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Key Facts: CogAT Exam
3 batteries
Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal
Riverside Insights
Forms 7 and 8
Current major forms
Riverside Insights
No universal pass/fail
Scoring use
Riverside Insights
CogAT measures reasoning in three batteries: Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal. Official test forms and items are secure, so practice should focus on original reasoning exercises that mirror the public subtest descriptions without copying operational content.
Sample CogAT Practice Questions
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1Pencil is to writing as spoon is to:
2Kitten is to cat as puppy is to:
3Page is to book as slice is to:
4Cold is to hot as asleep is to:
5Artist is to painting as author is to:
6Nest is to bird as hive is to:
7Thermometer is to temperature as ruler is to:
8Seed is to tree as blueprint is to:
9Loud is to whisper as bright is to:
10Recipe is to meal as map is to:
About the CogAT Exam
CogAT is Riverside Insights' Cognitive Abilities Test, a K-12 reasoning assessment used to help educators identify learning strengths and inform placement or gifted/talented decisions. It measures verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning rather than achievement in a specific curriculum.
Exam sponsor: Riverside Insights; administered by schools, districts, and approved testing providers. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal batteries; exact item counts and timing vary by form, level, and administration.
Time Limit
Varies by form, level, and battery
Passing Score
No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures for gifted or instructional decisions
Exam / Certification Fees
School-administered; access and cost vary by school, district, or testing provider
Exam sponsor websiteFees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Our practice resources: topics covered
We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.
Verbal Battery
Verbal analogies, classification, sentence completion, picture analogies, and picture classification.
Quantitative Battery
Number analogies, number puzzles, number series, and quantitative pattern reasoning.
Nonverbal Battery
Figure matrices, paper folding, figure classification, and spatial pattern reasoning.
Preparing for the CogAT Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures for gifted or instructional decisions
- Assessment: Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal batteries; exact item counts and timing vary by form, level, and administration.
- Time limit: Varies by form, level, and battery
- Exam / certification fees: School-administered; access and cost vary by school, district, or testing provider Official sources
Using Our Practice Resources
- Work through all 100 available questions
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CogAT: Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
What does CogAT measure?
CogAT measures learned reasoning abilities in verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal symbol systems. It is commonly used with other evidence for gifted identification or instructional planning.
Is there one passing score for CogAT?
No. Schools and districts set local criteria and often use multiple measures, including CogAT profiles, achievement data, and teacher input.
What are the CogAT batteries?
The main batteries are Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal. Public descriptions list subtests such as analogies, classification, sentence completion, number puzzles, number series, figure matrices, paper folding, and figure classification.
Are these official CogAT items?
No. Operational CogAT items are secure. These practice questions are original reasoning drills covering topics from public subtest descriptions.