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11+ · GL ASSESSMENT

EP.V32 Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set H

Calculators not allowed · about 40 minutes

Total Marks

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

This is a 40-minute mixed-format Verbal Reasoning practice test (Set H), styled on GL Assessment 11+ multiple-choice papers. There are 45 questions in 10 timed sections: Closest in Meaning, Move a Letter, Word Analogies, Number Connections, Hidden Words, Word Association / Double Meaning, Letter Sequences, Logic Deduction, Word Codes and Odd One Out. Every question is worth 1 mark, for 45 marks in total. Difficulty increases within each section and across the pack as a whole. For each question, choose the ONE best answer from the options A to E. No calculator is 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): one letter can move from the first word to the second word to make two new, correctly spelled words. Which letter moves from (CHASE) to (OWL)? Answer: H. Test each letter of CHASE in turn to see whether removing it leaves a real word: removing H leaves CASE, a real word, so H is a strong candidate. Check the second word next: adding H to OWL gives HOWL, also a real word, so both halves work. Removing any of the other letters (C, A, S or E) from CHASE does not leave a real English word, so H is the only letter that can move. In every Move a Letter question, first find which single letter can be removed from the first word to leave a real word, then check that the same letter can be added to the second word to make another real word before choosing your answer.

SECTION 1: CLOSEST IN MEANING (4 minutes, 5 questions)

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in capitals.

Q1. Choose the word closest in meaning to BEGIN.

A) Start
B) Continue
C) Finish
D) Pause
E) Stop

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

(Closest in Meaning) Q2. Choose the word closest in meaning to BRAVE.

A) Fearful
B) Timid
C) Courageous
D) Weak
E) Nervous

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

(Closest in Meaning) Q3. Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY.

A) Energetic
B) Exhausted
C) Excited
D) Cheerful
E) Alert

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)

(Closest in Meaning) Q4. Choose the word closest in meaning to CONCEAL.

A) Reveal
B) Display
C) Hide
D) Announce
E) Show

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

(Closest in Meaning) Q5. Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS.

A) Careless
B) Careful
C) Hurried
D) Casual
E) Vague

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

SECTION 2: MOVE A LETTER (4 minutes, 4 questions)

One letter can move from the first word to the second word to make two new, correctly spelled words. Which letter moves?

Q1. (STONE) (LOT)

A) N
B) T
C) S
D) O
E) E

(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)

(Move a Letter) Q2. (TRAIN) (OW)

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

(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)

(Move a Letter) Q3. (BOARD) (RAG)

A) O
B) B
C) D
D) A
E) R

(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)

(Move a Letter) Q4. (SHARE) (OW)

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

(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)

SECTION 3: WORD ANALOGIES (4 minutes, 5 questions)

Choose the word that completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair.

Q1. GLOVE is to HAND as SOCK is to ?

A) Foot
B) Arm
C) Head
D) Neck
E) Knee

(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)

(Word Analogies) Q2. PUPPY is to DOG as CALF is to ?

A) Sheep
B) Goat
C) Cow
D) Pig
E) Horse

(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)

(Word Analogies) Q3. PAGE is to BOOK as PETAL is to ?

A) Leaf
B) Stem
C) Tree
D) Flower
E) Root

(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)

(Word Analogies) Q4. THERMOMETER is to TEMPERATURE as SPEEDOMETER is to ?

A) Distance
B) Speed
C) Fuel
D) Direction
E) Time

(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)

(Word Analogies) Q5. MUSEUM is to ARTEFACTS as GALLERY is to ?

A) Books
B) Paintings
C) Animals
D) Plants
E) Instruments

(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)

SECTION 4: NUMBER CONNECTIONS (4 minutes, 4 questions)

Each question gives a number pair connected by a rule. Work out the rule from the first pair, then apply it to find the missing number in the second pair.

Q1. In this number pair, a rule changes the first number into the second: 4 -> 12. Using the same rule, what does 7 become?

A) 21
B) 20
C) 24
D) 10
E) 14

(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)

(Number Connections) Q2. In this number pair, a rule changes the first number into the second: 20 -> 14. Using the same rule, what does 31 become?

A) 24
B) 26
C) 25
D) 37
E) 19

(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)

(Number Connections) Q3. In this number pair, a rule changes the first number into the second: 3 -> 14. Using the same rule, what does 6 become?

A) 20
B) 16
C) 24
D) 22
E) 18

(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)

(Number Connections) Q4. In this number pair, a rule changes the first number into the second: 3 -> 8. Using the same rule, what does 5 become?

A) 24
B) 25
C) 20
D) 26
E) 16

(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)

SECTION 5: HIDDEN WORDS (4 minutes, 5 questions)

A shorter word is hidden inside the word in capitals, spelled using letters that are next to each other and in the same order. Find the hidden word.

Q1. Which four-letter word is hidden inside CURTAIN?

A) Rain
B) Curt
C) Tain
D) Urta
E) Ctur

(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)

(Hidden Words) Q2. Which four-letter word is hidden inside COVENANT?

A) Cant
B) Vena
C) Oven
D) Enan
E) Nant

(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)

(Hidden Words) Q3. Which five-letter word is hidden inside DANGER?

A) Dange
B) Ander
C) Ergan
D) Anger
E) Ngera

(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)

(Hidden Words) Q4. Which six-letter word is hidden inside SMARTEN?

A) Arten
B) Marten
C) Rtenm
D) Amart
E) Smart

(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)

(Hidden Words) Q5. Which seven-letter word is hidden inside ENCOUNTER?

A) Enter
B) Encount
C) Counter
D) Count
E) Ncounte

(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)

SECTION 6: WORD ASSOCIATION / DOUBLE MEANING (4 minutes, 4 questions)

Each question gives two meanings of a word. Find the ONE word that fits BOTH meanings and choose the matching option.

Q1. Which ONE word means both 'the sloping ground at the edge of a river' and 'a place where money is kept and looked after'?

A) Bank
B) Shore
C) Vault
D) Coast
E) Store

(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)

(Word Association / Double Meaning) Q2. Which ONE word means both 'the thick main stem of a tree' and 'an elephant's long, flexible nose'?

A) Stem
B) Trunk
C) Snout
D) Branch
E) Root

(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)

(Word Association / Double Meaning) Q3. Which ONE word means both 'the inside surface of your hand' and 'a tall tropical tree with large leaves'?

A) Fern
B) Hand
C) Palm
D) Leaf
E) Wrist

(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)

(Word Association / Double Meaning) Q4. Which ONE word means both 'something you hear' and 'safe and in good condition, as in structurally ___'?

A) Safe
B) Solid
C) Noise
D) Sound
E) Loud

(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)

SECTION 7: LETTER SEQUENCES (4 minutes, 5 questions)

Find the letter or letters that continue the sequence.

Q1. B, D, F, H, ( ? )

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

(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)

(Letter Sequences) Q2. Z, X, V, T, ( ? )

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

(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)

(Letter Sequences) Q3. A, C, F, J, ( ? )

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

(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)

(Letter Sequences) Q4. D, E, G, J, ( ? )

A) M
B) N
C) O
D) L
E) K

(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)

(Letter Sequences) Q5. A, Z, B, Y, C, X, ( ? )

A) D
B) W
C) E
D) V
E) Y

(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)

SECTION 8: LOGIC DEDUCTION (4 minutes, 4 questions)

Read each set of statements carefully and work out the answer using only the information given.

Q1. Meera is older than Josh. Josh is older than Ellis. Who is the youngest?

A) Meera
B) Josh
C) Ellis
D) Cannot tell
E) Meera and Josh are the same age

(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)

(Logic Deduction) Q2. Four pupils are queuing for lunch. Tariq is behind Freya. Freya is behind Connor. Connor is behind Aoife. Who is at the front of the queue?

A) Tariq
B) Freya
C) Connor
D) Aoife
E) Cannot tell

(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)

(Logic Deduction) Q3. Zain is heavier than Bo. Priya is lighter than Bo. Femi is heavier than Zain. Who is the heaviest?

A) Zain
B) Bo
C) Priya
D) Cannot tell
E) Femi

(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)

(Logic Deduction) Q4. Five swimmers finished a race. Nia finished before Ravi. Ravi finished before Soraya. Soraya finished after Deepak but before Callum. Deepak finished after Nia. Who finished first?

A) Nia
B) Ravi
C) Deepak
D) Soraya
E) Callum

(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)

SECTION 9: WORD CODES (4 minutes, 5 questions)

Work out the rule used to make the code, then apply it to find the answer.

Q1. In a code, each letter is moved three places forward in the alphabet (A becomes D, B becomes E, and so on). What does GOLD become in this code?

A) JROF
B) JQOG
C) JROG
D) IROG
E) JSOG

(Total for Question 37 is 1 mark)

(Word Codes) Q2. In a code, each letter is moved four places forward in the alphabet. What does CLIP become in this code?

A) GOMT
B) GPMT
C) FPMT
D) GPLT
E) GPMS

(Total for Question 38 is 1 mark)

(Word Codes) Q3. In a code, each letter is moved five places back in the alphabet, wrapping round to the end of the alphabet if needed. If the code for HOUSE is CJPNZ, what is the code for FIELD?

A) ACZGY
B) ADYGY
C) ADZGY
D) ADZFY
E) ADZGZ

(Total for Question 39 is 1 mark)

(Word Codes) Q4. In a code, each letter is replaced by the letter in the corresponding position counting from the end of the alphabet (A=Z, B=Y, C=X, and so on). What does WIND become in this code?

A) ERMW
B) DSMW
C) DRNW
D) DRMW
E) DRMX

(Total for Question 40 is 1 mark)

(Word Codes) Q5. In a code, the first letter of the word is moved forward one place, the second letter is moved forward two places, the third letter is moved forward three places, and so on, with each letter moved one more place than the letter before it. What does FLUTE become in this code?

A) FNXXJ
B) GMXXJ
C) GNWXJ
D) GNXWJ
E) GNXXJ

(Total for Question 41 is 1 mark)

SECTION 10: ODD ONE OUT (4 minutes, 4 questions)

Four of the five words belong together in the same group. Choose the ONE word that does not belong.

Q1. Which word does not belong with the others?

A) Dolphin
B) Trout
C) Cod
D) Salmon
E) Herring

(Total for Question 42 is 1 mark)

(Odd One Out) Q2. Which word does not belong with the others?

A) Trumpet
B) Trombone
C) Violin
D) Tuba
E) Cornet

(Total for Question 43 is 1 mark)

(Odd One Out) Q3. Which word does not belong with the others?

A) Frog
B) Toad
C) Newt
D) Salamander
E) Lizard

(Total for Question 44 is 1 mark)

(Odd One Out) Q4. Which word does not belong with the others?

A) Careless
B) Meticulous
C) Diligent
D) Thorough
E) Painstaking

(Total for Question 45 is 1 mark)

Mark scheme · EP.V32 Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set H

Question 1

B1 A) Start - start means to set something in motion, the closest match to begin
Answer: A) Start

Question 2

B1 C) Courageous - courageous means able to face danger or fear, the closest match to brave
Answer: C) Courageous

Question 3

B1 B) Exhausted - exhausted means extremely tired, the closest match to weary
Answer: B) Exhausted

Question 4

B1 C) Hide - hide means to put out of sight, the closest match to conceal
Answer: C) Hide

Question 5

B1 B) Careful - meticulous means extremely careful and precise about details, the closest match among the options
Answer: B) Careful

Question 6

B1 C) S - STONE loses S to become TONE, and LOT gains S at the front to become SLOT
Answer: C) S

Question 7

B1 D) T - TRAIN loses T to become RAIN, and OW gains T at the front to become TOW
Answer: D) T

Question 8

B1 C) D - BOARD loses D to become BOAR, and RAG gains D at the front to become DRAG
Answer: C) D

Question 9

B1 D) S - SHARE loses S to become HARE, and OW gains S at the front to become SOW
Answer: D) S

Question 10

B1 A) Foot - a glove is worn on the hand, just as a sock is worn on the foot
Answer: A) Foot

Question 11

B1 C) Cow - a puppy is a young dog, just as a calf is a young cow
Answer: C) Cow

Question 12

B1 D) Flower - a page is one part that makes up a book, just as a petal is one part that makes up a flower
Answer: D) Flower

Question 13

B1 B) Speed - a thermometer measures temperature, just as a speedometer measures speed
Answer: B) Speed

Question 14

B1 B) Paintings - a museum is a place that displays artefacts, just as a gallery is a place that displays paintings
Answer: B) Paintings

Question 15

B1 A) 21 - the rule is multiply by 3 (4 x 3 = 12), so 7 x 3 = 21
Answer: A) 21

Question 16

B1 C) 25 - the rule is subtract 6 (20 - 6 = 14), so 31 - 6 = 25
Answer: C) 25

Question 17

B1 A) 20 - the rule is add 4, then double the result ((3 + 4) x 2 = 14), so (6 + 4) x 2 = 20
Answer: A) 20

Question 18

B1 A) 24 - the rule is square the number, then subtract 1 (3 x 3 - 1 = 8), so 5 x 5 - 1 = 24
Answer: A) 24

Question 19

B1 B) Curt - CURTAIN contains the letters C-U-R-T in a row (positions 1 to 4), spelling CURT, meaning blunt or rudely brief
Answer: B) Curt

Question 20

B1 C) Oven - COVENANT contains the letters O-V-E-N in a row (positions 2 to 5), spelling OVEN
Answer: C) Oven

Question 21

B1 D) Anger - DANGER contains the letters A-N-G-E-R in a row (positions 2 to 6), spelling ANGER
Answer: D) Anger

Question 22

B1 B) Marten - SMARTEN contains the letters M-A-R-T-E-N in a row (positions 2 to 7), spelling MARTEN, a small furry animal related to the weasel
Answer: B) Marten

Question 23

B1 C) Counter - ENCOUNTER contains the letters C-O-U-N-T-E-R in a row (positions 3 to 9), spelling COUNTER
Answer: C) Counter

Question 24

B1 A) Bank - a river bank is the sloping ground at its edge, and a bank is also where money is kept and looked after
Answer: A) Bank

Question 25

B1 B) Trunk - the trunk of a tree is its thick main stem, and an elephant's trunk is its long, flexible nose
Answer: B) Trunk

Question 26

B1 C) Palm - the palm of your hand is its inside surface, and a palm is also a tall tropical tree
Answer: C) Palm

Question 27

B1 D) Sound - a sound is something you hear, and sound also means safe and in good condition, as in structurally sound
Answer: D) Sound

Question 28

B1 B) J - each letter is 2 places after the one before (B=2, D=4, F=6, H=8, J=10)
Answer: B) J

Question 29

B1 C) R - each letter is 2 places before the one before it (Z=26, X=24, V=22, T=20, R=18)
Answer: C) R

Question 30

B1 A) O - the gap between letters increases by 1 each time (+2, +3, +4, so the next gap is +5): A=1, C=3, F=6, J=10, O=15
Answer: A) O

Question 31

B1 B) N - the gap between letters increases by 1 each time (+1, +2, +3, so the next gap is +4): D=4, E=5, G=7, J=10, N=14
Answer: B) N

Question 32

B1 A) D - two sequences are interleaved: A, B, C moving forward through the alphabet, and Z, Y, X moving backward, so the next term continues the forward sequence with D
Answer: A) D

Question 33

B1 C) Ellis - Meera is older than Josh, and Josh is older than Ellis, so the order from oldest to youngest is Meera, Josh, Ellis
Answer: C) Ellis

Question 34

B1 D) Aoife - working from the statements, the queue order from front to back is Aoife, Connor, Freya, Tariq
Answer: D) Aoife

Question 35

B1 E) Femi - Femi is heavier than Zain, and Zain is heavier than Bo, who is heavier than Priya, so the order from heaviest to lightest is Femi, Zain, Bo, Priya
Answer: E) Femi

Question 36

B1 A) Nia - Nia finished before Ravi and before Deepak, and Ravi, Deepak, Soraya and Callum are all shown to finish after Nia either directly or through the chain of statements, so Nia finished first
Answer: A) Nia

Question 37

B1 C) JROG - each letter moves forward three places: G->J, O->R, L->O, D->G
Answer: C) JROG

Question 38

B1 B) GPMT - each letter moves forward four places: C->G, L->P, I->M, P->T
Answer: B) GPMT

Question 39

B1 C) ADZGY - each letter moves back five places, wrapping round the alphabet where needed: F->A, I->D, E->Z, L->G, D->Y
Answer: C) ADZGY

Question 40

B1 D) DRMW - each letter's position p is replaced by the letter at position (27 - p): W->D, I->R, N->M, D->W
Answer: D) DRMW

Question 41

B1 E) GNXXJ - F moves forward 1 place to G, L moves forward 2 places to N, U moves forward 3 places to X, T moves forward 4 places to X, E moves forward 5 places to J
Answer: E) GNXXJ

Question 42

B1 A) Dolphin - a dolphin is a mammal, while trout, cod, salmon and herring are all fish
Answer: A) Dolphin

Question 43

B1 C) Violin - a violin is a string instrument, while trumpet, trombone, tuba and cornet are all brass instruments
Answer: C) Violin

Question 44

B1 E) Lizard - a lizard is a reptile, while frog, toad, newt and salamander are all amphibians
Answer: E) Lizard

Question 45

B1 A) Careless - careless means not paying enough attention to detail, while meticulous, diligent, thorough and painstaking all describe someone who takes great care over their work
Answer: A) Careless

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