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WPPSI-III Subtest Areas

Preparing for WPPSI-III
A Guide for Parents: Sample Questions and Tips for Learning

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Verbal

Performance

Similarities
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Word Reasoning

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Matrix reasoning
Block design
Picture Concepts
Coding

Verbal: Similarities
Preparing for WPPSI-III
A Guide for Parents: Sample Questions and Tips for Learning

VERBAL

Skills involved in this section:

*Abstract verbal reasoning
*Critical thinking skills
*Classication

Verbal: Similarities
Sample Question
Orange juice and water are
both.???

* Children are asked to identify

how 2 objects are similar.
* Answers receive 0-2 points
based on accuracy and
specicity.

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* Practice with picture ashcards.
* Have children make similarity collages with magazines.
* Use every day tasks like cleaning a room to sort
according to categories (toys, clothes, books, etc.).

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Verbal: Vocabulary
Skills involved in this section:
*Verbal comprehension
*Critical thinking
*Overall general knowledge
*Expressive language

Verbal: Vocabulary

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* Help children stay focused.
* Emphasize the importance of good listening.
* Use prompts like A duck is to focus the response.
* Encourage detailed thinking when learning new
words.

Sample Questions

* Easier tasks require children

to name a pictured object.
* More challenging tasks
involve providing a verbal
denition for a given word.

What is a duck?

Verbal: Comprehension
Skills involved in this section:
* Abstract thinking
* Working knowledge
* Expressive language skills
* Comprehension of every day rules of behavior,
community, and common practices

Verbal: Comprehension

Sample Question
Why is it important to tell the
truth?

* Children are given verbal

questions to answer.
* Scores range from 0-2 points
per question and are based
on how complete and
detailed a childs answer is.

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* Prompts help shy children express themselves.
* Use imagery and situational cues to help children.
* Practice for the test in everyday situations.
* Ask why questions whenever possible.

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Verbal: Word Reasoning

Skills involved in this section:

* Deductive reasoning
* Verbal comprehension
* General knowledge

Sample Question
What has 2 wheelsdoes not
use gasand is something you
ride?

* This subtest is stopped after

a child does not correctly
answer 5 questions in a row.

Verbal: Word Reasoning

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* Use reading, educational TV shows, and online web
sites to expose children to common facts.
* Play trivia games that will help your child build factual
knowledge.

Preparing for WPPSI-III

A Guide for Parents: Sample Questions and Tips for Learning

PERFORMANCE

Performance: Matrix Reasoning

Skills involved in this section:

* Non-verbal reasoning
* Problem-solving ability
* Analogous reasoning

Sample Question
Which of these pictures goes
into the empty box?

* Children are asked to identify

an image to complete a
visual analogy.
* A child can point to the
answer or say the number
under the correct picture.

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Performance: Matrix Reasoning

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* Play detective to point out relationship clues.
* Emphasize that the row lled with pictures will reveal
the clue to the puzzle.
* Identify relationships between objects in everyday
life.

Performance: Block Design

Skills involved in this section:
* Spatial orientation reasoning
* Fine-motor skills
* Problem-solving ability

Performance: Block Design

Sample Question
Use the block to make this
pattern.

* Children are given the exact

number of blocks they need
to build the design.
* Children are timed during
this task on the test, but the
tester will not provide
feedback on how well or
quickly they have completed
the puzzle.

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* Start by forming the pattern with one block out of
place.
* Have children use a grid to graphically organize the
pattern.
* Look both ways check before nishing.

Performance: Picture Concepts

Sample Question
Skills involved in this section:
* Critical thinking
* Reasoning
* Problem-solving abilities
* Classication

Select a picture from the top

row that goes with a picture
from the bottom row.

* This task asks children to

choose items that t into a
shared category.
* Children can point to the
pictures or respond verbally.

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Performance: Picture Concepts

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* Use story time as an opportunity to point out
dierences and similarities between images and
concepts.
* Remind your child that even if objects do not look
alike, they may still share other characteristics.

Performance: Coding
Skills involved in this section:
* Processing speed
* Working memory

Performance: Coding
Ages 6-7
Sample Question

* The coding section must be

completed left to right
without skipping images.
* Children are given 2 minutes
to complete the task.

Some suggestions for skill-building:

* See it, say it, mark it.
* Encourage children to balance both speed and attention
to detail.
* Use timer or metronome to practice speediness.
* Do a practice row rst to master what the task involves.