CogAT Grade 3 study guide
CogAT Grade 3 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) is a K–12 cognitive abilities assessment published by Riverside Insights and used mainly for gifted and talented identification and placement. Its stated purpose is to identify advanced academic potential, and it is described as the only assessment that measures verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning together, giving a complete picture of student potential. Grade 3 is one of the levels within the K–12 range. Because the test is administered by schools rather than taken on demand, families usually encounter it through a district screening window, and preparation is about familiarity with reasoning task types rather than memorizing content. Topics on this exam: Verbal reasoning, Quantitative reasoning, and Nonverbal reasoning. The CogAT Grade 3 study guide has 3 sections and about 1,195 words.
01Verbal Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning measures how well you handle words and the relationships between them. On CogAT Level 9 (Grade 3) the Verbal Battery has three subtests: Verbal Analogies, Sentence Completion, and Verbal Classification. Answers are words or short phrases, and the reasoning matters more than a large vocabulary. An analogy is written A : B :: C : ?.
387 words, about 2 min02Quantitative Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning tests number sense and pattern logic, not just calculation. On CogAT Level 9 (Grade 3) the Quantitative Battery has three subtests: Number Analogies, Number Puzzles, and Number Series. Items use whole numbers and the four operations, with simple fractions and place value appearing at this level. Answer choices are numbers.
402 words, about 2 min03Nonverbal Reasoning
Nonverbal Reasoning uses shapes and figures instead of words or numbers. On CogAT Level 9 (Grade 3) the Nonverbal Battery has three subtests: Figure Matrices, Figure Classification, and Paper Folding. It measures reasoning with visual patterns, not drawing skill; the figures are simple shapes, dots, and lines. A grid, usually 2 x 2 or 3 x 3, has one missing cell.
406 words, about 2 min