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Verbal Reasoning

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Verbal Reasoning

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

Examine these sentences and find the pair of words which contains the
hidden word. The hidden word is 4 letters long and can be found at the
end of one word and the beginning of the next.

Example The doughnut is topped with little apricots.

A The doughnut
B doughnut is
C is topped
D topped with
E little apricots

Answer little apricots (The hidden word is leap).

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1 Calculators can help you to solve maths problems.

A can help
B calculators can
C solve maths
D you to
E maths problems

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2 He knew he would be late for the train.

A for the
B he knew
C he would
D late for
E the train

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

3 She wished she could move to Hawaii.

A she wished
B wished she
C move to
D to Hawaii
E could move

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4 Mum and dad taught us to garnish each serving with sour cream

A with sour
B mum and
C to garnish
D sour cream
E each serving

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5 Dolphins are some of the smartest animals found on planet Earth

A some of
B found on
C dolphins are
D are some
E planet Earth

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

6 Alchemists try to create gold from ordinary rocks and stones

A alchemists try
B create gold
C from ordinary
D rocks and
E and stones

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Move one letter from the first word to the second word such that both
words make sense. You are not allowed to rearrange the order the
letters.

Example unite strip

A u B n C i D t E e

Answer e (The new words are unit and stripe).

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7 forge

A f
runs

B o C r D g E e

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8 charm

A c
other

B h C a D r E m

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9 whole

A w
eight

B h C o D l E e

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

10 cause

A c
spine

B a C u D s E e
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11 aisle

A a
live

B i C s D l E e

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12 grant

A g
finer

B r C a D n E t

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Each letter represents a number. Calculate the following sums and then
mark on your answer sheet the answer represented as a letter.

Example If A = 3, B = 5, C = 1, D = 2, E = 7,
calculate the following sum and then mark your answer as a letter.

A+B-C=[?]

A A B B C C D D E E
Answer E

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13 If A = 2, B = 3, C = 6, D = 10, E = 12,
calculate the following sum and then mark your answer as a letter.

AxB+C=[?]

A A B B C C D D E E

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

14 If A = 3, B = 8, C = 5, D = 9, E = 11,
calculate the following sum and then mark your answer as a letter.

C+D÷A=[?]

A A B B C C D D E E

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15 If A = 5, B = 8 , C = 11 , D = 13, E = 15,
calculate the following sum and then mark your answer as a letter.

E÷A+B=[?]

A A B B C C D D E E
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16 If A = 2, B = 7, C = 14, D = 18, E = 28,


calculate the following sum and then mark your answer as a letter.

(C + D) – (A x B)= [ ? ]

A A B B C C D D E E
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17 A = 8, B = 6 , C = 7, D = 2, E = 16,
calculate the following sum and then mark your answer as a letter.

E+B–CxD=[?]

A A B B C C D D E E
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18 If A = 5, B = 3, C = 10, D = 6, E = 18,
calculate the following sum and then mark your answer as a letter.

D x (D – B) = [ ? ]

A A B B C C D D E E

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

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

For each of the following questions, decode the code by working out the
pattern. The alphabet has been provided above to help you.

Example If the code for TOY is UPZ, what does SBJO mean?

A RIOT B PAIN C RAIN D PAID E QUIZ

Answer RAIN (for each letter of the code, go back one letter in the alphabet)

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19 If the code for KIDS is GEZO, what does YKQHZ mean?

A CHILD B MOULD C CARDS D COURT E COULD


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20 If the code for FADE is GCEG, what does XQSM mean?

A WALL B WORK C WORM D FORK E DORM


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21 If the code for HANDS is ICQHX, what is the code for FEET?

A GFFV B GFFU C GGHX D ECBP E EDDS


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22 If the code for AWAY is DZDB, what is the code for FROM?

A IULO B COLJ C CURJ D IURO E IURP


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23 If the code for JUNE is KTOD, what is the code for APRIL?

A BOSHM B ZQQJK C BOSJM D ZQSHK E BQSJM


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24 If the code for MORE is OQTG, what is the code for LESS?

A NGUU B JCQQ C MFTT D KDRR E MGUU


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Examine the five words in the question. Three out of the five are related
in some way, whilst the other two do not belong in the group. Mark the
pair of words that do not belong in the group.

Example blue green colour red pigment

A blue, green
B green, pigment
C colour, red
D colour, pigment
E red, pigment

Answer colour, pigment (the related words are all colours but these are not)

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25 grass trees

A trees, compost
soil flowers compost

B grass, trees
C grass, flowers
D soil, flowers
E soil, compost

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

26 cricket rugby

A cricket, rugby
football grasshopper netball

B cricket, grasshopper
C rugby, football
D football, netball
E grasshopper, netball

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27 ocean wave

A wave, current
sea river current

B ocean, river
C wave, sea
D river, current
E sea, river

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28 car

A bus, road
bus road tracks train

B car, train
C road, train
D road, tracks
E car, bus

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

29 Brazil England

A Brazil, Africa
Africa Canada Europe

B England, Canada
C England, Europe
D Canada, Europe
E Africa, Europe

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30 pen

A pen, paper
ink pencil paper crayon

B ink, paper
C ink, crayon
D pencil, crayon
E pen, pencil

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Read the following information and then answer the question.

31 Anjali, Ben, Carol, Delilah, and Ed like listening to different genres of


music.
Anjali and Carol like Folk music, but Delilah and Ed like Jazz music
Ben only likes Pop and Classical music
Everyone who doesn’t like Folk music or Pop music like Rock music
Anjali likes listening to Rock with Delilah, and Carol likes listening to
classical music with Ed.

Who likes the most genres of music?

A Anjali B Ben C Carol D Delilah E Ed

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

For each of the following sentences, the word in capital has three letters
removed, which forms an actual word. Find the three-letter word that
has been removed

Example The young girl was incredibly TNTED.

A ALE B ALL C ANT D TOT E OLD

Answer ALE (the word ALE can be added back to make the word TALENTED)

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32 What is your OION of the new teacher?

A PUN B PIN C NON D PEN E NUN


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33 Salmon can TOLEE both salt water and fresh water.

A ERA B LET C ARE D RAT E EAT


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34 The royal LINE as we know it began in 1917 when the house of Windsor
was formed.

A EGG B EAR C AGE D TOP E ARE


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35 The AVEE height of ten year old boys and girls in the UK is 138cm

A ERA B RAG C AGE D ARM E ANT


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36 After years of erosion, the cliff base was covered with SEENT

A DIM B MEN C DIG D TON E TEN

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37 Her ESTIE was so good that she got the question right

A MET B TIE C HER D MAT E SAT

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Examine these sentences and find the pair of words which completes the
sentence so that it makes sense.

Example Green is to (grass sky lava) as blue is to (rose sea tree)

A grass, sea
B sky, sea
C grass, tree
D lava, sea
E lava, rose

Answer grass, sea (the word pair is the same colour as the words before it).

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38 Road is to (car tarmac street) as sea is to (sky boat river)

A tarmac, sky
B car, boat
C street, river
D tarmac, boat
E car, river

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

39 Pen is to (ink biro write) as pencil is to (erase lead sing)

A ink, eraser
B biro, sing
C ink, lead
D write, lead
E biro, lead

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40 Fly is to (high insect sky) as dive is to (low dark fish)

A high, fish
B insect, fish
C sky, low
D high, low
E sky, dark

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41 Wide is to (long narrow big) as tall is to (height feet short)

A long, short
B narrow, height
C long, height
D big, short
E narrow, short

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42 Trousers are to (short legs belt) as shirt is to (torso buttons hands)

A shorts, buttons
B legs, hands
C belt, buttons
D shorts, torso
E legs, torso

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43 Hot is to (burn volcano fire) as cold is to (ice penguin arctic)

A fire, ice
B burn, ice
C volcano, arctic
D volcano, penguin
E fire, arctic

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44 Pride is to (ride proud lions) as pod is to (dolphins seed ball)

A ride, ball
B lions, dolphins
C proud, seed
D lions, seed
E proud, dolphins

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Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper

For each of the following sentences, find the pattern than makes the
middle word in the first word group and apply it to the second word
group to find the missing word.

Example (far [fit] lit) (cat [ ? ] ton)

A tat B can C con D not E cot

Answer con (first letter from first word and the last two letters second word)

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45 (storm [vest] rivet)

A volt B love
(label [ ? ] pivot)

C vile D vole E late

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46 (herd [harm] farm)

A lice B lake
(lace [ ? ] hulk)

C luck D lure E call

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47 (step [pack] sack)

A taps B pots
(seat [ ? ] pops)

C peat D stop E tops

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48 (news [send] band)

A hall B love
(poll [ ? ] have)

C hope D hove E pave

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49 (noted [tune] shout)

A pile B rile
(exile [ ? ] proud)

C duel D pour E dupe

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50 (front [tint] print)

A hair B rant
(toxin [ ? ] chair)

C note D rain E chat

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