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

2nd Grade
Sentence Completion - Set 4 - 20 Questions

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

1. I ____ my hand when I know the answer.

a. wave b. raise c. shake d. tap e. lower

2. The rain left a ____ on the ground.

a. mark b. hole c. puddle d. water e. drip

3. The ____ is the name of the book.

a. spine b. cover c. page d. title e. author

4. A circle is a ____.

a. shape b. ball c. word d. picture e. round

5. It is very ____ to listen to the teacher.

a. wrong b. needed c. sleepy d. serious e. important

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6. Last night, I had a ____ that I was flying.

a. story b. dream c. think d. toy e. time

7. Josh was in ____ for breaking the window.

a. the house b. school c. trouble d. gym e. the store

8. The ____ was between the two yards.

a. weeds b. toys c. holes d. class e. fence

9. Emma pulled the ____ up to keep her warm.

a. blanket b. sack c. square d. towel e. whole

10. Sally checked her hair in the ____.

a. seat b. mirror c. spray d. computer e. toaster

11. Mom found the missing toy ____ the sofa.

a. above b. taken c. with d. behind e. nothing

12. She could not ____ the answer to the test question.

a. answer b. reply c. sorry d. think e. remember

13. Ella was ____ from school because she was sick.

a. present b. ill c. absent d. napping e. silent

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14. We ____ in the gym.

a. exercise b. yoga c. weights d. solve e. talk

15. Jim wore his favorite ____ of shoes.

a. piece b. plain c. game d. pair e. name

16. We go to school to ____.

a. sit b. learn c. talk d. run e. play

17. To mail a letter, we need a ____.

a. pen b. stamp c. number d. car e. envelopes

18. Your birthday is the day you were ____.

a. born b. kissed c. in school d. loved e. crying

19. We keep our bird in a ____.

a. box b. bowl c. cage d. yard e. square

20. I am ____ and want to eat my lunch.

a. hungry b. hollow c. taste d. meal e. dream

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Answer Key
1. b – raise
2. c – puddle
3. d – title
4. a – shape
5. e – important
6. b – dream
7. c – trouble
8. e – fence
9. a – blanket
10. b – mirror
11. d – behind
12. e – remember
13. c – absent
14. a – exercise
15. d – pair
16. b – learn
17. b – stamp
18. a – born
19. c – cage
20. a – hungry

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