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11+For 11+, Pre-Test and independent school exams, including CEM, GL and ISEB

Verbal Reasoning

Find out more about our new series at: galorepark.co.uk/vrsample

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Samples from:

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A Guide to your Verbal Reasoning Sample PagesGalore Park’s brand-new Verbal Reasoning range has just been published! This new 11+ revision range has been written specifically for independent school entrance exams, including CEM, GL and ISEB. Galore Park has worked with 11+ tutors, independent school teachers, test writers and specialist authors to create this series.

Included in this sample are pages from a key topic within the verbal reasoning syllabus – synonyms and antonyms – to show how a topic is revised, practised and tested throughout the range.

• 11+ Verbal Reasoning Study and Revision Guide

• 11+ Verbal Reasoning Workbook (Age 9-11)

• 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Papers 1

Three steps to examination success

The range has been constructed to help pupils follow three steps to examination success...

Study and Revision Guide 1

Learn the skills and understand the question types for all pre-tests and 11+ independent school entrance exams.

Workbooks 2

Increase exam confidence with over 220 questions in each of the books, with even more question variations, and application of knowledge learned in the Study and Revision Guide.

Practice Papers 3

Perfect exam technique by practising with a variety of exam paper styles under time pressure. Books 1 and 2 contain four training tests, 14 model exam papers, and fully explained answers for final test preparation.

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ContentsA Guide to your Verbal Reasoning Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2-5

• Three steps to examination success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2

• Contents and Progress Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

• Working through the books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

• The Learning Ladders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5

11+ Verbal Reasoning Study and Revision Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 6-7

11+ Verbal Reasoning Workbook (Age 9-11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 8-9

11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Papers 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 10-11

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Contents and progress recordUse this page to plot your revision. Colour in the boxes when you feel confi dent with the skill and note your score and time for each test in the boxes.

l How to use this book 5

l Find the hidden word .................................. 12

l Move a single letter ..................................... 14

l Find a common letter ................................. 16

l Join the words .............................................. 18

l Find the missing letters ............................. 20

l Test 1 ............................................................... 22

l Synonyms and antonyms ......................... 26

l Spot the difference .................................... 28

l Word analogies ............................................ 30

l Match the meaning ................................... 32

l Choose a word to fi t a space ................... 34

l Complete the sentence ............................ 36

l Defi nitions in context ............................... 38

l Order the sentence .................................... 40

l Anagrams and word meaning ................. 42

l Test 2 .............................................................. 44

1 Contructing words

2 Understanding word meaning

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Contents and Progress Record

Throughout the 11+ Verbal Reasoning range, we have included these handy contents pages, specifically designed to easily track progression throughout the books. Once pupils feel confident with a skill, they can colour in or tick the boxes correlating to the area they have completed, and easily note scores and times for end-of-unit tests.

Clear chapter headings divide revision into manageable chunks.

Boxes to colour in when a topic has been completed. Allows teachers to easily track topics revised.

Easily record test scores and times.

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To view the full contents list of all 6 books in the range, visit galorepark.co.uk/vrsample.

All of these great features are included across the whole 11+ and Pre-Test range, across a number of subjects. View the full range at galorepark.co.uk/vrsample.

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Working through the books

Throughout the 11+ Verbal Reasoning range, we have included handy headers for pupils to easily follow during independent revision. Across the Study and Revision Guide, Workbooks and Practice Papers, they include:

Chapters that link together types of questions testing similar skills

Chapter introductions to explain how the skills link in with work already covered in Maths and English

Thinking skills and games for pupils to practise with friends and family to build skills and to test everybody else’s at the same time!

Learning pages to introduce one type of question across two pages

End-of-chapter tests to give pupils a chance to try out skills learnt in a short test

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Synonyms and antonymsSkill definition: to find two words closest in meaning (synonyms), or most opposite in

meaning (antonyms)

Find two words, one from each set, that are most similar in meaning.

(slip, jump, lead) (skip, slide, step) slip slide

Synonym and antonym questions ask you to find words with similar or opposite meaning. These questions come up very frequently in verbal reasoning tests and are asked in lots of different ways.

The example above shows one of the most common types of question and the ‘Try’ questions opposite show another type. You might also be asked to find missing letters in a clue word or even to choose words from a grid. But don’t be put off by the way the questions are asked – the problems are still the same!

Most questions should contain words that you are likely to know as you are being tested on your skills in comparing words, more than what difficult words mean.

The skill in answering these questions is to really concentrate on the kind of words you are looking at before you start. Is the word a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or some other class of word? You will find that the words you are looking for will always come from the same word class.

But think carefully before you choose your answer – sometimes words have more than one meaning! For example: ‘fly’, ‘shed’ and ‘flap’ are both nouns and verbs and so will have two different meanings (these words are called homonyms), e.g. as a verb, ‘fly’ means how a bird travels through the air; fly – noun is a type of insect. These words with double meanings are often clues to the answer.

Methodl Consider the kind of words that appear in the following question. Finding two words from the

same word class should reveal the answer.

(big, glide, cart) (rabbit, large, take)

adjective verb noun noun adjective verb

l The verbs ‘glide’ and ‘take’ do not mean the same, nor do the nouns ‘cart’ and ‘rabbit’, so the answer is straightforward: ‘big’ and ‘large’ are both adjectives with similar meanings.

l Now look at the example at the top of the page. Some words could be used either as nouns or verbs: for example:

slip – to slip (verb) a slip of paper (noun)

slide – to slide (verb) play on a slide (noun)

l But if you take ‘slip’ as a verb, it is similar in meaning to ‘slide’ as a verb. So this is the correct answer.

Some synonyms or antonyms may appear within the same brackets – these cannot be selected. Always choose one word from each bracket.

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Some questions ask you to fi nd antonyms rather than synonyms. In these questions you are looking for words that are the most opposite in meaning. The answer to these questions will also come from the same word class. For example:

(dreaming, ride, asleep ) (drive, bed, waking )

verb verb adverb/adjective verb/noun noun adjective

l ‘asleep’ and ‘waking’ are opposite in meaning and are both adjectives, so this is the correct answer.

Sometimes more than two words may seem quite similar, for example: mend, repair, improve. You will need to think carefully about these words. Although they are all verbs, and they all mean making something better, only ‘mend’ and ‘repair’ involve something that is damaged.

Tricky skill

Train

1 Can you think of two antonyms and two synonyms for the following word?

difficultantonyms:

synonyms:

Try

Find the word that means the opposite, or nearly the opposite, of the bold word. Circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

praise reward preach raise criticise practise

a b c d e

2 rise smooth fall twist sun rose

a b c d e

3 slight small weight large trivial tumble

a b c d e

4 hinder trouble forest interfere criticise assist

a b c d e

Test

Find two words, one from each set, that are most similar in meaning. Circle the words.

5 (push, go, send) (hold, pull, shove)

6 (break, reveal, miss) (hide, snap, free)

7 (fearful, doubtful, calm) (scream, anxious, dangerous)

Test time: 02:30

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Try

Train

Tricky skill

Test

Some not-too-difficult questions for pupils to take a close look at to understand how they work.

Questions to introducepupils to usingthe skills.

Pupils to read about the skill and follow an example either individually or with a parent/teacher.

Three timed questions to see what real exam questions are like. The last one will be difficult, so if the pupil can do this one, the skill is nearly mastered.

11+ Verbal Reasoning Study and Revision Guide

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The Learning Ladders

These Learning Ladders appear throughout the 11+ Verbal Reasoning range, to show pupils how skills in Verbal Reasoning link to the familiar areas of English and Maths they have already learnt in school. Their ability to problem-solve will develop as they step up the ladder, bringing together all of their knowledge to solve the most challenging questions by the time they reach the top.

Comprehension skillsWriting skills

Editing and evaluating own compositions

Literary analysis and appraisal of writers’ work

Writing for meaning and effect

Using inference and deduction

Planning and drafting text

Summarising and retrieving information

Features of different genres

Understanding the structure and purpose of texts

Grammar and punctuation

Understanding word meaning in context

Transcription and vocabulary

Word reading and spelling

EnGliSh LeaRning LaddeR

Logic

VERbal REaSoninG LeaRning LaddeR

Applying algebra skills

Working with numbers and algebra

Understanding word meaning 2 in context

Understanding word meaning 1 word level

Constructing words

Handling data

MathEMaticS LeaRning LaddeR

Algebra

Position and direction

Measurement Properties of shapes

Ratio and proportion Fractions

Number and place value Calculations

Logic

VERbal REaSoninG LeaRning LaddeR

Applying algebra skills

Working with numbers and algebra

Understanding word meaning 2 in context

Understanding word meaning 1 word level

Constructing words

Position and directionWorking with numbers and algebra

Example:

Challenging

Foundation

Problem solving

Knowledge based questions

Challenging

Foundation

Problem solving

Knowledge based questions

Links to

Now that you’re familiar with the features of the range, we hope you enjoy using your sample pages! All pages have been selected based on a key topic in Verbal Reasoning – synonyms and antonyms. We have provided pages that you can photocopy to use in your class to see how well the range could work for your pupils.

now try for yourself

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Synonyms and antonymsSkill definition: to find two words closest in meaning (synonyms), or most opposite in

meaning (antonyms)

Find two words, one from each set, that are most similar in meaning.

(slip, jump, lead) (skip, slide, step) slip slide

Synonym and antonym questions ask you to find words with similar or opposite meaning. These questions come up very frequently in verbal reasoning tests and are asked in lots of different ways.

The example above shows one of the most common types of question and the ‘Try’ questions opposite show another type. You might also be asked to find missing letters in a clue word or even to choose words from a grid. But don’t be put off by the way the questions are asked – the problems are still the same!

Most questions should contain words that you are likely to know as you are being tested on your skills in comparing words, more than what difficult words mean.

The skill in answering these questions is to really concentrate on the kind of words you are looking at before you start. Is the word a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or some other class of word? You will find that the words you are looking for will always come from the same word class.

But think carefully before you choose your answer – sometimes words have more than one meaning! For example: ‘fly’, ‘shed’ and ‘flap’ are both nouns and verbs and so will have two different meanings (these words are called homonyms), e.g. as a verb, ‘fly’ means how a bird travels through the air; fly – noun is a type of insect. These words with double meanings are often clues to the answer.

Methodl Consider the kind of words that appear in the following question. Finding two words from the

same word class should reveal the answer.

(big, glide, cart) (rabbit, large, take)

adjective verb noun noun adjective verb

l The verbs ‘glide’ and ‘take’ do not mean the same, nor do the nouns ‘cart’ and ‘rabbit’, so the answer is straightforward: ‘big’ and ‘large’ are both adjectives with similar meanings.

l Now look at the example at the top of the page. Some words could be used either as nouns or verbs: for example:

slip – to slip (verb) a slip of paper (noun)

slide – to slide (verb) play on a slide (noun)

l But if you take ‘slip’ as a verb, it is similar in meaning to ‘slide’ as a verb. So this is the correct answer.

Some synonyms or antonyms may appear within the same brackets – these cannot be selected. Always choose one word from each bracket.

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Some questions ask you to fi nd antonyms rather than synonyms. In these questions you are looking for words that are the most opposite in meaning. The answer to these questions will also come from the same word class. For example:

(dreaming, ride, asleep ) (drive, bed, waking )

verb verb adverb/adjective verb/noun noun adjective

l ‘asleep’ and ‘waking’ are opposite in meaning and are both adjectives, so this is the correct answer.

Sometimes more than two words may seem quite similar, for example: mend, repair, improve. You will need to think carefully about these words. Although they are all verbs, and they all mean making something better, only ‘mend’ and ‘repair’ involve something that is damaged.

Tricky skill

Train

1 Can you think of two antonyms and two synonyms for the following word?

difficultantonyms:

synonyms:

Try

Find the word that means the opposite, or nearly the opposite, of the bold word. Circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

praise reward preach raise criticise practise

a b c d e

2 rise smooth fall twist sun rose

a b c d e

3 slight small weight large trivial tumble

a b c d e

4 hinder trouble forest interfere criticise assist

a b c d e

Test

Find two words, one from each set, that are most similar in meaning. Circle the words.

5 (push, go, send) (hold, pull, shove)

6 (break, reveal, miss) (hide, snap, free)

7 (fearful, doubtful, calm) (scream, anxious, dangerous)

Test time: 02:30

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Synonyms and antonymsSkill definition: to find two words closest in meaning (synonyms), or most opposite in

meaning (antonyms)

Find two words, one from each set, that are most similar in meaning.

(slip, jump, lead) (skip, slide, step) slip slide

Synonym and antonym questions ask you to find words with similar or opposite meaning. These questions come up very frequently in verbal reasoning tests and are asked in lots of different ways.

The example above shows one of the most common types of question and the ‘Try’ questions opposite show another type. You might also be asked to find missing letters in a clue word or even to choose words from a grid. But don’t be put off by the way the questions are asked – the problems are still the same!

Most questions should contain words that you are likely to know as you are being tested on your skills in comparing words, more than what difficult words mean.

The skill in answering these questions is to really concentrate on the kind of words you are looking at before you start. Is the word a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or some other class of word? You will find that the words you are looking for will always come from the same word class.

But think carefully before you choose your answer – sometimes words have more than one meaning! For example: ‘fly’, ‘shed’ and ‘flap’ are both nouns and verbs and so will have two different meanings (these words are called homonyms), e.g. as a verb, ‘fly’ means how a bird travels through the air; fly – noun is a type of insect. These words with double meanings are often clues to the answer.

Methodl Consider the kind of words that appear in the following question. Finding two words from the

same word class should reveal the answer.

(big, glide, cart) (rabbit, large, take)

adjective verb noun noun adjective verb

l The verbs ‘glide’ and ‘take’ do not mean the same, nor do the nouns ‘cart’ and ‘rabbit’, so the answer is straightforward: ‘big’ and ‘large’ are both adjectives with similar meanings.

l Now look at the example at the top of the page. Some words could be used either as nouns or verbs: for example:

slip – to slip (verb) a slip of paper (noun)

slide – to slide (verb) play on a slide (noun)

l But if you take ‘slip’ as a verb, it is similar in meaning to ‘slide’ as a verb. So this is the correct answer.

Some synonyms or antonyms may appear within the same brackets – these cannot be selected. Always choose one word from each bracket.

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Synonyms and antonym

s

Some questions ask you to fi nd antonyms rather than synonyms. In these questions you are looking for words that are the most opposite in meaning. The answer to these questions will also come from the same word class. For example:

(dreaming, ride, asleep ) (drive, bed, waking )

verb verb adverb/adjective verb/noun noun adjective

l ‘asleep’ and ‘waking’ are opposite in meaning and are both adjectives, so this is the correct answer.

Sometimes more than two words may seem quite similar, for example: mend, repair, improve. You will need to think carefully about these words. Although they are all verbs, and they all mean making something better, only ‘mend’ and ‘repair’ involve something that is damaged.

Tricky skill

Train

1 Can you think of two antonyms and two synonyms for the following word?

difficultantonyms:

synonyms:

Try

Find the word that means the opposite, or nearly the opposite, of the bold word. Circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

praise reward preach raise criticise practise

a b c d e

2 rise smooth fall twist sun rose

a b c d e

3 slight small weight large trivial tumble

a b c d e

4 hinder trouble forest interfere criticise assist

a b c d e

Test

Find two words, one from each set, that are most similar in meaning. Circle the words.

5 (push, go, send) (hold, pull, shove)

6 (break, reveal, miss) (hide, snap, free)

7 (fearful, doubtful, calm) (scream, anxious, dangerous)

Test time: 02:30

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2 Understanding word meaning

Synonyms and antonyms 1Insert letters in the gap to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left.

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Have a go

Having a good vocabulary is really important. This question type tests your knowledge of antonyms and synonyms. Draw lines between the words on the left and the words on the right to match the words that are opposite or closest in meaning. Here are some fairly simple ones to get you started.

1 eager incomplete

2 unworthy small

3 sharp sensible

4 whole unenthusiastic

5 talkative tone

6 foolish deserving

7 miniature rounded

8 shade reserved

Now try these. There are more words to match and the meanings are trickier so take your time and think carefully!

9 purity sparing

10 outstanding caring

11 slovenly unkind

12 callous optimistic

13 assemble careful

14 malevolent contamination

15 cynical disperse

16 economical mediocre

k e

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How did you get on? Could you match up all the pairs of antonyms?

Test yourself

Insert letters in the gaps to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left. Write the missing letters on the lines provided.

1 hollow s i (1)

2 beginner p e r (1)

3 lethargic a t i (1)

4 lonely r o e d (1)

5 rigid u p e (1)

6 probable i k l y (1)

7 urge d t (1)

8 impartial i s d (1)

9 solid r y (1)

10 obvious h i d n (1)

Try it out

It is useful to know synonyms too, and sometimes knowing more than one synonym for a word can help you to answer verbal reasoning questions. Try to think of three synonyms for each of these words:

1 immense

2 minute

3 commence

4 harmless

5 prance

Score / 10

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2 Understanding word meaning

Synonyms and antonyms 1Insert letters in the gap to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left.

available t a n

Have a go

Having a good vocabulary is really important. This question type tests your knowledge of antonyms and synonyms. Draw lines between the words on the left and the words on the right to match the words that are opposite or closest in meaning. Here are some fairly simple ones to get you started.

1 eager incomplete

2 unworthy small

3 sharp sensible

4 whole unenthusiastic

5 talkative tone

6 foolish deserving

7 miniature rounded

8 shade reserved

Now try these. There are more words to match and the meanings are trickier so take your time and think carefully!

9 purity sparing

10 outstanding caring

11 slovenly unkind

12 callous optimistic

13 assemble careful

14 malevolent contamination

15 cynical disperse

16 economical mediocre

k e

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Synonymsandantonym

s1

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How did you get on? Could you match up all the pairs of antonyms?

Test yourself

Insert letters in the gaps to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left. Write the missing letters on the lines provided.

1 hollow s i (1)

2 beginner p e r (1)

3 lethargic a t i (1)

4 lonely r o e d (1)

5 rigid u p e (1)

6 probable i k l y (1)

7 urge d t (1)

8 impartial i s d (1)

9 solid r y (1)

10 obvious h i d n (1)

Try it out

It is useful to know synonyms too, and sometimes knowing more than one synonym for a word can help you to answer verbal reasoning questions. Try to think of three synonyms for each of these words:

1 immense

2 minute

3 commence

4 harmless

5 prance

Score / 10

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Choose one word from the list that has a link with the words in both sets of brackets. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

warm light glow shade soft (fair, pale) (lamp, lantern) a b c d e

11 instance chest case packet study (box, container) (investigation, inquiry) a b c d e

12 sail bird coast fly bee (mosquito, wasp) (soar, glide) a b c d e

13 drama show tell scout television (musical, play) (lead, guide) a b c d e

14 refresh heater fan propeller football (supporter, admirer) (cool, blow) a b c d e

15 cart picture draw push describe (pull, extract) (sketch, draft) a b c d e

16 master defeat curb understand tame (grasp, learn) (conquer, triumph) a b c d e

17 intention thing point purpose object (article, item) (aim, goal) a b c d e

18 stuff jam parcel wedge pack (fill, load) (cram, crowd) a b c d e

19 encircle ring buzz circuit round (circle, loop) (jangle, chime) a b c d e

20 plant ball sun globe circle (world, planet) (sphere, orb) a b c d e

Insert letters in the gap to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

available t a n

ke ak ik ki ko a b c d e

21 fragile tou

ch le gh rs re a b c d e

22 idle en etic

igm arg egr erg org a b c d e

23 prohibit a ow

ss wf gl el ll a b c d e

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Paper 1

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Paper 1Identify the connection between the words on the left. Look at the fi ve words on the right and choose the one that goes best with the fi rst three. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

comma, colon, hyphen

sentence spelling grammar apostrophe writing a b c d e

1 intelligent, clever, smart

bright neutral unwise famous foolish a b c d e

2 knee, thigh, shin

arm fi ngers elbow head calf a b c d e

3 cross, irate, angry

furious content pleased calm problem a b c d e

4 secure, safe, fi xed

nail key protected vault lose a b c d e

5 electrician, architect, author

paint career profession create farmer a b c d e

6 narrative, novel, fi ction

tail chapter journal opinion paragraph a b c d e

7 climb, ascend, scale

descend grip plunge fall mount a b c d e

8 waste, debris, litter

waist puppies refuse fragment plastic a b c d e

9 mallet, hammer, axe

spanner nail tack pick screwdriver a b c d e

10 garner, amass, assemble

disperse spare accumulate contain carry a b c d e

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Choose one word from the list that has a link with the words in both sets of brackets. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

warm light glow shade soft (fair, pale) (lamp, lantern) a b c d e

11 instance chest case packet study (box, container) (investigation, inquiry) a b c d e

12 sail bird coast fly bee (mosquito, wasp) (soar, glide) a b c d e

13 drama show tell scout television (musical, play) (lead, guide) a b c d e

14 refresh heater fan propeller football (supporter, admirer) (cool, blow) a b c d e

15 cart picture draw push describe (pull, extract) (sketch, draft) a b c d e

16 master defeat curb understand tame (grasp, learn) (conquer, triumph) a b c d e

17 intention thing point purpose object (article, item) (aim, goal) a b c d e

18 stuff jam parcel wedge pack (fill, load) (cram, crowd) a b c d e

19 encircle ring buzz circuit round (circle, loop) (jangle, chime) a b c d e

20 plant ball sun globe circle (world, planet) (sphere, orb) a b c d e

Insert letters in the gap to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

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Choose one word from the list that has a link with the words in both sets of brackets. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

warm light glow shade soft (fair, pale) (lamp, lantern) a b c d e

11 instance chest case packet study (box, container) (investigation, inquiry) a b c d e

12 sail bird coast fly bee (mosquito, wasp) (soar, glide) a b c d e

13 drama show tell scout television (musical, play) (lead, guide) a b c d e

14 refresh heater fan propeller football (supporter, admirer) (cool, blow) a b c d e

15 cart picture draw push describe (pull, extract) (sketch, draft) a b c d e

16 master defeat curb understand tame (grasp, learn) (conquer, triumph) a b c d e

17 intention thing point purpose object (article, item) (aim, goal) a b c d e

18 stuff jam parcel wedge pack (fill, load) (cram, crowd) a b c d e

19 encircle ring buzz circuit round (circle, loop) (jangle, chime) a b c d e

20 plant ball sun globe circle (world, planet) (sphere, orb) a b c d e

Insert letters in the gap to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

available t a n

ke ak ik ki ko a b c d e

21 fragile tou

ch le gh rs re a b c d e

22 idle en etic

igm arg egr erg org a b c d e

23 prohibit a ow

ss wf gl el ll a b c d e

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Paper 1Identify the connection between the words on the left. Look at the fi ve words on the right and choose the one that goes best with the fi rst three. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

comma, colon, hyphen

sentence spelling grammar apostrophe writing a b c d e

1 intelligent, clever, smart

bright neutral unwise famous foolish a b c d e

2 knee, thigh, shin

arm fi ngers elbow head calf a b c d e

3 cross, irate, angry

furious content pleased calm problem a b c d e

4 secure, safe, fi xed

nail key protected vault lose a b c d e

5 electrician, architect, author

paint career profession create farmer a b c d e

6 narrative, novel, fi ction

tail chapter journal opinion paragraph a b c d e

7 climb, ascend, scale

descend grip plunge fall mount a b c d e

8 waste, debris, litter

waist puppies refuse fragment plastic a b c d e

9 mallet, hammer, axe

spanner nail tack pick screwdriver a b c d e

10 garner, amass, assemble

disperse spare accumulate contain carry a b c d e

9

Test time: 33 minutes

Turn over to the next page.

9781471849299.indd 9 07/01/16 9:54 AM

10

Choose one word from the list that has a link with the words in both sets of brackets. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

warm light glow shade soft (fair, pale) (lamp, lantern) a b c d e

11 instance chest case packet study (box, container) (investigation, inquiry) a b c d e

12 sail bird coast fly bee (mosquito, wasp) (soar, glide) a b c d e

13 drama show tell scout television (musical, play) (lead, guide) a b c d e

14 refresh heater fan propeller football (supporter, admirer) (cool, blow) a b c d e

15 cart picture draw push describe (pull, extract) (sketch, draft) a b c d e

16 master defeat curb understand tame (grasp, learn) (conquer, triumph) a b c d e

17 intention thing point purpose object (article, item) (aim, goal) a b c d e

18 stuff jam parcel wedge pack (fill, load) (cram, crowd) a b c d e

19 encircle ring buzz circuit round (circle, loop) (jangle, chime) a b c d e

20 plant ball sun globe circle (world, planet) (sphere, orb) a b c d e

Insert letters in the gap to complete the word on the right so it is an antonym or nearly an antonym of the word on the left. Follow the example to answer the questions, then circle the letter beneath the correct answer.

available t a n

ke ak ik ki ko a b c d e

21 fragile tou

ch le gh rs re a b c d e

22 idle en etic

igm arg egr erg org a b c d e

23 prohibit a ow

ss wf gl el ll a b c d e

9781471849299.indd 10 07/01/16 9:54 AM

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