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Free CogAT Practice Test — Grade 9

Real-format sample questions with answers and explanations, matched to the grade 9 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 9 sample questions

Verbal · Sentence Completion easy

Question 1. The mayor's plan met strong ___ from citizens who disagreed.

  1. Aapplause
  2. Bsilence
  3. Cfunding
  4. Dapproval
  5. Eopposition
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Answer: E — opposition. "opposition" fits the meaning of the sentence.
Verbal · Sentence Completion medium

Question 2. Another word for austere is ___.

  1. Asociable
  2. Bwidespread
  3. Cplain
  4. Dcareful
  5. Efleeting
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Answer: C — plain. plain means the same as austere.
Quantitative · Number Series easy

Question 3. What number comes next? 8 16 32 64 128 ▢

  1. A256
  2. B257
  3. C192
  4. D248
  5. E384
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Answer: A — 256. Each number is multiplied by 2. 128 × 2 = 256.
Quantitative · Number Series medium

Question 4. What number comes next? 81 100 121 144 169 ▢

  1. A195
  2. B196
  3. C197
  4. D198
  5. E194
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Answer: B — 196. These are square numbers. The next is 14 × 14 = 196.
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: D. In the top row, the shape shrinks AND is doubled. 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: A. In the top row, the shape rotates, shrinks, AND becomes shaded. The same change must happen to the bottom figure.