Practice Paper: Verbal Reasoning 1

Welcome to your first GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning practice paper! VR tests your ability to think logically about words, letters, and language patterns.

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Instructions

• Time allowed: 45 minutes
• Total marks: 40
• Work quickly but carefully
• If you are stuck, make your best guess and move on
• There is no penalty for wrong answers — always answer every question
• Answers are at the end of this paper — do not look until you have finished!

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Section A: Word Analogies (8 marks)

Complete each analogy by finding the word that fits the pattern.

Example: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___.

Q1. Book is to read as food is to ___. (1 mark)

Q2. Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___. (1 mark)

Q3. Puppy is to dog as kitten is to ___. (1 mark)

Q4. Chapter is to book as scene is to ___. (1 mark)

Q5. Fast is to slow as brave is to ___. (1 mark)

Q6. Pen is to write as scissors are to ___. (1 mark)