CogAT Practice Pack — Grade 1

Answer Key — CogAT Grade 1

1. 1. A — llama is not something you find at home; the other pictures all are — answer A.
2. 2. A — The top row goes from 5 to 4 — one fewer. Doing the same to 3 gives 2. The others: B copies the top row's answer; C leaves the bottom group unchanged.
3. 3. C — The rods show 6, 5, 4, 3 beads — 1 bead fewer each time. The next rod has 2. The others: A stops one bead short; B goes one bead too far.
4. 4. B — In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives B. The others each make a specific mistake: A the bottom figure with no rule applied; C applies a different rule than the top row shows.
5. 5. B — Unfold the paper step by step, mirroring every hole across each crease in reverse order. 1 punch through 2 layers leaves 2 holes. The other sheets each draw a specific mistake: A shows only the punched folded sheet — never unfolded the paper; C doubled the count without the on-crease merge.
6. 6. C — motorcycle, police car, taxi are all things that drive on a road. So is bicycle — answer C. The other pictures are not things that drive on a road.
7. 7. B — 2 + 1 = 3, so the empty box needs 1 shape. The others: A counts the whole right side instead of the missing part; C one too many.
8. 8. B — What the three figures share: every figure is an outline (unfilled). B shares it too. The others don't: A repeats an exemplar's shape but breaks the shared property; C solid black instead of the shared property.
9. 9. C — cow goes with milk because the first one gives us the second. In the same way tree goes with leaf — answer C. The other pictures do not go with tree that way.
10. 10. B — pizza is something you eat for a meal — answer B. The other pictures are not.
11. 11. C — The top row goes from 2 to 4 — two more. Doing the same to 3 gives 5. The others: A leaves the bottom group unchanged; B one too few.
12. 12. C — The rods show 5, 4, 3, 2 beads — 1 bead fewer each time. The next rod has 1. The others: A goes one bead too far; B stops one bead short.
13. 13. B — In the top row, the figure doubles. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives B. The others each make a specific mistake: A right change, wrong figure shape; C applies a different rule than the top row shows.
14. 14. C — Unfold the paper step by step, mirroring every hole across each crease in reverse order. 2 punches through 2 layers leaves 4 holes. The other sheets each draw a specific mistake: A shows only the punched folded sheet — never unfolded the paper; B one hole drifted off its mirrored position.
15. 15. C — airplane, train, car are all vehicles that carry people from place to place. So is motorcycle — answer C. The other pictures are not vehicles that carry people from place to place.
16. 16. C — 7 + 1 = 8, so the empty box needs 1 shape. The others: A counts the whole right side instead of the missing part; B one too many.
17. 17. C — What the three figures share: all figures are the same shape. C shares it too. The others don't: A a different shape from the shared one; B solid black instead of the shared property.
18. 18. B — crayon goes with book because you use the first one with the second. In the same way fishing goes with fish — answer B. The other pictures do not go with fishing that way.
19. 19. B — rooster is not a fruit; the other pictures all are — answer B.
20. 20. A — The top row goes from 1 to 2 — one more. Doing the same to 5 gives 6. The others: B copies the top row's answer; C leaves the bottom group unchanged.