Mastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests a=) wd 1 CONCEDE is to CONCESSION as ANNOUNCE is to A STATE B SECRET C SPEAKER D ANNOUNCEMENT 2. Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other three? A BAWL B_ MASTICATE C HOLLER D BELLOW 3° Ina foreign language, YIP LIG means NEW CAR, DEPS YIP means CAR RACE, and YIP GAE means OLD CAR. What is the foreign word for RACE? A LIG B YIP C DEPS. D GAE 4 What does ‘to pick holes’ mean? To find some reason to quarrel To destroy something To criticise someone To cut some part of an item com> 5 GRAPE is to RAISIN as PLUM is to STRAIGHT. DRIED FRUIT PRUNE camp 6 Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other three? APATHY ARDENCY FERVOUR ZEAL paw 7 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? variety a and books wisdom the rich world of has of adventure com> cece R © Five Senses EducationMastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests 8 The numbers in these patterns go together following the same rule. Find the missing number. 10 re 2 13 vamp waue The word PREDICT is nearest in meaning to EXPLAIN FORETELL ASSERT OBSERVE vamp What is the next number in this series? 12 22 36 44 60 66 84 88 A 96 B 108 Cc 100 D 120 Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other three? A FLUENT B_ BORDERLINE. C MARGINAL D_ VERGING Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? play the hard were children worked allowed outside and really then they to paw aoe ‘The word APPORTIONMENT is nearest in meaning to ALLOTMENT BESTOWAL DELIVERY POLITEFUL vamp ‘© Five Senses Education BMastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests 14 15 16 a7 18 19 Which one will replace the question mark? L10 us K8 KIs poe The word TYRANNY is most nearly the opposite in meaning to FASCISM DEMOCRACY TOTALITARIANISM THEOCRACY yaw ‘The word DEPLETE is nearest in meaning to A DESTROY B EXHAUST C VANISH D_ VERGE Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other three? A LACINIATE B VENEER C LAMINATE D COAT ‘The numbers in these pattems go together following the same rule. Find the missing number. a @ BG H® BO Oo H @ com> Awan Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? bird is heaviest the world ostrich the in vaw> B zc08 “ (© Five Senses EducationMastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests 20 Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day. How many hours a day should 40 men work to complete the job in 20 days? A. 6.75 hours B 7.5 hours C Thours D 9hours 21 A figure is missing in the following sequence. ©) 2 |@ Q)@0|@ Which of the answer figures would best replace the question mark? oe ©& Ff © A B ic D 22. Ven and Ben both start from a point towards North. Ven turns to left after walking 10 km. Ben turns to right after walking the same distance. Ven waits for some time and then walks another 5 km. Whereas Ben walks only 3 km. They both then return towards South and walk 15 km. How far is Ven from Ben at the end? A 8km B 10km Cc 12km D 1Skm 23 If &® - ac and JX] = cu and EG) ~ 3c then BK] - 2 A CG B AH Cc BH D BG (© Five Senses Education 1sMastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests 24. Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other three? A DEFINE B_ INDICATE C_ DISTINCTIVE D SPECIFY 25 SOLDIER is to BARRACKS as STUDENT is to ‘CAMP, DORMITORY ARMY HOMEWORK com> 26 The word RADICAL is most nearly the opposite in meaning to LIBERAL OBSOLETE CONSERVATIVE PROGRESSIVE, Which of the answer figures would best replace the question mark? A B Cc D 28. The numbers in these pattems go together following the same rule. Find the missing number. oo oe a 29. Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? comp 27 36 48 38 30 wae are to quarrelling cannot people who happy given be vow sues 16 (© Five Senses EducationMastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests 30. If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how can IMPOSING be written? A NQPTJHOJ B_ NOQPTJOHJ C NQTPJONS D_ NOQPTJOH 31. Archimedes, the great Greek mathematician and inventor, died 212 years before Jesus was born. Which one of the following is true? A. Archimedes died in 211 BC B_ Archimedes died in 212 BC C Archimedes died in 211 AD D_ Archimedes died in 212 AD 32 Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other three? A LITANY B_ REITERATE C INVOCATION D RECITATION 33. IfPALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590, how can is PEARL be coded in that language? A 25430 B 29530 C 25413 D 24153 34. The word BROAD is most nearly the opposite in meaning to A AMPLE B SLENDER c VAST D VIDE 35_A figure is missing in the following sequence. Q2/4Q) Sh eer ewer Which of the answer figures would be best replace the question mark? Ie 1€ 02 oe 36 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? you what if you I you want get will do as say Aw By ce Ds ‘© Five Senses Education v7Mastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests 37 The word PILFER is nearest in meaning to A DESTROY B DAMAGE, C STEAL D STAB 38. A figure is missing in the following sequence. rite Which of the answer figures would best replace the question mark? Sd * A e@ A B c D 39 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence, What letter does the last word begin with? as if was in a hurry he he worked comp mess 40. Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other three? ‘ A OCCUPIED B AMOROUSNESS C PASSION D_ INFATUATION 41 Which letter is missing in this series? E M H N]o]a . Reahenie| ‘D' vow umZo 18 (© Five Senses EducationMastering General Ability Selective and Scholarship Tests 4 43 44 45 7 The word OGLE is nearest in meaning to A COMPLAIN B MIX C SEPARATE D STARE Daniel estimated that he needed about 60 grams of flour (when rounded off to the nearest ten grams) to bake a loaf of bread. Find the difference between the maximum and minimum amount of flour needed to bake 6 loaves of bread. A 30g B 44g Cc 54g D 60g ‘The word RECEDE is most nearly the opposite in meaning to A WANE B ADVANCE, © EXAGGERATE D TAPER Which is the next letter in the series? BCDFGH com> Bi The word AMPLE is nearest in meaning to FEEBLE SUFFICIENT SWIFT DETAILED vaoep The word FIASCO is most nearly the opposite in meaning to A MIRACLE B BLUNDER C TRIUMPH D CATASTROPHE Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? mother didn’t made because her hier bed Jane make cross she paep wgec © Five Senses Education 9Mastering General Ability 49 Which letters are missing in this series? AZOT EXNR IVMP MTLN oPsM QRKL PTRK RUJG sawp 50 Which figure is the odd one out? : ee , [ee : Ee , a 51 The word VESTIGE is nearest in meaning to INVENTION EVIDENCE EXPERIMENT EXONERATE, vow 52 Which letters are missing in this series? ZIA, X2D, V6G, T21J, R88M, P445P, N2577S, N2676S, M2676S 1N2677S, paw 53. What letter is missing in this series? BYCtE Gane sam zOR- 54 The word POISED is most nearly the opposite in meaning to COMFORTABLE DISTRACTED UNEMOTIONAL, ANXIOUS: vaw> 20 Selective and Scholarship Tests © Five Senses EducationMastering General Abilty Selective and Scholarship Tests 55. Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? his so ambulance called he badly that he the hand cut paw epost 56 Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other 2 A ENDURING B_ INCIDENTAL ANECDOTAL D EPISODIC i 57 Which letter is missi vow ApuD> $8 The word INVIDIOUS is nearest in meaning to WEAK UNPOPULAR FLOURISHING ENCOURAGE vaomD> 59 If'eraser' is called 'box', ‘box’ is called ‘pencil’, ‘pencil’ is called ‘sharpener’ and ‘sharpener’ is called ‘bag’, what will a child write with? A. Eraser B Bag © Pencil D_ Sharpener 60 ENAMEL is to TOOTH as STRINGS is to: A ROPE B_ FINGERS C GUITAR D TAUT ‘©Five Senses Education a