CogAT-style Practice Test 1 — Verbal Battery (Grade 3, Level 9)
A free CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test, USA) practice paper for Grade 3 in the format of the real test: 62 questions in 30 minutes, covering Part 1 — Verbal Analogies (22 questions, 10 minutes): The first two words go together. Choose the word that goes with the third word in the same way.; Part 2 — Sentence Completion (20 questions, 10 minutes): Choose the word that best completes the sentence.; Part 3 — Verbal Classification (20 questions, 10 minutes): The three words are alike in some way. Choose the word that belongs with them.. This test has three parts. In the real CogAT each part of the Verbal Battery is timed separately at 10 minutes, so try to finish each part in about 10 minutes (30 minutes in total). Choose the one best answer for every question. Questions get harder as you go. Attempt it online — every question is marked instantly and the correct answers are shown at the end.
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Q1. wet → dry : full → ?
Q2. bird → nest : bee → ?
Q3. kitten → cat : puppy → ?
Q4. glove → hand : sock → ?
Q5. pencil → write : scissors → ?
Q6. big → large : small → ?
Q7. Monday → Tuesday : June → ?
Q8. page → book : petal → ?
Q9. painter → picture : baker → ?
Q10. apple → fruit : carrot → ?
Q11. broom → sweep : shovel → ?
Q12. teacher → school : doctor → ?
Q13. warm → hot : cool → ?
Q14. caterpillar → butterfly : tadpole → ?
Q15. thermometer → temperature : clock → ?
Q16. whisper → shout : walk → ?
Q17. author → write : chef → ?
Q18. pebble → boulder : puddle → ?
Q19. rapid → fast : difficult → ?
Q20. hour → minute : minute → ?
Q21. tired → exhausted : happy → ?
Q22. shy → bold : careful → ?
Q23. Before crossing the street, you should ______ both ways.
Q24. Please ______ the door so the cat cannot get out.
Q25. We need an umbrella because it is ______ outside.
Q26. The baby was so ______ that she fell asleep in her stroller.
Q27. The turtle moved so ______ that the race took all afternoon.
Q28. Dad used a ______ to pound the nail into the board.
Q29. The library is a ______ place, so please speak softly.
Q30. Mia put on her warm coat because the air was ______.
Q31. Ben felt ______ after his best friend moved away to another city.
Q32. The ______ puppy chewed up my brand-new shoes.
Q33. Sam was so ______ about the field trip that he could not sleep the night before.
Q34. The ______ of the story was a brave girl who saved her village.
Q35. The glass vase is ______, so carry it very carefully.
Q36. Because the bridge was ______, the cars had to take a different road.
Q37. After three weeks without any rain, the flowers in our garden ______.
Q38. Although the hike was long and ______, everyone reached the top of the mountain.
Q39. The directions were so ______ that nobody could figure out what to do.
Q40. Maria is very ______; she always shares her snacks with her friends.
Q41. Jamal ______ the invitation because he had already promised to visit his grandmother.
Q42. The weather was ______: sunny in the morning, stormy at lunch, and snowy by night.
Q43. apple, banana, grape
Q44. red, blue, green
Q45. cow, horse, pig
Q46. shirt, pants, jacket
Q47. circle, square, triangle
Q48. car, bus, truck
Q49. hammer, saw, drill
Q50. piano, drum, guitar
Q51. rose, daisy, tulip
Q52. happy, cheerful, glad
Q53. river, lake, ocean
Q54. run, skip, hop
Q55. mile, inch, foot
Q56. above, below, beside
Q57. hive, den, nest
Q58. thermometer, ruler, scale
Q59. calf, foal, lamb
Q60. brave, bold, fearless
Q61. whisper, mutter, mumble
Q62. freeze, melt, boil
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