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Free CogAT Practice Test — Grade 10

Real-format sample questions with answers and explanations, matched to the grade 10 CogAT.

In grades 9–12 (CogAT Levels 15–17/18), the test uses advanced vocabulary, compound visual transformations, and challenging number patterns like cubes and second differences. The CogAT has three batteries — Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal — and the samples below include all three. Every question follows the official format: five answer choices, one correct answer.

Grade 10 sample questions

Verbal · Sentence Completion easy

Question 1. Sam remained ___ even when the crowd panicked.

  1. Astartled
  2. Bconfused
  3. Chysterical
  4. Dfrantic
  5. Ecomposed
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Answer: E — composed. "composed" fits the meaning of the sentence.
Verbal · Sentence Completion medium

Question 2. The opposite of novice is ___.

  1. Aapathetic
  2. Bveteran
  3. Cconcise
  4. Dextravagant
  5. Emalicious
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Answer: B — veteran. novice and veteran are opposites.
Quantitative · Number Series easy

Question 3. What number comes next? 17 29 32 44 47 59 ▢

  1. A71
  2. B59
  3. C62
  4. D63
  5. E61
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Answer: C — 62. The pattern alternates: add 12, then add 3. The next step adds 3: 59 + 3 = 62.
Quantitative · Number Series medium

Question 4. What number comes next? 64 81 100 121 144 ▢

  1. A170
  2. B168
  3. C171
  4. D169
  5. E167
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Answer: D — 169. These are square numbers. The next is 13 × 13 = 169.
Nonverbal · Figure Matrices easy

Question 5. Look at how the top figure changes from the first box to the second box. Choose the picture that belongs in the empty space.

?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Answer: E. In the top row, three copies of the shape appear. The same change must happen to the bottom figure.
Nonverbal · Figure Matrices hard

Question 6. Look at how the top figure changes from the first box to the second box. Choose the picture that belongs in the empty space.

?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Answer: C. In the top row, the shape rotates a quarter turn AND a dot appears inside. The same change must happen to the bottom figure.