A little curiosity goes a long way
CogAT practice,
with a playful twist.
Spot patterns. Imagine folds. Make discoveries.
Big thinking starts with little picture puzzles.
Free Nonverbal practice · No signup · No timer
Made for curious minds Your next little discovery
Ready for some picture puzzles?
Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the puzzles.
- 18 questions
- 3 reasoning areas
- No timer
Make it a good fit
Level 8. Recommended for this grade and time of year.
School specified a different level?
Use the level your school gives you. The automatic recommendation follows Riverside’s grade and time-of-year table, choosing the higher level where two are offered for gifted identification.
Go at your own pace. See results and explanations at the end.
This is a shortened test. It asks 18 questions and shows practice accuracy, not an official CogAT score.
How does it compare with the real test?
The real Nonverbal battery at Level 8 has 52 questions. This original practice set is not normed: results describe only the questions answered here.
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CogAT® is a registered trademark of Riverside Assessments, LLC, which does not sponsor or endorse GrowMindGrow. These are original practice questions, not real CogAT questions.
How to use it
- Pick the grade and when in the year they will sit the real test.
- Choose an answer for each of the eighteen picture puzzles, at your own pace.
- Read what they missed, with the rule behind each question explained.
The thinking behind it
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