Verbal Reasoning

11+ Practice Paper

• 11 + EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS

• TIMED PAPER
• VARYING DIFFICULTY
• ANSWERS INCLUDED
• USEFUL INDICATION AS TO WHAT IS EXPECTED

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 You have 8 minutes to complete this paper.

In these sentences, a word of four letters is hidden at the end of one word
and the beginning of the next word. Find the pair of words that contains the
hidden word and circle the answer A- E.

❶ The man in the office did not move.

A The man
B man in
C the office
D office did
E not move

❷ Joe went early to bed yesterday.

A Joe went
B went early
C early to
D to bed
E bed yesterday

❸ The crab left the water an hour ago.

A The crab
B crab left
C the water
D water an
E hour ago

❹ Come to the shallow edge of the pool.

A Come to
B the shallow
C shallow edge
D edge of
E the pool

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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
The alphabet is here to help you with these questions. Find the next pair of
letters in the series and circle the answer A - E.
❺ AD GJ MP SV [?]
A YB B ZB C XZ D ZA E YC

❻ MN LO KP JQ [?]
A HR B IS C IR D HS E JR

❼ WV SR ON KJ [?]
A FG B HG C FE D GE E GF

❽ GH IK LO PT [?]
A VY B UY C VZ D UZ E TZ

In each question, find the number that continues the series in the most sensible
way and circle the answer A - E.

❾ 8 17 35 71 [?] A 142 B 141 C 143 D 145 E 144

❿ 2 5 10 17 [?] A 27 B 26 C 25 D 29 E 23

⓫ 1 5 17 53 [?] A 162 B 159 C 160 D 161 E 165

⓬ 98 91 84 77 [?] A 70 B 63 C 69 D 71 E 75

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In these questions, one letter can be moved from the first word to the second
word to make two new words. The letters must not otherwise be rearranged and
both new words must make sense. Find the letter that moves and circle the
answer A - E.
⓭ probe super
Ar Bp Co De Eb

⓮ lawyer sallow
Aa Bw Cy De Er

⓯ lounge fund
Ao Bg Cn Du Ee

⓰ tamper trap
Aa Br Ce Dp Em

Choose two words, one from column A-C and one from column D-F, that join
together to make a compound word. The word on the left will always start the
word.

A B C D E F
⓱ roof eaves chimney lift take drop
⓲ leaf tea coffee play sing act
⓳ car bar wood ride rot act
⓴ take get rob on by in

END OF TEST – WELL DONE!

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ANSWERS

1) D) office did (iced)

2) B) went early (tear)
3) B) crab left (able)
4) C) shallow edge (owed)
5) A) YB
6) C) IR
7) E) GF
8) D) UZ
9) C) 143
10) B) 26
11) D) 161
12) A) 70
13) B) p (robe/ supper)
14) B) w (layer/ swallow)
15) A) o (lunge/ found)
16) E) m (taper/ tramp)
17) B) and F) Eavesdrop
18) B) and E) Teasing
19) A) and E) Carrot
20) C) and F) Robin

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