Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT ®*) Exam
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The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT ®*) is an group administered aptitude test
commonly given as an entrance exam into school's gifted programs.
To determine your child's aptitude, the CogAT ®* exam assesses how your child does
on things that are new to them. Therefore, the exam has many types of questions that
your child would not have seen before. If your child understands the short set of
directions that the administrator reads to your child prior to each section, they will
probably do OK on the exam, but if they misunderstand the brief description, they can
miss entire sections on the exam - due to a misunderstanding, not their intellect.
Given that many schools rely solely on these test scores to place your child in the best
programs, it would be highly beneficial to make sure that your child understands what
each of the test areas is asking so that you could fix any issues before exam day.
Our full-length practice tests for the CogAT ®* exam are in the same format as the
exam. With our practice tests your child will become familiar with how the tests are
formatted, the symbols used and the number of questions in each test area so that you
can ensure they know what each test area is asking. However, since these practice
tests have not been standardized with Riverside Publishing and the actual CogAT ®*
exam, a valid CogAT ®* test score cannot be concluded from their results on this
practice test.
There are two formats of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT ®*):
Each of these is described below.
CogAT ® * Multilevel Edition
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®*) Multilevel Edition tests are given to 3rd grade
students and above (although some students in second grade can be given the
Multilevel Ed. instead of the Primary Ed. - check with your school).
In the CogAT®* Form 6 exam, the Multilevel Ed. levels are A - H.
In the CogAT®* Form 7 exam, the Multilevel Ed. levels are 9 - 17/18
.
The Multilevel Ed. exams expect that the child is able to read and answer the test
questions themselves.
FAQ: See all available CogAT®* practice tests.
FAQ: See all Mercer Publishing practice tests by grade level.
The CogAT ®* Multilevel exams (grades 2 - 12) contain nine test areas:
** Second graders can take either the Primary or the Multilevel of the CogAT* exam. Check with
your school as we cannot guarantee which level will be given.
commonly given as an entrance exam into school's gifted programs.
To determine your child's aptitude, the CogAT ®* exam assesses how your child does
on things that are new to them. Therefore, the exam has many types of questions that
your child would not have seen before. If your child understands the short set of
directions that the administrator reads to your child prior to each section, they will
probably do OK on the exam, but if they misunderstand the brief description, they can
miss entire sections on the exam - due to a misunderstanding, not their intellect.
Given that many schools rely solely on these test scores to place your child in the best
programs, it would be highly beneficial to make sure that your child understands what
each of the test areas is asking so that you could fix any issues before exam day.
Our full-length practice tests for the CogAT ®* exam are in the same format as the
exam. With our practice tests your child will become familiar with how the tests are
formatted, the symbols used and the number of questions in each test area so that you
can ensure they know what each test area is asking. However, since these practice
tests have not been standardized with Riverside Publishing and the actual CogAT ®*
exam, a valid CogAT ®* test score cannot be concluded from their results on this
practice test.
There are two formats of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT ®*):
Each of these is described below.
CogAT ® * Multilevel Edition
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®*) Multilevel Edition tests are given to 3rd grade
students and above (although some students in second grade can be given the
Multilevel Ed. instead of the Primary Ed. - check with your school).
In the CogAT®* Form 6 exam, the Multilevel Ed. levels are A - H.
In the CogAT®* Form 7 exam, the Multilevel Ed. levels are 9 - 17/18
.
The Multilevel Ed. exams expect that the child is able to read and answer the test
questions themselves.
FAQ: See all available CogAT®* practice tests.
FAQ: See all Mercer Publishing practice tests by grade level.
The CogAT ®* Multilevel exams (grades 2 - 12) contain nine test areas:
** Second graders can take either the Primary or the Multilevel of the CogAT* exam. Check with
your school as we cannot guarantee which level will be given.
CogAT ® * Primary Edition
Primary Edition tests are given to students in kindergarten and first grade (although
some students in second grade can be given the Primary Ed. instead of the Multilevel
Ed. - check with your school). The questions in the Primary Ed. exams can be read to
the students by a test administrator and the answers are in picture format. The Form
7 exams have reduced the oral question component, although the test administer still
paces the students through the exam.
In the CogAT®* Form 6 exam, the Primary Ed. levels are K - 2.
In the CogAT®* Form 7 exam, the Primary Ed. levels are 5/6 - 8
FAQ: See all available CogAT®* practice tests.
FAQ: See all Mercer Publishing practice tests by grade level.
The CogAT®* Form 6 Primary exams contain six test areas and the CogAT®* Form 7
Primary exams contain nine test areas :
** Second graders can take either the Primary or the Multilevel of the CogAT* exam. Check
with your school as we cannot guarantee which level will be given.
Primary Edition tests are given to students in kindergarten and first grade (although
some students in second grade can be given the Primary Ed. instead of the Multilevel
Ed. - check with your school). The questions in the Primary Ed. exams can be read to
the students by a test administrator and the answers are in picture format. The Form
7 exams have reduced the oral question component, although the test administer still
paces the students through the exam.
In the CogAT®* Form 6 exam, the Primary Ed. levels are K - 2.
In the CogAT®* Form 7 exam, the Primary Ed. levels are 5/6 - 8
FAQ: See all available CogAT®* practice tests.
FAQ: See all Mercer Publishing practice tests by grade level.
The CogAT®* Form 6 Primary exams contain six test areas and the CogAT®* Form 7
Primary exams contain nine test areas :
** Second graders can take either the Primary or the Multilevel of the CogAT* exam. Check
with your school as we cannot guarantee which level will be given.
"Mercer Publishing has the only available practice materials in the
format of the CogAT®* exam."
format of the CogAT®* exam."
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"Just wanted
thank Mercer for
the practice test
materials. My son
scored a
nationwide
percentile of over
99% in COGAT
with a composite
score of 150. He
was able to make
it to the gifted
program and
honors
math.
He was good in
math before but
the tests helped
him manage the
time better. He
said the actual
test was a little
easier for the
most part."
- KS (IL)
thank Mercer for
the practice test
materials. My son
scored a
nationwide
percentile of over
99% in COGAT
with a composite
score of 150. He
was able to make
it to the gifted
program and
honors
math.
He was good in
math before but
the tests helped
him manage the
time better. He
said the actual
test was a little
easier for the
most part."
- KS (IL)
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