CogAT-style Practice Test 1 — Verbal Battery (Grade 8, Level 14)
A free CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test, USA) practice paper for Grade 8 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. arrive → depart : enter → ?
Q2. petal → flower : page → ?
Q3. knife → slice : shovel → ?
Q4. calf → cow : foal → ?
Q5. glove → hand : helmet → ?
Q6. sapling → tree : tadpole → ?
Q7. baker → bread : potter → ?
Q8. chilly → frigid : warm → ?
Q9. infancy → childhood : adolescence → ?
Q10. coach → team : conductor → ?
Q11. humble → arrogant : cautious → ?
Q12. pedestrian → walks : passenger → ?
Q13. dictionary → definitions : atlas → ?
Q14. annoyed → furious : pleased → ?
Q15. maple → deciduous : spruce → ?
Q16. spoke → wheel : rung → ?
Q17. obstinate → stubborn : lucid → ?
Q18. barren → vegetation : vacant → ?
Q19. tepid → boiling : breeze → ?
Q20. cartographer → maps : lexicographer → ?
Q21. ephemeral → permanent : verbose → ?
Q22. impartial → bias : immaculate → ?
Q23. insomnia → sleep : amnesia → ?
Q24. pungent → smell : cacophonous → ?
Q25. The weather forecast said it would rain all afternoon, so Priya remembered to bring her ______.
Q26. The puppy was so ______ that it chewed through two shoes and a pillow in one afternoon.
Q27. Because the museum's paintings are so valuable, guards ______ the galleries day and night.
Q28. Our soccer team had practiced every day, so we were ______ when we lost the final game by a single goal.
Q29. The instructions were so ______ that I had to read them three times before I understood what to do.
Q30. The chef's soup was so ______ that a single spoonful made my eyes water.
Q31. To ______ water during the drought, the town asked residents not to water their lawns.
Q32. The detective examined the room carefully, searching for any ______ that might reveal who had taken the necklace.
Q33. The new student was ______ at first, but after a week she was chatting with everyone at lunch.
Q34. The mountain village is so ______ that supplies arrive only once a month, carried in by mule.
Q35. Although the trail looked easy on the map, the climb turned out to be ______, and several hikers had to turn back.
Q36. The scientist's claim was met with ______, since no other laboratory had been able to reproduce her results.
Q37. His apology seemed ______; he smiled while saying it and repeated the same prank the very next day.
Q38. The mayor tried to ______ the angry crowd by promising to repair the damaged park immediately.
Q39. The peace treaty was meant to be ______, but the two nations were at war again within a year.
Q40. Although the evidence against him seemed ______, the jury found him not guilty after a witness came forward with new information.
Q41. The critic praised the novel's ______ prose, noting that the author never used ten words where three would do.
Q42. The senator was known for being ______; she changed her position on the issue so often that no one knew where she stood.
Q43. The findings were only ______: the researchers admitted that a larger study would be needed before anyone could draw firm conclusions.
Q44. The old professor was ______: he spoke rarely, and when he did, he used as few words as possible.
Q45. Which word goes with these three? Sunday, Wednesday, Friday
Q46. Which word goes with these three? carrot, potato, onion
Q47. Which word goes with these three? lion, tiger, leopard
Q48. Which word goes with these three? trumpet, trombone, tuba
Q49. Which word goes with these three? noun, verb, adjective
Q50. Which word goes with these three? anger, fear, joy
Q51. Which word goes with these three? sphere, cube, cylinder
Q52. Which word goes with these three? gram, kilogram, ounce
Q53. Which word goes with these three? Asia, Europe, Africa
Q54. Which word goes with these three? stroll, saunter, amble
Q55. Which word goes with these three? tundra, savanna, desert
Q56. Which word goes with these three? democracy, monarchy, dictatorship
Q57. Which word goes with these three? persuade, convince, coax
Q58. Which word goes with these three? ancient, antique, archaic
Q59. Which word goes with these three? botany, zoology, ecology
Q60. Which word goes with these three? neon, argon, xenon
Q61. Which word goes with these three? berate, scold, reprimand
Q62. Which word goes with these three? ubiquitous, pervasive, widespread
Q63. Which word goes with these three? timid, meek, bashful
Q64. Which word goes with these three? sluggish, lethargic, listless
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