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EP.V71 Verbal Reasoning: Hidden and Compound Words Set 5

GL ASSESSMENT EP.V71 · Calculators not allowed · about 24 minutes

Total Marks

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

This is a 24-minute Verbal Reasoning depth practice on hidden and compound words (Set 5), styled on GL Assessment 11+ multiple-choice papers. It is a fifth, all-new set of questions on this topic. There are 32 questions across four sections: Hidden Word in One Word, Hidden Word Across Two Words, Compound Word Building and Move a Letter. Every question is worth 1 mark, for 32 marks in total. Difficulty increases through each section and across the pack as a whole, finishing with scholarship-level stretch questions. For each question, choose the ONE best answer from the options A to E. No calculator is allowed. Read every instruction carefully, since the exact rule changes between sections: sometimes the hidden word runs inside a single word, sometimes it spans the join between two neighbouring words, and sometimes you are building or breaking up a compound word.

Worked example. Worked example (Hidden Word in One Word): A four-letter word is hidden inside the word below, spelled using letters that run in order with no gaps. Which option is the hidden word? "WARDROBE" A) WARD B) ROBE C) DROP D) BORE E) WEAR Answer: B) ROBE. Reading WARDROBE letter by letter (W-A-R-D-R-O-B-E), the last four letters, R-O-B-E, run together with no gaps and spell ROBE, a real word. DROP, BORE and WEAR cannot be traced as an unbroken run of consecutive letters in WARDROBE, so B) ROBE is the option that is genuinely spelled out. (WARD is also hidden at the very start of WARDROBE, but it is never offered as an option in this pack, so it never affects which single answer is correct.) Apply this same careful, letter-by-letter checking method across every section of this pack, from hidden words inside single words and across sentence joins, through building compound words, to moving a letter between two words.

SECTION 1: HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD (6 minutes, 8 questions)

A four-letter word is hidden inside the word below, spelled using letters that run in order with no gaps. Which option is the hidden word?

Q1. "BALLOON"

A) Bowl
B) Ball
C) Bolt
D) Boat
E) Bell

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD) Q2. "SANDWICH"

A) Wish
B) Dish
C) Sand
D) Wash
E) Sick

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD) Q3. "BASEMENT"

A) Meal
B) Base
C) Menu
D) Tend
E) Seat

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD) Q4. "GRANITE"

A) Rant
B) Gate
C) Gran
D) Rain
E) Tire

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD) Q5. "PLASTER"

A) Plan
B) Last
C) Star
D) Rest
E) Pale

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD) Q6. "CHAPTER"

A) Chat
B) Heap
C) Chap
D) Tear
E) Cart

(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD) Q7. "CUSTOMER"

A) Cost
B) Tome
C) More
D) Cute
E) Must

(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD IN ONE WORD) Q8. "OCTOPUS"

A) Octo
B) Stop
C) Opus
D) Scot
E) Tops

(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)

SECTION 2: HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS (6 minutes, 8 questions)

A word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in the sentence below, using the end of the first of those two words and the start of the second. Which word is hidden?

Q1. "She practised her guitar music every single evening."

A) Arm
B) Owl
C) Bee
D) Fox
E) Ant

(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS) Q2. "The dog wanted more attention from its owner."

A) Eat
B) Sun
C) Top
D) Bus
E) Owl

(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS) Q3. "Their car experienced a flat tyre on the motorway."

A) Care
B) Gate
C) Note
D) Meal
E) Pear

(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS) Q4. "James tarried outside the door for a moment."

A) Lake
B) Rose
C) Star
D) Vase
E) Dune

(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS) Q5. "The zebra insisted on staying near the water."

A) Desk
B) Rain
C) Hive
D) Cane
E) Wave

(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS) Q6. "Their teacher offered extra help after school."

A) Tide
B) Dune
C) Hero
D) Moon
E) Robe

(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS) Q7. "The sidecar petrol tank needed refilling before the race."

A) Helmet
B) Carpet
C) Pencil
D) Balcony
E) Sandwich

(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)

(HIDDEN WORD ACROSS TWO WORDS) Q8. "The blacksmith's outdoor bellows glowed red hot."

A) Doorbell
B) Staircase
C) Sandwich
D) Lantern
E) Hamster

(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)

SECTION 3: COMPOUND WORD BUILDING (6 minutes, 8 questions)

Find the one word that can be joined onto the end of the first word and the front of the second word to make two new real words.

Q1. FIRE ( .... ) WORK

A) Wood
B) Fly
C) Place
D) Arm
E) Man

(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD BUILDING) Q2. KEY ( .... ) WALK

A) Note
B) Stone
C) Board
D) Hole
E) Word

(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD BUILDING) Q3. LAND ( .... ) SHIP

A) Owner
B) Scape
C) Mark
D) Slide
E) Mass

(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD BUILDING) Q4. WILD ( .... ) WOOD

A) Life
B) Cat
C) Fire
D) Flower
E) Card

(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD BUILDING) Q5. BREAK ( .... ) POUR

A) Fast
B) Water
C) Down
D) Neck
E) Up

(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD BUILDING) Q6. LIFE ( .... ) LINE

A) Boat
B) Guard
C) Span
D) Time
E) Saver

(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD BUILDING) Q7. ROAD ( .... ) WALK

A) Block
B) Side
C) Way
D) Map
E) Kill

(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)

(COMPOUND WORD BUILDING) Q8. CORNER ( .... ) WALL

A) Shop
B) Back
C) Store
D) Stone
E) Piece

(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)

SECTION 4: MOVE A LETTER (6 minutes, 8 questions)

In each question, move one letter from the first word to the second word, keeping the other letters of the first word in the same order, so that both the word left behind and the new word formed are real words. Choose the letter that moves.

Q1. Move one letter from PATCH to the front of AT to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

A) P
B) A
C) T
D) C
E) H

(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q2. Move one letter from SPOIL to the front of AT to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

A) S
B) P
C) O
D) I
E) L

(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q3. Move one letter from BRICK to the front of AT to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

A) B
B) R
C) I
D) C
E) K

(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q4. Move one letter from PRINT to the front of AT to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

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

(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q5. Move one letter from STOMP to the front of AT to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

A) S
B) T
C) O
D) M
E) P

(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q6. Move one letter from FLING to the front of AT to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

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

(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q7. Move one letter from CLASP to the front of AT to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

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

(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)

(MOVE A LETTER) Q8. Move one letter from MOUSE to the end of N to make two new, real words. Which letter moves?

A) M
B) O
C) U
D) S
E) E

(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)

Mark scheme · EP.V71 Verbal Reasoning: Hidden and Compound Words Set 5

Question 1

B1 B) Ball - the first four letters of BALLOON, B-A-L-L, run together with no gaps and spell BALL; cao
Answer: B) Ball

Question 2

B1 C) Sand - the first four letters of SANDWICH, S-A-N-D, run together with no gaps and spell SAND; cao
Answer: C) Sand

Question 3

B1 B) Base - the first four letters of BASEMENT, B-A-S-E, run together with no gaps and spell BASE; cao
Answer: B) Base

Question 4

B1 C) Gran - the first four letters of GRANITE, G-R-A-N, run together with no gaps and spell GRAN, an informal word for grandmother; cao
Answer: C) Gran

Question 5

B1 B) Last - letters 2 to 5 of PLASTER, L-A-S-T, run together with no gaps and spell LAST; cao
Answer: B) Last

Question 6

B1 C) Chap - the first four letters of CHAPTER, C-H-A-P, run together with no gaps and spell CHAP, an informal word for a man; cao
Answer: C) Chap

Question 7

B1 B) Tome - letters 4 to 7 of CUSTOMER, T-O-M-E, run together with no gaps and spell TOME, a word for a large book; cao
Answer: B) Tome

Question 8

B1 C) Opus - letters 4 to 7 of OCTOPUS, O-P-U-S, run together with no gaps and spell OPUS, a word for a musical work; cao
Answer: C) Opus

Question 9

B1 A) Arm - GUITAR and MUSIC are next to each other; the last 2 letters of GUITAR (AR) joined to the first 1 letter of MUSIC (M) spells ARM; cao
Answer: A) Arm

Question 10

B1 A) Eat - MORE and ATTENTION are next to each other; the last 1 letter of MORE (E) joined to the first 2 letters of ATTENTION (AT) spells EAT; cao
Answer: A) Eat

Question 11

B1 A) Care - CAR and EXPERIENCED are next to each other; the last 3 letters of CAR (CAR) joined to the first 1 letter of EXPERIENCED (E) spells CARE; cao
Answer: A) Care

Question 12

B1 C) Star - JAMES and TARRIED are next to each other; the last 1 letter of JAMES (S) joined to the first 3 letters of TARRIED (TAR) spells STAR; cao
Answer: C) Star

Question 13

B1 B) Rain - ZEBRA and INSISTED are next to each other; the last 2 letters of ZEBRA (RA) joined to the first 2 letters of INSISTED (IN) spells RAIN; cao
Answer: B) Rain

Question 14

B1 C) Hero - TEACHER and OFFERED are next to each other; the last 3 letters of TEACHER (HER) joined to the first 1 letter of OFFERED (O) spells HERO; cao
Answer: C) Hero

Question 15

B1 B) Carpet - SIDECAR and PETROL are next to each other; the last 3 letters of SIDECAR (CAR) joined to the first 3 letters of PETROL (PET) spells CARPET; cao
Answer: B) Carpet

Question 16

B1 A) Doorbell - OUTDOOR and BELLOWS are next to each other; the last 4 letters of OUTDOOR (DOOR) joined to the first 4 letters of BELLOWS (BELL) spells DOORBELL; cao
Answer: A) Doorbell

Question 17

B1 A) Wood - FIRE gains WOOD to become FIREWOOD, and WOOD gains WORK to become WOODWORK; cao
Answer: A) Wood

Question 18

B1 C) Board - KEY gains BOARD to become KEYBOARD, and BOARD gains WALK to become BOARDWALK; cao
Answer: C) Board

Question 19

B1 A) Owner - LAND gains OWNER to become LANDOWNER, and OWNER gains SHIP to become OWNERSHIP; cao
Answer: A) Owner

Question 20

B1 C) Fire - WILD gains FIRE to become WILDFIRE, and FIRE gains WOOD to become FIREWOOD; cao
Answer: C) Fire

Question 21

B1 C) Down - BREAK gains DOWN to become BREAKDOWN, and DOWN gains POUR to become DOWNPOUR; cao
Answer: C) Down

Question 22

B1 D) Time - LIFE gains TIME to become LIFETIME, and TIME gains LINE to become TIMELINE; cao
Answer: D) Time

Question 23

B1 B) Side - ROAD gains SIDE to become ROADSIDE, and SIDE gains WALK to become SIDEWALK; cao
Answer: B) Side

Question 24

B1 D) Stone - CORNER gains STONE to become CORNERSTONE, and STONE gains WALL to become STONEWALL; cao
Answer: D) Stone

Question 25

B1 D) C - removing C from PATCH leaves PATH, and adding C to the front of AT makes CAT, both real words; cao
Answer: D) C (PATCH becomes PATH; AT becomes CAT)

Question 26

B1 B) P - removing P from SPOIL leaves SOIL, and adding P to the front of AT makes PAT, both real words; cao
Answer: B) P (SPOIL becomes SOIL; AT becomes PAT)

Question 27

B1 A) B - removing B from BRICK leaves RICK, and adding B to the front of AT makes BAT, both real words; cao
Answer: A) B (BRICK becomes RICK; AT becomes BAT)

Question 28

B1 B) R - removing R from PRINT leaves PINT, and adding R to the front of AT makes RAT, both real words; cao
Answer: B) R (PRINT becomes PINT; AT becomes RAT)

Question 29

B1 D) M - removing M from STOMP leaves STOP, and adding M to the front of AT makes MAT, both real words; cao
Answer: D) M (STOMP becomes STOP; AT becomes MAT)

Question 30

B1 A) F - removing F from FLING leaves LING, and adding F to the front of AT makes FAT, both real words; cao
Answer: A) F (FLING becomes LING; AT becomes FAT)

Question 31

B1 D) S - removing S from CLASP leaves CLAP, and adding S to the front of AT makes SAT, both real words; cao
Answer: D) S (CLASP becomes CLAP; AT becomes SAT)

Question 32

B1 B) O - removing O from MOUSE leaves MUSE, and adding O to the end of N makes NO, both real words; cao
Answer: B) O (MOUSE becomes MUSE; N becomes NO)

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