OLSAT Level A case studies

OLSAT Level A is the primary-grade level of the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, Eighth Edition, a group-administered measure of verbal and nonverbal reasoning used by schools to inform instructional planning, gifted and talented screening, and program evaluation. Level A is designed for children in the early primary grades, typically around first grade, though the exact grade placement is set by the administering school. The test yields standard scores and percentile ranks that compare a child's performance with that of same-age peers. The exam is not a curriculum test: it samples reasoning across four domains - Verbal Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Pictorial Reasoning, and Figural Reasoning - using multiple-choice items delivered in a level-specific booklet with a separate answer document or, in some programs, an online platform. The OLSAT Level A case studies are 5 cases and about 3,534 words.