Bond Fourth level papers in Verbal Reasoning 10–11+ years – Sample test

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Move one letter from the first word and add it to the second word to make two new words.

Example hunt sip hut snip

1 howl itch

2 wage pot

3 glean set

4 black feet

5 month hit 5

The word PECUNIARY is written in code as ABCDEFGHI. Write these words using the
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same code.
6 PRICE 7 PRUNE

Decode these words.

8 ABGH 9 CGEGHI 10 EFCBH 5

Fill in the crosswords so that all the given words are included. You have been given one
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letter as a clue in each crossword.

11–12 13–14

T
fennel, spoons, coupon, copper, inches, tastes, allege, people,
astral, oppose sprint, forces 4

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 32 ‘SURER or we will shoot!’ shouted the sheriff.

33 The chimes of the C could be heard.

34 We should have CN a different restaurant. 5

Underline the one word in the brackets which will go equally well with both the pairs of
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words outside the brackets.
Example rush, attack cost, fee (price, hasten, strike, charge, money)
35 bolt, fasten tuft, tress (lock, key, door, bar, nut)

36 similar, alike near, beside (twin, close, copy, far, secure)

37 playground, land position, leave (garden, park, mound, lawn, store)

38 perform, entertain deed, document (part, stage, act, bill, note)

39 price, cost food, provisions (supplies, money, fare, ticket, charge) 5

Look at the first group of three words. The word in the middle has been made from the
other two words. Complete the second group of three words in the same way, making a
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new word in the middle.
Example PAIN INTO TOOK ALSO SOON ONLY
40 SOUP PAST TALE RACY NAVE

41 CALM TAME LENT BEEN ADDS

42 CRAB BARE FLEA RATS HUGE

43 BELT LIST FISH MAST HEAR

44 FIRE FINE WING PENS BEAR 5

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45–49 Look at these groups of words.

A B C D
fork bison tuna jazz
mower gerbil turbot rock

Choose the correct group for each of the words below. Write in the letter.
rap cheetah spade rat trowel baboon

lobster hose zebra classical prawn herring 5

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 Bond Fourth level papers in Verbal Reasoning 10–11+ years – Answers to sample test

ANSWERS
1 owl, hitch 38 act
2 wag, poet 39 fare
3 glen, seat 40 YARN
4 back, fleet 41 SEND
5 moth, hint 42 STAG
6 AHFCB 43 SEAT
7 AHDEB 44 PEAS
8 PEAR 45–49 Give one mark for each two right answers:
9 CANARY rap D, cheetah B, spade A
10 NICER rat B, trowel A, baboon B
11–14 Give two marks for each correct crossword. lobster C, hose A, zebra B
classical D, prawn C, herring C
O C A S F A 50 clatter, lids, raided
S P O O N S P E O P L E 51 out, speakers, table
52 fish, under water, food
P U T R R L 53 an animal, desert, humps
C O P P E R I N C H E S 54 grandmother, patio, warm
S O A N E G 55 th
56 se
F E N N E L T A S T E S 57 ge
58 ap
15 twig 59 al
16 ours 60 weather
17 heap 61 symbol
18 Then 62 surplus
19 stag 63 finish
20 your, have 64 candid
21 well, this 65 57

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22 bunch, gave 66 25
23 very, I 67 50
24 win, did 68 FTE
25 AMERICA, CONTINENT 69 QE
26 MINUTES, HOUR 70 bargain
27 CYGNET, SWAN 71 dovetail
28 EASTER, CHRISTMAS 72 dumbfound
29 HAMMER, NAILS 73 figurehead
30 HAIR 74 bean
31 OMEN 75 BIBLICAL
32 REND 76 ESSENTIAL
33 LOCK 77 COMICAL
34 HOSE 78 3
35 lock 79 4
36 close 80 1
37 park

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