Easy CCAT Practice Questions: 20 Beginner Examples

Last updated: 2026-07-28

This independent practice set contains 20 original questions designed to build confidence with common CCAT-style reasoning methods.

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checking whether a method is understood.

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This page is an introductory learning set. The “easy” label is editorial, not an official Criteria difficulty band. Use it to learn methods before moving to unseen timed material.

How to Use Easy Practice

Complete the questions first without a strict timer if the methods are new.

Then repeat the skill on different unseen questions under short timing.

Do not measure readiness only by repeating this page. Familiar questions can inflate accuracy and speed.

Practice Questions

Question 1

What is 9 + 6 × 2?

A. 21
B. 24
C. 30
D. 18
E. 27

Question 2

CALM is most nearly opposite in meaning to:

A. Agitated
B. Quiet
C. Gentle
D. Patient
E. Steady

Question 3

A dot moves from upper-left to upper-right to lower-right. Where does it move next if it continues clockwise?

A. Upper-left
B. Center
C. Lower-right
D. Upper-right
E. Lower-left

Question 4

Every nurse wears an ID badge. Mina is a nurse. What must be true?

A. Mina manages nurses
B. Mina is a doctor
C. Every badge wearer is a nurse
D. Mina wears an ID badge
E. No conclusion follows

Question 5

What is 10% of 230?

A. 13
B. 20
C. 33
D. 30
E. 23

Question 6

BEE is to HIVE as BIRD is to:

A. Wing
B. Feather
C. Sky
D. Nest
E. Egg

Question 7

Which number comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ?

A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 22
E. 24

Question 8

An arrow points north and rotates 90 degrees clockwise. Where does it point?

A. East
B. West
C. South
D. North
E. Northeast

Question 9

If a package is fragile, it receives a label. This package did not receive a label. What follows?

A. It was fragile
B. Every label means fragile
C. The label fell off
D. It was not fragile
E. No conclusion follows

Question 10

Three numbers have an average of 12. Two are 10 and 14. What is the third?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

Question 11

RAPID is most nearly similar in meaning to:

A. Slow
B. Late
C. Careful
D. Quiet
E. Fast

Question 12

Shapes repeat circle, square, triangle, circle, square. What comes next?

A. Circle
B. Pentagon
C. Square
D. Diamond
E. Triangle

Question 13

The ratio of red to blue items is 1:2. If there are 12 blue items, how many red?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10

Question 14

Which item does not belong?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. April
D. Wednesday
E. Thursday

Question 15

A is before B. B is before C. Which order is correct?

A. A, B, C
B. B, A, C
C. C, A, B
D. B, C, A
E. C, B, A

Question 16

What is half of 74?

A. 32
B. 35
C. 36
D. 37
E. 38

Question 17

EMPTY is most nearly opposite in meaning to:

A. Open
B. Full
C. Large
D. Light
E. Clean

Question 18

A count sequence is 1, 3, 5, 7, ?. What comes next?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
E. 12

Question 19

No painters are accountants. Lee is a painter. What must be true?

A. Lee is an accountant
B. Lee is not an accountant
C. Every accountant is a painter
D. Lee manages accountants
E. No conclusion follows

Question 20

Which letter comes next? B, D, F, H, ?

A. I
B. J
C. K
D. L
E. M

Answer Key

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
A	A	E	D	E	D	C	A	D	C

11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
E	E	C	C	A	D	B	B	B	B

Answer Explanations

Question 1: A - 21

Multiply first: 6 × 2 = 12. Then 9 + 12 = 21.

Question 2: A - Agitated

Calm and agitated are opposites.

Question 3: E - Lower-left

Clockwise corner movement continues to lower-left.

Question 4: D - Mina wears an ID badge

Mina belongs to the group that wears an ID badge.

Question 5: E - 23

Ten percent moves the decimal one place: 23.

Question 6: D - Nest

A bee lives in a hive. A bird lives in a nest.

Question 7: C - 20

The sequence increases by four, so the next number is 20.

Question 8: A - East

A 90-degree clockwise rotation changes north to east.

Question 9: D - It was not fragile

Fragile implies labeled. Not labeled implies not fragile.

Question 10: C - 12

The total must be 36. The known numbers total 24, so the missing number is 12.

Question 11: E - Fast

Rapid means fast.

Question 12: E - Triangle

The repeating sequence requires triangle.

Question 13: C - 6

The ratio scale is 12 ÷ 2 = 6. Red items equal 1 × 6 = 6.

Question 14: C - April

April is a month. The other options are days of the week.

Question 15: A - A, B, C

The statements create A before B before C.

Question 16: D - 37

74 ÷ 2 = 37.

Question 17: B - Full

Empty and full are opposites.

Question 18: B - 9

The sequence increases by two, so the next value is 9.

Question 19: B - Lee is not an accountant

The no-overlap rule means Lee cannot be an accountant.

Question 20: B - J

The sequence advances two letters each time: B, D, F, H, J.

What a Strong Result Means

A high score shows that you understood these introductory examples.

It does not establish:

an official Criteria raw score;
an official percentile;
readiness for every live question;
an employer pass or progression decision.

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When to Progress to Harder Questions

Progress when you can:

explain the method without viewing the answer;
avoid repeated instruction mistakes;
solve calculator-free arithmetic reliably;
distinguish rotation from reflection;
follow basic logical chains;
maintain accuracy on unseen examples.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Should I time this set?

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