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Key Facts: CogAT Grade 3 Exam
3 batteries
Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal
Riverside Insights
170 items
Level 9 total questions
Riverside Insights
No universal pass/fail
Scoring use
Riverside Insights
Grade 3 CogAT readiness should cover verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning with original practice items covering topics from public CogAT subtest descriptions.
Sample CogAT Grade 3 Practice Questions
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1Paw is to cat as hoof is to which animal?
2Author is to book as painter is to which word?
3Seed is to plant as egg is to which word?
4Cold is to hot as empty is to which word?
5Carpenter is to hammer as writer is to which word?
6Page is to book as slice is to which word?
7Whisper is to speak as tiptoe is to which word?
8Scissors are to cut as glue is to which word?
9Cloud is to rain as candle is to which word?
10Flock is to birds as herd is to which word?
About the CogAT Grade 3 Exam
CogAT Grade 3 practice focuses on elementary reasoning with word relationships, number patterns, multi-step missing-value reasoning, and spatial transformations. Schools use CogAT with other evidence for instructional planning or gifted/talented identification.
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
Grade 3 CogAT Level 9 administrations include 170 multiple-choice questions across 3 batteries (Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal) and 9 subtests, timed at 10 minutes per subtest.
Time Limit
90 minutes total (10 minutes per subtest)
Passing Score
No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures
Exam / Certification Fees
School-administered; access and cost vary by school, district, or testing provider
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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 Reasoning
Analogies, classification, sentence completion, vocabulary relationships, and precise category rules.
Quantitative Reasoning
Number analogies, number puzzles, number series, arithmetic relationships, and changing patterns.
Nonverbal Reasoning
Figure matrices, folding, visual classification, symmetry, rotations, and spatial transformations.
Preparing for the CogAT Grade 3 Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures
- Assessment: Grade 3 CogAT Level 9 administrations include 170 multiple-choice questions across 3 batteries (Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal) and 9 subtests, timed at 10 minutes per subtest.
- Time limit: 90 minutes total (10 minutes per subtest)
- 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
- Review every answer and explanation
- Track weak areas and revisit them
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CogAT Grade 3: Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on CogAT for grade 3?
Grade 3 CogAT (Level 9) covers three batteries: Verbal (analogies, sentence completion, classification), Quantitative (number analogies, number puzzles, number series), and Nonverbal (figure matrices, paper folding, figure classification).
Is grade 3 CogAT a school achievement test?
No. CogAT measures developed cognitive reasoning abilities rather than mastery of a specific academic curriculum.
Are these official CogAT grade 3 questions?
No. These are independent practice questions covering reasoning concepts described in public CogAT outlines.