Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set L
Verbal Reasoning Mixed Practice Set L is a timed drill built around the logic and numeric-reasoning types found on 11+ verbal reasoning papers: logic deduction from statements, number connections, missing numbers, and the letter and number sequences that share the same step-by-step working style. These questions cannot usually be answered by pattern-spotting alone; they require writing out a short chain of reasoning or arithmetic, so pacing means leaving enough working space and time per question rather than reading faster.
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Method
- For a logic deduction question, write each statement as a short, simplified fact, an order, an exclusion, a category, in the margin, rather than trying to hold every statement in your head at once.
- Look for names or items that appear in more than one statement, since these are what link separate facts into one full picture, whether that is an order, a grid of who has what, or a group.
- For a number connection or missing number question, try the simplest single operation on the worked example first; only look for a two-step rule once you are sure a single operation does not fit exactly.
- Re-read exactly what the question asks before answering, the tallest, the third position, the missing number, since correct working can still be paired with an answer given for the wrong part of the question.
- Where a deduction only partly determines an order or grouping, check carefully whether the specific fact the question asks for is actually fixed by the statements, or whether more than one arrangement is still possible.
- Budget slightly more time per question in this set than for a straightforward vocabulary question, since the working takes longer to write out, but do not skip writing it down to save time, as this is where marks are usually lost.
Worked example
Three friends, Alex, Bianca and Cody, each own a different pet, a cat, a dog or a rabbit. Alex does not own the cat or the dog. Bianca does not own the rabbit. Which pet does Alex own?
- Alex does not own the cat and does not own the dog, so by elimination Alex must own the only pet left, the rabbit.
- Check this fits the second statement: Bianca does not own the rabbit, which is consistent since Alex owns it.
- Final answer: Alex owns the rabbit.
Practice questions
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Q19 (3) 12 | 22 (?) 15. Find the missing number, using the same rule as the first pair.Show answer
Answer: 7 - the rule is subtract the smaller outside number from the larger (12 - 9 = 3), so 22 - 15 = 7.
Q24 x 6 = [ ] + 9. Find the missing number.Show answer
Answer: 15 - the left-hand side is 4 x 6 = 24, so [ ] + 9 = 24, meaning [ ] = 15.
Q3Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, T, Q, ( ? )Show answer
Answer: N - each letter moves 3 places back in the alphabet.
Q42, 3, 5, 8, 13, ( ? )Show answer
Answer: 21 - each term is the sum of the two terms before it (5=2+3, 8=3+5, 13=5+8, 21=8+13).
Q5If the code for PRIZE is RTKBG, what is the code for SNAKE, using the same rule?Show answer
Answer: UPCMG - each letter of PRIZE moves 2 places forward in the alphabet to make RTKBG, so the same +2 shift applied to SNAKE gives UPCMG.
Q6All the trophies in the display cabinet are gold. The tallest trophy in the school is silver. What can you correctly conclude about the tallest trophy?Show answer
Answer: The tallest trophy cannot be one of the trophies in the display cabinet, since every trophy in the cabinet is gold and the tallest trophy is silver, not gold.
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
Five books are stacked in a pile. The dictionary is above the atlas. The atlas is above the novel. The comic is below the novel. The dictionary is below the encyclopaedia. Put the five books in order from top to bottom, and state which book is third from the top.
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8 (16) 5 | 6 (?) 9. The number in brackets follows the same two-step rule in both cases. Work out the rule from the first pair, then find the missing number.
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