CogAT Level 11 study guide
CogAT Level 11 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) is a cognitive abilities assessment published by Riverside Insights and used in K–12 settings, most often as part of gifted and talented identification. Riverside describes it as the most widely used cognitive abilities test, built to "Identify advanced academic potential," and says CogAT "measures students' learning strengths, empowering educators to accurately identify each student for the opportunities they need to reach their academic potential." It is a school-administered instrument, not a professional certification, so there is no personal registration, fee, or credential that an individual candidate obtains. "Level 11" refers to the test level used at a given grade, so a candidate preparing for it is usually a parent or student working through practice material rather than someone booking an exam seat. The assessment is multiple choice and is organized into three batteries: Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal. The CogAT Level 11 study guide has 3 sections and about 1,423 words.
01Verbal Battery: Analogies, Sentence Completion, and Classification
The Verbal battery of CogAT Level 11 (normally taken in grade 5) measures reasoning with words rather than memorised definitions. It contains three subtests, Verbal Analogies, Sentence Completion and Verbal Classification, and every item asks you to find or apply a relationship between ideas.
501 words, about 3 min02Quantitative Battery: Number Analogies, Number Puzzles, and Number Series
The Quantitative battery of CogAT Level 11 tests reasoning with number relationships, not calculation speed. Its three subtests, Number Analogies, Number Puzzles and Number Series, reward one habit: find the rule, state it, then test it before you use it.
443 words, about 2 min03Nonverbal Battery: Figure Matrices, Paper Folding, and Figure Classification
The Nonverbal battery of CogAT Level 11 uses shapes and figures only, with no reading and no arithmetic. Its three subtests, Figure Matrices, Paper Folding and Figure Classification, measure inductive reasoning: spotting a rule in a visual pattern and carrying it to a new case.
479 words, about 2 min