This paper describes and evaluates a new abstract form of the Purdue Elementary Problem-Solving Inventory. The new test parallels a shortened form of the original Inventory, but presents problems verbally rather than through slides. Both forms were given to advantaged and disadvantaged second- and fourth-graders. For the total sample, the slide version has a KR-20 of .64 and the abstract version, .72. Test-retest reliabilities of .69 and .70 were obtained for advantaged students on the slide and on the abstract form, respectively. The new test seems promising from the standpoint of reliability combined with ease of administration. (Author)