GATE, TAG (Talented and Gifted), PRISM, GT or G/T, Academically Gifted
Program, Extended Learning Program, and many others...
These programs often have the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, the best
teachers, and additional funding that regular classrooms do not receive.
In order to get your child into your school's best programs, your child will likely
need to pass one or more of the gifted program entry exams. There are several
exams usually given for these programs and these exams can be divided into two
types:
- Achievement Tests, which are a measure of things that your child would
have learned in school - such as reading, math and, in some cases, science
and social studies.
- Aptitude Tests, which are a measure of intellectual ability, focusing on
analytic and problem solving skills rather than specific knowledge.
Aptitude Tests aim to evaluate your child's intelligence and only those children
who receive the highest scores are selected for the best programs. The questions
on aptitude tests are not things they have learned in school and are types
questions that they have probably never seen before exam day. If they don't
understand the types of questions or if the directions are not well explained on
exam day, your child will not do well on these exams and will not have access to
the best teachers and best programs.
Many parents have been frustrated that their children's scores on these exams do
not reflect their intelligence and many kids have missed out on these programs by
only a point or two on the exams, year after year. Our practice tests have
changed that.
Mercer Publishing is the publisher of the original full-length practice tests for the
two most common aptitude tests - the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®*) and
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test® (NNAT®*).
Learn more about the the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®*)
Learn more about the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test® (NNAT®*)
Our practice tests have helped many kids get into their school's best programs.
Many of our kids score in the top 10% of the nation, some with perfect or near
perfect scores!
Stop buying those other workbooks to prepare for these exams!
- Our books may seem shorter, but doing questions in the format of the exams is
worth far more than doing thousands of pages in those other workbooks.
Mercer Publishing offers the following products to help your child prepare for their
gifted program entry exams:
CogAT* Exam Practice Test Materials
by Mercer Publishing
Click on links for more information.
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CogAT* Primary Level 1 Book - Practice Test 1 (Grade 1**)
CogAT* Primary Level 1 Book - Practice Test 2 (Grade 1**)
CogAT* Primary Level 2 Book - Practice Test 1 (Grade 2**)
CogAT* Primary Level 2 Book - Practice Test 2 (Grade 2**)
CogAT* Primary Ed. Practice Test Book (Grades K-2**)
CogAT* Primary Level 1 eBook - Practice Tests 1 & 2 (Grade 1**)
CogAT* Primary Level 2 eBook - Practice Tests 1 & 2 (Grade 2**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level A Book - Practice Test 1 (Grade 2**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level A Book - Practice Test 2 (Grade 2**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level B Book - Practice Test 1 (Grade 3**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level B Book - Practice Test 2 (Grade 3**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level C Book - Practice Test 1 (Grade 4**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level C Book - Practice Test 2 (Grade 4**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level D Book - Practice Test 1 (Grade 5**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level D Book - Practice Test 2 (Grade 5**)
CogAT* Multilevel Book (Grades 2 - 5**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level A eBook - Practice Tests 1 & 2 (Grade 2**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level B eBook - Practice Tests 1 & 2 (Grade 3**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level C eBook - Practice Tests 1 & 2 (Grade 4**)
CogAT* Multilevel Level D eBook - Practice Tests 1 & 2 (Grade 5**)
CogAT* Multilevel Bubble Form Answer Sheet
At this time we have released CogAT* practice tests through grade 5. For higher grades we recommend our
Grade 5 practice tests. Although the practice tests are not at the difficulty level your child will see on the
exam, it allows them to practice questions in the format of the exam. There are currently no other practice
tests available in the format of the CogAT* exam that are at a higher level of difficulty.
* CogAT® is a registered trademark of Houghton Mifflin Company. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®) is
owned by Houghton Mifflin Company and published by Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company.
Houghton Mifflin Company and Riverside Publishing were not involved in the production of and they do not
endorse these practice tests.
** Grades listed are based on the exam publisher's recommendations. Please check with your school as we
cannot guarantee what level your child will be given. Second graders can take either the Primary or the
Multilevel version of the CogAT* exam.
NNAT* Exam Practice Test Materials
by Mercer Publishing
Click on links for more information.
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NNAT* Level A Practice Test Book (Kindergarten**)
NNAT* Level B Practice Test Book (Grade 1**)
NNAT* Level C Practice Test Book (Grade 2**)
NNAT* Level D Practice Test Book (Grades 3-4**)
NNAT* Level E Practice Test Book (Grades 5-6**)
NNAT* Level A eBook (Kindergarten**)
NNAT* Level B eBook (Grades 1**)
NNAT* Level C eBook (Grades 2**)
NNAT* Level D eBook (Grades 3-4**)
NNAT* Level E eBook (Grades 5-6**)
NNAT* Bubble Form Answer Sheet
At this time we have released NNAT* practice tests through grade 6. For higher grades we recommend our
Level E (Grades 5-6) practice tests. Although the practice tests are not at the difficulty level your child will see
on the exam, it allows them to practice questions in the format of the exam. There are currently no other
practice tests available in the format of the NNAT* exam that are at a higher level of difficulty.
* NNAT® and Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test® are registered trademarks of Pearson Assessment, formerly
Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Pearson Assessment was not involved in the production of and they do not endorse
these practice tests.
** Grades listed are based on the exam publisher's recommendations. Please check with your school as we
cannot guarantee what level your child will be given.
Other Products
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