CogAT practice, Grade 8

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Scholar Tests · Set 2

CogAT practice test, Grade 8

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Verbal Battery

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 5 minutes.

  1. 1.

    happy → joyful   :   loud → ?

    The first two words go together. Which word goes with the third word in the same way?

    1. Ajoyful
    2. Bfurious
    3. Cdeafening
    4. Dnoisy
    5. Equiet
  2. 2.

    carrot → vegetable   :   sheep → ?

    The first two words go together. Which word goes with the third word in the same way?

    1. Awool
    2. Bvegetable
    3. Cbaa
    4. Dmammal
    5. Elamb
  3. 3.

    geologist → rocks   :   astronomer → ?

    The first two words go together. Which word goes with the third word in the same way?

    1. Aearthquakes
    2. Brocks
    3. Cstars
    4. Dplants
    5. Eanimals
  4. 4.

    astronomer → stars   :   botanist → ?

    The first two words go together. Which word goes with the third word in the same way?

    1. Aweather
    2. Bstars
    3. Cearthquakes
    4. Dplants
    5. Ebirds
  5. 5.

    Because the instructions were ______, everyone built the model correctly.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Aincomplete
    2. Bclear
    3. Cvague
    4. Dmissing
    5. Econfusing
  6. 6.

    The scientist was ______ about the results, so she repeated the experiment three times before sharing them.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Askeptical
    2. Bboastful
    3. Ccertain
    4. Dcareless
    5. Eindifferent
  7. 7.

    The mountain village is ______, reached only by a narrow road that closes in winter.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Aaccessible
    2. Bconvenient
    3. Cremote
    4. Dcentral
    5. Ecrowded
  8. 8.

    fear   pride   joy

    These three words are alike in some way. Which word goes with them?

    1. Atear
    2. Bsadness
    3. Csnow
    4. Drain
    5. Efrown
  9. 9.

    governor   representative   president

    These three words are alike in some way. Which word goes with them?

    1. Aballot
    2. Bsenator
    3. Cinch
    4. Dcapitol
    5. Eyard
  10. 10.

    laud   honor   applaud

    These three words are alike in some way. Which word goes with them?

    1. Arenowned
    2. Bcelebrated
    3. Creward
    4. Dtrophy
    5. Ecommend

Quantitative Battery

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 6 minutes.

  1. 1.

    [ 36 → 17 ]   [ 24 → 13 ]   [ 18 → ? ]

    Find the rule that turns each first number into the second. Which number should replace the question mark?

    1. A11
    2. B12
    3. C10
    4. D6
    5. E9
  2. 2.

    [ 5 → 7 ]   [ 12 → 21 ]   [ 8 → ? ]

    Find the rule that turns each first number into the second. Which number should replace the question mark?

    1. A13
    2. B23
    3. C10
    4. D35
    5. E16
  3. 3.

    [ 23 → 86 ]   [ 8 → 26 ]   [ 21 → ? ]

    Find the rule that turns each first number into the second. Which number should replace the question mark?

    1. A80
    2. B77
    3. C84
    4. D79
    5. E78
  4. 4.

    [ 9 → 81 ]   [ 2 → 4 ]   [ 13 → ? ]

    Find the rule that turns each first number into the second. Which number should replace the question mark?

    1. A169
    2. B85
    3. C26
    4. D168
    5. E170
  5. 5.

    ▲ = 2 + 2    ■ = ▲ × 2    ? = ■ − 5

    Which number should replace the question mark?

    1. A5
    2. B8
    3. C2
    4. D4
    5. E3
  6. 6.

    ■ + ■ = 8    ▲ = ■ × 4    ? = ▲ − 7

    Which number should replace the question mark?

    1. A16
    2. B23
    3. C10
    4. D25
    5. E9
  7. 7.

    ? = (9 + 5) × 5 − 2

    Which number should replace the question mark?

    1. A68
    2. B32
    3. C70
    4. D69
    5. E72
  8. 8.

    2, 21, 9, 25, 16, …

    Which number should come next in this series?

    1. A30
    2. B29
    3. C28
    4. D32
    5. E7
  9. 9.

    18, 27, 38, 51, 66, …

    Which number should come next in this series?

    1. A82
    2. B84
    3. C83
    4. D85
    5. E81
  10. 10.

    1, 7, 25, 79, 241, …

    Which number should come next in this series?

    1. A728
    2. B403
    3. C726
    4. D723
    5. E727

Nonverbal Battery

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 5 minutes.

  1. 1.

    The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third picture in the same way?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  2. 2.

    The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third picture in the same way?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  3. 3.

    The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third picture in the same way?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  4. 4.

    The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third picture in the same way?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  5. 5.

    A square of paper is folded, and then a hole is punched through it. Which picture shows the paper when it is opened out?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  6. 6.

    A square of paper is folded, and then a hole is punched through it. Which picture shows the paper when it is opened out?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  7. 7.

    A square of paper is folded, and then a hole is punched through it. Which picture shows the paper when it is opened out?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  8. 8.

    The three pictures in the row are alike in some way. Which picture goes with them?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  9. 9.

    The three pictures in the row are alike in some way. Which picture goes with them?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  10. 10.

    The three pictures in the row are alike in some way. Which picture goes with them?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E

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