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11+ · GL ASSESSMENT

EP.T23 GL-Style Verbal Reasoning Mock 2

Calculators not allowed · about 30 minutes

Total Marks

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

This is a timed, single-section, 30-minute Verbal Reasoning mock, styled on GL Assessment 11+ multiple-choice papers. There are 50 questions across 11 short timed sections, each covering one standard GL question type: letter sequences, related words, hidden words, compound words, word codes, number sequences, move a letter, odd one out, opposites, double meanings and number codes. Every question is worth 1 mark, for 50 marks in total. For each question, choose the ONE best answer from the options A to E and write that letter in the space provided. No calculator is needed or allowed. Work through the sections in order and try to keep to the suggested time shown at the start of each section. If you are unsure of an answer, mark your best guess and move on, then return to it at the end if there is time left.

Worked example. Worked example (Move a letter): CRANE and UG - move one letter from CRANE to the front of UG so that both remaining groups of letters spell real words. Which letter moves? Answer: R. Test removing each letter of CRANE in turn and check whether what remains is a real word, keeping the other letters in their original order: removing R leaves CANE, a real word; removing C, A, N or E leaves RANE, CRNE, CRAE or CRAN, none of which are real words. Then check that R can be added to the front of UG to make a real word: R + UG = RUG, which works. So R is the letter that moves, giving CANE and RUG. Always test each letter fully - both what is left behind and what the moved letter builds - before choosing your final answer.

SECTION 1: LETTER SEQUENCES (3 minutes, 5 questions)

Work out the pattern in each sequence of letters and choose the letter (or pair of letters) that continues it.

Q1. Which letter continues the sequence?

B D F H ?

A) I
B) J
C) K
D) L
E) M

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

(Letter sequences) Q2. Which letter continues the sequence?

Z X V T ?

A) Q
B) R
C) S
D) P
E) U

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

(Letter sequences) Q3. Which letter continues the sequence?

A C F J ?

A) M
B) N
C) O
D) P
E) Q

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)

(Letter sequences) Q4. Which pair of letters continues the sequence?

AZ CX EV GT ?

A) IR
B) IT
C) HR
D) IS
E) JR

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

(Letter sequences) Q5. Which letter continues the sequence?

Y B X D W F ?

A) V
B) U
C) T
D) G
E) H

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

SECTION 2: RELATED WORDS (3 minutes, 5 questions)

The first pair of words is connected in a particular way. Choose the word that completes the second pair in the same way.

Q1. FAST is to SLOW as HOT is to ?

A) WARM
B) COLD
C) BOIL
D) WATER
E) ICE

(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)

(Related words) Q2. BOOK is to READ as SONG is to ?

A) SING
B) LISTEN
C) DANCE
D) WRITE
E) PLAY

(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)

(Related words) Q3. PUPPY is to DOG as CALF is to ?

A) COW
B) SHEEP
C) GOAT
D) HORSE
E) PIG

(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)

(Related words) Q4. SCALPEL is to SURGEON as GAVEL is to ?

A) JUDGE
B) LAWYER
C) POLICE
D) COURT
E) JURY

(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)

(Related words) Q5. OBSTINATE is to FLEXIBLE as TACITURN is to ?

A) TALKATIVE
B) SILENT
C) SHY
D) POLITE
E) HONEST

(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)

SECTION 3: HIDDEN WORDS (3 minutes, 4 questions)

A four-letter word is hidden in each sentence, made from the end of one word and the start of the next word, reading in that order. Choose the hidden word.

Q1. Mum put the pie in the stove near the window to keep it warm.

Which four-letter word is hidden across the join of two consecutive words (using the end of one word and the start of the next, read in order)?

A) OVEN
B) OVER
C) NEAR
D) STOP
E) WARM

(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)

(Hidden words) Q2. Our teacher set a tricky grammar mystery for us to solve.

Which four-letter word is hidden across the join of two consecutive words?

A) GRAM
B) ARMY
C) MYST
D) TEAR
E) EASY

(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)

(Hidden words) Q3. The old tools, hoe and rake, were kept in the shed.

Which four-letter word is hidden across the join of two consecutive words?

A) SHOE
B) TOOL
C) RAKE
D) SHED
E) HOED

(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)

(Hidden words) Q4. He hung his coat hooks by the door every evening after school.

Which four-letter word is hidden across the join of two consecutive words?

A) OATH
B) COAT
C) HOOK
D) DOOR
E) ATHS

(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)

SECTION 4: COMPOUND WORDS (2 minutes, 4 questions)

Choose the one word that completes the word before the brackets and also completes the word after the brackets, making two new compound words.

Q1. SUN ( ? ) POT

A) FLOWER
B) SHINE
C) LIGHT
D) RISE
E) SET

(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)

(Compound words) Q2. FOOT ( ? ) ROOM

A) BALL
B) PATH
C) PRINT
D) STOOL
E) HOLD

(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)

(Compound words) Q3. NET ( ? ) SHOP

A) WORK
B) BALL
C) SWEAT
D) FULL
E) WORTH

(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)

(Compound words) Q4. DOWN ( ? ) SHIP

A) TOWN
B) STAIRS
C) FALL
D) HILL
E) SIDE

(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)

SECTION 5: WORD CODES (3 minutes, 5 questions)

Work out the rule used to turn a word into code, then apply the same rule to find the code for a new word.

Q1. In a code, each letter of a word is replaced by the letter that comes immediately after it in the alphabet. If DOG is coded as EPH, what is the code for CAT?

A) DBU
B) DCU
C) DAU
D) CBT
E) ECV

(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)

(Word codes) Q2. In a code, each letter is replaced by the letter three places earlier in the alphabet (e.g. D becomes A). If FISH is coded as CFPE, what is the code for LEMON?

A) IBJLK
B) IBJKL
C) JCKML
D) IBJLN
E) HAILJ

(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)

(Word codes) Q3. In a code, PEN is written as 16-5-14 (each number is the letter's position in the alphabet). Using the same system, what is the code for MUG?

A) 13-21-7
B) 12-21-7
C) 13-20-7
D) 13-21-6
E) 14-22-8

(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)

(Word codes) Q4. In a code, the 1st letter of a word moves forward one place in the alphabet, the 2nd letter moves forward two places, and the 3rd letter moves forward three places (e.g. CAT becomes DCW). Using the same rule, what does DOG become?

A) EQJ
B) EPJ
C) EQI
D) DQJ
E) FRK

(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)

(Word codes) Q5. In a code, each letter of a word is replaced by the letter that comes two places before it in the alphabet. If PLUM is coded as NJSK, what is the code for RIVER?

A) PGTCP
B) PGTCO
C) QHUDQ
D) PFTCP
E) PGSCP

(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)

SECTION 6: NUMBER SEQUENCES (3 minutes, 5 questions)

Work out the pattern in each sequence of numbers and choose the number that continues it.

Q1. 4, 7, 10, 13, ?

A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 14
E) 18

(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)

(Number sequences) Q2. 2, 6, 18, 54, ?

A) 108
B) 150
C) 162
D) 172
E) 216

(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)

(Number sequences) Q3. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

A) 30
B) 32
C) 34
D) 36
E) 49

(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)

(Number sequences) Q4. 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ?

A) 63
B) 64
C) 65
D) 66
E) 67

(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)

(Number sequences) Q5. 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?

A) 125
B) 126
C) 127
D) 128
E) 129

(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)

SECTION 7: MOVE A LETTER (3 minutes, 5 questions)

Move one letter from the first word to the second word (the remaining letters of each word must stay in their original order) to make two new real words. Choose the letter that moves.

Q1. SLAP and PORT - move one letter from SLAP to the front of PORT so that both remaining groups of letters spell real words. Which letter moves?

A) S
B) L
C) A
D) P
E) T

(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)

(Move a letter) Q2. TRAIN and RIP - move one letter from TRAIN to the front of RIP so that both remaining groups of letters spell real words. Which letter moves?

A) T
B) R
C) A
D) I
E) N

(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)

(Move a letter) Q3. SMILE and TAR - move one letter from SMILE to the front of TAR so that both remaining groups of letters spell real words. Which letter moves?

A) S
B) M
C) I
D) L
E) E

(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)

(Move a letter) Q4. SHARE and ORE - move one letter from SHARE to the front of ORE so that both remaining groups of letters spell real words. Which letter moves?

A) S
B) H
C) A
D) R
E) E

(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)

(Move a letter) Q5. SPARE and OAR - move one letter from SPARE to OAR (it may join at the front, middle or end, but the remaining letters of each word must stay in their original order) so that both groups of letters spell real words. Which letter moves?

A) S
B) P
C) A
D) R
E) E

(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)

SECTION 8: ODD ONE OUT (2 minutes, 4 questions)

Four of the five words belong together in some way. Choose the one word that does NOT belong.

Q1. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

salmon, trout, dolphin, cod, herring

A) salmon
B) trout
C) dolphin
D) cod
E) herring

(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)

(Odd one out) Q2. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

triangle, square, circle, pentagon, hexagon

A) triangle
B) square
C) circle
D) pentagon
E) hexagon

(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)

(Odd one out) Q3. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

chisel, hammer, saw, screwdriver, ladder

A) chisel
B) hammer
C) saw
D) screwdriver
E) ladder

(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)

(Odd one out) Q4. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

glance, stare, peer, gaze, blink

A) glance
B) stare
C) peer
D) gaze
E) blink

(Total for Question 37 is 1 mark)

SECTION 9: OPPOSITES (2 minutes, 4 questions)

Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in capitals.

Q1. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ANCIENT.

A) OLD
B) HISTORIC
C) MODERN
D) RUINED
E) FAMOUS

(Total for Question 38 is 1 mark)

(Opposites) Q2. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to GENEROUS.

A) KIND
B) SELFISH
C) WEALTHY
D) POLITE
E) HONEST

(Total for Question 39 is 1 mark)

(Opposites) Q3. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to RELUCTANT.

A) NERVOUS
B) EAGER
C) CAREFUL
D) SLOW
E) STUBBORN

(Total for Question 40 is 1 mark)

(Opposites) Q4. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to FRUGAL.

A) STINGY
B) THRIFTY
C) WASTEFUL
D) POOR
E) CAUTIOUS

(Total for Question 41 is 1 mark)

SECTION 10: DOUBLE MEANINGS (3 minutes, 5 questions)

Choose the one word that means the same as both of the clues given.

Q1. Find one word that means the same as both of these: A CONTAINER ... ABLE TO

A) CAN
B) TIN
C) JAR
D) MAY
E) POT

(Total for Question 42 is 1 mark)

(Double meanings) Q2. Find one word that means the same as both of these: A FLAT AREA OF LAND ... SIMPLE OR NOT FANCY

A) PLAIN
B) FIELD
C) BASIC
D) FLAT
E) MEADOW

(Total for Question 43 is 1 mark)

(Double meanings) Q3. Find one word that means the same as both of these: A FLYING NIGHT-TIME ANIMAL ... EQUIPMENT USED TO HIT A BALL

A) BAT
B) OWL
C) RACKET
D) CLUB
E) STICK

(Total for Question 44 is 1 mark)

(Double meanings) Q4. Find one word that means the same as both of these: A PLACE WHERE MONEY IS KEPT ... THE SIDE OF A RIVER

A) BANK
B) VAULT
C) SHORE
D) SAFE
E) EDGE

(Total for Question 45 is 1 mark)

(Double meanings) Q5. Find one word that means the same as both of these: A SPORTS FIELD ... TO THROW SOMETHING FORCEFULLY

A) PITCH
B) COURT
C) TOSS
D) GROUND
E) HURL

(Total for Question 46 is 1 mark)

SECTION 11: NUMBER CODES (3 minutes, 4 questions)

Each letter has a value equal to its position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2, C=3, up to Z=26). Use this to work out the answer.

Q1. Using A=1, B=2, C=3, up to Z=26 (each letter's position in the alphabet), what is the value of the word FOX (the sum of its letters)?

A) 43
B) 44
C) 45
D) 46
E) 47

(Total for Question 47 is 1 mark)

(Number codes) Q2. Using A=1, B=2, C=3, up to Z=26, find the value of PLUM (the sum of its letters) plus the value of KIWI (the sum of its letters), then subtract 10.

A) 94
B) 100
C) 104
D) 111
E) 114

(Total for Question 48 is 1 mark)

(Number codes) Q3. Using A=1, B=2, C=3, up to Z=26, the "code value" of a word is the sum of its letters' positions. Which pair of words below has the SAME code value?

A) BAD and CAB
B) FIG and BED
C) ACE and ADD
D) BAD and BED
E) CAB and ACE

(Total for Question 49 is 1 mark)

(Number codes) Q4. Using A=1, B=2, C=3, up to Z=26, the code value of a word is the sum of its letters' positions. If the code value of RIVER equals the code value of MOUSE plus a number N, what is N?

A) -1
B) 1
C) -2
D) 0
E) 2

(Total for Question 50 is 1 mark)

Mark scheme · EP.T23 GL-Style Verbal Reasoning Mock 2

Question 1

B1 B) J - the letters move up the alphabet in steps of two (B, D, F, H, J); cao
Answer: B) J

Question 2

B1 B) R - the letters move down the alphabet in steps of two (Z, X, V, T, R); cao
Answer: B) R

Question 3

B1 C) O - the gap between letters increases by one each time (+2, +3, +4, then +5), giving A, C, F, J, O; cao
Answer: C) O

Question 4

B1 A) IR - the first letters step forward by two (A, C, E, G, I) while the second letters step backward by two (Z, X, V, T, R); cao
Answer: A) IR

Question 5

B1 A) V - reading every other letter (Y, X, W, ?) steps backward by one each time, so the 7th letter is V; cao
Answer: A) V

Question 6

B1 B) COLD - FAST and SLOW are opposites, so the missing word must be the opposite of HOT; cao
Answer: B) COLD

Question 7

B1 B) LISTEN - READ is how you take in the content of a book, so the missing word must be how you take in the content of a song; cao
Answer: B) LISTEN

Question 8

B1 A) COW - a puppy is a young dog, and a calf is specifically the young of a cow; cao
Answer: A) COW

Question 9

B1 A) JUDGE - a scalpel is the tool a surgeon uses, and a gavel is the tool a judge uses; cao
Answer: A) JUDGE

Question 10

B1 A) TALKATIVE - OBSTINATE (stubborn) and FLEXIBLE are opposites, so the missing word must be the opposite of TACITURN (reserved, saying little); cao
Answer: A) TALKATIVE

Question 11

B1 A) OVEN - the last three letters of stoVE join the first letter of Near: OVE + N = OVEN; cao
Answer: A) OVEN

Question 12

B1 B) ARMY - the last two letters of grammAR join the first two letters of MYstery: AR + MY = ARMY; cao
Answer: B) ARMY

Question 13

B1 A) SHOE - the last letter of toolS joins all three letters of HOE: S + HOE = SHOE; cao
Answer: A) SHOE

Question 14

B1 A) OATH - the last three letters of coAT join the first letter of Hooks: OAT + H = OATH; cao
Answer: A) OATH

Question 15

B1 A) FLOWER - SUN + FLOWER = SUNFLOWER and FLOWER + POT = FLOWERPOT, so FLOWER completes both words; cao
Answer: A) FLOWER

Question 16

B1 A) BALL - FOOT + BALL = FOOTBALL and BALL + ROOM = BALLROOM, so BALL completes both words; cao
Answer: A) BALL

Question 17

B1 A) WORK - NET + WORK = NETWORK and WORK + SHOP = WORKSHOP, so WORK completes both words; cao
Answer: A) WORK

Question 18

B1 A) TOWN - DOWN + TOWN = DOWNTOWN and TOWN + SHIP = TOWNSHIP, so TOWN completes both words; cao
Answer: A) TOWN

Question 19

B1 A) DBU - each letter of CAT moves one place forward: C to D, A to B, T to U; cao
Answer: A) DBU

Question 20

B1 A) IBJLK - each letter of LEMON moves three places back: L to I, E to B, M to J, O to L, N to K; cao
Answer: A) IBJLK

Question 21

B1 A) 13-21-7 - M is the 13th letter, U is the 21st letter and G is the 7th letter of the alphabet; cao
Answer: A) 13-21-7

Question 22

B1 A) EQJ - D+1=E, O+2=Q, G+3=J; cao
Answer: A) EQJ

Question 23

B1 A) PGTCP - each letter of RIVER moves two places back: R to P, I to G, V to T, E to C, R to P; cao
Answer: A) PGTCP

Question 24

B1 B) 16 - each term increases by 3 (4, 7, 10, 13, 16); cao
Answer: B) 16

Question 25

B1 C) 162 - each term is multiplied by 3 (2, 6, 18, 54, 162); cao
Answer: C) 162

Question 26

B1 D) 36 - these are the square numbers (1², 2², 3², 4², 5², 6²), so the next term is 6²=36; cao
Answer: D) 36

Question 27

B1 C) 65 - the gap between terms shrinks by 1 each time (9, 8, 7, 6, then 5), so the next term is 70-5=65; cao
Answer: C) 65

Question 28

B1 C) 127 - each term doubles the one before and adds 1 (3x2+1=7, 7x2+1=15, and so on), so 63x2+1=127; cao
Answer: C) 127

Question 29

B1 A) S - removing S from SLAP leaves LAP, and adding S to the front of PORT makes SPORT; cao
Answer: A) S

Question 30

B1 A) T - removing T from TRAIN leaves RAIN, and adding T to the front of RIP makes TRIP; cao
Answer: A) T

Question 31

B1 A) S - removing S from SMILE leaves MILE, and adding S to the front of TAR makes STAR; cao
Answer: A) S

Question 32

B1 A) S - removing S from SHARE leaves HARE, and adding S to the front of ORE makes SORE; cao
Answer: A) S

Question 33

B1 A) S - removing S from SPARE leaves PARE, and adding S to the front of OAR makes SOAR; cao
Answer: A) S

Question 34

B1 C) dolphin - salmon, trout, cod and herring are all fish, but a dolphin is a mammal; cao
Answer: C) dolphin

Question 35

B1 C) circle - triangle, square, pentagon and hexagon are all polygons with straight sides and corners, but a circle has neither; cao
Answer: C) circle

Question 36

B1 E) ladder - chisel, hammer, saw and screwdriver are all hand tools used to shape, cut or fix materials, but a ladder is climbing equipment; cao
Answer: E) ladder

Question 37

B1 E) blink - glance, stare, peer and gaze are all ways of looking at something, but a blink is a brief closing of the eyes, not a way of looking at something; cao
Answer: E) blink

Question 38

B1 C) MODERN - ANCIENT means very old, so its opposite is MODERN; cao
Answer: C) MODERN

Question 39

B1 B) SELFISH - GENEROUS means willing to give freely, so its opposite is SELFISH; cao
Answer: B) SELFISH

Question 40

B1 B) EAGER - RELUCTANT means unwilling, so its opposite is EAGER, meaning keen and willing; cao
Answer: B) EAGER

Question 41

B1 C) WASTEFUL - FRUGAL means careful not to waste money or resources, so its opposite is WASTEFUL; cao
Answer: C) WASTEFUL

Question 42

B1 A) CAN - a can is a container, and "can" also means able to do something; cao
Answer: A) CAN

Question 43

B1 A) PLAIN - a plain is a flat area of land, and "plain" also means simple or not fancy; cao
Answer: A) PLAIN

Question 44

B1 A) BAT - a bat is a flying night-time animal, and a bat is also equipment used to hit a ball; cao
Answer: A) BAT

Question 45

B1 A) BANK - a bank is a place where money is kept, and a bank is also the side of a river; cao
Answer: A) BANK

Question 46

B1 A) PITCH - a pitch is a sports field, and "to pitch" also means to throw something forcefully; cao
Answer: A) PITCH

Question 47

B1 C) 45 - F=6, O=15, X=24, and 6+15+24=45; cao
Answer: C) 45

Question 48

B1 C) 104 - PLUM totals 62 and KIWI totals 52, giving 62+52=114, then 114-10=104; cao
Answer: C) 104

Question 49

B1 C) ACE and ADD - ACE totals 1+3+5=9 and ADD totals 1+4+4=9, so the two values are equal; cao
Answer: C) ACE and ADD

Question 50

B1 A) -1 - RIVER totals 72 and MOUSE totals 73, so N = 72 - 73 = -1; cao
Answer: A) -1

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