Example Verbal Reasoning Question Types

These are the 21 most common question types found in the nfer-style 11 plus Verbal Reasoning Exam...

Verbal Reasoning 'Code-Type' Questions

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 1

In each of the following questions, find the letters that best complete the series. The alphabet has been provided to assist 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

NI, EH, VG, MF, DE, [ ______ ]

Ans : UD

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning 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.

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

If the code for WISH is ANYO
What is the code for PLEA ? [ __________ ]

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 3

You have been given four words and three codes. The codes are not written in the same order as the words and one code is missing. Once you have figured out which word belongs to each code, answer the questions that follow.

SWIM LISP TOOT VOLT
5316 1237 9458

What is the word for the code 74318 [ _____________ ]

Ans : MOIST

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 4

In each of the following questions, find the letters that best complete the sentence. The alphabet has been provided to assist 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

HU is to FW as ME is to [ _____ ]

Answer : KG

Verbal Reasoning 'Vocab-Type' Questions

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning 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.

CLEAN [ SAFE ] FRESH
ALTAR [ ____________ ] CUFFS

Ans : FACT

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning 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.

( STARTS, TSAR )
( REASON, ERAS )
( ASLEEP, __________ )

Ans : SALE

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 7

In each of the following questions, one word, which is in capitals, has had three consecutive letters taken out. These three letters will make one correctly spelt word without changing the order. Find the appropriate 3 letter word.

She said EWELL before she boarded the plane

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning 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.

Roger paid over the asking price.

Ans : dove (Roger paid over the asking price.)

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning 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.

BLOCK RAIN

Ans : B (to make LOCK BRAIN)

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning 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.

STOR ( __ ) AMS CARR ( __ ) ARD

Ans : Y

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 11

In each of the following questions, find the two words, one from each group, that together make a new, real word. The word from the group on the left always comes first.

(fresh habit mixed) (acted glass at)

Ans : habitat

Verbal Reasoning 'Vocab-Type (with meanings)' Questions

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 12

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

(low pump sell) (king high bottom)

Ans : low high

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 13

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

( bucket, beaker, bouquet ) ( cup, breaker, beak)

Ans : beaker cup

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 14

For each of the following questions, find the two words that are different from the other three.

octopus lion shark elephant eel

Ans : lion elephant

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 15

In each of the following questions you must chose two words, one from each group in brackets, that best complete the sentence.

pip is to (squeak, orange, red)
as stone is to (plumb, pebble, plum)

Ans : orange plum

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 16

In the questions below there are two pairs of words. Choose the word from the 5 possible answers which goes equally well with both the pairs

(group, gang ) (gather, congregate )

class crowd hunt gaggle collect

Answer : crowd

Verbal Reasoning 'Maths-Type' Questions

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning 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.

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

Ans : E

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 18

For each of the following questions, find the number that best completes the series.

12, 12, 13, 15, 18 [ ___ ]

Ans : 22

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 19

In each of the following questions, the numbers in the third group must be related to each other in the same way as the numbers in each of the other two groups. Find the missing number.

( 3 [ 12 ] 4 ) ( 7 [ 35 ] 5 )
( 9 [ ____ ] 2 )

Ans : 18

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 20

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

12 x 3 ÷ 4 = 20 + 7 - [ ____ ]

Ans : 18

11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Type 21

Ronan leaves home at 15:40 and arrives at the swimming pool at 15:55. Scott only gets to the swimming pool at 16:06. Josh takes twice as long as Scott to get to the swimming pool, but arrives at the same time. Ronan and Josh leave home at the same time. What time does Scott leave home?

Ans : 15:53