Year 7 CATs and cognitive ability test familiarisation

Bright Reasoners offers original reasoning practice for children moving into Year 7. Verbal, non-verbal and maths questions can help learners become familiar with reading instructions, recognising patterns and explaining their thinking before cognitive ability assessments such as CATs.

Understand what practice can offer

These resources provide general skills practice and familiarity with question instructions. They are not official CATs or CAT4 papers, do not reproduce a provider’s assessment and do not supply cognitive ability scores or predict school results.

Try reasoning in different forms

A verbal task may ask you to identify a relationship between words. A visual task may ask you to track a changing shape or position. A maths task may involve a numerical pattern. Work through one rule at a time and describe why it fits all the examples.

Keep preparation calm

Use short sessions and take breaks. Our ten-minute mixed test has 20 questions, five per subject, and the result summary suggests areas for further practice. Follow the school’s instructions about preparation; our bank is not a complete match to every cognitive test format.

All tests are free, with no payment details required. Further tests need a free parent-managed account. Advertising is planned but is not active yet.