Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set H
Mixed Practice Set H is an eighth full-length verbal reasoning practice paper, shuffling GL Assessment question types together under timed conditions. This set leans on number sequences built from square numbers and multiplying rules, word-association double meanings, and words hidden across the join between two other words, alongside logic chains and letters-for-numbers codes, continuing to build the speed of switching technique between very different question types that a real timed paper demands.
Before you start
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Method
- Identify the question family from its instruction line before reading the detail, since number, letter and word-meaning questions each start with a different technique.
- For number sequences built from a growing multiplication or a square-number pattern, test whether each term relates to a simple times-table or a squared position number before assuming the gaps must be constant.
- For hidden-word questions, check the letters at the exact join between the two named words, since the hidden word is built from the end of one and the start of the other, not from anywhere else in the sentence.
- For double-meaning questions, write down both given definitions separately and think of two or three candidate words for each before looking for the one word that appears on both lists.
- For logic chains, convert each comparison into a simple order as you read it, linking statements only where they share a common person or item.
- Keep a steady pace across the paper, marking your best guess on anything that is taking too long and returning to it only if time remains at the end.
Worked example
Find the next number in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ( ? )
- Identify the question type: a number series with a fast-growing gap is often built from a simple rule applied to each position, such as squaring, so test that first.
- Check each term against its position number, squared: position 1 squared is 1, position 2 squared is 4, position 3 squared is 9, position 4 squared is 16, position 5 squared is 25, every term matches its position squared exactly.
- Apply the same rule to the sixth position: 6 squared is 6 x 6 = 36.
- Final answer: 36.
Practice questions
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Q1Here are five words: JUPITER, RUBY, SATURN, EMERALD, MARS. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?Show answer
Answer: RUBY and EMERALD (they are gemstones; JUPITER, SATURN and MARS are all planets)
Q2Find the next number in the series: 2, 4, 10, 28, 82, ( ? )Show answer
Answer: 244 (each number is multiplied by 3, then 2 is subtracted: 82 x 3 = 246, then 246 - 2 = 244)
Q3A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her extra credit emerged after the review.' A) DITE B) TEME C) ITEM D) CRED E) MERGEShow answer
Answer: C) ITEM - CREDIT ends in IT and EMERGED begins with EM, so IT + EM = ITEM
Q4D=5, E=20, F=4, G=2, H=13. Work out F x G + D. Which letter has this value?Show answer
Answer: H (value 13) - F x G is worked out first, 4 x 2 = 8, then 8 + D = 8 + 5 = 13, which matches H
Q5Ahmed saved more than Grace. Grace saved more than Dylan. Dylan saved more than Amelia. Who saved the least?Show answer
Answer: Amelia (the order most to least is Ahmed, Grace, Dylan, Amelia, so Amelia saved the least)
Q6Which ONE word means both 'the inner surface of your hand' and 'a tropical tree with long leaves at the top'? A) LEAF B) HAND C) PALM D) COCONUT E) FRONDShow answer
Answer: C) PALM - your palm is the inner surface of your hand, and a palm is also a tropical tree
Q7Choose the word closest in meaning to ASSIST. A) hinder B) help C) ignore D) request E) demandShow answer
Answer: B) help - assist means to help someone, and hinder is close to the opposite
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
Find the next letter in this series, showing your working: R, A, J, S, ( ? ) A) A B) Z C) C D) B E) K
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Work out the relationship in each pair, then choose the option that completes the second pair the same way. a) SPONGE is to ABSORB as MIRROR is to ? - A) Glass B) Reflect C) Frame D) Bathroom E) Shine. b) TORCH is to ILLUMINATE as CALCULATOR is to ? - A) Numbers B) Calculate C) Screen D) Buttons E) Maths.
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