogs
B. herd: goats
C. pack: ants
D. flock: lions

32. bowling: alley ::

A. handball: field
B. tennis: ball
C. ping pong: paddle
D. tennis: court

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 33. cards: deal ::

A. dominoes: dots
B. jacks: ball
C. dice: roll
D. tennis: serve

34. gate: fence ::

A. window: house
B. door: house
C. lock: key
D. cage: bars

35. skunk: garbage ::

A. flower: perfume
B. lemon: grove
C. pig: mud
D. porcupine: quills

36. build: house ::

A. run: fast
B. whip: egg whites
C. draw: crayons
D. sculpt: statue

37. boring: interesting ::

A. short: little
B. expensive: cheap
C. tired: sleepy
D. tiresome: dull

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 38. ear-splitting: noisy ::

A. peaceful: loud
B. fantastic: terrific
C. great: terrible
D. sensitive: thick-skinned

39. plum: prune ::

A. apple: applesauce
B. banana: fruit
C. meat: jerky
D. chicken: wings

40. bare: bear

A. stop: tops
B. goal: load
C. fun: gun
D. flow: wool

41. swim: float ::

A. run: fast
B. jump: high
C. walk: stand
D. sleep: bed

42. triangle: pyramid ::

A. square: angle
B. rectangle: long
C. oval: circle
D. circle: sphere

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 43. hair: scalp ::

A. tongue: teeth
B. teeth: gums
C. toes: legs
D. eyelashes: iris

44. rice: grains ::

A. Ocean: salt
B. sky: air
C. grass: blades
D. book: paper

45. season: year ::

A. dollar: quarter
B. pie: piece
C. hour: second
D. quarter: dollar

46. play: acts ::

A. year: seasons
B. musical: songs
C. map: directions
D. week: month

47. Austin: Texas ::

A. Denver: Colorado
B. Miami, Florida
C. New York, New York
D. Chicago, Illinois

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 48. silk: fabric ::

A. cotton: washable
B. wool: sheep
C. Spanish: language
D. buggy: horse

49. vanish: disappear ::

A. disturbing: exciting
B. chauffer: driver
C. quick: slow
D. camel: hump

50. bees: buzz ::

A. duck: gobble
B. horse: chirp
C. frog: cluck
D. goat: bleat

51. article: newspaper ::

A. cover: book
B. poem: rhyme
C. climax: play
D. song: jukebox

52. house: noun ::

A. run: verb
B. large: verb
C. build: adverb
D. eat: noun

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 53. sun: hot ::

A. ice: melt
B. Antarctica: cold
C. stars: sky
D. sea: shells

54. audition: show ::

A. run: political office

B. sing: song
C. pay: bill
D. eat: dinner

55. Holland: tulips ::

A. Egypt: ships
B. America: ancient ruins
C. South America: coffee
D. Antarctica: beaches

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Answer Key

1. B – both are items found in particular physical location

2. D – both are items that go together
3. C – both are vehicles and this is how they move in air or water
4. A – Performer and action
5. C – item and energy source
6. B – animal and its limbs
7. D – animals and what they pull
8. A – cleaning instrument and what it cleans
9. C – the whole and a part
10. D – patterns on an animal’s fur
11. B – animal and food it provides
12. A – animals and how they move
13. C – item/person and where it is cleaned
14. B – Classifications
15. D – the activity and material needed to do it
16. A – differences in degree from less to more
17. C – Homophones
18. B – past tense of each verb
19. D – the first item fits into the second item
20. A – food and the outer “skin”
21. D – a “score” in each sport
22. C – transportation and where it operates
23. B – the first item cuts the second item
24. C – the first item comes immediately after the second item (sequence)
25. A – opposites
26. D – Object and city where it is located
27. C – instrument and what you need to make it play
28. B – symbols and what they mean
29. B – effect and cause (in that order)
30. A – the multiple and the number
31. B – object and group
32. D – sport and where it is played
33. C – physical object and what you do with it to initiate a play in a game
34. B – the object you open to get in or through
35. A – object and related scent
36. D – effort and result
37. B – opposites
38. B – synonyms
39. C – food and then dried version of the food
40. A – anagrams (words whose letters can be rearranged into another word)
41. C – when you are doing the first thing, you must be doing the second thing

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42. D – the second item is the 3-D version of the first item
43. B – the first item is attached to the second item
44. C – whole and parts
45. D – a fourth and then the whole
46. A – whole and parts
47. A – city and state of a state capital
48. C – Classification
49. B – synonym
50. D – animals and their sounds
51. D – the second item is made up of many of the first items (if your child doesn’t know
what a jukebox or newspaper is, look it up!)
52. A – parts of speech
53. B – object and temperature property
54. A – must do the first thing before you can have the second thing
55. C – a country and what it is known for

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