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verbal reasoning

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Did not do as he was told

(a)  

2.

Pick the word similar in meaning to the word below


Food

a)

Eat

b)

Serve

c)

Meal

d)

Cook

3.

Which word comes first if arranged in alphabetical order?

a)

Badge

b)

Bicycle

c)

Branch

d)

Blessing

4.

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

a)

Ugly

b)

Entice

c)

Pretty

d)

Attract

5.

Man rhymes with

a)

Car

b)

Van

c)

Boy

d)

Ben

6.

Preach rhymes wit

a)

Breeze

b)

Praise

c)

Waist

d)

Beach

7.

Choose any word which has the same letter three times.

a)

December

b)

Saturday

c)

appears

d)

Wednesday

e)

Potato

8.

Ant is to insect as lion is to

a)

farm

b)

animal

c)

forest

d)

cat

9.

Which word does NOT belong with the others ?

a)

Inch

b)

Ounce

c)

Centimeters

d)

Yard

10.

Marathon is to race as hibernation is to

a)

Winter

b)

Bear

c)

Dream

d)

Sleep

11.

Find the statement that must be true according to the given information

1. Vincent has a paper route . Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who live on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.

a)

Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood

b)

It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.

c)

It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries

d)

Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

12.

ELFA, GLHA, ILJA,_____,MLNA

a)

OLPA

b)

KLMA

c)

LLMA

d)

KLLA

13.

SCD, TEF, UGH, _____, WKL

a)

CMN

b)

UJI

c)

VIJ

d)

IJT

14.

Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Key 2. Door 3. Lock 4. Room 5. Switch on

a)

5,1,2,4,3

b)

4,2,1,5,3

c)

1,3,2,4,5

d)

1,2,3,5,4

15.

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

a)

Heading

b)

Body

c)

Letter

d)

Closing

16.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.

a)

HANK HAND HANG

b)

HANG HANK HAND

c)

HAND HANG HANK

17.

WHICH WORD WILL COME SECOND WHEN ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER?


BALL BAG BANK

a)

BANK

b)

BAG

c)

BALL

18.

PICK THE ODD ONE OUT.

a)

FISH

b)

BIRD

c)

MAN

19.

THE GENERAL NAME FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS IS

a)

ANIMAL

b)

DOG

c)

LION

20.

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

21.

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


LOR( )OOR

a)

C

b)

E

c)

D

22.

THERE ARE ______ VOWELS IN ENGLISH ALPHABET.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

23.

______ IS THE SIXTH LETTER OF ALPHABET.

a)

F

b)

E

c)

D

24.

WHAT IS THE ANOTHER WORD FOR LARGE?

a)

SMALL

b)

BIG

c)

THIN

25.

I love dogs ______ I hate cats.

a)

and

b)

but

26.

In each question below a sentence broken into five or six parts. Join these parts to make a meaningful sentence. The correct order of parts is the answer.


1. I

2. immediately

3. salary

4. my

5. want

a)

A. 43152

b)

B. 15432

c)

C. 25143

d)

D. 42351

e)

E. 45132

27.

In each question below a sentence broken into five or six parts. Join these parts to make a meaningful sentence. The correct order of parts is the answer.


1. left

2. the

3. house

4. he

5. suddenly

a)

A. 12435

b)

B. 21354

c)

C. 45123

d)

D. 52341

e)

E. 24135

28.

1) Doctor : Patient : : Politician : ?

a)

A. Voter

b)

B. Chair

c)

C. Money

d)

D. Public

29.

Pick out the odd one from the following

a)

Lizard

b)

Crocodile

c)

Bird

d)

Snake

30.

Drama, prose and..... are the genres of literature

a)

Pastor

b)

Walker

c)

Puncher

d)

Poetry

31.

A female person who acts in a play or film is called a/an.....

a)

Tutor

b)

Actress

c)

Action

d)

Actor

32.

Young frogs with tails are known as......

a)

Larvae

b)

Tadpole

c)

Frogs

d)

Caterpillar

33.

Form one word----BOOK

a)

FARM

b)

CLOTH

c)

BIKE

d)

SHELF

34.

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

a)

LADY

b)

DAUGHTER

c)

PARK

d)

MASTER

35.

Study the sample. word CARE is 2143. ARE is coded. Answer is 143.


16. TABLE is 61243 will. LATE will be coded as ____

a)

4163

b)

6124

c)

3214

36.

PAT is 415. TAP will be coded as _____

a)

145

b)

514

c)

451

37.

If LET is coded as 146. What will TEL be coded as

a)

641

b)

416

c)

461

38.

DOGS GRIN HAIL HIGH


4726 9021 8395


What is the Code for LASH?

a)

2195

b)

6754

c)

9736

d)

1726

39.

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

40.

Choose the two words which are the odd ones out in the following groups of words


black; king; purple; green ;house.

a)

king, house

b)

purple, black

c)

green, house

41.

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

42.

NOVICE is to EXPERIENCED as APPRENTICE is to:

a)

SENIOR CITIZEN

b)

EXOTIC

c)

OLDIE

d)

VETERAN

43.

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

44.

rose : flower


hammer :

a)

car

b)

tool

c)

computer

d)

instrument

45.

Approximate is an antonym of

a)

inexact

b)

precise

c)

attempt

d)

estimate

46.

Which word does not belong with the others?

a)

guitar

b)

drummer

c)

saxophone

d)

piano

47.

Choose the odd word out.

a)

Knife

b)

Cutlass

c)

Spoon

d)

Axe

e)

Saw

48.

From the list below, __________ is the odd word out.

a)

orange

b)

mango

c)

apple

d)

cassava

e)

pawpaw

49.

Pick the group word from this list.

a)

Hour

b)

Time

c)

Minute

d)

Second

e)

Week

50.

The general term for the words below is ____________

a)

Ambulance

b)

Bus

c)

Lorry

d)

Car

e)

Vehicle