Free Printable Verbal Reasoning

1.

From the words in the options, pick two words with similar meaning

a)

Ugly

b)

Entice

c)

Pretty

d)

Attract

2.

Preach rhymes wit

a)

Breeze

b)

Praise

c)

Waist

d)

Beach

3.

Ready rhymes with

a)

Go

b)

Bread

c)

Dread

d)

Steady

4.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times.

a)

December

b)

Saturday

c)

appears

d)

Wednesday

e)

Potato

5.

A word that rhymes with beast is

a)

Need

b)

Feast

c)

Bread

d)

Read

6.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times.

a)

sparrow

b)

tricky

c)

eleven

d)

herring

e)

twelve

7.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times.

a)

shines

b)

eatable

c)

release

d)

gossip

e)

please

8.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times

a)

individual

b)

indeed

c)

lesson

d)

ironing

e)

opening

9.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times.

a)

shines

b)

eatable

c)

release

d)

gossip

e)

please

10.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times.

a)

necessary

b)

alabaster

c)

awkward

d)

series

e)

dizziness

11.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times.

a)

necessary

b)

alabaster

c)

awkward

d)

series

e)

dizziness

12.

Ant is to insect as lion is to

a)

farm

b)

animal

c)

forest

d)

cat

13.

He knew his hard crusty bread was much ------- after

a)

sort

b)

sot

c)

sought

d)

seek

14.

Author is to Pen as

Artist is to _________

a)

Writer

b)

Paint

c)

Hair

d)

Brush

15.

Triangle is to Three as

Pentagon is to _______

a)

Shape

b)

Five

c)

Corners

d)

Building

16.

Hungry is to Eat as

Thirsty is to _______

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Drink

d)

Cola

17.

Fireplace is to Bricks as a

Book is to _______________

a)

Heat

b)

Read

c)

Pages

d)

Shelves

18.

Rearrange the following phrases.

4 lines

19.

Passed excellently

I read my books

it is promotional exam

4 lines

20.

the wind started blowing

and we all ran inside

we were playing outside

4 lines

21.

when I wake up in the morning

and go to take my bath

I say my prayers

4 lines

22.

where he makes a lot of money

he has a large farm

mr Musa is hardworking

4 lines

23.

and ironed them

washed them

I soaked my dirty clothes

4 lines

24.

we sat at the dinning

lunch is ready

we had a nice meal

4 lines

25.

inserted the key

I got to the door

and opened the door

4 lines

26.

And went home together

shopped with her

I followed my mum to the market

4 lines

27.

went to the market

I dressed up in the morning

and bought some vegetables

4 lines

28.

Did not do as he was told

(a)

29.

what shape is this

a)

Triangle

b)

Circle

c)

Square

d)

Rectangle

30.

Pick the word similar in meaning to the word below

Food

a)

Eat

b)

Serve

c)

Meal

d)

Cook

31.

Which word comes first if arranged in alphabetical order?

a)

Badge

b)

Bicycle

c)

Branch

d)

Blessing

32.

From the words in the options, pick two words with similar meaning

a)

Ugly

b)

Entice

c)

Pretty

d)

Attract

33.

Man rhymes with

a)

Car

b)

Van

c)

Boy

d)

Ben

34.

Preach rhymes wit

a)

Breeze

b)

Praise

c)

Waist

d)

Beach

35.

The word that rhyme with jacket is

a)

Packet

b)

Shirt

c)

Jackal

d)

Suit

36.

Clinic rhymes with

a)

Biscuit

b)

Picnic

c)

Hospital

d)

King

37.

The word that rhyme with dream is

a)

Sleep

b)

Drink

c)

Scream

d)

Read

38.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.

a)

HANK HAND HANG

b)

HANG HANK HAND

c)

HAND HANG HANK

39.

WHICH WORD WILL COME SECOND WHEN ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER?

BALL BAG BANK

a)

BANK

b)

BAG

c)

BALL

40.

PICK THE ODD ONE OUT.

a)

FISH

b)

BIRD

c)

MAN

41.

THE GENERAL NAME FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS IS

a)

ANIMAL

b)

DOG

c)

LION

42.

WHICH WORD WILL COME SECOND WHEN ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER FROM THE LAST LETTER OF ALPHABET?

ZEBRA BAG WOMAN

a)

WOMAN

b)

BAG

c)

ZEBRA

43.

USE THE LAST LETTER OF THE FIRST WORD TO BEGIN THE SECOND WORD.

LOR( )OOR

a)

C

b)

E

c)

D

44.

THERE ARE ______ VOWELS IN ENGLISH ALPHABET.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

45.

______ IS THE SIXTH LETTER OF ALPHABET.

a)

F

b)

E

c)

D

46.

______ IS THE THIRD LETTER OF VOWELS.

a)

A

b)

I

c)

U

47.

WHAT IS THE ANOTHER WORD FOR LARGE?

a)

SMALL

b)

BIG

c)

THIN

48.

Rearrange the muddled letters in capitals to make a proper word.

Example: A BEZAR is an animal with stripes. ZEBRA .

What time is the YRATP?

a)

PART

b)

TRAP

c)

PARTY

d)

TRIP

49.

If the code CREATE is 564894.

Example: 8 9 4 = ATE .

What is the codes for 6 8 9 4

a)

DATE

b)

RATE

c)

TAKE

d)

LAKE

50.

Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to have a new word.

Example: A U N T an insect ant .

P L A N E part of a window ______

a)

LANE

b)

PANE

c)

EANE

d)

NANE

51.

A letter can be added to the front of all of these words to make new.

Example: care cat create call

_eat _ole _ard _ouse

a)

B

b)

A

c)

H

d)

P

52.

Car is to road as train is to ____________

a)

station

b)

rail

c)

engine

d)

gas

53.

Plane is to sky as boat is to _____________.

a)

float

b)

sail

c)

water

d)

road

54.

Choose one word which cannot be made from the letters of the word in capital letters.

Example: STATIONERY stone, nation, ration, noisy.

Answer: nation.

CHARGE _________________

a)

have

b)

gear

c)

race

d)

cage

55.

Remove one letter from the word in capital letters and leave a new word.

Example A U N T an insect ant

B L O W the opposite of ‘high’

a)

Short

b)

Long

c)

Low

d)

Slow

56.

If the codes 273512 is WINDOW .

IN = 73

What is the codes for 5 1 2 3?

a)

KNOW

b)

MORE

c)

DOWN

d)

WIND

57.

Add a letter to the front of the capital letters so that the sentence make sense.

Example: Grass is GREEN.

You breath through your __OSE

a)

B

b)

P

c)

N

d)

W

58.

Choose one word from the options so that the sentence make sense.

Example: The cow was eating grass.

He gave the dog a _______________.

a)

bus

b)

board

c)

bone

d)

train

59.

Complete this expression by choosing the missing word.

Example: Boy is to girl as man is to woman.

Fur is to rabbit as scales are to _____________

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

hair

d)

dog

60.

Two letters before O are __________ and ________.

a)

Q and R

b)

H and U

c)

M and N

d)

A and R

61.

Change the first word of the third pair in the same way as the other pairs to give a new word.

Example: bind, hind bare, hare but, _________.

Answer hut.

Pit, pot Lit, lot Hit_______.

a)

hat

b)

hen

c)

hill

d)

hot

62.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the word in capital.

Example: UNHAPPY ( unkind sad friendly) Answer is sad.

HEAP ____________

a)

heal

b)

pile

c)

stones

d)

space

63.

Add a letter to the front of the capital letters so that the sentence make sense.

Example: Grass is Green.

My friend has a long ____AIR.

a)

B

b)

L

c)

H

d)

T

64.

What is the antonym of add?

a)

gain

b)

multiply

c)

subtract

d)

math

65.

Choose the antonym for high.

a)

cool

b)

low

c)

scary

d)

pretty

e)

top

66.

Choose the antonym for the word top.

a)

bottom

b)

inside

c)

box

d)

high

e)

pop

67.

Choose the word to complete the expression.

Example: Boy is to girl as man is woman.

Night is to dark as day is _______.

a)

Light

b)

Morning

c)

Down

68.

Letter —— comes after A .

a)

C

b)

H

c)

B

69.

Which word comes first if arranged in alphabetical order?

Example: Truck Car Bus

Bus Car Truck

Clever Police Busy

a)

Clever

b)

Police

c)

Busy

70.

Two letters before E are ——-

a)

A , B

b)

C, D

c)

B, A

71.

Complete the following analogy -
pencil: writing :: brush : ______

a)

spraying

b)

flying

c)

painting

d)

constructing

72.

Which of these is not in alphabetical order?

a)

Numbers

Numeracy

nut

nuzzle

b)

Pink

Pea

Peas

c)

Card

Have

Hour

Now

d)

Add

Odd

Old

Owl

73.

Choose the antonym:

I can't believe how selfish some people can be.

a)

stingy

b)

generous

c)

mean

d)

noisy

74.

Which word means:

Not expensive or cheap

a)

Feature

b)

Drawbacks

c)

Affordable

d)

Accomplish

75.

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word.

The village is very peaceful at night.

a)

busy

b)

noisy

c)

quiet

d)

active

76.

In a code STATIONERY is written as 1404657289.

Write this word using the same code.

Example: RAIN = 8067

5. TEAR = ____________

a)

4208

b)

4802

c)

4082

d)

4820

77.

Choose the word that can go with the meaning given.

Home of birds

a)

rest

b)

plum

c)

cut

d)

nest

78.

A ___________ has beautiful feathers while peahen is not as attractive.

a)

peacock

b)

pearam

c)

peachick

79.

What box is next in the sequence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

80.

Which box comes next in the sequence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

81.

______ IS THE SIXTH LETTER OF ALPHABET.

a)

F

b)

E

c)

D

82.

Milk is drink as apple is to ———

a)

Drink

b)

eat

c)

cow

83.

Study the sample

CARE is 2143.

ARE is coded 143.

TABLE is 61243

LATE will be coded as ____

a)

4163

b)

6124

c)

3214

84.

Which word comes first if arranged in alphabetical order?

a)

Agree

b)

Apostle

c)

Above

d)

Among

85.

Author is to Pen as

Artist is to _________

a)

Writer

b)

Paint

c)

Hair

d)

Brush

86.

Which one letter can be added to the front of all these words to make new words?

____eat ____at ______igh ______ouse

a)

h

b)

m

c)

s

d)

f

87.

Complete this letter pattern AC BD CE __ __

a)

CD

b)

DF

c)

FG

88.

Daughter, mother, grandmother

__________, father, grandfather

a)

brother

b)

son

c)

cousin

d)

uncle

89.

Which word does not belong with the others?

a)

cup

b)

mug

c)

saucer

d)

glass

90.

Her parents are wealthy because they live in a big mansion.

The synonym for WEALTHY is............

a)

rich

b)

poor

c)

lonely

d)

sad

91.

The short basketball player ran very fast.

The antonym of short is.....................

a)

high

b)

tall

c)

small

d)

long

92.

The small cloud hovered over us.

The antonym of SMALL is.............

a)

tiny

b)

little

c)

large

d)

petite

93.

Choose one word in the brackets which is most opposite in meaning to the word in capitals

WIDE (a)broad (b)vauge (c)long (d)narrow

TEACHER (a) school (b) pupil (c)lesson (d) tutor

a)

school

b)

pupil

c)

lesson

d)

tutor

94.

His _______ gave birth to a baby yesterday.

a)

grandfather

b)

uncle

c)

father

d)

aunt

95.

Using the statements:
If it is Friday, then I will get paid.
It is Friday.
Write the conclusion.

a)

It is not Friday

b)

It is Friday

c)

I will not get paid

d)

I will get paid

96.

Choose from the given options the words with their group names.

Screwdriver, Pliers, Hammer, Rake

a)

Scholar

b)

Furniture

c)

Tools

d)

Fabric

97.

Choose from the given options the words with their group names.

Screwdriver, Pliers, Hammer, Rake

a)

Scholar

b)

Furniture

c)

Tools

d)

Fabric

98.

Left is to right as high is to______

a)

low

b)

middle

c)

down

d)

vertical

99.

What are the synonyms for go?

a)

bend

b)

depart

c)

jog

d)

leave

100.

Choose the one that have the same meaning to the word written in capital letters.

CLEAN

a)

Tidy

b)

Dirty

c)

New

101.

Choose the one that have the same meaning to the word written in capital letters.

ANSWER

a)

Annoy

b)

Reply

c)

Give

102.

Choose the one that have the same meaning to the word written in capital letters.

STRONG

a)

Weak

b)

Powerful

c)

Good

103.

Study the sample

CARE is 2143.

ARE is coded 143.

TABLE is 61243

LATE will be coded as ____

a)

4163

b)

6124

c)

3214

104.

Which word comes first if arranged in alphabetical order?

a)

Agree

b)

Apostle

c)

Above

d)

Among

105.

Which word comes first if arranged in alphabetical order?

a)

Badge

b)

Bicycle

c)

Branch

d)

Blessing

106.

Which word from first if arranged in alphabetical order?

a)

Civilian

b)

Change

c)

Cycle

d)

Center

107.

Giraffe is to Spots as

Zebra is to __________

a)

Runs

b)

Stripes

c)

Wild

d)

Animal

108.

Which one letter can be added to the front of all these words to make new words?

____eat ____at ______igh ______ouse

a)

h

b)

m

c)

s

d)

f

109.

Small is to Miniscule as

Large is to ____________

a)

Big

b)

Tiny

c)

Gigantic

d)

Larger

110.

Itch is to Scratch as

Tired is to __________

a)

Sleep

b)

Yawn

c)

Bed

d)

Exhausted

111.

Find a word that will end the first word and begin the second word

ME (___) ET

a)

B

b)

R

c)

N

d)

E

112.

rose : flower

hammer :

a)

car

b)

tool

c)

computer

d)

instrument

113.

The following is an example of what type of analogy -
night : day

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

item to category

d)

decription

114.

The following is an example of what type of analogy -
happy : glad

a)

antonym

b)

homograph

c)

synonym

d)

decription

115.

The following is an example of what type of analogy -
happy : glad

a)

antonym

b)

homograph

c)

synonym

d)

decription

116.

Left is to right as high is to______

a)

a. low

b)

b. middle

c)

c. down

d)

d. vertical

117.

3) Find the odd one out

a)

a. Vapour

b)

b. Steam

c)

c. Hailstone

d)

d. gas

118.

Add a letter in the gap to form two new words

Tea_____eat

a)

a.o

b)

b. p

c)

c. m

d)

d.l

119.

Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

a)

ice

b)

sand

c)

crystal

d)

silk

120.

Find the letter which will end the first word and start the second word.

Example: peac (h) ome.

sa( __ ) ou

a)

O

b)

l

c)

y

d)

t

121.

If the code for SEASON is 135146. What is the code for NOSE ?

a)

6341

b)

6413

c)

5614

d)

4167

122.

Complete this expression by choosing the right answer.

Example: Frog is to tadpole as swan is to cygnet.

People are to house as car is to ___

a)

hens

b)

garage

c)

paint

d)

rails

123.

If a = 2, b = 3, c = 5, d = 10 , give the answer to this calculation as letters.

d + c =

a)

23

b)

15

c)

10

d)

28

124.

The trader went to the ______ to save his money.

a)

bookshop

b)

bank

c)

station

d)

market

125.

If the letters in the AFTER were arranged in alphabetical order which letter comes in the middle?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

R

d)

E

126.

Form one word----BOOK

a)

FARM

b)

CLOTH

c)

BIKE

d)

SHELF

127.

Form one word from two words-----HEAD

a)

LADY

b)

DAUGHTER

c)

PARK

d)

MASTER

128.

PAT is 415. TAP will be coded as _____

a)

145

b)

514

c)

451

129.

DOGS GRIN HAIL HIGH

4726 9021 8395

What is the Code for LASH?

a)

2195

b)

6754

c)

9736

d)

1726

130.

Find the two statements that together prove:

Sandy is a country music singer.

1: Sandy sings in a band.

2: Sandy likes country music the best.

3: Difficult music such as country and classical require a strongly trained voice.

4: Sandy’s band plays country songs.

5: Sandy has attended singing lessons for many years.

a)

1 and 4

b)

2 and 5

c)

3 and 5

d)

3 and 4

131.

Jewels & Pearls School is a reputable school.

Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to reputable:

a)

established

b)

build

c)

antique

d)

fresh

132.

What is the antonym of vanish?

a)

disappear

b)

magician

c)

heat

d)

appear

133.

rose : flower

hammer :

a)

car

b)

tool

c)

computer

d)

instrument

134.

1. It has four legs, whiskers, soft furry coat and can be found around the house.

(a)

135.

It has two wheels, a handle and can be saddled.

(a)

136.

It is the largest land beast and known as Jumbo.

(a)

137.

It is a mother and it is known as Nanny.

(a)

138.

It has big ears and a white tail and hops.

(a)

139.

It has a face, hands and numbers.

(a)

140.

It can fly and learn to speak.

(a)

141.

Which word in each set is most similar in meaning to the word PILE?

a)

hole

b)

stone

c)

heap

d)

burry

142.

Which word in each set is most similar in meaning to the word WORTH?

a)

money

b)

coin

c)

expense

d)

value

143.

What comes next in this series? GI GK GM GO

a)

GS

b)

GQ

c)

GP

d)

GT

144.

Rearrange the word in bold to make a properly spelt word that completes the sentence.

The children were late for SLOHOC

(a)

145.

Float is to sink as wet is to __________

a)

damp

b)

soaked

c)

dry

d)

parched

146.

Letters is to words as numbers is to _______

a)

maths

b)

counting

c)

money

d)

sum

147.

Select one word from the bracket so that the sentence can make sense.

Example: The (car, cow, table) was eating grass.

Answer: cow

1. They sat down on a (lamp, seat, wave, bridge).

a)

lamp

b)

seat

c)

wave

d)

bridge

148.

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

3. Make a word from the 2nd, 5th and 7th letters of the alphabet ---------.

a)

BEG

b)

POT

c)

EBG

d)

SAD

149.

Write these words in alphabetical order.

Example: TRUCK, CAR, BUS

Answer: BUS, CAR, TRACK

6. CAP, PAT, HAT, TAP

a)

HAT, CAP, PAT, TAP

b)

CAP, HAT, PAT, TAP

c)

PAT, HAT, CAP, TAP

d)

TAP, CAP, PAT, HAT

150.

A book that helps you check spellings and look up words you don't know is called a --

a)

Thesaurus

b)

Dictionary

c)

Magazine

d)

Storybook

151.

To preview means...

a)

To look at before

b)

To open

c)

To loosen laces

d)

To paint again

152.

I asked my father to loan me ten thousand naira.

Identify a synonym for "loan" in the sentences below.

a)

I asked my father to change me ten thousand naira.

b)

I asked my father to lend me ten thousand naira

c)

I asked my father to deny me ten thousand.

d)

I asked my father to dash me ten thousand naira

153.

What is the meaning of the word prepay?

a)

Read again

b)

Pay before

c)

Not paid

d)

Will pay

154.

Which one of these words means to fall suddenly and helplessly

a)

Admire

b)

Contribute

c)

Pronounce

d)

Tumble

155.

My birthday is in the month beginning with the 14th letter of the alphabet. Is it in September, November, March or October ? -----------

a)

September

b)

November

c)

March

d)

October

156.

In the sentence, select the word which would come third if the words were placed in alphabetical order.

London, Bath, York, Paris.

a)

London

b)

Bath

c)

York

d)

Paris

157.

Rearrange the muddled word in capital letters to make sense. They are all animals.

Example: OGD ------

Answer: DOG

BLMA -------

a)

MALB

b)

LAMB

c)

LABM

d)

MABL

158.

If the code for SEASON is 135146. What is the code for SANE?

a)

1563

b)

5146

c)

6413

d)

1351

159.

What is next? AB DE GH JK

a)

OP

b)

MO

c)

MN

d)

NM

160.

Write the missing number in each sequence.

Example: 1, 2, 3, ----

Answer: 4

2, 23, 234, -------

a)

2300

b)

2311

c)

2333

d)

2345

161.

Underline the two words, one from each group, which are closest in meaning.

(race, shop, start) (finish, begin, end)

a)

start, begin

b)

race, start

c)

end, shop

d)

finish, start

162.

Choose from the given options the words with their group names.

Silk, Wool, Cotton, Rayon.

a)

Tools

b)

Furniture

c)

Fabric

d)

Footwear

Verbal Reasoning

Total questions: 162

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins