OLSAT 4th-5th Grade 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word does NOT belong with the others? Hammer, Wrench, Screwdriver, Paintbrush, Pliers
- Hammer
- Wrench
- Paintbrush (Correct answer)
- Pliers
Correct answer: Paintbrush
Paintbrush is an art tool, while the others are all mechanical hand tools used for construction or repair.
Question 2: Complete the analogy: Author is to Book as Composer is to ___.
- Painting
- Symphony (Correct answer)
- Poem
- Script
Correct answer: Symphony
Just as an author creates a book, a composer creates a symphony (musical composition).
Question 3: What number comes next in the series? 3, 6, 12, 24, ___
- 36
- 42
- 48 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 48
Each number is doubled: 3×2=6, 6×2=12, 12×2=24, 24×2=48.
Question 4: Sentence completion: The scientist was ___; she repeated her experiment five times to confirm the results.
- careless
- methodical (Correct answer)
- distracted
- impatient
Correct answer: methodical
Methodical means following a careful, systematic procedure, which matches repeating an experiment to confirm results.
Question 5: A square has a perimeter of 36 inches. What is the area of the square?
- 81 square inches (Correct answer)
- 72 square inches
- 36 square inches
- 144 square inches
Correct answer: 81 square inches
Each side = 36÷4 = 9 inches; area = 9×9 = 81 square inches.
Question 6: Which figure logically completes the pattern? A 3×3 grid where each row has circles, triangles, and squares with increasing shading — the missing piece in row 3, column 3 should be:
- A dark-shaded square (Correct answer)
- An unshaded circle
- A medium-shaded triangle
- A dark-shaded triangle
Correct answer: A dark-shaded square
Each row contains one each of circle, triangle, and square; shading increases left to right, so the missing piece is a dark-shaded square.
Question 7: Logical reasoning: All mammals are warm-blooded. Dolphins are mammals. Which conclusion must be true?
- Dolphins live only in warm water.
- Dolphins are warm-blooded. (Correct answer)
- All warm-blooded animals are dolphins.
- Dolphins are the only warm-blooded sea animal.
Correct answer: Dolphins are warm-blooded.
If all mammals are warm-blooded and dolphins are mammals, then dolphins must be warm-blooded.
OLSAT 4th-5th Grade 2
Which word does NOT belong with the others? Hammer, Wrench, Screwdriver, Paintbrush, Pliers