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Non-verbal reasoning practice for children

CogAT- and 11+-style picture puzzles for ages 5 to 11 in three levels, new every time, with the rule explained after each answer. Free, no ads, no sign-up.

  • Starter, about ages 5 to 7. 10 puzzles: odd one out, what comes next, and simple grids.
  • Core, about ages 7 to 9. 12 puzzles: grids, sequences, odd one out and mirror images. Five choices.
  • Stretch, about ages 9 to 11. 12 puzzles: harder grids, turning sequences, rotations and mirror images.

The puzzles

Odd one out
Five pictures; four share something and one does not — its shape, its colouring or how many there are. Your child taps the picture that does not belong.
What comes next
A row of pictures that changes by a rule — a shape that turns, colouring that fills in, a count that goes up — and the next one to find.
Complete the grid
A three-by-three grid with one box missing, where rows and columns each follow a rule.
Turn and mirror
Which picture is this one turned, or seen in a mirror. From the Core level up.

One of each, worked

Odd one out

Answer

Picture 2 is the odd one out: four tiles hold the same shape and one holds a different shape, while the colouring and the number of shapes stay the same.

What comes next

Answer

The number of shapes goes 1, 2, 3 and then starts again, so the next tile has the count that comes after the fourth.

Complete the grid

Answer

Each row keeps its shape and fills in more from left to right: empty, half, full. The missing box is the full version of the bottom row’s shape.

Turn and mirror

Answer

A mirror swaps left and right: what points left now points right, and nothing turns upside down. From the Core level up.

CogAT-style and 11+ non-verbal reasoning practice

Practise picture reasoning for school assessments, including CogAT, NNAT, OLSAT, 11+ and CAT4 formats. MyTestAtlas is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by their publishers.

Two things the research on test preparation supports are familiarity with the format, so a child is not surprised by it on the day, and talking through why an answer is right. The Learn mode is built for the second: after each answer it says, in words you can read aloud, what the rule was.

If a school has asked to assess your child, what a school assessment of a child involves explains who does it and what an online score is worth. For an adult who wants the same kind of grid at full difficulty, there is the matrix reasoning test.

What this page does with your child’s answers

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Questions people ask

What age is this non-verbal reasoning practice for?

Children of about 5 to 11, in three levels: Starter for about 5 to 7, Core for about 7 to 9 and Stretch for about 9 to 11. The ages are a guide, not a rule; start a level lower if the first puzzles feel hard, and move up when a set feels easy.

Should we use Learn or Test?

Learn checks each answer straight away and explains the rule in words you can read aloud, which is where most of the practice happens. Test holds the answers until the end, which is closer to how a school test feels on the day.

Can I print the puzzles?

Yes. Print this set with answers prints every puzzle with its choices, and the answer key with the rule for each on its own page. Every set has a sheet number, and the same number prints the same puzzles, so the printed sheet and the screen match.