VERBAL REASONING GRADE 5 THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2019/2020

An anagram of a word is another word formed by re-arranging the letters of the given word.

Complete this sentence with an anagram of the word in upper case.

Example: WAR: I like eating raw fruits.

OWNS: He is only reaping what he had _____________.

• nows

• wons

• sown

• snow

An anagram of a word is another word formed by re-arranging the letters of the given word.

Complete this sentence with an anagram of the word in upper case.

Example: WAR: I like eating raw fruits.

POT: Thompson is always at the ____________ of his class.

• top

• opt

• otp

• tpo

An anagram of a word is another word formed by re-arranging the letters of the given word.

Complete this sentence with an anagram of the word in upper case.

Example: WAR: I like eating raw fruits.

LEAP: She looks ______________ with hunger.

• peal

• plea

• pale

• epal

Complete this sentence with the anagram of the underlined word.

Example: deal is to lead as lump is to plum.

sown is to owns as worse is to _________________.

• swore

• rowse

• sewor

• weros

Complete this sentence with the anagram of the underlined word.

Example: deal is to lead as lump is to plum.

last is to salt as hated is to _________________.

• detha

• thade

• death

• thead

Complete the following sentences by selecting the most sensible word from each group of words given in the brackets.



Example: The (children, books, foxes) carried the (houses, books, steps) home from the (greengrocer, library, factory).

The (sheet, rag, cover) of the (roof, book, lid) was (full, torn, apart)

• cover, book, torn

• sheet, book, apart

• rag, roof, apart

• sheet, lid, torn

Complete the following sentences by selecting the most sensible word from each group of words given in the brackets.



Example: The (children, books, foxes) carried the (houses, books, steps) home from the (greengrocer, library, factory).

She put (sugar, tea, water) in the (kitchen, pond, kettle) to make some (teapot, kettle, tea)

• sugar, pond, teapot

• tea, kitchen, tea

• sugar, kitchen, kettle

• water, kettle, tea

Complete the following sentences by selecting the most sensible word from each group of words given in the brackets.



Example: The (children, books, foxes) carried the (houses, books, steps) home from the (greengrocer, library, factory).

The (room, boy, home) walked along the (dresser, mansion, path) to the (stars, school, hour).

• boy, path, school

• room, dresser,stars

• home, mansion, hour

• boy, dresser,

Find the four- letter word which can be added to the letters in capitals to make a new word. The new word will complete the sentence sensibly.



Example: she was CAP of doing the job. able

So much had happened, it was a very EFUL time.

• vent

• rack

• rail

• slow

Find the four- letter word which can be added to the letters in capitals to make a new word. The new word will complete the sentence sensibly.



Example: she was CAP of doing the job. able

She was told to C the wound with water.

• lout

• late

• ever

• lean