CogAT CogAT Practice Test 3rd Grade 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word goes best in the blank? Up is to down as left is to ____.
- right (Correct answer)
- below
- near
- side
Correct answer: right
Up and down are opposites, so the opposite of left is right.
Question 2: What number comes next in the pattern: 4, 8, 12, 16, ___?
- 18
- 20 (Correct answer)
- 22
- 24
Correct answer: 20
The pattern adds 4 each time, so 16 + 4 = 20.
Question 3: Apple is to fruit as carrot is to ____.
- orange
- vegetable (Correct answer)
- leaf
- seed
Correct answer: vegetable
An apple is a kind of fruit, just as a carrot is a kind of vegetable.
Question 4: Which shape does NOT belong with the others?
- square
- triangle
- circle (Correct answer)
- rectangle
Correct answer: circle
A circle has no straight sides or corners, while the others do.
Question 5: If you fold a square piece of paper in half, what new shape can you make?
- circle
- rectangle
- triangle or rectangle (Correct answer)
- pentagon
Correct answer: triangle or rectangle
Folding a square in half can make either a rectangle or a triangle depending on the fold.
Question 6: Which word means almost the same as 'happy'?
- sad
- glad (Correct answer)
- tired
- angry
Correct answer: glad
'Glad' is a synonym for 'happy.'
Question 7: Three friends share 9 stickers equally. How many does each get?
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 6
Correct answer: 3
9 stickers divided by 3 friends equals 3 each.
CogAT CogAT Practice Test 3rd Grade 2
Which word goes best in the blank? Up is to down as left is to ____.