What is the test taken by 2 – 8 graders in the CTY Talent Search?
Students in grades 2 – 8 take the School and College Ability Test (SCAT). This test runs 44 minutes, although with a break and time to switch sections, the total testing time could be as much as 75 minutes. The test is given on a computer at Prometric testing centers across the country. The test given is two-to-three grades higher than normally given to students this age. The test measures verbal and mathematical reasoning ability. There are 55 items in each section. Students are given 22 minutes to complete each section. Five items in each section are experimental and don’t count toward the students’ scores. A tutorial at the beginning of the test will tell students everything they need to know to operate the computer to take the test. Additionally, tutorials at the beginning of each section will give students practice questions and will instruct students on what they are to do on each part of the test. The verbal section measures a student’s understanding of the meaning of words. The
