FlyingMindsCogAT Kindergarten Practice (Level 5/6)
Kindergartners take CogAT Level 5/6 — entirely picture-based and read aloud. There is no reading or writing; a child listens to each question and points to or marks a picture. Prep should be playful, oral, and short: a few minutes of "which one goes with these?" games builds the exact reasoning the test rewards.
The Kindergarten question types
| Battery | What your child will see |
|---|---|
| Verbal | Listen-and-point picture analogies, picture classification (which belongs?), and oral vocabulary |
| Quantitative | Counting, more vs. less, and simple number and quantity matching with pictures |
| Nonverbal | Simple figure matrices and which-shape-belongs classification |
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Try the free demo Full access — $29/mo (3 accounts)Tips for Kindergarten CogAT prep
Make it a game
At five, asking which one does not belong over breakfast teaches classification better than any worksheet.
Always read aloud
The real test is read to your child, so practice should be too: you read, they point.
Keep sessions tiny
Five playful minutes beats twenty restless ones at this age.
Frequently asked questions
What CogAT level is Kindergarten?
Kindergarten takes Level 5/6 — fully picture-based and read aloud, with no reading or writing required.
Is the Kindergarten CogAT read aloud?
Yes. The proctor reads each question and the child responds to pictures, so prep should mirror that.
How do I prepare a 5-year-old for the CogAT?
Short, playful, oral reasoning games — picture analogies and which-belongs — plus light exposure to figure-matrix puzzles so the format is familiar.