They are given three answer choices and five pictures to choose from.
Figure Classification: The students are given three figures that are alike in some way. The tests require no reading and no prior knowledge. The items on these tests use only geometric shapes and figures that have had little direct relationship to formal school instruction. This part of the test often presents the most novel problems to students. In this section, Figure Classification, Matrices (K-2), Figural Analysis, and Figural Classification are assessed. 
The student is asked to choose the word that goes with the third word the same way that the second word goes with the first.Example: new (is to) old : wet (is to) _ and the choices are rain, drip, hot, sun, dry The third word goes with one of the answer choices.
Verbal Analogies: The student is given three words. The answer choices arefall, grow, show, bloom, spread Sentence Completion: The student is given a sentence with a word left out and is asked to choose a word that makes the best sense in the sentence.Example: Apples _ on trees. The student is asked to choose a word (from a selection of five words) that is alike in the same way.Example: The words displayed are GREEN BLUE RED and the answer choices are color, crayon, paint, yellow, rainbow Verbal Classification: The student is given a list of three words that are alike in some way. The verbal section of CogAT® will measure Oral Vocabulary, Verbal Reasoning, Sentence Completion (grade 3 and up), and Verbal Analogies (grade 3 and up). Here’s a look at each section of the test and some sample item types: The bundles presented below will help prepare students for both versions of the test (and include Figure Analysis practice for Kindergarten students). Also, figural analysis questions are now included at the Kindergarten level. The main differences between Form 6 and Form 7 are the primary level questions (Kindergarten through 2nd grade), which are now picture based as opposed to word based. Form 6 is still in use, but most schools have transitioned to Form 7. The latest edition of the CogAT® is Form 7 (7th edition). CogAT’s measurement of the three reasoning areas helps provide a balanced view of the child’s potential for academic success. Reasoning is synonymous with learning and problem-solving. 
CogAT® is often paired with the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS®) to show a more complete picture of a student’s abilities. The test measures students’ reasoning abilities in the three areas that are linked to academic success: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning. The CogAT® (Cognitive Abilities Test™) is published by Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company. The Cognitive Abilities Test™ or CogAT® is commonly utilized as part of the entrance process for students who have been identified as potentially gifted and talented.
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