OLSAT Level B case studies
OLSAT Level B · Put your knowledge to work in context.
OLSAT Level B is the primary-level form of the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, eighth edition (OLSAT-8), a school ability battery published by Pearson. Level B is administered to young children in the early primary grades, typically in a group setting during a school testing window, and it is used by schools to estimate general reasoning ability rather than to measure mastery of a specific curriculum. The OLSAT Level B case studies are 5 cases and about 2,773 words.
1The Two-Part Direction That Falls Apart
At a Saturday prep session, a tutor reads 12 oral directions to five second graders. Each direction contains two actions and a time word, for example, 'Before you touch the blue card, put the red card under the chair.' After six items, the tutor notices that Maya, age 7, completes the second action but omits the first when the sentence begins with 'Before.' On items that state the actions in heard order-'Put the red card under the chair, then touch the blue card'-she is correct 5 of 6 times.
581 words, about 3 min2The Diagonal Fold That Mirrors Wrong
A tutor works with Devon, age 7, on eight paper-folding items. Each item shows a square folded once or twice, a hole punched through the folded paper, and four answer choices.
539 words, about 3 min3The Errand List with Too Many Rules
A tutor gives Ben, age 8, a five-item errand list for a fictional town: library, bank, post office, bakery, and park. The library must come before the post office.
572 words, about 3 min4The Matrix That Adds Instead of Turns
A tutor reviews six figural matrices with Priya, age 7. Each 2x2 matrix has a shape in three cells and a missing fourth.
539 words, about 3 min5The Odd One Out That Isn't
A tutor runs a picture-classification warm-up with four items. Each item shows four pictures; three belong to a category and one does not.
542 words, about 3 min