Testing Mom LLC - All About the CogAT® Test: Crash Course for Cognitive Abilities TestTM for Pre-K to 8th Grade

Copyright 2014 TestingMom.com ISBN: 9781622096510 As part of your e-book you get to attend our free webinar : How to Prepare Your Child for Testing Heres what youll learn at this free webinar for parents of pre-K to 6th graders: * If I havent started preparing my child for the test, what should I focus on between now and the time she takes the test? * How much time should my child prepare for the test? * What are the pros and cons of speaking multiple languages to our child when it comes to testing? What is recommended for testing purposes? * My child is shy. How do I get her comfortable with a stranger who gives her the test? * What do I do 2-3 days before my child takes the tests to make sure they are ready? * What if the test proctor thinks my child has been prepped"? Does my child get disqualified? * How long does the test take? How long does it take to get test results back and how do I see the test my child takes? * Register here to attend Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a registered trademark of Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company, or their affiliate(s), or their licensors. TestingMom.com is not affiliated with nor related to Houghton Mifflin Company or its affiliates (Houghton Mifflin). Houghton Mifflin does not sponsor or endorse any TestingMom.com product, nor have TestingMom.com products or services been reviewed, certified, or approved by Houghton Mifflin. Trademarks referring to specific test providers are used by TestingMom.com for nominative purposes only and such trademarks are solely the property of their respective owners. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT test) has been used for many years by school districts across the country that are evaluating their students for gifted and talented programs.

In 2011, Riverside Publishing Company came out with a new Form 7 version of this test. That is the version we are going to talk about today since most schools are using this Form. However, if you know your school will be administering CogAT Test Form 6, we do have practice questions for both Forms 6 and 7 on www.TestingMom.com . What is the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT Test)? The CogAT test is a cognitive test used by many school districts to qualify children for their gifted and talented programs. It is not an achievement test or an intelligence test. Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a registered trademark of Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company, or their affiliate(s), or their licensors.

TestingMom.com is not affiliated with nor related to Houghton Mifflin Company or its affiliates (Houghton Mifflin). Houghton Mifflin does not sponsor or endorse any TestingMom.com product, nor have TestingMom.com products or services been reviewed, certified, or approved by Houghton Mifflin. Trademarks referring to specific test providers are used by TestingMom.com for nominative purposes only and such trademarks are solely the property of their respective owners. The test assesses reasoning and problem solving abilities in areas of 1) verbal, 2) math, and 3) non-verbal arenas. Verbal items on the CogAT test are questions involving language, words, and life-like images. Math questions assess quantitative mathematical reasoning skills.

Non-verbal questions are shape-based problems. Using geometric figures, children must identify relationships, similarities and differences between shapes and patterns, recognize visual sequences and analogies, and predict what a piece of paper might look like when folded, hole-punched, and unfolded. The CogAT test can be given individually or in groups by a test proctor, usually a teacher, to qualify students for gifted and talented programs. These tests are cost-effective for large school districts to use when they are assessing thousands of children. Sometimes children need to earn a certain score (or higher) on these tests to be automatically admitted to the Districts program. Other times, a qualifying score on one of these tests will identify students who will go on to take another test before they will be admitted to the gifted program.

WHAT LEVEL OF THE CogAT TEST WILL MY CHILD TAKE? CogAT test levels correspond with the age of the child. A child who is 5 or 6 will take the CogAT Test Level 5/6. A 10-year-old will take Level 10, and so on. Questions for Levels 5/6 8 are picture based. Questions for Levels 9 17/18 are text based. Each subtest has 2 sample items and 14 24 questions, depending on the subtest and the age of the child.

To see how many of each type of question is given at each level, visit http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/cogAT7/time.html . You may also enjoy visiting http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/cogAT7/content.html . In 2nd grade, your child may be give the CogAT Test Primary Battery, a picture-based Battery of questions (similar to Levels 5/6-8) or she may be given the Multi-Level Battery, a text-based Battery of questions (similar to Levels 9-17/18). If your school doesnt tell you which Battery your 2nd grader will receive, practice both. They are similar questions that are presented in different ways. This is only an issue in 2nd grade.

Lets take a look at the different types of questions that are on the CogAT test for both younger and older students. The answers are at the end. Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a registered trademark of Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company, or their affiliate(s), or their licensors. TestingMom.com is not affiliated with nor related to Houghton Mifflin Company or its affiliates (Houghton Mifflin). Houghton Mifflin does not sponsor or endorse any TestingMom.com product, nor have TestingMom.com products or services been reviewed, certified, or approved by Houghton Mifflin. Get 100 more FREE Practice Questions INSTANTLY, at TestingMom.comGet 20% off your order at TestingMom.com!Use coupon code :
cognitive20 VERBAL BATTERY (Levels 5/6 8) Verbal Analogies Parent: Say to your child: Look at the 2 pictures on top. Get 100 more FREE Practice Questions INSTANTLY, at TestingMom.comGet 20% off your order at TestingMom.com!Use coupon code :
cognitive20 VERBAL BATTERY (Levels 5/6 8) Verbal Analogies Parent: Say to your child: Look at the 2 pictures on top.

They go together in some way. Look at the picture in the bottom box and then look at the 4 answer choices. Choose the answer that goes with the picture on the bottom the same way the pictures on top go together. Analogy questions are some of the most common questions youll find on intelligence and cognitive tests. Youll find hundreds more analogy questions at every level that your child can practice with at www.TestingMom.com . Sentence Completion Parent: Say to your child, Im going to ask you a question.

When Im done, point to the picture that best answers the question. Listen carefully because I can only ask the question once. [pictures follow questions.] 4. Which of these would you not find near the shore? 5. Which of these would you use to scrub with? 6. Which of these are you most likely to buy at a pharmacy?