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CogAT Number Analogies Practice

Number Analogies questions appear in the CogAT quantitative battery at every grade level. Here is how they scale from grade 2 to high school.

Quantitative · Number Analogy medium Grade 2

Question 1. [24 → 14] [37 → 27] [23 → ?]

  1. A3
  2. B23
  3. C14
  4. D12
  5. E13
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Answer: E — 13. In each pair the rule is: subtract 10. Applying it to 23 gives 13.
Quantitative · Number Analogy medium Grade 5

Question 2. [10 → 20] [11 → 22] [2 → ?]

  1. A5
  2. B12
  3. C2
  4. D6
  5. E4
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Answer: E — 4. In each pair the rule is: multiply by 2. Applying it to 2 gives 4.
Quantitative · Number Analogy medium Grade 9

Question 3. [8 → 33] [12 → 49] [9 → ?]

  1. A37
  2. B33
  3. C38
  4. D41
  5. E34
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Answer: A — 37. In each pair the rule is: multiply by 4, then add 1. Applying it to 9 gives 37.