VERBAL REASONING

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning.

use this to answer questions 1 - 6

• come, go

• roam, wander

• fear, fare

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning

• unhappy, sad

• many, few

• speak, listen

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning

• accept, refuse

• divide, add

• sharp, pointed

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning

• buy, sell

• throw, catch

• loud, noisy

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning

• cheap, inexpensive

• generous, mean

• rough, smooth

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning

• feeble, strong

• give, take

• terror, fear

Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to leave a new word. The meaning of the new word is given in the clue.

use this for questions 7 - 13

DREAR   at the back

• RAER

• REAR

• DEAR

Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to leave a new word. The meaning of the new word is given in the clue.

AUNT     an insect

• AUN

• ANT

• AUT

Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to leave a new word. The meaning of the new word is given in the clue.

SHORE    painful

• ROSHE

• SHOE

• SORE

Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to leave a new word. The meaning of the new word is given in the clue.

PLATE   opposite of early

• LATE

• PLAT

• TAPLE