GL-Style Mixed Mock 5: Maths and Verbal Reasoning

Method

1. For a ratio-sharing question, find the total number of parts first, work out what one part is worth, then multiply up to find the share you actually need, rather than trying to jump straight to the answer.
2. For a timetable question, read across the correct row and down the correct column carefully before doing any arithmetic; most timetable errors come from reading the wrong time, not from a wrong calculation.
3. For a closest-in-meaning or opposite-in-meaning question, mentally define the capitalised word in your own words first, then test every option against that definition rather than picking the first plausible-looking word.
4. For a word-association double-meaning question, think of the two given definitions separately and hold both in mind, since the answer is the one word that genuinely fits both, not just one of them.
5. For a compound-word or complete-the-third-pair question, test your chosen word against both halves of the puzzle before writing it down, since a word that completes only one half is not the answer.
6. This mock's verbal reasoning section has fewer heavy calculations than a code-based mock, so keep a brisk, steady pace of well under a minute per question rather than slowing down expecting harder working-out.
7. In the final two minutes of each section, fill in a best guess for every unanswered question rather than leaving any blank.

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