Practice Questions for Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®) Form 7 and 8

4th Grade
Sentence Completion - Set 4 - 20 Questions

Directions: Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

1. Evan took out his ____ to figure out which direction to turn.

a. watch b. compass c. tent d. hike e. papers

2. We went to the ____ to ride the Ferris wheel.

a. park b. school c. carnival d. house e. party

3. Susan didn’t know what to do, so she asked her friend for some ____.

a. money b. candy c. questions d. vice e. advice

4. There are too many ____ during my favorite television show.

a. pictures b. advertisements c. characters d. conventions e. plots

5. The ____ carried the man safely from the airplane to the ground.

a. fall b. deposit c. parachute d. sail e. sky

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6. Molly was very ____ and noticed everything around her.

a. silly b. observant c. observed d. conservative e. clumsy

7. The ____ drove by quickly with its lights and sirens on.

a. ambulance b. van c. truck d. car e. cargo

8. I paid the cashier and our ____ was completed.

a. cash b. stuff c. money d. transaction e. gift

9. During the ____, we couldn’t even see the house next door through the snow!

a. weather b. construction c. blizzard d. snow e. rain

10. It is ____ to complete your homework every night to succeed in school.

a. essential b. needed c. advanced d. drastic e. good

11. The ____ for not completing an assignment is a zero for a homework grade.

a. score b. penalty c. grade d. teacher e. assignment

12. Sammy had an ear infection and needed a ____ for medicine.

a. prescription b. subscription c. conscription d. description e. conniption

13. The ____ had us line up to take our pictures.

a. photographer b. doctor c. geographer d. cashier e. actor

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14. According to the ____, we don’t have music class until the end of the day.

a. scholar b. clock c. letter d. schedule e. graph

15. We worked together on our project; it was a ____ effort.

a. big b. collaborative c. difficult d. effortless e. hard

16. Eddie is very ____ and always says “please” when he asks for something.

a. nice b. polite c. rude d. nasty e. political

17. It was beautiful to watch the sun set on the ____.

a. horizon b. ground c. sky d. lawn e. ledge

18. The ____ waved its eight tentacles in the water.

a. fish b. starfish c. octopus d. anemone e. coral

19. After the play, the ____ clapped for a very long time.

a. teacher b. merchants c. athletes d. audience e. laborer

20. Because of the lack of ____, some of our plants are getting too dry and dying.

a. sun b. precipitation c. depression d. weather e. cold

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Answer Key

1. b – compass
2. c – carnival
3. e – advice
4. b – advertisements
5. c – parachute
6. b – observant
7. a – ambulance
8. d – transaction
9. c – blizzard
10. a – essential
11. b – penalty
12. a – prescription
13. a – photographer
14. d – schedule
15. b – collaborative
16. b – polite
17. a – horizon
18. c – octopus
19. d – audience
20. b – precipitation

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