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EP.V55 Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set S

GL ASSESSMENT EP.V55 · Calculators not allowed · about 28 minutes

Total Marks

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This is a 28-minute Verbal Reasoning practice paper sampling standard GL Assessment verbal-reasoning question types, styled on GL Assessment 11+ multiple-choice papers. It is Practice Set S, an all-new set of mixed reasoning questions. There are 32 questions across eight sections: Odd One Out, Closest and Opposite in Meaning, Word Analogies, Compound Word Link, Hidden Word, Move a Letter, Letter Codes and Alphabet Sequences, and a Mixed Harder Finale. Every question is worth 1 mark, for 32 marks in total. Difficulty increases through the pack, from below-target opening questions through core target-level questions to a final, harder mixed section. For each question, choose the ONE best answer from the options given (A to E). No calculator or dictionary 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.

Worked example. Worked example (Move a Letter): One letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second word, so that both remaining and newly formed words are correctly spelled. Which option shows this done correctly for STAGE and AT? A) Stag and Eat B) Tage and Sat C) Stage and Ta D) Sta and Geat E) Sat and Stage Answer: A. Moving the last letter of STAGE (E) to the front of AT leaves STAG, a real word (a male deer), and forms EAT, a real word. Option B moves a letter from the front of STAGE instead of the end. Option C does not move a letter at all, so STAGE stays whole and TA is not a real word. Option D moves two letters (G and E) instead of one, and GEAT is not a real word. Option E does not apply the rule correctly either. Only option A correctly moves exactly one letter from the end of the first word to the front of the second.

SECTION 1: ODD ONE OUT (3 minutes, 4 questions)

Four of the five words in each question share something in common. Choose the ONE word that does not belong.

Q1. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

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

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

(ODD ONE OUT) Q2. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A) Oak
B) Maple
C) Rose
D) Birch
E) Elm

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

(ODD ONE OUT) Q3. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A) Triangle
B) Square
C) Circle
D) Pentagon
E) Hexagon

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)

(ODD ONE OUT) Q4. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A) Whisper
B) Shout
C) Murmur
D) Mutter
E) Glance

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

SECTION 2: CLOSEST AND OPPOSITE IN MEANING (3 minutes, 4 questions)

Each question asks for the word that is either closest in meaning or opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals. Read the instruction carefully before choosing.

Q5. Which word means the OPPOSITE of ANCIENT?

A) Modern
B) Old
C) Historic
D) Elderly
E) Antique

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

(CLOSEST AND OPPOSITE IN MEANING) Q6. Which word is closest in meaning to RAPID?

A) Slow
B) Quick
C) Steady
D) Gentle
E) Calm

(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)

(CLOSEST AND OPPOSITE IN MEANING) Q7. Which word means the OPPOSITE of GENEROUS?

A) Selfish
B) Kind
C) Wealthy
D) Polite
E) Honest

(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)

(CLOSEST AND OPPOSITE IN MEANING) Q8. Which word is closest in meaning to ENORMOUS?

A) Tiny
B) Huge
C) Average
D) Narrow
E) Brief

(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)

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

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

Q9. KITTEN is to CAT as PUPPY is to ?

A) Dog
B) Bird
C) Foal
D) Cub
E) Lamb

(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)

(WORD ANALOGIES) Q10. PAGE is to BOOK as BRICK is to ?

A) Wall
B) House
C) Cement
D) Door
E) Roof

(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)

(WORD ANALOGIES) Q11. LOUD is to QUIET as FAST is to ?

A) Slow
B) Rapid
C) Run
D) Noisy
E) Quick

(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)

(WORD ANALOGIES) Q12. DOCTOR is to HOSPITAL as TEACHER is to ?

A) School
B) Student
C) Lesson
D) Book
E) Classroom

(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)

SECTION 4: COMPOUND WORD LINK (3 minutes, 4 questions)

Choose the one word that will complete the word before the brackets and also start the word after the brackets, making two real compound words.

Q13. SUN ( .... ) POT

A) Flower
B) Light
C) Shine
D) Rise
E) Set

(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD LINK) Q14. FIRE ( .... ) SHOP

A) Work
B) Place
C) Fly
D) Arm
E) Proof

(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD LINK) Q15. FOOT ( .... ) ROOM

A) Ball
B) Path
C) Print
D) Step
E) Hold

(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD LINK) Q16. ARM ( .... ) MAN

A) Chair
B) Band
C) Our
D) Ful
E) Age

(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)

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

A short word is hidden where two given words meet, using the last letter(s) of the first word and the first letter(s) of the second word, with no gaps and no re-ordering. Choose the hidden word.

Q17. ALPACA TAIL

A) Cat
B) Dog
C) Bat
D) Sun
E) Lap

(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD) Q18. ALOHA TIDE

A) Hat
B) Oat
C) Eat
D) Tea
E) Lot

(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD) Q19. SHOE ARMY

A) Ear
B) Arm
C) Hoe
D) Sun
E) Dog

(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD) Q20. HERO DUCK

A) Rod
B) Her
C) Roe
D) Hod
E) Rot

(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)

SECTION 6: MOVE A LETTER (4 minutes, 4 questions)

In each question, one letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second word, so that both remaining and newly formed words are correctly spelled. Choose the option that shows this done correctly.

Q21. SPARE AT

A) Pare and Sat
B) Spar and Eat
C) Spare and Ta
D) Spa and Reat
E) Spart and A

(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q22. GRAND AUNT

A) Gran and Daunt
B) Rand and Gaunt
C) Granda and Unt
D) Gra and Ndaunt
E) And and Graunt

(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q23. MOON AIL

A) Moo and Nail
B) Oon and Mail
C) Mo and Onail
D) Moo and Ailn
E) Moon and Ail

(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q24. FROG OLD

A) Fro and Gold
B) Rog and Fold
C) Fr and Ogold
D) Frog and Gold
E) Fro and Oldg

(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)

SECTION 7: LETTER CODES AND ALPHABET SEQUENCES (4 minutes, 4 questions)

Work out the coding rule from the example given, then apply the same rule to choose the correct answer.

Q25. If the code for CAT is DBU, what is the code for DOG?

A) EPH
B) EQH
C) DPG
D) EPI
E) FQH

(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)

(LETTER CODES AND ALPHABET SEQUENCES) Q26. If the code for BIRD is DKTF, what is the code for FISH?

A) HKUJ
B) GJTI
C) HJUJ
D) HKTI
E) IKUJ

(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)

(LETTER CODES AND ALPHABET SEQUENCES) Q27. Which letter is exactly midway (alphabetically) between D and H?

A) E
B) F
C) G
D) I
E) C

(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)

(LETTER CODES AND ALPHABET SEQUENCES) Q28. In a code, each letter is replaced by the letter three places later in the alphabet, wrapping back to the start after Z. What is the code for YARD?

A) BDUG
B) BCUG
C) CDUG
D) BDUH
E) ADUG

(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)

SECTION 8: MIXED HARDER FINALE (4 minutes, 4 questions)

These final questions mix several of the verbal reasoning types above and are more challenging. Choose the ONE best answer.

Q29. OPTIMISTIC is to PESSIMISTIC as GENEROUS is to ?

A) Miserly
B) Kind
C) Wealthy
D) Charitable
E) Polite

(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)

(MIXED HARDER FINALE) Q30. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A) Wheat
B) Barley
C) Lentil
D) Oats
E) Rye

(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)

(MIXED HARDER FINALE) Q31. A four-letter word is hidden where the two words below meet, using the last letters of the first word and the first letters of the second word. COCOA TSAR

A) Oats
B) Arts
C) Star
D) Tsar
E) Roast

(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)

(MIXED HARDER FINALE) Q32. In a code, every letter is shifted two places later in the alphabet and the whole word is then reversed. Using this rule, which word does the code AGPQO represent?

A) Money
B) Monkey
C) Honey
D) Mouse
E) Model

(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)

Mark scheme · EP.V55 Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set S

Question 1

B1 C) Dolphin - a dolphin is a mammal; the other four are all fish; cao
Answer: C) Dolphin

Question 2

B1 C) Rose - a rose is a flowering shrub; the other four are all trees; cao
Answer: C) Rose

Question 3

B1 C) Circle - a circle has no straight sides; the other four are all polygons made of straight sides; cao
Answer: C) Circle

Question 4

B1 E) Glance - glance means a quick look, not a way of speaking; the other four all describe ways of speaking; cao
Answer: E) Glance

Question 5

B1 A) Modern - modern means belonging to the present time, the opposite of ancient; cao
Answer: A) Modern

Question 6

B1 B) Quick - quick means happening fast, the closest match to rapid; cao
Answer: B) Quick

Question 7

B1 A) Selfish - selfish means unwilling to share, the opposite of generous; cao
Answer: A) Selfish

Question 8

B1 B) Huge - huge means very large in size, the closest match to enormous; cao
Answer: B) Huge

Question 9

B1 A) Dog - a kitten is a baby cat, so a puppy is a baby dog; cao
Answer: A) Dog

Question 10

B1 A) Wall - a book is made up of pages, and a wall is made up of bricks; cao
Answer: A) Wall

Question 11

B1 A) Slow - loud and quiet are opposites, so fast and slow are opposites; cao
Answer: A) Slow

Question 12

B1 A) School - a doctor works at the institution called a hospital, and a teacher works at the institution called a school; cao
Answer: A) School

Question 13

B1 A) Flower - SUNFLOWER and FLOWERPOT are both real compound words; cao
Answer: A) Flower

Question 14

B1 A) Work - FIREWORK and WORKSHOP are both real compound words; cao
Answer: A) Work

Question 15

B1 A) Ball - FOOTBALL and BALLROOM are both real compound words; cao
Answer: A) Ball

Question 16

B1 A) Chair - ARMCHAIR and CHAIRMAN are both real compound words; cao
Answer: A) Chair

Question 17

B1 A) Cat - the last two letters of ALPACA (C, A) plus the first letter of TAIL (T) spell CAT; cao
Answer: A) Cat

Question 18

B1 A) Hat - the last two letters of ALOHA (H, A) plus the first letter of TIDE (T) spell HAT; cao
Answer: A) Hat

Question 19

B1 A) Ear - the last letter of SHOE (E) plus the first two letters of ARMY (A, R) spell EAR; cao
Answer: A) Ear

Question 20

B1 A) Rod - the last two letters of HERO (R, O) plus the first letter of DUCK (D) spell ROD; cao
Answer: A) Rod

Question 21

B1 B) Spar and Eat - moving the last letter of SPARE (E) to the front of AT leaves SPAR and forms EAT, both correctly spelled real words; cao
Answer: B) Spar and Eat

Question 22

B1 A) Gran and Daunt - moving the last letter of GRAND (D) to the front of AUNT leaves GRAN and forms DAUNT, both correctly spelled real words; cao
Answer: A) Gran and Daunt

Question 23

B1 A) Moo and Nail - moving the last letter of MOON (N) to the front of AIL leaves MOO and forms NAIL, both correctly spelled real words; cao
Answer: A) Moo and Nail

Question 24

B1 A) Fro and Gold - moving the last letter of FROG (G) to the front of OLD leaves FRO and forms GOLD, both correctly spelled real words; cao
Answer: A) Fro and Gold

Question 25

B1 A) EPH - shifting each letter of DOG forward one place in the alphabet (D to E, O to P, G to H) gives EPH; cao
Answer: A) EPH

Question 26

B1 A) HKUJ - shifting each letter of FISH forward two places in the alphabet (F to H, I to K, S to U, H to J) gives HKUJ; cao
Answer: A) HKUJ

Question 27

B1 B) F - D is the 4th letter and H is the 8th letter of the alphabet; the midpoint of 4 and 8 is 6, which is F; cao
Answer: B) F

Question 28

B1 A) BDUG - shifting each letter of YARD forward three places in the alphabet, wrapping past Z back to A where needed (Y to B, A to D, R to U, D to G), gives BDUG; cao
Answer: A) BDUG

Question 29

B1 A) Miserly - optimistic and pessimistic are opposites, so the word opposite to generous is miserly; cao
Answer: A) Miserly

Question 30

B1 C) Lentil - a lentil is a pulse (a type of legume); the other four are all cereal grains; cao
Answer: C) Lentil

Question 31

B1 A) Oats - the last two letters of COCOA (O, A) plus the first two letters of TSAR (T, S) spell OATS; cao
Answer: A) Oats

Question 32

B1 A) Money - shifting each letter two places forward and then reversing MONEY gives the code AGPQO, so AGPQO decodes back to MONEY; cao
Answer: A) Money

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