CogAT-style Practice Test 1 — Verbal Battery (Grade 4, Level 10)
A free CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test, USA) practice paper for Grade 4 in the format of the real test: 64 questions in 30 minutes, covering Part 1 — Verbal Analogies (24 questions, 10 minutes): the first two words go together in some way; 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 practice test has three parts. In the real CogAT each part of the Verbal Battery is timed separately at 10 minutes, so try to spend about 10 minutes on each part (30 minutes in total). Choose the one best answer for every question and answer every question, as there is no penalty for guessing. Attempt it online — every question is marked instantly and the correct answers are shown at the end.
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Q1. wet → dry : open → ?
Q2. bird → nest : bee → ?
Q3. puppy → dog : kitten → ?
Q4. finger → hand : toe → ?
Q5. pen → write : scissors → ?
Q6. January → February : Monday → ?
Q7. robin → bird : salmon → ?
Q8. chef → cook : pilot → ?
Q9. warm → hot : cool → ?
Q10. large → big : quick → ?
Q11. kennel → dog : stable → ?
Q12. page → book : brick → ?
Q13. brush → painter : needle → ?
Q14. caterpillar → butterfly : tadpole → ?
Q15. hungry → eat : thirsty → ?
Q16. tiny → small : enormous → ?
Q17. vase → flowers : wallet → ?
Q18. ancient → modern : generous → ?
Q19. author → novel : composer → ?
Q20. thermometer → temperature : scale → ?
Q21. expand → shrink : ascend → ?
Q22. whisper → shout : drizzle → ?
Q23. chapter → book : verse → ?
Q24. famine → food : drought → ?
Q25. Please ______ the door so the cat cannot get outside.
Q26. Mia was so ______ after the long race that she fell asleep on the bus.
Q27. We use an umbrella to stay ______ when it rains.
Q28. The library asks visitors to speak ______ so that others can read.
Q29. The baby bird could not fly yet because its wings were too ______.
Q30. Leo shared his lunch with a friend who had forgotten hers, which was very ______ of him.
Q31. The ice cream began to ______ in the hot sun.
Q32. Because the path was ______, we had to walk in a single line.
Q33. The puppy was so ______ that it chewed three shoes in one afternoon.
Q34. Sam was ______ about his first day at a new school, so he could not sleep the night before.
Q35. Although the test looked difficult, Priya found it surprisingly ______.
Q36. The two stories were so ______ that it was hard to believe they were written by the same author.
Q37. The recipe needs one cup of flour, so Ana ______ it carefully before adding it to the bowl.
Q38. The guide asked us to stay on the trail because the cliffs nearby were ______.
Q39. The explorer's map was so ______ that the team got lost twice.
Q40. Tom was ______ to jump into the cold lake, so he stood on the dock for a long time.
Q41. Grandpa is very ______; he always saves his money instead of spending it on things he does not need.
Q42. The scientist repeated the experiment several times to ______ that her results were correct.
Q43. The hikers had to ______ their supplies carefully because the next store was three days away.
Q44. Instead of giving a direct answer, the speaker gave a ______ reply that could mean almost anything.
Q45. apple, banana, cherry
Which word goes with these three?
Q46. red, blue, green
Which word goes with these three?
Q47. dog, cat, horse
Which word goes with these three?
Q48. shirt, pants, jacket
Which word goes with these three?
Q49. hammer, saw, screwdriver
Which word goes with these three?
Q50. Monday, Friday, Sunday
Which word goes with these three?
Q51. piano, drum, guitar
Which word goes with these three?
Q52. river, lake, ocean
Which word goes with these three?
Q53. run, hop, skip
Which word goes with these three?
Q54. happy, glad, cheerful
Which word goes with these three?
Q55. cup, bowl, jar
Which word goes with these three?
Q56. oak, maple, pine
Which word goes with these three?
Q57. inch, foot, yard
Which word goes with these three?
Q58. copper, iron, silver
Which word goes with these three?
Q59. triangle, square, pentagon
Which word goes with these three?
Q60. whisper, mumble, shout
Which word goes with these three?
Q61. tiny, little, small
Which word goes with these three?
Q62. trumpet, flute, tuba
Which word goes with these three?
Q63. author, poet, journalist
Which word goes with these three?
Q64. puzzled, confused, baffled
Which word goes with these three?
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