Practice Test for the Cognitive Abilities Test CogAT® Multilevel Edition (Form 6) [Paperback]

Mercer Publishing (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0981581005 | ISBN-13: 978-0981581002 | Publication Date: 2008

"Mercer Publishing has the only available practice materials in the format of the CogAT®* exam." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most of the questions in this book are at the 2nd to 3rd grade level of difficulty. Please see our grade-specific books for additional grade options. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®*), published by Riverside Publishing, Multilevel Edition tests are commonly given to 3rd grade students and above (and sometimes students in 2nd grade), although it depends on what test your school/program provides and the test level that they use for your grade level. The A - H level tests expect that the child is able to read and answer the test questions themselves. This practice test contains nine subtests in the three test areas found on the CogAT®: VERBAL Verbal Classification 20 questions Sentence Completion 20 questions Verbal Analogies 25 questions QUANTITATIVE Quantitative Relations 25 questions Number Series 20 questions Equation Building 15 questions NONVERBAL Figure Classification 25 questions Figure Analogies 25 questions Figure Analysis 15 questions This book contains a full length practice test with answer key. The object of this practice test is to familiarize your child with sample questions they will face on test day, how the tests are formatted, the symbols used and the number of questions in in each test area. However, since this practice test has not been standardized with Riverside Publishing and the actual CogAT®* test, a valid CogAT®* test score cannot be concluded from their results on this practice test. * CogAT® is a registered trademark of Houghton Mifflin Company. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®) is owned by Houghton Mifflin Company and published by Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company. Neither Houghton Mifflin Company nor Riverside Publishing was involved in the production of, nor endorses, these practice tests.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mercer Publishing (2008)
• ISBN-10: 0981581005
• ISBN-13: 978-0981581002
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly like the CogAT, January 24, 2009

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This review is from: Practice Test for the Cognitive Abilities Test CogAT® Multilevel Edition (Form 6) (Paperback)

My son tried the tests in this book to prepare for the CogAT at school. He said the test at school was exactly the same. The book is just a sample test from each of the sections of the CogAT to give the kids a feel for what to expect. If you are looking a study book, it won't help, because there is not enough work here to drill with; but if you just want to relax your child so he knows what to expect, this will do it.

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UPDATE: I've been told the CogAT test format has been changed. My daughter will be taking the test this year, so we'll see how it goes.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great way to prep for the CogAT, March 17, 2010

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This review is from: Practice Test for the Cognitive Abilities Test CogAT® Multilevel Edition (Form 6) (Paperback)

I purchased this to help prepare my son for Gifted testing in the 2nd grade. We went through the tests together; I read the directions and explained it in kids language and then explained the first problem, and then he went from there on his own. He came home after the testing and thanked me because he said the real test was just the same and he felt a lot less stress then the other kids in the test did because he knew what to expect and could concentrate on the task instead of trying to understand the point of each section while sitting in the exam.

Bottom line is that thanks to this book, I feel that it is much more likely that my son's scores will reflect his true abilities (whatever they may be!) vs. what the scores would be if we didn't use this book.

An especially valuable part of the book was the section on suggestions/strategies on how to approach standardized testing and this type of testing in specific - starting on page 1.

For those negative comments from others about being disappointed in this book, I offer that the object of this book is probably not what you were looking for. The book itself states that: "The object of this pracice test is to familiarize your child with the types of questions they will face on test day, how the tests are formatted, the symbols used and the number of questions in each test area." In meeting those objects, I gave the book 5 stars.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practice test book review, October 24, 2008

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This review is from: Practice Test for the Cognitive Abilities Test CogAT® Multilevel Edition (Form 6) (Paperback)

My son needed some practice in learning how to best take these kinds of tests. Even though this wasn't the exact test he took, it was helpful for him to use this book to learn test taking skills. It gave him the boost he needed to get a really good score. It was totally worth it.