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Please see the below chart for information on CogAT® testing time, the number of items, and completion criteria. Please note that levels 5/6-8 are not timed. Levels 9-17/18 are given 10 minutes per subtest for a total testing time of 90 minutes.

An exception to this applies to students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) accommodation who are allowed extended time. Guidance from the student’s IEP should be followed where extended time is needed. Administration times may be adjusted by school-system policy for individuals or groups; responsibility for such adjustments lies with the testing program decision-maker, not the test administrators.

CogAT: How Many Questions On a Test, Time needed, and Completion Criteria
CogAT Planning and Implementation Guide. Sheet 95, Page 87
Battery	Subtest	Number of Items	Min Attempted	Estimated Time	Time Given
Level 5/6 (Grade K)
Verbal	Picture Analogies	14	7	15	N/A
	Sentence Completion	14	7	14	N/A
	Picture Classification	14	7	14	N/A
Quantitative	Number Analogies	14	7	13	N/A
	Number Puzzles	10	5	11	N/A
	Number Series	14	7	14	N/A
Nonverbal	Figure Matrices	14	7	11	N/A
	Paper Folding	10	5	10	N/A
	Figure Classification	14	7	10	N/A
Level 7
Verbal	Picture Analogies	16	8	13	N/A
	Sentence Completion	16	8	13	N/A
	Picture Classification	16	8	12	N/A
Quantitative	Number Analogies	16	8	13	N/A
	Number Puzzles	12	6	11	N/A
	Number Series	16	8	13	N/A
Nonverbal	Figure Matrices	16	8	11	N/A
	Paper Folding	12	6	10	N/A
	Figure Classification	16	8	11	N/A
Level 8
Verbal	Picture Analogies	18	9	13	N/A
	Sentence Completion	18	9	14	N/A
	Picture Classification	18	9	13	N/A
Quantitative	Number Analogies	18	9	15	N/A
	Number Puzzles	14	7	15	N/A
	Number Series	18	9	15	N/A
Nonverbal	Figure Matrices	18	9	13	N/A
	Paper Folding	16	8	11	N/A
	Figure Classification	18	9	13	N/A
Level 9		Proctor Led	Sessions	Become Self	Paced
Verbal	Verbal Analogies	22	8	N/A	10
	Sentence Completion	20	7	N/A	10
	Verbal Classification	20	7	N/A	10
Quantitative	Number Analogies	18	6	N/A	10
	Number Puzzles	16	6	N/A	10
	Number Series	18	6	N/A	10
Nonverbal	Figure Matrices	20	7	N/A	10
	Paper Folding	16	6	N/A	10
	Figure Classification	20	7	N/A	10
Level 10-17/18
Verbal	Verbal Analogies	24	8	N/A	10
	Sentence Completion	20	7	N/A	10
	Verbal Classification	20	7	N/A	10
Quantitative	Number Analogies	18	6	N/A	10
	Number Puzzles	16	6	N/A	10
	Number Series	18	6	N/A	10
Nonverbal	Figure Matrices	22	8	N/A	10
	Paper Folding	16	6	N/A	10
	Figure Classification	22	8	N/A	10

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