CAT4 Study Guide 2026
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📋 CAT4 Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CAT4 Topics to Study (48)
✍️ Sample CAT4 Questions & Answers
1. Three figures each pair a small shape above a large identical shape. The answer keeps which arrangement?
The classification places the small shape above its larger copy.
2. In a 2×2 matrix, the top row shows a large shaded square → small white square. The bottom row shows a large shaded circle → which shape completes the matrix?
The pattern reduces size and removes shading, so the answer is a small white circle.
3. Why is the Spatial Ability Battery (which includes Figure Recognition) considered a separate battery from the Non-Verbal Reasoning Battery on the CAT4?
While both batteries use visual figures, the Non-Verbal Battery tests inductive pattern reasoning while the Spatial Battery specifically assesses visual-spatial processing and shape recognition.
4. A student who excels at Figure Recognition is most likely to also perform well on which of the following real-world tasks?
Reading blueprints requires identifying specific shapes and spatial configurations within complex diagrams — the same visual-spatial skill measured by Figure Recognition.
5. Which report do we use to set student goals?
The Group Report for Teachers is instrumental in setting student goals because it provides an overview of the cognitive profiles of an entire class or group. This allows teachers to identify common strengths and areas for development within the group, facilitating the creation of targeted whole-class or small-group interventions and goals. While individual reports inform individual planning, the group report helps set broader, collective goals.
6. Three figures contain an even number of dots and one contains an odd number. The classification is based on:
The grouping rule is parity, so the odd-count figure does not belong.