CogAT-style Practice Test 1 — Verbal Battery (Grade 7, Level 13)
A free CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test, USA) practice paper for Grade 7 in the format of the real test: 64 questions in 30 minutes, covering Part 1 — Verbal Analogies: pick the word that is related to the third word in the same way the second word is related to the first.; Part 2 — Sentence Completion: pick the word that best completes the sentence.; Part 3 — Verbal Classification: the three words in each question are alike in some way; pick the word that belongs with them.. In the real CogAT each part of the Verbal Battery is timed separately at 10 minutes; here the three parts together take 30 minutes, so spend about 10 minutes on each part. Choose the one best answer for every question — there is no penalty for a wrong answer. Attempt it online — every question is marked instantly and the correct answers are shown at the end.
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Q1. early → late : begin → ?
Q2. finger → hand : toe → ?
Q3. scissors → cut : broom → ?
Q4. puppy → dog : kitten → ?
Q5. pilot → airplane : driver → ?
Q6. whisper → shout : drizzle → ?
Q7. author → novel : composer → ?
Q8. Monday → Tuesday : April → ?
Q9. ancient → modern : rural → ?
Q10. thermometer → temperature : scale → ?
Q11. famished → hungry : exhausted → ?
Q12. brave → cowardly : generous → ?
Q13. bee → hive : bear → ?
Q14. chapter → book : verse → ?
Q15. biologist → living things : astronomer → ?
Q16. novice → expert : apprentice → ?
Q17. timid → bold : frugal → ?
Q18. drought → water : famine → ?
Q19. illegible → read : inaudible → ?
Q20. carpenter → saw : surgeon → ?
Q21. meticulous → careless : candid → ?
Q22. stanza → poem : act → ?
Q23. lethargic → energy : destitute → ?
Q24. ornithologist → birds : entomologist → ?
Q25. After running the whole race, Maya was so ______ that she sat down on the grass to rest.
Q26. The library asks visitors to speak ______ so that others can read without being disturbed.
Q27. Because the bridge was ______, the cars had to take a longer road around the river.
Q28. Jonah was ______ to hear that his best friend was moving to another state, so he walked home without saying a word.
Q29. The recipe calls for one cup of flour, but Ana ______ added two, so the cookies came out dry and crumbly.
Q30. The ancient map was so ______ that its edges crumbled when we touched it.
Q31. Scientists must ______ their results by repeating an experiment several times.
Q32. The hikers had to ______ their supplies carefully, since the nearest store was three days away.
Q33. Although the puppy looked ______, it barked fiercely whenever a stranger came to the door.
Q34. Kofi's explanation was so ______ that even his little sister understood it on the first try.
Q35. The mayor's speech was ______; she repeated the same points so often that many listeners fell asleep.
Q36. Instead of admitting her mistake, the player tried to ______ the blame onto her teammate.
Q37. The volcano had been ______ for centuries, so the villagers were shocked when it suddenly began to erupt.
Q38. Lena is so ______ that she keeps every receipt and plans her spending down to the penny.
Q39. The two witnesses gave ______ accounts of the accident: one said the car was red, and the other insisted it was blue.
Q40. Despite years of ______, the scientist never gave up on her idea, and it was finally proven correct.
Q41. The committee's decision was ______: every single member voted in favor.
Q42. Because the instructions were ______, half the class built the model one way and half built it another way.
Q43. The candidate's ______ answers, which never directly addressed the questions, left voters unsure of where she stood.
Q44. Although he was usually ______, Marcus spoke at length during the debate, surprising everyone who knew him.
Q45. Which word goes with these three? apple, banana, cherry
Q46. Which word goes with these three? hammer, screwdriver, wrench
Q47. Which word goes with these three? robin, sparrow, eagle
Q48. Which word goes with these three? violin, cello, guitar
Q49. Which word goes with these three? Mercury, Venus, Mars
Q50. Which word goes with these three? happy, joyful, glad
Q51. Which word goes with these three? inch, foot, yard
Q52. Which word goes with these three? whisper, mutter, mumble
Q53. Which word goes with these three? triangle, square, pentagon
Q54. Which word goes with these three? bake, fry, boil
Q55. Which word goes with these three? drizzle, sleet, hail
Q56. Which word goes with these three? enormous, gigantic, immense
Q57. Which word goes with these three? Nile, Amazon, Mississippi
Q58. Which word goes with these three? anxious, worried, uneasy
Q59. Which word goes with these three? biology, chemistry, physics
Q60. Which word goes with these three? scarce, rare, uncommon
Q61. Which word goes with these three? expand, enlarge, swell
Q62. Which word goes with these three? sonnet, haiku, limerick
Q63. Which word goes with these three? praise, commend, applaud
Q64. Which word goes with these three? benevolent, altruistic, charitable
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