NNAT3 Overview 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the four NNAT3 question types requires students to identify which piece completes a design so that all parts fit together?
- Spatial Visualization (Correct answer)
- Pattern Completion
- Reasoning by Analogy
- Serial Reasoning
Correct answer: Spatial Visualization
Spatial Visualization items show a design with a missing piece and ask students to select the option that correctly completes the whole figure.
Question 2: On the NNAT3, Level A is designed for students in which grade?
- Kindergarten (Correct answer)
- 1st grade
- 2nd grade
- Pre-K
Correct answer: Kindergarten
Level A of the NNAT3 is normed for kindergarten students, the youngest group the test covers.
Question 3: Which NNAT3 question category appears at ALL levels of the test?
- Pattern Completion (Correct answer)
- Spatial Visualization
- Serial Reasoning
- Reasoning by Analogy
Correct answer: Pattern Completion
Pattern Completion items are included at every level of the NNAT3, from Level A through Level H.
Question 4: A student who scores at the 95th percentile on the NNAT3 performed better than what percentage of same-age peers?
- 95% (Correct answer)
- 5%
- 50%
- 90%
Correct answer: 95%
A percentile rank of 95 means the student scored higher than 95% of students in the same age group in the norm sample.
Question 5: The NNAT3 is best characterized as which type of assessment?
- Norm-referenced ability test (Correct answer)
- Criterion-referenced achievement test
- Diagnostic reading inventory
- Curriculum-based measurement tool
Correct answer: Norm-referenced ability test
The NNAT3 is a norm-referenced test, meaning scores are interpreted by comparing a student to a nationally representative normative sample.
Question 6: Which of the following groups benefits MOST from the NNAT3's nonverbal, language-free design?
- English Language Learners and culturally diverse students (Correct answer)
- Native English speakers with strong vocabulary
- Students who have previously taken IQ tests
- Advanced readers in suburban school districts
Correct answer: English Language Learners and culturally diverse students
Because the NNAT3 requires no reading or language, it offers a fairer assessment of reasoning ability for ELL and culturally diverse students.
Question 7: In Serial Reasoning items on the NNAT3, students must identify the rule governing a:
- Matrix of rows and columns where shapes change in a predictable pattern (Correct answer)
- Single image with a missing geometric segment
- Pair of shapes connected by a stated relationship
- Three-dimensional object shown from multiple angles
Correct answer: Matrix of rows and columns where shapes change in a predictable pattern
Serial Reasoning presents a grid (matrix) where shapes change across rows and columns, and students must find what rule applies to complete the missing cell.
NNAT3 Overview 3
Which of the four NNAT3 question types requires students to identify which piece completes a design so that all parts fit together?