Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set F
Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set F is a sixth full-length 11+ verbal reasoning practice paper, shuffling GL Assessment question types together as they appear on a real timed paper rather than grouped by type. It brings the insert-a-letter and complete-the-third-pair formats together with an alphabet-position number code, a letters-for-numbers key and a five-person reasoning chain that asks for the exact middle finisher.
Before you start
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Method
- Skim the whole set once before starting, so you know roughly how many of each question family are coming and can pace yourself rather than being surprised by a run of similar questions.
- Identify the question type before you attempt to solve it; a shuffled paper punishes pupils who start calculating or reasoning before they have worked out which of the roughly 21 GL types they are actually looking at.
- For an insert-a-letter question, test your chosen letter against both halves of the puzzle before committing to it, since a letter that only completes one half is not the answer.
- For an alphabet-position code, write the rule out from the given example first, then apply it one letter at a time rather than trying to shift the whole word at once.
- For a letters-for-numbers question, write the key down exactly as given, then work out the requested value with the key beside you rather than from memory.
- For a multi-person reasoning chain, build the full order on paper as you read each clue, so a question asking for the middle position (not just the first or last) does not catch you out.
- Work at a steady rate of well under a minute per question; if one question is taking too long, guess your best answer and move on rather than letting it eat into the rest of the set.
Worked example
(RUN, RAN) (SWIM, SWAM) (SING, ?) Complete the third pair the same way the first two pairs are related.
- Look at the first pair, RUN and RAN, and work out the relationship: RAN is the irregular past-tense form of RUN.
- Check this relationship against the second pair, SWIM and SWAM: SWAM is the irregular past-tense form of SWIM, so the pattern holds.
- Apply the same relationship to the third pair: the answer needs to be the irregular past-tense form of SING.
- Test the candidate word SANG against the pattern: SANG is the irregular past-tense form of SING, in the same way RAN is the past-tense form of RUN.
- Final answer: SANG.
Practice questions
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Q1Here are five words: VIOLIN, SOFA, TRUMPET, ARMCHAIR, CELLO. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?Show answer
Answer: SOFA and ARMCHAIR (they are items of furniture; VIOLIN, TRUMPET and CELLO are all musical instruments).
Q2Find the one letter that completes the word before the brackets and starts the word after the brackets: SHAR ( ? ) LANEShow answer
Answer: P (SHARP is a real word, and PLANE is a real word).
Q3Find the next term in the series: 4, 7, 13, 25, 49, ( ? )Show answer
Answer: 97 (each term is doubled, then 1 is subtracted: 49 x 2 = 98, then 98 - 1 = 97).
Q4Using the key A=2, B=9, C=5, D=14, E=7, work out B - E. Which letter has this value?Show answer
Answer: A (B - E = 9 - 7 = 2, and A = 2).
Q5Freya is faster than Grace. Grace is faster than Harry. Harry is faster than Imran. Imran is faster than Jack. Who is exactly in the middle when all five are ranked from fastest to slowest?Show answer
Answer: Harry (the order fastest to slowest is Freya, Grace, Harry, Imran, Jack, so Harry is third of five, exactly in the middle).
Q6Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to GRACEFUL: A) Elegant B) Clumsy C) Slow D) Tall E) QuietShow answer
Answer: B) Clumsy.
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
In this code, each letter moves 3 places back in the alphabet, so the code for FROG is COLD. Using the same rule, what is the code for PLUM? Show your working. (4 marks)
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PILOT is to COCKPIT as CHEF is to ? A) Restaurant B) Kitchen C) Oven D) Apron E) Menu. Choose the best answer and explain the relationship. (2 marks)
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