CogAT Test Prep

If you want your child to score well on the CogAT, it’s important to have them well-prepared and feeling confident on their testing day. If your child goes into the test without any idea of what to expect, the many children who have prepared and DO know what to expect will have an advantage, fair or not.

Luckily, there is an easy solution for this. Testing Mom has helped 1,000’s of children achieve higher scores on the CogAT test with a prep program unlike any other available. Many members even choose to continue their membership after testing because of the amount of educational content Testing Mom can provide a family who want their children to succeed academically. Fun fact – a single Testing Mom membership can be used be any child in the family.

The Testing Mom Advantage

As the most widely-used gifted and talented assessment in the United States, the CogAT is heavily supported on Testing Mom. 1,000’s of practice questions, interactive games, online tutors, skill-building academy, and a team of testing experts to help guide parents through the testing process and beyond are all available with a Testing Mom membership.

The questions on the CogAT cover cognitive abilities that are not specifically taught, or included, in an academic curriculum. These are abstract thinking abilities such as problem solving, classifying and categorizing, recognizing patterns and sequences, reasoning with shapes and figures, deductive and inductive reasoning, mathematical reasoning, and more.

Watch for these common mistakes. At TestingMom.com, we have seen that children, no matter how bright they are, don’t always perform well on tests when they have no test-taking experience, and specifically, no practice with the format and structure of a particular test. Because many of these critical test taking skills are not reinforced in school, students are unable to gain practice in the art of test taking. As a result, they may misunderstand directions, lose focus, fail to consider all answer choices, struggle to listen to the questions asked, fail to eliminate obviously wrong answers, lose time getting stuck on hard questions, and more.

As you observe your child working through this practice test, watch for these common mistakes and gently make corrections. Through your your guidance and lots of practice, your child will be able to perform at his or her true ability for a fair and accurate evaluation during the actual test.

Since the CogAT is a cognitive test that assesses your child’s thinking and reasoning abilities in areas of language, math and spatial relations, TestingMom.com’s practice questions, that are similar to the test, can be very helpful in building your child’s underlying skills, experience, and confidence. The test itself is given in black and white, although many of our site’s practice questions are shown in color to make the test preparation process feel more interesting and fun for children.

How to get the most out of CogAT practice tests and questions

When working through a CogAT practice test, make sure your child is working in a quiet and well-lit environment where he or she can focus while working through questions. We suggest doing these batteries in 3 separate sittings, with a rest period between each battery. This way practice sessions will more closely emulate the official testing day.

Materials You’ll Need:

• Separate the practice test from the instructions in this booklet. Staple or clip the practice test together.
• Have some soft, black #2 pencils and good erasers to use.

When Your Child Is Taking the Practice Test:

• Give your child one set of questions at a time. First, go through the sample questions in the set to make sure your child knows what to do.
• Then, allow your child to work through the rest of the questions if you don’t need to read individual question prompts.
• Read instructions exactly as they are written. Do not paraphrase them.
• For Sentence Completion questions, read through each question prompt. On the actual test, questions will not be repeated, so encourage your child to listen carefully to the question when you ask it.
• Give your child breaks as needed – ideally, take a break between each Battery of 3 question sets.
• Once the practice test starts, don’t give your child feedback or help during the practice test unless he or she is confused about what to do. Review all answers after the test is over.
• At the end of each set of questions, give your child positive feedback for working hard and doing his or her best! This will help to instill a sense of motivation and confidence in your child!

For additional preparation for the CogAT, join TestingMom.com where we have hundreds more practice questions for your child, along with engaging on-line prep games.

Tell us about your experiences

22 Responses

mukama@sbcglobal.net

Are these practice tests available as pdf files?

TestingMom.com

Hi Mukama,

We don’t offer PDF files, but an online system that is similar to PDF’s. You can print them out, but you have to be on TestingMom.com to view them online.

chernyshov.alexander@gmail.com

How many Cogat Practice questions per specific grade level do I get if I purchase your membership?

TestingMom.com

We have over 4,000 questions total for the Cogat, across grade K-8.

chernyshov.alexander@gmail.com

How many hours does it usually take to prepare a child for a Cogat test?

TestingMom.com

Hi Alexander,

You can’t prep enough! Any prep is better than no prep, and if you start working months or even a year before the test you are likely to get better results. You can start with as little as 10-15 minutes a day and work up to practicing for an hour or so.

uberbink@hotmail.com

I’m curious as to what the actual program looks like. In the sample, some test questions are too small to read, or of poor visual quality. Is that true to the program, or just because the demo a marketing gimmick?

TestingMom.com

Hello – samples on this page are various sizes and shapes. Please try our 100 free practice questions which will give you more of the quality to expect for our paid members. This will help give you a better understanding of the practice questions for the CogAT and practice tests we have to offer.

Anusha

is there a sixth grade level cause I been looking everywhere!

TestingMom.com

Yes! We have Cogat practice materials for pre-K through 8th grade! You’re at the right place. Sign-up for a Fast Track Membership and you’ll gain instant access. We have interactive CogAT practice questions and also printable practice tests. Here’s a code for an additional 10% off: candy10

Caroline

Hi! I purchased 2 practice book for my 6 th grader. One for 6 th grade one for 7 th. She said the actual test test questions in school were alot harder and very different. Why would that be?

Rita

Is the CogAT aaproachable for a visually impaired kindergartener?

duttasujata@ymail.com

Where can I access the 100 free practice questions for CoGAT test prep?

Peter

My daughter Rachel Huang just took CogAT on 02/20/2021 with Grade Percentile Rank (GPR) 96.000, Non-Verbal Percentile 91.000 ,Quantitative Percentile 99.000 , USS Composite 234.000, Verbal Percentile 83.000. Without preparation.
Looking for a good special teacher to help her improve progress/score for retest.

upendra478@gmail.com

Are the questions on Testing Mom will come on the Actual test?

TestingMom.com

That’s a great question! The practice questions on our site have been originally created by Karen Quinn (the Testing Mom!). Karen has created our practice questions using information and sample questions that are made public, by the test publisher. None of the questions are from an actual test.

anshramani0628@gmail.com

Hey I was wondering if there are questions and practice tests available to grade 9 students or level 15/16. Also, if I was trying to get into a gifted program once I’m in grade 9, but am currently grade 8 would they have me do the grade 8 test or the grade 9 test. Thanks a lot!

msranyasharma@gmail.com

I have been trying to find the questions for my child where can I see them?

Olga

CogAT level 5/6

TestingMom.com

Hi Olga,

We have many resources for CogAT level 5/6. On our website, we have digital practice questions, printable practice documents and games to have a more rounded learning experience. Please email us at help@testingmom.com for any additional questions you may have.

Emily

Where can I register the test? Can I try to test online too? I am out of US.

TestingMom.com

Hello,

Please reach out to our Parent Success Team at help@testingmom.com or by calling (877) 609-6203. They will be more than happy to assist you!

See if TestingMom.com supports your child’s test by your school district. If you don't see your child's school district listed, check with us! We have practice for other tests as well.