CogAT Practice Pack — Kindergarten

20 original CogAT-style questions · Answer key on the last page · iprepgenius.com/printables

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1.
Listen: Mark the picture that shows something that drives on a road.
(A grown-up reads this sentence aloud.)
(A)
(B)
(C)
2.
Look at how the number of shapes changes in the top row. Which answer changes the bottom group the same way?
(A)
(B)
(C)
3.
The beads on the rods follow a pattern. How many beads should the next rod have?
(A)
(B)
(C)
4.
Look at how the first figure changes into the second. Which answer changes the bottom figure the same way?
(A)
(B)
(C)
5.
The square paper is folded in half from right to left, and holes are punched through all layers. Which answer shows the paper unfolded?
(A)
(B)
(C)
6.
These three pictures are alike in some way. Which picture belongs with them?
(A)
(B)
(C)
7.
The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?
(A)
(B)
(C)
8.
The three figures below are alike in one way. Which answer figure belongs with them?
(A)
(B)
(C)
9.
The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third one in the same way?
?
(A)
(B)
(C)
10.
Listen: Mark the picture that shows something that flies.
(A grown-up reads this sentence aloud.)
(A)
(B)
(C)
11.
Look at how the number of shapes changes in the top row. Which answer changes the bottom group the same way?
(A)
(B)
(C)
12.
The beads on the rods follow a pattern. How many beads should the next rod have?
(A)
(B)
(C)
13.
Look at how the first figure changes into the second. Which answer changes the bottom figure the same way?
(A)
(B)
(C)
14.
The square paper is folded in half from the bottom up, and holes are punched through all layers. Which answer shows the paper unfolded?
(A)
(B)
(C)
15.
These three pictures are alike in some way. Which picture belongs with them?
(A)
(B)
(C)
16.
The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?
(A)
(B)
(C)
17.
The three figures below are alike in one way. Which answer figure belongs with them?
(A)
(B)
(C)
18.
The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third one in the same way?
?
(A)
(B)
(C)
19.
Listen: Mark the picture that shows something you use at school.
(A grown-up reads this sentence aloud.)
(A)
(B)
(C)
20.
Look at how the number of shapes changes in the top row. Which answer changes the bottom group the same way?
(A)
(B)
(C)

Answer Key — CogAT Kindergarten

1. C — taxi is something that drives on a road — answer C. The other pictures are not.
2. B — The top row goes from 5 to 4 — one fewer. Doing the same to 3 gives 2. The others: A one too few; C copies the top row's answer.
3. A — The rods show 1, 2, 3, 4 beads — 1 bead more each time. The next rod has 5. The others: B stops one bead short; C goes one bead too far.
4. C — In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives C. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies a different rule than the top row shows; B applies the change twice.
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 one hole drifted off its mirrored position; C mirrored across the wrong axis.
6. B — earth, kite, cloud are all things you see in the sky. So is snowflake — answer B. The other pictures are not things you see in the sky.
7. B — 1 + 2 = 3, so the empty box needs 2 shapes. The others: A repeats the group that is already there; C one too many.
8. A — What the three figures share: all figures share the same fill. A shares it too. The others don't: B solid black instead of the shared property; C repeats an exemplar's shape but breaks the shared property.
9. C — seedling goes with tree because the first one grows into the second. In the same way chick goes with chicken — answer C. The other pictures do not go with chick that way.
10. A — kite is something that flies — answer A. The other pictures are not.
11. A — The top row goes from 4 to 5 — one more. Doing the same to 2 gives 3. The others: B copies the top row's answer; C leaves the bottom group unchanged.
12. A — The rods show 6, 5, 4, 3 beads — 1 bead fewer each time. The next rod has 2. The others: B goes one bead too far; C repeats the last rod instead of continuing.
13. C — In the top row, the figure doubles. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives C. The others each make a specific mistake: A copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; B applies a different rule than the top row shows.
14. C — 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; B mirrored across the wrong axis.
15. B — turtle, snail, shark are all animals that live in the water. So is dolphin — answer B. The other pictures are not animals that live in the water.
16. B — 1 + 5 = 6, so the empty box needs 5 shapes. The others: A repeats the group that is already there; C one too few.
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 does not share the property.
18. C — egg goes with chick because the first one grows into the second. In the same way chick goes with chicken — answer C. The other pictures do not go with chick that way.
19. B — clipboard is something you use at school — answer B. The other pictures are not.
20. B — The top row goes from 4 to 5 — one more. Doing the same to 5 gives 6. The others: A one too many; C one too few.

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