CogAT Level 12 study guide
CogAT Level 12 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) is a K–12 ability assessment published by Riverside Insights that measures students' learning strengths so educators can identify potential and place students in appropriate programs. The publisher describes it as a strengths-based ability assessment that measures verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning to reveal a complete picture of student potential. In this profile the three domains are weighted roughly evenly: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and nonverbal reasoning. The test is delivered in multiple-choice format. Topics on this exam: Verbal reasoning, Quantitative reasoning, and Nonverbal reasoning. The CogAT Level 12 study guide has 3 sections and about 1,432 words.
01Verbal Reasoning
The Verbal battery of CogAT Level 12 measures how well you reason with word relationships rather than how many words you happen to know. It contains three subtests: Verbal Analogies, Sentence Completion, and Verbal Classification. Every item rewards the same habit - naming the exact relationship in a short sentence before you look at the answer choices. Verbal Analogies: a pair such as trail : hike sets a rule; find the choice that completes road : ?
499 words, about 2 min02Quantitative Reasoning
The Quantitative battery tests number sense and pattern detection rather than memorized formulas. Its three subtests are Number Analogies, Number Puzzles, and Number Series. Level 12 items use whole numbers with some fractions and decimals, and most rules combine two operations rather than one, so the first rule that comes to mind is frequently a trap. You get two complete pairs plus a third pair with one missing value.
451 words, about 2 min03Nonverbal Reasoning
The Nonverbal battery removes words and numbers and asks you to reason with shapes and transformations. Its three subtests are Figure Matrices, Figure Classification, and Paper Folding. Because nothing is labeled, the rule must always be inferred from what changes and what stays the same between figures. Track attributes one at a time: shape, number of sides, count of objects, size, shading, orientation, position, and whether parts are added or removed.
482 words, about 2 min