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Grade 1 — Sample Questions
Figural Analogy: Inner and Outer Shapes
Study the relationship between the first pair of shapes. Which option completes the second pair?
Figural Analogy: Shape and Number of Sides
Which option completes the relationship shown in the picture?
Sequential Reasoning: Ordering and Ranking
Four children finish a race. Tara finishes before Esha. Esha finishes before Om. Om finishes before Ravi. Who finishes third?
- Tara
- Esha
- Om
- Ravi
Symbolic Reasoning: Simple Coding and Substitution
In a secret code, RS means “green kite” and ST means “kite flies”. Each letter stands for one word. Which letter stands for “kite”?
- R
- S
- T
- Cannot tell
Spatial Reasoning: Position and Direction
Maya begins at a tree. Follow four instructions:
- Face north.
- Turn right and walk 4 steps.
- Turn left and walk 2 steps.
- Turn left and walk 4 steps.
Where is Maya compared with the tree?
- 2 steps north
- 2 steps south
- 4 steps east
- At the tree
Temporal Reasoning: Days, Dates, Clocks and Schedules
The art club meets every second day, starting on Monday. There are four meetings that week. On which day is the third meeting?
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
Data Reasoning: Simple Tables and Bar Graphs
Three teams collect storybooks. Which team increased its collection by the greatest number?
- Sun
- Moon
- Star
- All increased equally
Evidence Reasoning: Enough Information to Answer
Four pencils—red, blue, green and yellow—are in a row. Blue is first and yellow is last. Which extra clue lets us work out the exact order of the two middle pencils?
- Red and green have the same length
- Red is before green
- Yellow is longer than blue
- Green is a new pencil
Deductive Reasoning: What Must Be True
Every child who joins the Chess Club receives a badge. Avi has not received a badge. What must be true if the rule was followed?
- Avi won a chess game
- Avi forgot his badge
- Avi did not join the Chess Club
- Avi joined the Chess Club
Decision Reasoning: Best Choice and Next Step
Riya’s school bus leaves in 15 minutes. Packing her bag takes 4 minutes, walking to the bus stop takes 8 minutes, and finishing her drawing takes 6 minutes. She must take her packed school bag to school. Which plan lets her catch the bus on time?
- Finish the drawing, pack and walk
- Pack now and walk to the bus stop
- Finish the drawing and then walk, leaving her bag unpacked
- Wait 5 minutes, then draw and walk
Figural Analogy: Inner and Outer Shapes
Study the relationship between the first pair of shapes. Which option completes the second pair?
Figural Analogy: Shape and Number of Sides
Which option completes the relationship shown in the picture?
Sequential Reasoning: Ordering and Ranking
Four children finish a race. Tara finishes before Esha. Esha finishes before Om. Om finishes before Ravi. Who finishes third?
- Tara
- Esha
- Om
- Ravi
Symbolic Reasoning: Simple Coding and Substitution
In a secret code, RS means “green kite” and ST means “kite flies”. Each letter stands for one word. Which letter stands for “kite”?
- R
- S
- T
- Cannot tell
Spatial Reasoning: Position and Direction
Maya begins at a tree. Follow four instructions:
- Face north.
- Turn right and walk 4 steps.
- Turn left and walk 2 steps.
- Turn left and walk 4 steps.
Where is Maya compared with the tree?
- 2 steps north
- 2 steps south
- 4 steps east
- At the tree
Temporal Reasoning: Days, Dates, Clocks and Schedules
The art club meets every second day, starting on Monday. There are four meetings that week. On which day is the third meeting?
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
Data Reasoning: Simple Tables and Bar Graphs
Three teams collect storybooks. Which team increased its collection by the greatest number?
- Sun
- Moon
- Star
- All increased equally
Evidence Reasoning: Enough Information to Answer
Four pencils—red, blue, green and yellow—are in a row. Blue is first and yellow is last. Which extra clue lets us work out the exact order of the two middle pencils?
- Red and green have the same length
- Red is before green
- Yellow is longer than blue
- Green is a new pencil
Deductive Reasoning: What Must Be True
Every child who joins the Chess Club receives a badge. Avi has not received a badge. What must be true if the rule was followed?
- Avi won a chess game
- Avi forgot his badge
- Avi did not join the Chess Club
- Avi joined the Chess Club
Decision Reasoning: Best Choice and Next Step
Riya’s school bus leaves in 15 minutes. Packing her bag takes 4 minutes, walking to the bus stop takes 8 minutes, and finishing her drawing takes 6 minutes. She must take her packed school bag to school. Which plan lets her catch the bus on time?
- Finish the drawing, pack and walk
- Pack now and walk to the bus stop
- Finish the drawing and then walk, leaving her bag unpacked
- Wait 5 minutes, then draw and walk
Figural Analogy: Size and Orientation
Which option completes the shape analogy?
Spatial Reasoning: Cube Nets
The picture shows a net of a cube. Which option could be made by folding the net?
Coding and Decoding
A secret code moves each letter one place forward in the alphabet, then reverses the whole result. Thus CAT → UBD and DOG → HPE. How is SUN written?
- TVO
- OVT
- VTO
- NVT
Linear Seating and Relative Position
- Asha sits at the far left.
- Dev sits at the far right.
- Ben sits immediately to the left of Cara.
- Esha does not sit next to Asha.
- Ben
- Esha
- Cara
- Dev
Matching and One-to-One Assignment
- Anu does not choose the apple.
- Ben chooses the banana.
- Chitra does not choose the orange.
- Orange
- Apple
- Banana
- There is not enough information
Conditional If–Then Reasoning
- Ria
- Sam
- Tia
- Uma
Clue-Based Deduction and Elimination
- The prize is not in A or D.
- The prize is in a box to the left of D.
- The prize is not in the box immediately next to A.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Set Membership and Venn Reasoning
In a class, 18 students play chess, 11 play badminton, and 5 play both. Three students play neither. How many students are in the class altogether?
- 24
- 27
- 29
- 32
Data Comparison and Interpretation
- Sun
- Moon
- Lake
- Star
Timetable and Schedule Reasoning
- Library and Art
- Music and Games
- Art and Music
- Library and Games
Spatial Reasoning: Rotation
Which option shows the original circle after turning it 180° without changing the positions of the symbols relative to the circle?
Spatial Reasoning: Cube Nets and Opposite Faces
Which cube could be formed by folding the shown net?
Multi-Attribute Matching and Assignment
- Rocket is presented on Wednesday.
- Ben presents the day immediately after Bridge.
- Chet presents Garden.
- Ben
- Chet
- There is not enough information
- Ana
Deductive Elimination and Possibility
- The token is in A or B.
- The token is in B or C.
- The token is not in C.
- B
- A
- C
- D
Conditional and Constraint Reasoning
- Lab must come before Gallery.
- Theatre must come immediately after Gallery.
- Aquarium cannot be first.
- Garden must be last.
- Gallery → Theatre → Lab → Aquarium → Garden
- Lab → Gallery → Aquarium → Theatre → Garden
- Lab → Aquarium → Gallery → Theatre → Garden
- Lab → Gallery → Theatre → Garden → Aquarium
Statement and Conclusion Reasoning
- Every robotics-club member is a fair volunteer.
- No fair volunteer wears a red badge.
- Some chess players wear red badges.
- Some chess players are not robotics-club members.
- No chess player is a fair volunteer.
- Every robotics-club member plays chess.
- Some robotics-club members wear red badges.
Information Sufficiency and Relevance
I. Ana finishes before Ben, and Ben before Chet.
II. Dev finishes before Ana and before Chet.
Which information is enough?- I alone
- II alone
- Neither, even together
- I and II together, but neither alone
Argument, Assumption and Reason Evaluation
- Plants given the food and extra sunlight grew taller.
- Similar plants with the same light and water grew taller when only the new food was added.
- Plants given the food and extra water grew taller.
- The gardener expected plants given the food to grow taller.
Data Comparison and Inference
- Red
- Blue
- Green
- Gold
Temporal and Schedule Reasoning
- Bus X
- Bus Y
- Bus Z
- Bus W
Abstract Analogy: Position and Orientation
Which option best completes the figure analogy?
Spatial Reasoning: Rotation of Striped Patterns
Which option is the original striped figure rotated 90° clockwise, without any reflection?
Multi-Step Rule Application and Input–Output
- 8
- 7
- 15
- 17
Linear and Two-Row Seating Arrangement
- C is at the far left of the north-facing row.
- B sits immediately to the right of A.
- D is not next to C.
- P sits opposite D, and S sits opposite C.
- Q sits immediately to the right of R.
- P
- R
- Q
- S
Multi-Attribute Matching and Assignment
- Robotics is presented the day immediately before Solar.
- Water is presented on Thursday.
- Dev presents the day immediately after Asha.
- Bilal presents the day immediately after Water.
- Asha does not present on Tuesday.
- Asha
- Bilal
- Charu
- Dev
Statement, Conclusion and Syllogistic Reasoning
- Every puzzle in the contest has a solution.
- Every puzzle in the blue booklet is in the contest.
- Some number puzzles are in the blue booklet.
- All number puzzles are in the contest.
- Every puzzle with a solution is in the blue booklet.
- No number puzzle can be without a solution.
- Some number puzzles have a solution.
Information Sufficiency and Redundancy
I. A is immediately before B, and C is at one end.
II. D is immediately after B, and E is somewhere after D.
Does the information identify the middle student?- I alone is enough.
- II alone is enough.
- Together they are enough, but neither is enough alone.
- Even together they are not enough.
Argument, Assumption and Evidence Evaluation
- A few app users scored lower on the second test.
- The app class also received an extra maths lesson each week; the other class did not.
- Both classes improved to some extent.
- Most app users said they enjoyed the puzzles.
Data Interpretation and Trend Analysis
- Its score rises at every check.
- Its final score is at least 80.
- Among plans meeting the first two conditions, it has the greatest rise from first to last.
- P
- Q
- S
- R
Temporal and Schedule Optimization
- 55 minutes
- 50 minutes
- 60 minutes
- 95 minutes
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Sample Student · Grade 3
- Exams completed
- 8 / 20
- Solved through revision
- 30
- Left to revise
- 10
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