Verbal Reasoning 1 PDF - Familiarisation Paper

Verbal Reasoning 1 Familiarisation Read the following with your child: 1. This is a multiple-choice paper in which you have to mark your answer to each question on the separate answer...

Verbal Reasoning 1 Familiarisation Read the following with your child: 1. This is a multiple-choice paper in which you have to mark your answer to each question on the separate answer sheet. 2. The paper contains a number of different types of question. Each question type starts with an explanation of what to do, followed by a worked example and solution with the answer marked on the answer sheet. 3. Some questions require more than one answer to be marked. Read the instructions carefully. —. If you 4. Draw a firm line clearly through the rectangle next to your answer like this * make a mistake, rub it out as completely as you can and put in your new answer. 5. Be sure to keep your place on the answer sheet. Mark your answer in the column that has the same number as the question in the booklet. 6. You may find some of the questions difficult. If you cannot do a question, do not waste time on it but go on to the next. If you are not sure of an answer, choose the one you think is best. 7. Work as quickly and as carefully as you can. Page 2 In this question, 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 mark it on the answer sheet. Example pound or A p B o C u D n E d Answer u Solution The answer is u: when removed from the word ‘pound’, we get a new word ‘pond’ and when added to the word ‘or’ we get a new word ‘our’. The letters have not otherwise been rearranged and both new words make sense. 1 metal A m though B e C t D a E l 2 liner A l bother B i C n D e E r 3 biased A b pant B i C a D s E d 4 chomp A c tea B h C o D m E p 5 player A p fight B l C a D y E r Page 3 Please go on to the next page >>> 6 brain A b tale B r C a D i E n 7 flower A f lit B l C o D w E r In these questions, the same letter must fit into both sets of brackets, to complete the word in front of the brackets and begin the word after the brackets. Find this letter and mark it on the answer sheet. Example mea [ ? ] able si [ ? ] op A p B n C f D t E c Answer t Solution The same letter that fits into both sets of brackets to form four words is ‘t’ (the four new words are meat, table, sit, top). 8 wor [ ? ] en A m fin [ ? ] ice B t C d D s E n 9 loo [ ? ] eak A b wee [ ? ] ull B k C m D p E s 10 roo [ ? ] ick A w oa [ ? ] ind B r C m D f E k Page 4 Please go on to the next page >>> 11 car [ ? ] ip A t fac [ ? ] rust B d C p D c E e 12 chee [ ? ] ang A s B r spea [ ? ] ide C b D p E k 13 pe [ ? ] et A w cla [ ? ] umber B g C p D l E n 14 her [ ? ] ut A b pol [ ? ] asis B o C e D l E d In these questions, the three words in the second group should go together in the same way as the three in the first group. Find the word that is missing in the second group and mark it on the answer sheet. Example (man [mat] tip) (bug [ ? ] dew) A bud B beg C dug D bed E wed Answer bud Solution The first two letters of ‘man’ and the first letter of ‘tip’ are put together to make the word ‘mat’. In the same way, the first two letters of the word ‘bug’ and the first letter of the word ‘dew’ are put together to make the word ‘bud’. 15 (staff [not] gnome) (epoch [ ? ] image) A gem B map C hip D ham E mop Page 5 Please go on to the next page >>> 16 (puzzle [zip] boiler) (nettle [ ? ] brands) A tan B tee C ten D tar E tab 17 (kiosk [sky] syrup) (agile [ ? ] upset) A use B lip C pea D gap E lap 18 (pedal [idea] saint) (swamp [ ? ] issue) A swap B saps C sums D saws E swim 19 (relax [axe] exists) (jewel [ ? ] byway) A eel B ale C eye D awe E ewe 20 (occupy [cape] repeat) (snouts [ ? ] chisel) A once B hens C nets D oils E nest 21 (thigh [hat] atlas) (dwarf [ ? ] moths) A for B who C was D oar E wad Page 6 Please go on to the next page >>> In each question, find the number that continues the series in the most sensible way and mark it on the answer sheet. Example 2 4 6 8 [?] A 16 B 11 C 10 D 9 E 12 Answer 10 Solution In this series, you add 2 each time. For other series, you might have to perform a different sort of operation (Æ, –, Í, ÷). There might also be two series involved: the first comprising the 1st, 3rd, 5th number etc. and the second comprising the 2nd, 4th, 6th etc. 22 27 26 28 25 29 24 30 [?] A 33 B 29 C 25 D 23 E 31 23 4 8 11 15 18 [?] A 21 B 20 C 25 D 22 E 28 24 28 32 25 27 22 22 19 17 16 [?] A 15 B 13 C 12 D 14 E 11 25 20 23 27 32 38 [?] A 45 B 48 C 46 D 39 E 51 26 57 56 54 52 50 47 45 41 39 [?] A 32 B 31 C 35 D 33 E 34 Page 7 Please go on to the next page >>> 27 88 92 90 95 92 98 94 101 [?] A 100 B 95 C 93 D 96 E 99 28 2 5 14 41 [?] A 122 B 84 C 62 D 140 E 112 Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question and mark it on the answer sheet. 29 At the shops Darren bought 8 oranges. Laura bought 3 oranges fewer than Chris. Rosario bought 3 oranges fewer than Darren and 1 fewer than Chris. How many oranges did Laura buy? A 1 B 9 C 3 D 5 E 2 Page 8 Please go on to the next page >>> In these questions, find two words, one from each group, that are most opposite in meaning. Mark both words on the answer sheet. Example (morning early wake) (late shop dark) A morning X late B early Y shop C wake Z dark Answer early late Solution The two words, one from each group, that are most opposite in meaning are ‘early’ from group one and ‘late’ from group two. 30 (break ignore hit) (poke miss aim) A break X poke B ignore Y miss C hit Z aim 31 (cheap price cost) (amount dear expense) A cheap X amount B price Y dear C cost Z expense 32 (complex superior modern) (old new fresh) A complex X old B superior Y new C modern Z fresh Page 9 Please go on to the next page >>> 33 (lock close away) (key distant shut) A lock X key B close Y distant C away Z shut 34 (hobby usual rarely) (habit often seldom) A hobby X habit B usual Y often C rarely Z seldom 35 (heavy glow stiff) A heavy (shine hard flexible) X shine B glow Y hard C stiff Z flexible 36 (approximate true close) A approximate (broad precise rough) X broad B true Y precise C close Z rough 37 (transparent clear hollow) A transparent (empty vague glass) X empty B clear Y vague C hollow Z glass Page 10 Please go on to the next page >>> 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 mark this answer on the answer sheet. Example The film ended happily after all. A The film B film ended C ended happily D happily after E after all. Answer film ended Solution In this sentence, the hidden four-letter word is ‘mend’, which is made up of the last letter of the word ‘film’ and the first three letters of the word ‘ended’. So the pair of words that contains the hidden word is ‘film ended’. 38 They were not alerted at once. A They were B were not C not alerted D alerted at E at once. 39 The shampoo left bubbles in the bath. A The shampoo B shampoo left C left bubbles D bubbles in E in the Page 11 Please go on to the next page >>> 40 Visitors wandered around the colourful gardens. A Visitors wandered B wandered around C around the D the colourful E colourful gardens. 41 She tried to grasp another rope. A She tried B tried to C to grasp D grasp another E another rope. 42 The rhinoceros escaped from the cage. A The rhinoceros B rhinoceros escaped C escaped from D from the E the cage. 43 He hid the banjo inside the cupboard. A He hid B hid the C the banjo D banjo inside E inside the Page 12 Please go on to the next page >>> 44 They searched the patrol area systematically. A They searched B searched the C the patrol D patrol area E area systematically. 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 The alphabet is here to help you with these questions. Find the next pair of letters in the series and mark it on the answer sheet. Example CQ DQ EP FP [?] A GP B GO C HO D GR E GQ Answer GO Solution The letters are grouped into pairs. The first letter in each pair is in alphabetical order: C, D, E, F. The second letter in each pair features twice in the series, and appears in reverse alphabetical order: Q, Q, P, P. Following this pattern, the next pair of letters after FP must be GO. 45 UD VF WH XJ [?] A ZL B YL C YK D ZK E YM 46 ZO WL TI QF [?] A NC B OD C MC D ND E OB Page 13 Please go on to the next page >>> 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 47 AQ CM EI GE [?] A JB B IB C HE D IA E JA 48 HQ LR PS TT [?] A WV B UV C XU D XT E UX 49 SG NL JP GS [?] A ET B UE C DT D DU E EU 50 KM LL ML NM OO PR [?] A QU B RU C RV D QV E QW 51 CQ BL ZH WE [?] A SC B RC C TD D TC E SD Page 14 Please go on to the next page >>> In these sentences, the word in capitals has had three letters next to each other taken out. These three letters will make one correctly-spelt word without changing their order. The sentence that you make must make sense. Mark the correct three-letter word on the answer sheet. Example The cat scratched him with his CS. A LAD B LAW C HAD D RAW E RED Answer LAW Solution The three-letter word that has been removed from CS is ‘LAW’. If we place this three-letter word between C and S, it makes the word CLAWS and thus completes the sentence. 52 His favourite food was CABE. A BAG B GET C EVE D SAG E BAT 53 The cars SDED in the bad weather. A DEN B KID C PAR D RAN E LAD 54 He BED for more space in the room. A EGG B LAB C ONE D TUG E RIP 55 The morning was spent CLING the garden. A ROE B AFT C APE D EAR E OWE Page 15 Please go on to the next page >>> 56 I introduced my STEPHER. A FAT B MOW C VAN D CAP E RAT 57 They were OVERED at the news. A GAP B NIL C JOY D TON E POT 58 He gave his final JUDENT. A HUM B GEM C ACE D TEN E TRY 59 Teabags have lots of PERATIONS. A SET B HIP C FOR D COT E LET Page 16 Please go on to the next page >>> In these questions, find the two words, one from each group, that will complete the sentence in the best way. Mark both words on the answer sheet. Example Big is to (small orange colour) as wide is to (apple red narrow) A small X apple B orange Y red C colour Z narrow Answer small narrow Solution In this example, ‘big’ is to small as ‘wide’ is to ‘narrow’ is correct because the word relationships here are antonyms (opposites). For other questions, the word relationship will be something different (pay attention to word type as well as meaning) but the important thing to remember is that the first relationship will connect with the second relationship. 60 Look is to (eye blink see) as listen is to (hear tone noise) A eye X hear B blink Y tone C see Z noise 61 High is to (low far big) as deep is to (fall shallow water) A low X fall B far Y shallow C big Z water Page 17 Please go on to the next page >>> 62 Bus is to (driver passengers road) as plane is to (airline cloud pilot) A driver X airline B passengers Y cloud C road Z pilot 63 Plug is to (sink stopper block) as cork is to (bottle float screw) A sink X bottle B stopper Y float C block Z screw 64 Fly is to (insect wings feathers) as run is to (fast person legs) A insect X fast B wings Y person C feathers Z legs 65 Stitch is to (sew needle cloth) as stroke is to (pat paint cat) A sew X pat B needle Y paint C cloth Z cat 66 Large is to (open spacious great) as small is to (confined close near) A open X confined B spacious Y close C great Z near Page 18 Please go on to the next page >>> Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question and mark it on the answer sheet. 67 A cinema is open every night from 7 pm. The latest time a film begins is 11 pm. Films start at 7.15 pm, 8.15 pm and 9.15 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Mondays and Wednesdays films start on the hour, every hour. At the weekend, films start every half hour from 7 pm. If these statements are true, only one of the sentences below must be true. Which one? A No films start at 9.30 pm. B On Tuesday, a film starts at 9 pm. C Films start at 9.15 pm three days each week. D A film starts at 9 pm on Monday, Wednesday and at the weekend. E All films finish before 11 pm. Page 19 Please go on to the next page >>> In these questions, there are two pairs of words. Only one of the five possible answers will go equally well with both of these pairs. Mark it on the answer sheet. Example (world globe) (soil ground) A ball B dirt C plant D earth E universe Answer earth Solution The answer is ‘earth’. The word ‘earth’ goes equally well with both pairs of words because, just as it can refer to the planet Earth (world, globe), it can also refer to the ground beneath us (soil, ground). 68 (permit allow) (rent hire) A grant B let C agree D use E loan 69 (wood trunk) (howl wail) A tree B shout C cut D bark E call 70 (resemble similar) (fond admire) A please B copy C enjoy D like E same 71 (token disc) (worktop surface) A flat B voucher C counter D sideboard E coin Page 20 Please go on to the next page >>> 72 (jump leap) (well water) A hop B flow C move D source E spring 73 (chapter paragraph) (corridor alley) A book B path C walk D read E passage 74 (allotment patch) (conspire plan) A plot B scheme C garden D land E conceive Page 21 Please go on to the next page >>> Three of these four words are given in code. The codes are not written in the same order as the words and one code is missing. ANTS BASE LETS BLUE 5836 4172 8672 Solution To answer this sort of question, you have to work out which number represents which letter. Begin by focusing on one number which appears more than once. If this number appears in the same position in two of the codes, you might be able to spot the same pattern with the letters. If not, compare the positions of your chosen letter and see if this is reflected in the words. For example, the number 8 appears in two number codes: once in 1st position (8672) and once in 2nd position (5836). This could either be the letter A or the letter L. Factoring in the positions of the number 6 as well, the number 8 has to stand for the letter L. The number 6 stands for E. Knowing that 5836 = BLUE and 8672 = LETS we can establish what other letters stand for and answer further questions on missing words or codes. Choose the correct answer and mark it on the answer sheet. 75 Find the code for the word BASE. A 5836 B 5368 C 5872 D 5462 E 5426 76 Find the code for the word EAST. A 4627 B 6428 C 6472 D 6427 E 4678 77 Find the word that has the number code 7316. A TUBS B TUNE C TUNA D TANS E TABS Page 22 Please go on to the next page >>> Three of these four words are given in code. The codes are not written in the same order as the words and one code is missing. KITE INTO PAIN POET 8457 5716 3512 Solution The same approach applies as for questions 75–77 but this time the numbers have been assigned different letters so we have to repeat the process of assigning letters to numbers. The number 5 appears three times across the number codes: in 1st position, 2nd position and 3rd position. The only letter this could be is I. We can then assign letters to all of the numbers 1– 8. Choose the correct answer and mark it on the answer sheet. 78 Find the code for the word KITE. A 3512 B 5716 C 8621 D 3421 E 5632 79 Find the word that has the number code 8243. A PEAT B PEAK C TEAK D TANK E PENT 80 Find the code for the word KNOT. A 3751 B 3761 C 7351 D 7361 E 3851 Page 23 END OF FAMILIARISATION PAPER Copyright © GL Assessment, 2017. All rights reserved, including translation. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, recording or duplication in any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Published by GL Assessment, 1st Floor, Vantage London, Great West Road, Brentford TW8 9AG. Printed in Great Britain. Code 6853 920 1(06.17) PF