11PlusDIY : VR-ST-001
Verbal Reasoning Sample Test
11PlusDIY : VR-ST-001
Verbal Reasoning Sample Test
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In the following question, find the letters that best complete the given series.
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
ANSWER
1
IB , MX , JT , NP , KL , [__]
2
JR , HT , [__], DX , BZ
3
HQ , FN , [__], HH , LE , RB
4
[__], WN , AQ , ET , IW
5
[__], KH , GK , FN , BQ , AT
In the following question, words have been written in code. The first word and its code have been given
to you. You must find the second word or code.
ANSWER
6
7
8
9
10
If the code for 'TINS' is 'NOHY' then what does 'XKZE' mean
?
If the code for 'SLOWEST' is 'XQTBJXY' then what does
'GNLLJXY' mean ?
If the code for 'CAGE' is 'ACEG' then what does 'UGYT'
mean ?
If the code for 'DEFY' is 'AHCB' then what does 'PRIH' mean
?
If the code for 'WOKEN' is 'UJJFP' then what does 'FJSFN'
mean ?
You have been given four words and three codes. The codes are not necessarily written in the same
order as the words and one code is missing. Once you have figured out which code belongs to which
word, answer the question below.
ANSWER
If the codes for NOSE , RICH , SORT and VERB are 6547 ,
11
3285 and 8241 but not necessarily in that order, then what
is the code for TENSE?
If the codes for WILL , BURY , DIGS and BELL are 2377 ,
1486 and 1577 but not necessarily in that order, then what
is the code for BLURB?
If the codes for DIED , RAGE , INTO and MORE are 2861 ,
4314 and 7521 but not necessarily in that order, then what
does 62114 stand for?
If the codes for LUNG , STOP , DONS and HINT are 1564 ,
2768 and 4853 but not necessarily in that order, then what
is the code for SHOOT?
If the codes for VOTE , WORE , BORE and THEN are 3476 ,
8127 and 5137 but not necessarily in that order, then what
does 342186 stand for?
12
13
14
15
In the question below, the pairs of letters are related in some way. Write the letters which complete
the second relationship.
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
ANSWER
16
XI is to WF as YP is to [__]
17
PY is to LA as LV is to [__]
18
HI is to FF as VM is to [__]
19
YD is to WA as XN is to [__]
20
WW is to TT as YU is to [__]
In each of the following question, 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.
ANSWER
FACED ( EASE ) SWORE
21
FROTH ( [_______] ) AGONY
CELLS ( SHOE ) ROUGH
22
FROTH ( [_______] ) AUDIO
SHINE ( PENS ) PURGE
23
ACTED ( [_______] ) PUPIL
24
WROTE ( CROP ) PATCH
FROTH ( [_______] ) PEACE
25
BRASS ( WARP ) WIPED
FROTH ( [_______] ) BANAL
In the following question there are three pairs of words. You must complete the third pair in the same
way as the first two pairs.
ANSWER
26
27
28
29
30
( SLOWEST, WEST ) ( COMPILE, PILE )
( CRASHED, [_____])
( INJECT, CENT ) ( ARCADE, DARE )
( IMPOSE, [_____])
( PLANTING, LAIN ) ( ORIGINAL, RING )
( MEASURED, [_____])
( SLOWED, OWED ) ( ADVICE, VICE )
( UNDONE, [_____])
( DUMPSTER, STEP ) ( HARDWARE, WARD )
( INTERACT, [_____])
For the following question, numbers have been allocated to letters. Work out the answer to the sum
and mark the appropriate letter on the answer space provided.
ANSWER
31
32
33
34
35
A = 4, B = 2, C = 14, D = 42, E = 7
E × A + C = [___]
A = 28, B = 14, C = 2, D = 6, E = 12
E ÷ D × B = [___]
A = 42, B = 13, C = 19, D = 24, E = 5
B + D + E = [___]
A = 40, B = 24, C = 6, D = 7, E = 23
E + B - D = [___]
A = 11, B = 16, C = 21, D = 12, E = 6
C + E - B = [___]
For the following question, find the number that best completes the series.
ANSWER
36
78, 82, [__], 89, 92, 96, 99
37
21, 23, 26, 30, 35, 41, [__]
38
74, 78, 74, 78, 74, [__], 74
39
[__], 73, 72, 71, 70
40
88, 89, 87, 82, 74, 63, [__]
In the following question, 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.
ANSWER 1
ANSWER 2
41
SUING, BOGS
42
PRINT, TIME
43
CRASH, VOTE
44
NEVER, MEAT
45
NICER, FACE
In the following question, 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.
ANSWER 1
46
47
48
49
50
KNE[__]IPING
RENE[__]ARY
TYPIN[__]ENIUS
RAN[__]OTTEN
REL[__]OUR
VAR[__]ELLOW
DAM[__]AMING
WOODE[__]ECK
OWNE[__]IPS
SOLA[__]EVERT
ANSWERS
1
OH
2
FV
3
FK
4
SK
5
LE
6
DEFY
7
BIGGEST
8
WEAR
9
SOLE
10
HOTEL
11
12
13
14
15385
17481
GREED
42558
The letter sets in the sequence have alternating gaps
between the Left letters but a constant gap between the
Right letter. The Left letter in every set alternates
between +4 and -3. The Right letter in every set jumps by
-4.
There is a constant gap between each set of letters in the
series. The first letter of every set jumps by -2. The second
letter of every set jumps by +2
The letter sequence have changing gaps between the
letters on the Left but a constant gap between the letters
on the Right. The letters on the left have a jump of -2
which then Increases by an additional +2 between each
step. The letters on the right have a constant jump of -3
between each step.
There is a constant gap between each set of letters in the
series. The first letter of every set jumps by +4. The
second letter of every set jumps by +3
The letter sets in the sequence have alternating gaps
between the Left letters but a constant gap between the
Right letter. The Left letter in every set alternates
between -1 and -4. The Right letter in every set jumps by
+3.
The code is based on a constant offset but with
alternating negative/positive sign for each letter. The
letters are offset by sequence -6,+6,-6,+6.
The code is based on a constant offset for each letter. The
letters are offset by sequence +5,+5,+5,+5,+5,+5,+5.
The code is based on a constant offset but with
alternating negative/positive sign for each letter. The
letters are offset by sequence -2,+2,-2,+2.
The code is based on a constant offset but with
alternating negative/positive sign for each letter. The
letters are offset by sequence -3,+3,-3,+3.
The code is based on a random offset for each letter. The
letters are offset by sequence -2,-5,-1,+1,+2.
SORT=8241 NOSE=3285 VERB=6547
BURY=1486 WILL=2377 BELL=1577
MORE=7521 RAGE=2861 DIED=4314
DONS=1564 HINT=2768 STOP=4853
15
16
17
18
19
20
THROWN
XM
HX
TJ
VK
VR
21
TRAY
22
HOUR
23
PLEA
24
CROP
25
BORN
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
SHED
SOME
EARS
DONE
RACE
D
A
A
A
A
36
85
37
48
38
78
39
74
VOTE=5137 THEN=3476 WORE=8127
Move each alphabet in the pair by -1 and -3
Move each alphabet in the pair by -4 and 2
Move each alphabet in the pair by -2 and -3
Move each alphabet in the pair by -2 and -3
Move each alphabet in the pair by -3 and -3
Characters at position 2 and 4 from the word on the left,
and characters at position 5 and 1 from the word on the
right are used to make TRAY.
Characters at position 5 and 2 from the word on the left,
and characters at position 2 and 5 from the word on the
right are used to make HOUR.
Characters at position 4 and 1 from the word on the left,
and characters at position 1 and 5 from the word on the
right are used to make PLEA.
Characters at position 2 and 3 from the word on the left,
and characters at position 1 and 4 from the word on the
right are used to make CROP.
Characters at position 2 and 3 from the word on the left,
and characters at position 3 and 1 from the word on the
right are used to make BORN.
Select characters at positions , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
Select characters at positions , 5 , 4 , 2 , 6
Select characters at positions , 2 , 3 , 6 , 4
Select characters at positions , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
Select characters at positions , 5 , 6 , 7 , 4
7 × 4 + 14 = 42
12 ÷ 6 × 14 = 28
13 + 24 + 5 = 42
23 + 24 - 7 = 40
21 + 6 - 16 = 11
There is an alternating gap between each number in the
series. Each number in the series jumps by +4 or +3
alternatively.
The numbers in the sequence have changing gaps
between each step. The numbers in the sequence have a
jump of +2 which then Increases by +1 between each
step.
There is an alternating gap between each number in the
series. Each number in the series jumps by +4 or -4
alternatively.
There is a constant gap between each number in the
series. Each number in the series jumps by -1.
40
49
41
42
43
44
45
SING
PINT
CASH
EVER
NICE
46
W
47
G
48
Y
49
N
50
R
BOGUS
TIMER
VOTER
MEANT
FARCE
The numbers in the sequence have changing gaps
between each step. The numbers in the sequence have a
jump of +1 which then Decreases by -3 between each
step.
Move 'U' create the new words.
Move 'R' create the new words.
Move 'R' create the new words.
Move 'N' create the new words.
Move 'R' create the new words.
Insert 'W' to complete the words KNEW-WIPING-RENEWWARY
Insert 'G' to complete the words TYPING-GENIUS-RANGGOTTEN
Insert 'Y' to complete the words RELY-YOUR-VARYYELLOW
Insert 'N' to complete the words DAMN-NAMINGWOODEN-NECK
Insert 'R' to complete the words OWNER-RIPS-SOLARREVERT