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. The sample questions in the
format of the exam wiHowever, 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 (Levels A - H)
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). The A - H level tests
expect that the child is able to read and answer the test questions themselves.
The CogAT ®* Multilevel exams (grades 2 - 12) contain nine test areas:
VERBAL
Verbal Classification 20 questions
Sentence Completion 20 questions
Verbal Analogies 25 questions
QUANTITATIVE
Quantitative Relations 25 questions
Number Series 20 questions
Equation Building 15 questions
NONVERBAL
Figure Classification 25 questions
Figure Analogies 25 questions
Figure Analysis 15 questions
See Sample Questions for the CogAT Multilevel Ed. exam
CogAT ®* Multilevel Edition Practice Tests
by Mercer Publishing
Determine which Multilevel Edition practice test is right for your child.
** 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. The sample questions in the
format of the exam wiHowever, 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 (Levels A - H)
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). The A - H level tests
expect that the child is able to read and answer the test questions themselves.
The CogAT ®* Multilevel exams (grades 2 - 12) contain nine test areas:
VERBAL
Verbal Classification 20 questions
Sentence Completion 20 questions
Verbal Analogies 25 questions
QUANTITATIVE
Quantitative Relations 25 questions
Number Series 20 questions
Equation Building 15 questions
NONVERBAL
Figure Classification 25 questions
Figure Analogies 25 questions
Figure Analysis 15 questions
See Sample Questions for the CogAT Multilevel Ed. exam
CogAT ®* Multilevel Edition Practice Tests
by Mercer Publishing
Determine which Multilevel Edition practice test is right for your child.
** 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 (Levels K - 2)
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 K - 2 level tests are read to the
students by a test administrator and the answers are in picture format.
The CogAT®* Primary exams (grades K - 2) contain six test areas:
VERBAL
Oral Vocabulary 20 questions
Verbal Reasoning 20 questions
QUANTITATIVE
Relational Concepts 20 questions
Quantitative Concepts 20 questions
NONVERBAL
Figure Classification 20 questions
Matrices 20 questions
See Sample Questions for the CogAT Primary Ed. exam
CogAT®* Primary Edition Practice Tests
by Mercer Publishing
Determine which Primary Edition practice test is right for your child.
** 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 K - 2 level tests are read to the
students by a test administrator and the answers are in picture format.
The CogAT®* Primary exams (grades K - 2) contain six test areas:
VERBAL
Oral Vocabulary 20 questions
Verbal Reasoning 20 questions
QUANTITATIVE
Relational Concepts 20 questions
Quantitative Concepts 20 questions
NONVERBAL
Figure Classification 20 questions
Matrices 20 questions
See Sample Questions for the CogAT Primary Ed. exam
CogAT®* Primary Edition Practice Tests
by Mercer Publishing
Determine which Primary Edition practice test is right for your child.
** 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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