Supplemental nonverbal reasoning practice. This activity builds related visual reasoning skills, but it is not one of the nine named core CogAT subtests.
Supplemental Pattern Completion Practice Questions
Pattern Completion questions ask students to determine which answer best finishes a visual sequence or pattern. Students compare shape, color, position, direction, and repeated rules.
Practice original CogAT-style pattern completion questions with visual answer choices.
How to use this practice page
- Read each question carefully before selecting an answer.
- Choose A, B, C, or D, then check the answer explanation.
- Look for the reasoning rule instead of guessing from the first thing you notice.
- Use the explanations to talk through the thinking process with your child or student.
Skills practiced: sequence reasoning, visual prediction, repeated patterns, direction changes, and attribute tracking.
Pattern Completion Practice
Select an answer for each question, then check your work to see the explanation.
Question 1 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule changes shading from outline to gray to solid and changes to the next shape in the pattern. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Attribute Sequencing And Shape Pattern Recognition
Question 2 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule moves one position down each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Spatial Sequencing
Question 3 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule changes shading from outline to gray to solid. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Attribute Sequencing
Question 4 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule adds one dot each step and moves one position up each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Sequencing And Spatial Sequencing
Question 5 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule adds one dot each step and moves one position right each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Sequencing And Spatial Sequencing
Question 6 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule rotates 90 degrees each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Mental Rotation
Question 7 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule removes one dot each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Sequencing
Question 8 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule rotates 90 degrees each step and adds one dot each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Mental Rotation And Visual Quantity Sequencing
Question 9 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule moves one position down each step and changes shading from outline to gray to solid. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Spatial Sequencing And Attribute Sequencing
Question 10 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule changes shading from outline to gray to solid and rotates 180 degrees each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Attribute Sequencing And Mental Rotation
Question 11 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule moves one position left each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Spatial Sequencing
Question 12 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule rotates 90 degrees each step and adds one dot each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Mental Rotation And Visual Quantity Sequencing
Question 13 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule moves one position left each step and adds one dot each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Spatial Sequencing And Visual Quantity Sequencing
Question 14 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule removes one dot each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Sequencing
Question 15 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule moves one position right each step and rotates 180 degrees each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Spatial Sequencing And Mental Rotation
Question 16 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule changes shading from outline to gray to solid and moves one position right each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Attribute Sequencing And Spatial Sequencing
Question 17 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule rotates 90 degrees each step. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Mental Rotation
Question 18 of 18
Pattern Completion Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Look at the pattern. Which answer choice completes the sequence?
Show explanation
The sequence rule rotates 90 degrees each step and changes to the next shape in the pattern. The correct answer continues that same pattern in the missing box.
Skill tested: Mental Rotation And Shape Pattern Recognition
Next practice steps
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