Mindsmith Online School

First Term Examination

Verbal Reasoning
Answer all Questions

A. If ABCEFHLMNRSTV is to 1256890432762
1. Earth - 61269
2. Cassava - 5177121
3. Beans - 26137
4. Mars - 4127
5. 50177 - Class
B. Complete the following sentences in the best way by choosing one
word from each set of brackets.
6. Legs are to jeans as birds are to fly.
7. Grass is to green as sand is to beach
8. Day is to night as month is to year.
9. Stop is to red as go is to green.
10. NOVICE is to EXPERIENCED as APPRENTICE is to: exotic
11. DRIVE is to LICENCE as BREATHE is to: oxygen
12. EDUCATION is to CLASSROOM as GROCERIES are to: supermarket
C. Use the opposite of each of the words printed in capitals to fill the
spaces in each of the following sentences:
13. Ngozi was PRESENT yesterday but ABSENT today.

14. I was BLAMED for fighting, but PRAISED for doing well in my
examination.
15. While Ola's brother is UGLY, his sister is BEAUTIFUL
D. Write out the synonyms of each of these words:
16. Greet/salute
17. Vacant/empty
18. Difficult/hard
19. Happy/glad
E. Underline the word that does not belong to each of the groups
below:
20. Yam Cassava Driver Rice Beans
21. Earth Moon Jupiter Mars Uranus
22. Book Pen Pencil Rice ink
23. Eyes Ears Door Nose Mouth
24. Boil Fry Bake Cook Cut
Complete the following sentences by selecting the most sensible
word from each group of words given in the brackets. Underline the
words selected.
25. The children carried the books
home from the library.
26. Quickly, climb up the tower and look at the view.
27. Forests contain trees where
many types of animal can make their homes.
28. Our class form captain is always been used
in project time to find information from the internet.
29. I gave the new phone to my friend.
30. The boy walked quickly over the bridge so he
had time to play in the puddles along

the lane.