Verbal Battery Test 1: Verbal Analogies

Turn to Test 1: Verbal Analogies on page 3 in your test booklet. This

SAY is a practice page.
Make sure all students have the correct page.

Read the directions for this test silently while I read them aloud.
To answer the questions in this test, figure out how the first pair of
words goes together. Then find the word that makes the next pair go
together in the same way.
Look at the first sample question below.

The first two words are right and left. Right is the opposite of left.
SAY (Pause.) Now look at the third word, over. The answer must be the
opposite of over. (Pause.) Under is the opposite of over.
Hold up your copy of the test booklet and point to the area for Test 1: Verbal
Analogies.

Fill in the circle next to under to show that under is the correct
answer to sample question 1.
Check that all students correctly answered the sample question.

Now try to answer the second sample question by yourself.

Pause while students attempt the question.

The correct answer is read. You watch TV, and you read a book.
SAY Fill in the circle next to read to show that read is the correct answer
to sample question 2.
Check that all students correctly answered the sample question. If any students
chose listen, explain that most books are designed to be read.

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 To answer the questions in this test, figure out how the first pair of
SAY words goes together. Then find the word that makes the next pair go
together in the same way.
You will have ten minutes for this test. Try to answer every question.
If you cannot answer a question, try the next one. Then, if there is
time, go back to the questions you skipped. If you finish early, check
your work on this test, but do not go on to the next test.
Are there any questions?
You may begin.

Observe the time and write it down. Start Time

Test Time + 10 minutes
Stop Time

Make sure all students are working on the appropriate questions and are marking
their answers properly. Do not give help on specific test questions. Encourage
any students who finish early to go back and check their work.
After exactly ten minutes, say:

SAY Stop. Please put down your pencil.

Allow a brief rest period before beginning Test 2.

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Quantitative Battery Test 4: Number Analogies

Distribute the test booklets and a few sheets of scratch paper to each student.
Make sure each student receives the test booklet with his or her name on it.

Open your test booklet to Test 4: Number Analogies on page 15. This
SAY is a practice page.
Make sure all students have the correct page.

Read the directions silently while I read them aloud.

Let’s answer the first sample question. Look at the first two rows of
the puzzle.

There are two numbers and an arrow between them. The arrows tell
SAY us the numbers 1 and 2 follow a rule, and the numbers 3 and 4 follow
the same rule.
How do we go from 1 to 2 and from 3 to 4? (Pause.) In this puzzle, the
rule for each pair is to add 1 to the first number to get the
second number.
Now look at the third row. Follow the rule. What is the missing
number? (Pause.) The rule is to add 1. Five plus 1 equals 6, so the
missing number is 6.
Hold up your copy of the test booklet and point to the area for Test 4: Number
Analogies.

Fill in the circle under the number 6 to show that 6 is the correct
answer to sample question 1.
Check that all students correctly answered the sample question.

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 SAY Let’s answer the second sample question.

This is the same kind of puzzle, but now the number pairs are written
SAY in a row. What rule do the first two pairs of numbers follow? (Pause.)
In both pairs, doubling the first number gives the second
number: Doubling 1 gives 2. Doubling 2 gives 4. Using this rule,
what is the missing number in the third pair? (Pause.)
Doubling 3 gives 6. So the missing number is 6. Fill in the circle next
to 6 to show that 6 completes the third pair of numbers.
Check that all students correctly answered the sample question. Make sure they
understand what they are supposed to do.

To answer the questions in this test, figure out the rule that the first
two pairs of numbers follow. Then use that rule to find the missing
number in the third pair. Most questions use only one rule. But some
questions use two rules, such as adding and then doubling. You may
use your scratch paper to help you find the correct answer.
You will have ten minutes for this test. Try to answer every question.
If you cannot answer a question, try the next one. If there is time, go
back to the questions you skipped.
Are there any questions?
You may begin.

Observe the time and write it down. Start Time

Test Time + 10 minutes
Stop Time

Make sure students are working on the appropriate questions and are marking
their answers properly. Do not give help on specific test questions. Encourage
any students who finish early to go back and check their work.
After exactly ten minutes, say:

SAY Stop. Please put down your pencil.

Allow a brief rest period before beginning Test 5.

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Nonverbal Battery Test 7: Figure Matrices

Distribute the test booklets. Make sure each student receives the test booklet
with his or her name on it.

Open your booklet to Test 7: Figure Matrices on pages 34 and 35.

SAY These are practice pages.
Make sure all students have the correct pages.

Read the directions for this test silently while I read them aloud.
Look at the figures in the top row of the first sample question.

The arrow pointing up goes with the arrow pointing down. They point
SAY in opposite directions.
Now look at the bottom row of the puzzle. The arrow points to the left.
The missing arrow must point in the opposite direction.
Which answer choice shows this?
Pause. Then hold up your copy of the test booklet and point to the area for Test 7:
Figure Matrices.

Fill in the circle under the second answer choice, the arrow
pointing to the right, to show that it is the correct answer.
Check that all students correctly answered the sample question.

Now try the second sample question on your own.

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 How do the pictures in the top row go together? (Pause.)
SAY
Both pictures have a triangle and a circle. In the first picture, the
circle is inside the triangle. In the second picture the circle is outside
the triangle.
Now look at the picture in the bottom row of the puzzle. (Pause.) It
shows a diamond inside a square. What should the missing picture
look like? (Pause.)
The answer should have a diamond outside a square. Fill in the circle
under the figure that shows the diamond outside of the square.
The third figure is the correct answer to sample question 2.
Check that all students correctly answered the sample question. Make sure they
understand what they are supposed to do.

To answer the questions in this test, first decide how the figures in
the top row go together. Then make the figures in the bottom row of
the puzzle go together in the same way.
You will have ten minutes to work on this test. Try to answer every
question. If you cannot answer a question, try the next one. If there is
time, go back to the questions you skipped.
Are there any questions?
You may begin.

Observe the time and write it down. Start Time

Test Time + 10 minutes
Stop Time

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 Make sure all students are working on the appropriate questions and are marking
their answers properly.
After exactly ten minutes, say:

SAY Stop. Please put down your pencil.

Allow a brief rest period before beginning Test 8.

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