CogAT CogAT Practice Test 7th Grade 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Verbal analogy: Hot is to cold as up is to ___?
- Down (Correct answer)
- High
- Sky
- Tall
Correct answer: Down
Hot and cold are opposites, just as up and down are opposites.
Question 2: Number series: 100, 90, 81, 73, ___?
- 66 (Correct answer)
- 65
- 64
- 67
Correct answer: 66
The amount subtracted decreases by one each time (10, 9, 8, 7), so 73 − 7 = 66.
Question 3: Which word does NOT belong with the others?
- Whisper
- Shout
- Mumble
- Sprint (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Sprint
Sprint relates to running, while the others describe ways of speaking.
Question 4: Sentence completion: Despite the storm, the hikers remained ___ and continued upward.
- determined (Correct answer)
- frozen
- absent
- delicious
Correct answer: determined
Continuing upward despite a storm shows the hikers were determined.
Question 5: Figure analogy: A shape rotated 90 degrees clockwise relates to its original as a triangle pointing up relates to one pointing ___?
- Right (Correct answer)
- Up again
- Down only
- Inward
Correct answer: Right
A 90-degree clockwise rotation turns an upward-pointing triangle to point right.
Question 6: Verbal classification: Inch, foot, yard, and mile all measure ___?
- Length (Correct answer)
- Weight
- Time
- Temperature
Correct answer: Length
Inch, foot, yard, and mile are all units of length.
Question 7: Number series: 1, 4, 9, 16, ___?
- 20
- 24
- 25 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 25
These are perfect squares, so the next is 5² = 25.
CogAT CogAT Practice Test 7th Grade 3
Verbal analogy: Hot is to cold as up is to ___?