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Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

Type 2 In each of the following questions, words have been written in code. The first word and its code have been given to you, but you must find the second word/code. The alphabet has been provided to assist you. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ EXAMPLE If the code for USER is RQDR What does IMNP mean? Answer : LOOP 1. If the code for LOSES is KRNLJ What does LRIAY mean ? [ __________ ] If the code for MEET is LFDU What does EFZS mean ? [ __________ ] If the code for NICE is KFZB What is the code for SKIP ? [ __________ ] If the code for CARES is XZIVH What does NLGLI mean ? [ __________ ]

Time allowed : 50 minutes

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Type 4 In each of the following questions, find the letters that best complete the sentence. The alphabet has been provided to assist you. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ EXAMPLE HU is to FW as ME is to [ _____ ]

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ZM is to BL as ZS is to [ _____ ]

ZM is to AN as ZS is to [ _____ ] LE is to JF as XQ is to [ _____ ]

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If the code for SAMPLE is RDHWCP What is the code for BECAME ? [ __________ ] If the code for AVOID is WZKMZ What does DIWHO mean ? [ __________ ]

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10. FI is to IB as LO is to [ _____ ] 11. RA is to SV as JS is to [ _____ ] 12. TQ is to PW as NQ is to [ _____ ]

Answer : KG

Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

Type 5 In each of the following questions, the word in brackets in the second group must be made from the words outside the brackets in the same way as the word in brackets in the first group is made from the words outside the brackets in the first group. Find the missing word. EXAMPLE CLEAN [ SAFE ] FRESH ALTAR [ ____________ ] CUFFS Answer : FACT 13. CATCH [ PACE ] KEEPS MONEY [ ____________ ] BEACH TRICK [ ROCK ] BROKE KNOWS [ ____________ ] AGONY FILES [ HIRE ] THREW NAMES [ ____________ ] AFTER WHITE [ WHILE ] CLUBS WORTH [ ____________ ] ITEMS 20.

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Type 6 In the following questions there are three pairs of words. You must complete the third pair in the same way as the first two pairs. EXAMPLE ( MINUTE, MENU ) ( CENTRE, CENT ) ( SPIRIT, __________ ) Answer : STIR 19. (ANSWER, EARN) (DETAIL, IDLE) (RELATE, __________ )

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HANDS [ SOUND ] COURT WHERE [ ____________ ] BATCH VAGUE [ GOAL ] LOCAL CRAZY [ ____________ ] TURNS

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Type 8 In each of the following questions, you are given a sentence in which a four letter word is hidden at the end of one word and the beginning of the next word. Find the pair of words that contain a real four letter word. EXAMPLE Roger paid over the asking price. Answer : paid over (dove) Clearly they are intelligent and inquisitive He thought it natural to cry Sometimes he cannot smoke a pipe Then abruptly Punar chose his line As impersonal as seeing intense colour His hands were in his pockets

(SERIES, SIRE) (WRITES, STIR) (SPIRIT, __________ )

(TASTES, SEAT) (PASSES, SEAS) (PLAYER, __________ )

(RIGHTS, GRIT) (LOCATE, CLOT) (EASILY, __________ )

(ASPECT, EAST) (AGENTS, NAGS) (LEAGUE, __________ ) (ARISES, SEAS) (FITTED, DEFT) (IMPORT, __________ )

Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

Type 9 In each of the following questions, you are given two words. Choose one letter that can be moved from the word on the left to the word on the right, making two new words. You cannot rearrange any letters, but the letter that you move can fit anywhere in the second word. EXAMPLE BLOCK RAIN Answer : B (LOCK BRAIN) 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. MOIST GONG HIKES HALT LINED TOES THICK AUNT IDEAL COLS PINKS BARS _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

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Type 12 For each of the following questions, find two words, one from each group that are most opposite in meaning. EXAMPLE (low pump sell) (king high bottom) Answer : low high 43. (clean win rubbish) (dirty succeed messy) 44. (trudge chap skip) (frolic bloke lad)

45. (satisfied trusted spies) (frustrated believed watch) 46. (soldier agenda war) (plan peace piece)

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Type 10 In each of the following questions, find the one letter that will complete the word in front of the brackets and begin the word after the brackets. The same letter must fit into both sets of brackets.

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37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.

VER ( __ ) UYS

NEVE ( __ ) ATES HOPE ( __ ) RY ENDE ( __ ) REAM NEA ( __ ) HE BROW ( __ ) OON

HEAR ( __ ) RESS

NO ( __ ) RUTH

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47. (research committee strange) (usual unusual team) 48. (origin join end) (start glue stars)

Type 13 For each of the following questions, find two words, one from each group, that are most similar in meaning.

(quota greed fashion) (model float share) (underline smooth contour) (outline depends cracking) (carry succeed win) (fail hold trade) (outlaw legal check) (cheque criminal lawyer) (joule hire jewel) (staff citizen gem) (adds frost bashful) (shy subtract whether)

(save jump sell) (king keep hero) Answer : save keep

Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

Type 14 For each of the following questions, find the two words that are different from the other three. EXAMPLE octopus lion shark elephant eel Answer : lion elephant 55. friend herring melon eel trout 56. stomach heart knuckles bloodhound kingfisher 57. newsagent dinghy fencing pilot jockey 58. daffodil poppy snowdrop cucumber wrestling 59. malice nastiness goodwill spite elf 60. skating catamaran hockey cricket acid

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Type 18 For each of the following questions, find the number that best completes the series. EXAMPLE Example 12 12 13 15 18 [ ___ ] Answer : 22 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73 80 87 94 101 19 20 22 25 29

75 79 87 99 115 17 25 33 41 49 66 64 63 63 64 21 22 23 24 25

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Type 17 For each of the following questions, numbers have been allocated to letters. Work out the answer to the sum and mark the appropriate letter on the answer sheet or in the space provided. EXAMPLE

Type 20 For each of the following questions, find the number that best completes the sum.

12 x 3 4 = 20 + 7 - [ ___ ] Answer : 18 20 - 4 - 1 = 6 1 + [ ____ ] 48 x 1 + 2 = 7 - 30 + [ ____ ] 47 - 37 + 38 = 41 + 44 - [ ____ ] 7 - 46 + 29 = 30 x 1 - [ ____ ] 15 + 5 - 21 = 39 + 26 - [ ____ ] 9 - 45 - 29 = 11 - 42 - [ ____ ]

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A = 3, B = 6, C = 23, D = 9, E = 31 B x D - C = [ ___ ]

A = 17, B = 9, C = 5, D = 13, E = 12 B + D - A = [ ____ ]

A = 30, B = 19, C = 27, D = 29, E = 9 B + E - C + D = [ ____ ] A = 30, B = 47, C = 44, D = 3, E = 31 C - E + B - A = [ ____ ] A = 14, B = 1, C = 6, D = 17, E = 2 B + D - E - A = [ ____ ]

A = 9, B = 6, C = 15, D = 14, E = 17 A + D + B - C = [ ____ ] A = 11, B = 3, C = 1, D = 4, E = 10 B + A - E = [ ____ ]

[ ___ ] [ ___ ] [ ___ ] [ ___ ] [ ___ ] [ ___ ]

Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

Type 21 For each question, read the information provided and then answer the question that follows.

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79. Tarquin wakes up at 06:15 each morning, which is half an hour before Harry. Tarquin goes to sleep at Midnight. Hermione wakes up 1 hour and 45 minutes earlier than Tarquin and goes to sleep at 23:30. Harry sleeps for double the number of hours as Hermione. What time does Harry go to sleep?

How old will Sam be next year?

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80. Sam is 9 years younger than Chris who will be 11 years old next year.

Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

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Multiple Choice Answer Sheet for Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

T2 Ex.

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T4 Ex.

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XQ BX BL BE BR

AH XQ AL AE AX

XQ VX VL VE VR

OF OO FI RU OH

KA KN RA JS KR

JW FI LO JL JI

FACT DOGS MAKE FACE DIGS

BITS BLUE COPE COME COOK

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TRIP COLD TRAP TRUE TONE
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T8 Ex. Q25

WORLD WORTH CLOSE WORKS ASIDE

EATEN EARLY EARTH EATER PRICE

LIFE AUNT PLAY GLAD ARTS

WRAP STAR STIR STOP RATS

TREE OBEY GOER LINK TRAP

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GLEE GLUE NAGS REAL GLAD

VEIN GREY TRIO TRAP COOL

Roger paid paid over over the the asking asking price

Clearly they they are are intelligent intelligent and and inquisitive
T9 Ex. Q31

He thought thought it it natural natural to to cry

Q32 Q33

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Q14

LOUT LOOP LOSE TREE LAME

THROW MONTH SORTS MOUTH MORAL

FELT GOES ALSO FEAR FEED

PHFM PHFG BCDE FGHI PHDE

MOUSE MONTH DELAY MONEY MOTOR

AHXHDP AHTVXZ DFHJLN PRTVXZ AHDFHJ

DRAIN HEART HEADS HEARD HEAVY

KF QW YH HR KG

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GOES GOOD BLEW MODE GOWN

FATE FAIL FARM CUTS HOLE

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VIES REAP DOZE RELY REAM

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RAGE SEEM BACK SEEK SEAL

Sometimes he he cannot cannot smoke smoke a a pipe

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Then abruptly abruptly Punar Cossar chose chose his his line
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As impersonal impersonal as as seeing seeing intense intense colour

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His hands hands were were in in his his pockets

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B L O C K
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M O I S T
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H I K E S
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L I N E D

T H I C K
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I D E A L

P I N K S

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T E Y S J

B U W X V
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R M L E Z

P B H N D

L P D J X
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T B P L X

H X J N T

low pump sell

king high bottom

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clean win rubbish

dirty succeed messy

trudge chap skip

frolic bloke lad

satisfied trusted spies

frustrated believed watch

soldier agenda war

plan peace piece

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Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

Q47 Q48 T13 Ex.

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research committee strange

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usual unusual team

origin join end

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start glue stars

save jump sell

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king keep hero

quota greed fashion

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model float share

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adds frost bashful

shy subtract whether

octopus lion shark elephant eel

friend herring melon eel trout

stomach heart knuckles bloodhound kingfisher

newsagent dinghy fencing pilot jockey

Q58 T18 Ex.

underline smooth contour

outline depends cracking

carry succeed win

fail hold trade

outlaw legal check

cheque criminal lawyer

joule hire jewel

staff citizen gem

daffodil poppy snowdrop cucumber wrestling

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Q72 T20 Ex. Q73

malice nastiness goodwill spite elf

skating catamaran hockey cricket acid

A B C D E

A B C D E

A B C D E

A B C D E

A B C D E

A B C D E

A B C D E
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11 25 13 21 22
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108 116 107 120 149

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T21 Ex.

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34 31 39 48 81

178 138 147 133 135

70 83 55 57 66

66 85 72 94 62

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19:15 19:45 20:30 20:45 21:00

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Answers to Verbal Reasoning Full-Length Practice Paper 2

TYPE 2: 1) MONTH 2) FEAR 9) VR 3) PHFM 10) OH 4) MOTOR 11) KN 5) AHXHDP 6) HEADS TYPE 4: 7) BR 8) AH TYPE 5: 13) COME TYPE 6: 19) TREE

12) JW 17) EATER 18) AUNT

14) GOWN 20) TRIP

15) FATE

16) WORTH

21) RELY

22) SEAL

23) GLEE

24) TRIO 29) impersonal as 30) were in

TYPE 8: 25) are intelligent TYPE 9: 31) I 32) S TYPE 10: 37) B 38) R TYPE 12: 43) clean dirty TYPE 13: 49) quota share TYPE 14: 55) friend melon TYPE 17: 61) C 62) A

26) natural to 34) H 40) D 35) I

27) Sometimes he 36) K 42) N

28) Cossar chose

33) N 39) D

41) T

44) trudge frolic

45) satisfied frustrated 51) carry hold

46) war peace

47) strange usual 53) jewel gem

50) contour outline

52) outlaw criminal

56) bloodhound kingfisher 64) E 65) D 70) 57 66) D 71) 66

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69) 135 75) 37

TYPE 20: 73) 9 74) 73 TYPE 21: 79) 20:45

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TYPE 18: 67) 108 68) 34

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48) end start 54) bashful shy 60) catamaran acid 59) goodwill elf