Bond First papers in Verbal Reasoning 7–8 years – Sample test

Underline the two words, one from each group, which are closest in
meaning.

Example (race, shop, start) (finish, begin, end)

1 (dog, sheep, cow)
2 (tall, height, wide)
3 (bring, sell, buy)
4 (under, above, beside)
5 (birthday, gift, prize)
(cat, hound, horse)
(heavy, broad, size)
(give, borrow, purchase)
(through, below, in)
(money, candle, present) 5

Change the first word into the last word, by changing one letter at a time and
making a new, different word in the middle.

Example TEN TIN FIN

6 PET HOT
7 WIN PEN
8 BOG BAT
9 PUN MAT
10 DIP HIT 5

If the code for BATTER is 5 3 8 8 4 7, what are the codes for the following
words?
11 TAB
12 TEA
13 BARE
14 EAT
15 BEAT 5

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Underline the one word which cannot be made from the letters of the word
in capital letters.
Example S T A T I O N E R Y stone ration nation noisy
16 FATHER heat fret fear trace
17 TURNIP print trip pint part
18 CONTENTS notes tunes scone tents
19 PARENTS pears stars rents spare
20 TROUSERS rouse trout routs ruse 5

Fill in the missing letters and numbers. The alphabet has been written out to
help you.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
21 BCD is to EFG as HIJ is to
22 ZY is to XW as VU is to
23 A1 is to B2 as C3 is to
24 AC is to DF as GI is to
25 5E is to 6F as 7G is to 5

Complete the following sentences by selecting the most sensible word

from each group of words given in the brackets. Underline the words
selected.
Example The (children, books, foxes) carried the (houses, books,
steps) home from the (greengrocer, library, factory).
26 Mum (bought, sold, read) some (day, sofas, pizzas) for (play, night,
supper).
27 The (cows, lions, sheep) (grunted, mooed, sang) in the (house, wood,
field).

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 28 The (moon, sun, clouds) was very (dark, rainy, bright) in the night
(wind, sun, sky).
29 You will find your (house, book, bed) on the (dog, water, table) where
you (cooked, peeled, left) it.
30 The (sand, rocks, water) at the (house, road, beach) was very (friendly,
late, cold). 5

Now go to the Progress Chart to record your score! Total 30

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 Bond First papers in Verbal Reasoning 7–8 years – Answers to sample test
ANSWERS

1 dog, hound 16 trace

2 wide, broad 17 part
3 buy, purchase 18 tunes
4 under, below 19 stars
5 gift, present 20 trout
6 POT 21 KLM
7 PIN 22 TS
8 BAG 23 D4
9 PAT 24 JL
10 HIP 25 8H
11 835 26 bought, pizzas, supper
12 843 27 cows, mooed, field
13 5374 28 moon, bright, sky
14 438 29 book, table, left
15 5438 30 water, beach, cold
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 Progress Chart First papers in Verbal Reasoning
Total Sample test Percentage
marks paper
▼
▼ ▼
30 100%

27 90%

24 80%

21 70%

18 60%

15 50%

12 40%

9 30%

6 20%

3 10%

0 0%

When you’ve filled in the progress chart read the Next Steps
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Next Steps Planner …
Now that you’ve finished this sample test paper, it’s a good time to see how
you did.
Here’s a simple plan to help you improve your score.

Step 1 Look back at your progress chart.

■ How did you do? Did you colour a long way up the chart?
■ Now is a good time to go over any incorrect answers and try those
questions again.

Step 2 Do more practice.

If you would like your score to be higher …
We suggest that you do more practice at the level of this sample test paper.
Use Bond Assessment Papers: First papers in Verbal Reasoning to help
improve your reasoning skills.
You can also try out lots of different word puzzles. Puzzle books are an
enjoyable way of practising your verbal reasoning skills.

If you did well on this test …

Either:
Use Bond Assessment Papers: First papers in Verbal Reasoning to reinforce
your reasoning skills at this level. The test papers in this book include a wider
variety of questions than are included in the sample paper and will help to
strengthen and expand your verbal reasoning knowledge.
Or:
If you feel confident, go on to Bond Assessment Papers: Second papers in
Verbal Reasoning for practice at the next level up.

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