Unofficial questions for Oklahoma's OSAT Gifted Education test, field 083, with the state law on identifying and serving gifted children.
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A fourth grader reasons like a much older student and also has a diagnosed reading disability. Which term describes this learner?Wikipedia, Twice exceptional, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0002
A gifted student tears up any work that falls short of flawless and worries about how others will judge it. Which trait does this behavior show?Wikipedia, Perfectionism (psychology), lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0002
Besides high intellectual ability, Oklahoma's definition of gifted and talented children may include students who excel in which set of areas?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.301(1). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0002
The Columbus Group defined giftedness as a kind of development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine. What did it call that development?Wikipedia, Intellectual giftedness, Definitions. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0002
In the United States, who determines whether meeting the needs of gifted students is a mandatory function of public education?Wikipedia, Gifted education, United States. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0001
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Subarea I: Foundations of gifted education, continued
Oklahoma law defines "demonstrated abilities of high performance capability" by a score in what range on any national standardized test of intellectual ability?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.301(1). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0001
Renzulli defines gifted behavior as an interaction among three clusters of traits. Which are they?Wikipedia, Intellectual giftedness, Definitions. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0001
What did the 1972 Marland report conclude about the federal role in delivering services to gifted and talented students?Wikipedia, Marland report, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0001
What does the federal Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, passed in 1988, pay for?Wikipedia, Gifted education, Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0001
Which of these is one of the five forms of overexcitability in Dąbrowski's theory?Wikipedia, Overexcitability, lead and Five forms. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0002
Subarea II: Assessment and planning 12
A gifted sixth grader answers every item on a grade-level test correctly, so the test cannot show how far beyond grade level she works. What is this limitation called?Wikipedia, Ceiling effect (statistics), lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0003
A program advances a gifted student through the standard curriculum faster than normal. Which of the two main approaches to gifted education is this?Wikipedia, Gifted education, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0004
A student earns 145 on an IQ test scaled to a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. How many standard deviations above the mean is the score?Wikipedia, Intelligence quotient, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0003
A teacher plans tasks for gifted students with the 2001 revision of Bloom's taxonomy. Which level sits just below Create?Wikipedia, Bloom's taxonomy, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0004
By what means must an Oklahoma school district identify children in the capability areas?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.301(1). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0003
For which children does Oklahoma law let a district use other evaluation mechanisms, such as teacher referrals, in place of standardized testing?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.301(1). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0003
In curriculum compacting, how does a teacher establish which regular material a student may skip?Wikipedia, Gifted education, Compacting. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0004
In Oklahoma law, "gifted child educational programs" are programs, services, materials and settings that do what to the regular educational program?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.301(2). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0004
In the plan for gifted programs that each Oklahoma board of education submits every year, the description of curriculum must show that it differs from the normal curriculum in what?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.307(C)(2). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0004
On the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, which score reflects the statistical rarity of a student's responses?Wikipedia, Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0003
When is skipping a whole grade usually chosen over acceleration in a single subject?Wikipedia, Grade skipping, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0004
Why might a district add a nonverbal ability test when it screens English learners for gifted services?Wikipedia, Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0003
Subarea III: Learning environments and instruction 18
A gifted seventh grader asks to meet his mathematics teacher and explains that he needs more challenging work. Which skill is he using?Wikipedia, Self-advocacy, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0006
A gifted student who believes that "intelligence is static" avoids challenges and gives up easily. In Dweck's terms, which mindset does she hold?Wikipedia, Mindset, Fixed and growth mindsets. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0005
A high school junior takes a university calculus course for credit while she remains enrolled in her high school. What is this option called?Wikipedia, Dual enrollment, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0007
A high-achieving student feels like an intellectual fraud in spite of her record. What is this experience called?Wikipedia, Impostor syndrome, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0006
A student is so absorbed in a design task that she loses track of time. In the idea of flow, what balance makes this state possible?Wikipedia, Flow (psychology), lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0005
A student plans how to study, checks her understanding while reading and judges afterward which strategy worked. What is she practicing?Wikipedia, Metacognition, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0007
A teacher asks, "How many different uses can you think of for a brick?" Which kind of thinking does the question call for?Wikipedia, Divergent thinking, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0007
A teacher chooses novels about characters who cope with feeling different and guides discussion to support students' personal growth. What is this use of reading called?Wikipedia, Bibliotherapy, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0006
A teacher of an advanced mathematics class wants to guard her students against stereotype threat. What risk does the term name?Wikipedia, Stereotype threat, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0005
Gifted students leave their mixed-ability classroom for part of the week to work with academic peers. What is this arrangement called?Wikipedia, Gifted pull-out, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0005
In cluster grouping, a small group of gifted students is placed in one mixed-ability classroom. To what kind of teacher is that classroom assigned?Wikipedia, Cluster grouping, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0005
In elementary and junior high school, independent study is sometimes a gifted program. What must the student do in it?Wikipedia, Independent study, Programs. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0007
In problem-based learning, through what do students learn about a subject?Wikipedia, Problem-based learning, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0007
Students study water quality in class, then test a local creek and report the results to their town. Which approach are they taking?Wikipedia, Service-learning, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0006
What is the name for a student's belief in her capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach a specific goal?Wikipedia, Self-efficacy, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0006
Which method leads students to discover answers through the teacher's questions, for example to uncover assumptions and analyze concepts?Wikipedia, Socratic questioning, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0006
Which practice assigns the entire student population to different classes, or even to different schools, according to perceived academic potential?Wikipedia, Ability grouping, Contrasted with tracking. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0005
Why is criticism of ideas withheld during a brainstorming session?Wikipedia, Brainstorming, lead. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0007
Subarea IV: Professional practice 10
An audit finds that an Oklahoma district has not shown appropriate depth, breadth and pace of curriculum for an identified gifted student. By how much is the district's State Aid reduced?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.303(B). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0008
By what date each year must the district superintendent call a meeting of the advisory committee to address gifted and talented program issues?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.308(B). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0009
Each year the board of education of every Oklahoma district prepares a report on its gifted child educational programs. What does the report outline?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.307(D). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0008
Each year the State Department of Education audits gifted and talented education programs in how many Oklahoma districts selected at random?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.303(A)(8). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0008
How many members does a local advisory committee on education for gifted and talented children have in an Oklahoma district that creates one?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.308(A). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0009
What share of that committee's members must be chosen from nominations submitted by associations whose purpose is advocacy for gifted and talented children?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.308(A). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0009
When an Oklahoma district identifies a child as gifted, what must it give the child's parents?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.307(B). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0008
Which of these is a duty that Oklahoma law gives the local advisory committee for gifted and talented children?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.308(C). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0009
Which of these is one way an Oklahoma district may satisfy its duty to provide gifted child educational programs?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.307(A). Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0009
Who adopts the criteria for the qualifications of teachers of gifted and talented children in Oklahoma?Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Schools (Oklahoma Legislature), 70 O.S. § 1210.306. Written to the OSAT Gifted Education (083) framework, competency 0008
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the test design and framework of Oklahoma Subject Area Tests field 083, Gifted Education, in the study guide on the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators website (https://www.ceoe.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/OK_SG_OBJ_083.htm, copyright 2015 Office of Educational Quality and Accountability and Pearson Education, Inc.; test page https://www.ceoe.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/OK083_TestPage.html, read 2026-10-15): 80 selected-response questions and 1 constructed-response assignment in 4 hours, passing score 240; selected response weighs Foundations of Gifted Education (competencies 0001 and 0002) 17%, Assessment and Instructional Planning (0003 and 0004) 21%, Learning Environments and Instruction (0005 to 0007) 30% and Professional Practice and Collaboration (0008 and 0009) 17%, and the constructed response, drawn from Learning Environments and Instruction, 15%. The bank holds 50: 10, 12, 18 and 10. Sixteen questions rest on the Oklahoma law on the education of gifted and talented children, 70 O.S. §§ 1210.301 to 1210.308, in Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes in the Oklahoma Legislature's own file, last changed December 31, 2025; the others on the named Wikipedia articles. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This OSAT Gifted Education practice test is free and unofficial: 50 questions of our own on field 083, 16 of them from Oklahoma law. The site is not affiliated with Oklahoma's Office of Educational Quality and Accountability or Pearson.
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OSAT Gifted Education (083): four selected-response subareas
By the framework read October 15, 2026: Foundations of Gifted Education, 17% of the test; Assessment and Instructional Planning, 21%; Learning Environments and Instruction, 30%; Professional Practice and Collaboration, 17%. This bank holds 10, 12, 18 and 10. The last 15% is a written assignment drawn from Learning Environments and Instruction, which nothing here practices.
The Oklahoma law in the bank
Sixteen questions cite 70 O.S. §§ 1210.301 to 1210.308 in the Legislature's file of Title 70, last changed December 31, 2025: the top 3% definition, multicriteria identification, the yearly district plan, parent notice, audits and the local advisory committee. A later session may amend a section, so read the current statute before relying on one.
Oklahoma's advisory committee has two dates: members are appointed by September 15, and the superintendent calls a meeting by October 1.
Enrichment adds depth at the same pace as classmates; acceleration moves through the standard curriculum faster.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the OSAT Gifted Education test?
Field 083 has 80 selected-response questions and one constructed-response assignment, by its test page, with 4 hours of testing at a test center and 15 minutes beforehand for a tutorial and nondisclosure agreement.
What is the passing score for OSAT Gifted Education?
The test page for field 083 gives 240. The National Evaluation Series version, Gifted Education (324), has figures of its own: 100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours and a passing score of 220.
Is the OSAT Gifted Education test the same as the NES Gifted Education test?
No. They are two tests on the CEOE list. The page for test 324 says candidates may take either version to meet certification requirements, and should ask their preparation program or the State Department of Education which to choose.
How does Oklahoma define a gifted student?
By 70 O.S. § 1210.301, a gifted child scores in the top 3% on any national standardized test of intellectual ability. The definition may also include students who excel in creative thinking, leadership, the visual and performing arts or a specific academic area.
Is this OSAT Gifted Education practice test free?
Yes, and no sign-up stands in front of it. The questions are this site's own; nothing was taken from the real test or from the study guide's sample questions.