CFAT Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield CFAT facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. OPAQUE is to TRANSPARENT as DENSE is to: → Sparse
2. Two cube nets are exact mirror images of each other. When both are folded into blank (unmarked) cubes, the result is: → Two identical, indistinguishable cubes
3. Find the next number: 6, 11, 21, 41, 81, ? → 161
4. A vehicle uses 8 litres per 100 km. Traveling at 80 km/h, how long can it run on a full 48-litre tank? → 7.5 hours
5. VENOM is to SNAKE as QUILL is to: → Porcupine
6. Order these fractions from least to greatest: 3/5, 7/10, 2/3. → 3/5, 2/3, 7/10
7. COLD is to FRIGID as HOT is to: → Scalding
8. Square is to 4 as Hexagon is to ___ → 6
9. A soldier completes 3/4 of a 20 km march. How many kilometres remain? → 5 km
10. A platoon has 300 recruits. In the first month of training, 15% of the recruits drop out. How many recruits remain in the platoon? → 255
11. What is the next term: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ? → 36
12. Which word is most similar in meaning to 'prudent'? → Wise and careful
13. A circular target has a radius of 7 m. What is its area? (Use π ≈ 3.14) → 153.86 m²
14. A relay race has 4 runners each covering 400 m in times of 52 s, 50 s, 53 s, and 55 s. What is the team's average speed in m/s? → 7.62 m/s
15. What is the next term: 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 20, ? → 26
16. A soldier completes 60% of a 25 km march. How many kilometers remain? → 10 km
17. A rectangular field is 45 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area? → 1,350 m²
18. On the CFAT, a typical 2D unfolding question presents: → A 3D shape and asks you to choose the correct net from four options
19. What does 'arbitrary' mean? → Random and based on personal whim rather than reason
20. A box-shaped room (rectangular prism) has its four walls, floor, and ceiling all unfolded into one flat net. How many rectangular sections does this net have? → 6
21. Camouflage is to Concealment as Armour is to ___ → Protection
22. Select the correctly spelled word. → Necessary
23. Choose the word most similar in meaning to ADVERSARIAL. → Hostile
24. A 2×3 rectangular grid of 6 equal squares is cut out. Can it be folded into a cube? → No, it is not a valid cube net
25. HERBIVORE is to PLANTS as CARNIVORE is to: → Meat
26. The new recruit's ability to _______ quickly to changing situations impressed the commanding officer. → adapt
27. If Genius is to Dunce then Waste is to: → Conserve
28. If one officer is assigned to every 16 privates in the army, how many officers are there in a regiment of 1,105 officers and privates? → 65
29. What comes next in the sequence: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ? → 22
30. In a figure series, a clock's minute hand advances 15 minutes each step. Starting at 12:00 in figure 1, what time does figure 5 show? → 1:00