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 fennel, spoons, coupon, copper, astral,
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oppose
Find the four-letter word hidden at the end of one word and the beginning of the next word. The
order of the letters may not be changed.

Example The children had bats and balls. sand 15

That wig looks very flattering.

16 You must put your sums in order.

17 The appropriate word would be ‘good’. 5

18 The number on each door is quite plain.

19 Things like this are most aggravating. B 17

Find and underline the two words which need to change places for each sentence to make sense.
Example She went to letter the write.
20 Can I your a swim in have pool?

21 well biro doesn’t write very this.

22 I bunch my mother a gave of tulips.

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23 very am getting I tired.

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24 win we did the match?

Rearrange the muddled words in capital letters so that each sentence makes sense.

Example There are sixty SNODCES SECONDS in a UTMINE MINUTE.

25 South AAEIMRC is a
CTNINNOET .
26 There are sixty in an ROUH MNUISET . 5
27 A YGNCTE is a young NWSA .

28 We have school holidays over STRAEE and MRCHITSAS . B 22

29 A MMREHA is used to drive in SLAIN .

Find the four-letter word which can be added to the letters in capitals to make a new word. The
new word will complete the sentence sensibly.

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 Example They enjoyed the BCAST. ROAD
30 At the meeting the CMAN stood up.

31 Wait a MT till I take off my coat.

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 words
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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 new word in the B 18
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

45–49 Look at these groups of words.

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A B C D
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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

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classical prawn herring 5

Complete the following sentences by selecting the most sensible word from each group of words
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given in the brackets. Underline the words selected.
Example The (children, books, foxes) carried the (houses, books, steps) home
from the (greengrocer, library, factory).
50 With a (clatter, chatter, batter) of dustbin (sacks, lids, men), the fox (raided, jumped, tied) the
black bags.
51 The music from the CD came (in, out, behind) of the (speakers, wall, table) on the (garden,
bicycle, table).
52 A school of (fish, lions, bees) live together in (forests, mud, water) and are hunted for (food,
fur, honey).
53 A (camel, deer, rhinoceros) is an animal that lives in the (desert, rainforest, city) and has one
or two (humps, tails, tongues).
54 The (grandmother, father, uncle) asked her grandson to help build a (patio, birdhouse,
window) so that she would have somewhere to sit outside in the (wet, cold, warm) weather. 5

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Find two letters which will end the first word and start the second word.

Example rea ( c h) air 55 hear ( )

ink 56 pha ( ) ats

57 gau ( ) rm

58 che ( ) ple

59 sign ( ) most
5

Complete the following expressions by underlining the missing word. B 15

Example Frog is to tadpole as swan is to (duckling, baby, cygnet).

60 Cod is to fish as rain is to (black, cloud, weather).
61 Whole is to total as sign is to (symbol, medal, post).
62 Centre is to middle as excess is to (surplus, shortage, failure).
63 Begin is to start as end is to (continue, lengthen, finish).
64 Uncommon is to rare as frank is to (cancel, candid, conceal).
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Give the missing groups of letters or numbers in each sequence. The alphabet has been written
out to help you.
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

65 81 72 64 46 51
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67 42 46 44 46

68 CWB DVC EUD GSF HRG

69 BT EQ HN KK NH

Underline two words, one from each group, that go together to form a new word. The word in
the first group always comes first.
Example (hand, green, for) (light, house, sure)
70 (bar, drink, cup) (post, lamp, gain) 5

71 (robin, owl, dove) (nest, tail, tree)

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72 (sign, dumb, post) (sight, caught, found)

73 (body, man, figure) (head, foot, slim)

74 (air, be, see) (fly, me, an)

OFFICIAL ESSENTIAL COMICAL BIBLICAL
If these words were written backwards and then placed in alphabetical order, which word would
come:
75 first?

76 last? 5

77 second? B 20

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Six people live in this block of flats. B 25

Amy lives between John and Mary.

4 5 6 Sarah lives on the ground floor.
Sarah’s flat number is not odd.
1 2 3 Susan is below Mary.
John lives in flat 6.

Where do these people live?

78 Peter

79 Mary

80 Susan 3

Now go to the Progress Chart to record your score! Total 80

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38 act

ANSWERS
39 fare
40 YARN
41 SEND
42 STAG
43 SEAT
44 PEAS
45–49Give one mark for each two right answers:
rap D, cheetah B, spade A
rat B, trowel A, baboon B
lobster C, hose A, zebra B
classical D, prawn C, herring C
50 clatter, lids, raided
51 out, speakers, table
O C A 52 fish, under water, food
53 an animal, desert, humps
S P O O N S 54 grandmother, patio, warm
55 th
P U T 56 se
57 ge
58 ap
C O P P E R 59 al
60 weather
S O A 61 symbol
62 surplus

Bond Assessment Papers: Fourth level papers in Verbal Reasoning

F E N N E L 63 finish
64 candid
65 57
66 25
67 50
68 FTE
69 QE
70 bargain
71 dovetail
72 dumbfound
73 figurehead
74 bean
75 BIBLICAL
76 ESSENTIAL
77 COMICAL
78 3
79 4
80 1

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