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TEST 02 PAGE 3

In each sentence below the letters of the word in capital letters have been jumbled up. Re-arrange the letters to get the correct word.

Look at this example: A NOBRI is a bird. (ROBIN) RISPA is a capital city in Europe. (_______________) One of the countries in Europe is MUGBEIL. (_______________) You use a REAMMH to bang in nails. (_______________) The river MAESHT flows through London. (_______________) A mechanic uses a RNPSANE to tighten nuts. (_______________)

Colin, Darren, Jill and Janet are four children who each take part in three of the following four sports: hockey, swimming, golf and badminton. Only Janet does not play golf. Darren and Janet are the only two children who can swim. Colin, Jill and Janet play hockey. Which girl can swim? (____________)

Which boy plays golf but can’t swim? (____________) What sport does everyone take part in? (____________) What sport does Darren not play? (____________) Colin plays hockey, badminton and what else? (____________) In a certain code CONFIDENTIAL is written as XYPTZWRPSZBO. Write the following coded words in their proper form.

ORPSZO (_______________) 39. PYSRW (_______________) 40. PRRW (_______________) Write the following words in their coded form.

LATE (_______________) 42.DEAL (_______________) 43.FIDDLE (_______________) 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 38. 41. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37.

Complete these sequences:

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 23, 21, 18, 14 (________) 17.5, 18.0 18.5 19.0 (________) Z, Y, W, T, (________) 6, 9, 13, 18 (________) AZ, BX, CV, DT (________)

ALWAYS HAS: In these questions you have to underline one thing from inside the brackets that the thing outside the brackets ALWAYS HAS.

Look at this example:

A MAN always has a (BRAIN SHOES CHILDREN DOG WIFE) Brain is underlined because a man always has a BRAIN.

Now try these and underline only one word.

A BUS always has (DRIVERS PASSENGERS FARES WHEELS UPSTAIRS) A DOG always has (FUR MASTER KENNEL PUPS COLLAR)

A BIRD always has (EGGS NEST CHICKS FEATHERS SEEDS) A MAN always has a (SHIRT HEART HOUSE CAR GLOVES)

A WEDDING always has (CHURCHES CAKES PEOPLE RINGS PRAYERS) A HILL always has (GRASS TOP SHEEP TREES RIVER)

49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. In the following questions a letter can be taken from the first word and put into the second word

to form TWO new words. Write both NEW words. Example. THEN TANK (TEN) (THANK)

The H moves from THEN to THANK and makes the new words TEN and THANK. INSERT FONT (_____________) (_____________)

MONTHS MAY (_____________) (_____________) SHOES LET (_____________) (_____________) FRICTION BEAST (_____________) (_____________) THANK CASE (_____________) (_____________)

Five politicians A, B, C, D, and E have offices at the five corners of this pentagon. The corners are numbered 1 - 5.

E’s office is opposite D’s which is furthest east. No-one has an office further north than C. B is not to the east of A.

Which politician has his office at number 1? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 2? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 3? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 4? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 5? (__________) 27. 26. 28. 29. 30. 32. 31. 33. 34. 35. 1 2 4 5 3 TEST01 PAGE 3. Write one word in each bracket so that the sentence makes

sense. finger. ...) his child (...CUT The this example: Look at Otherwords may also make sense. I am 2 years younger (____________) my sister . We set the table (____________) knives and forks. You must train hard (____________) get fit. The table was (____________) with white paint. The door (____________) a brass letter box. Find the correct orderfor the lists and underline the MIDDLE

word. SHOULDER NECK WRIST FINGER this example: Look at ELBOW in order are put the list words in when the underlined because Elbow is (finger, wrist,

elbow, middle. in the elbow is shoulder, neck), CRA WL SPR IN T RU N WAL K ST AN D ED ITO R C UTE B LA CK A RA BLE DA NG ER 5 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 4 4 / 4 6 8 10 3 7 X Y O P Q 17 and another number equal 33. What is the other number? (____________) 1/ 4 of 12 plus 1/ 5 of 15 equals? (____________) 4 balls cost £6. How much for 5? (____________) Three boys share 25 apples so that one has 6

apples and apples has How many 12 apples. another has the third boy? (____________) If ten men can paint a mansion in 5 days how many

men would one day? it in to paint be needed (____________) 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. TEST05 PAGE 4 In questions 36 - 42 the thr ee words A, B and C are in alphabetical order . The word at

B is the space. word in correct rite the definition. W a dictionary e given you ar missing and Look at this example: A) FLAP B) ( F LA RE ) Distr ess signal from a boat. SH FLA C) A) SH ACK LE __ ( _ B) __ _ ) Patch of shade. E AK SH C) A) PRO SPE R __ ( _ B) __ __ ) To keep from harm. UD PRO C) A) EX CLU DE __ ( _ B) __ _ ) To forgive, to free from blame or duties. EXECUTE C) A) TREAT B) ( _ __ __ _ ) To make three times as much. TREE C) A) WAI ST __ ( _ B) _) To be in a place in readiness. E WAK C) A) FLEECE B) ( _ __ _ _ ) Anumber of ships. FLESH C) A) MEL ON _ _ ( _ B) _ ) To become liquid

from solid. ORY MEM C)

37. 36. 38. 39. 41. 40. 42. _ _ _ _ _

49. 50. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. In the following questions a letter can be taken from the first word and put into the second word

to form TWO new words. Write both NEW words. Example. THEN TANK (TEN) (THANK)

Which politician has his office at number 1? (__________) 27. 26. 28. 29. 30. 31. 1 2 4 5 3 TEST01 PAGE 3. Write one word in each bracket so that the sentence makes

elbow, middle. in the elbow is shoulder, neck), CRA WL SPR IN T RU N WAL K ST AN D ED ITO R C UTE B LA CK A RA BLE DA NG ER 5/ 4 3/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 4 4/ 4 6 8 10 3 7 X Y O P Q 17 and another number equal 33. What is the other number? (____________) 1/ 4 of 12 plus 1/ 5 of 15 equals? (____________) 4 balls cost £6. How much for 5? (____________) Three boys share 25 apples so that one has 6

37. 36. 38. 39. 41. 40. 42. _ _ _ _ _ TEST01 PAGE 4 Complete these sequences: AB C D E FG H I J K L M N O P Q R S TU V WX Y Z 23, 21, 18, 14 (________) 17.5, 18.0 18.5 19.0 (________) Z, Y, W, T, (________) 6, 9, 13, 18 (________) AZ, BX, CV, DT (________) ALW AYS HAS: In these questions you have to underline one thing from inside the

brackets HAS. AYS ALW the brackets thing outside that the Look at this example: AMAN always has a (BRAIN SHOES CHILDREN DOG

WIFE) a BRAIN. always has a man underlined because Brain is Now try these and underline only one word. ABUS always has (DRIVERS PASSENGERS FARES WHEELS UPSTAIRS) AD OG alw ays ha s (FU R MA STE R KEN NEL PU PS CO LLA R) ABIRD always has (EGGS NEST CHICKS FEA THERS SEEDS) AMAN always has a (SHIRT HEART HOUSE CAR GLOVES) AWEDDING always has (CHURCHES CAKES PEOPLE RINGS PRA YERS) AHILL always has (GRASS T OP SHEEP TREES RIVER) AK NIF Ea lw ays ha s a (SH EAT H SH ARP NES S FO RK BLA DE CO VER ) 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. TEST05 PAGE 3 In the following questions a letter can be taken fr om the first word and put into the

second word NEWwords. rite both words. W TWO new to form Example. THEN T ANK (TEN) (THANK) The H moves fr om THEN to THANK and makes the new words TEN and THANK. INSERT FONT (_____________) (_____________) MONTHS MAY (_____________) (_____________) SHOES LET (_____________) (_____________) FRICTION BEAST (_____________) (_____________) THANK CASE (_____________) (_____________) Five politicians A, B, C, D, and E have offices at the five corners of this

pentagon. - 5. ed 1 are number The corners E’s office is opposite D’s which

is furthest

east. than C. furthernorth an office No-one has B is not to the east of A. Which politician has his office at number 1? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 2? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 3? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 4? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 5? (__________) 27. 26. 28. 29. 30. 32. 31. 33. 34. 35. 1 2 4 5 3 TEST 01 PAGE 3. Write one word in each bracket so that the sentence makes sense. Look at this example: The child (...CUT...) his finger.

Other words may also make sense.

I am 2 years younger (____________) my sister. We set the table (____________) knives and forks. You must train hard (____________) get fit. The table was (____________) with white paint. The door (____________) a brass letter box.

Find the correct order for the lists and underline the MIDDLE word. Look at this example: FINGER WRIST SHOULDER NECK ELBOW

Elbow is underlined because when the words in the list are put in order (finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck), elbow is in the middle.

CRAWL SPRINT RUN WALK STAND EDITOR CUTE BLACK ARABLE DANGER

5_/₄ 3_/₄ 1_/₄ 2_/₄ 4_/₄

6 8 10 3 7 X Y O P Q

17 and another number equal 33. What is the other number? (____________)

1_/₄_{of 12 plus}1_/₅_{of 15 equals?} _{(____________)}

4 balls cost £6. How much for 5? (____________) Three boys share 25 apples so that one has 6 apples and

another has 12 apples. How many apples has the third boy? (____________) If ten men can paint a mansion in 5 days how many men would

be needed to paint it in one day? (____________) 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. TEST 05 PAGE 4

In questions 36 - 42 the three words A, B and C are in alphabetical order. The word at B is missing and you are given a dictionary definition. Write the correct word in the space. Look at this example: A) FLAP

B) ( F L A R E ) Distress signal from a boat. C) FLASH

A) SHACKLE

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) Patch of shade. C) SHAKE

A) PROSPER

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To keep from harm. C) PROUD

A) EXCLUDE

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To forgive, to free from blame or duties. C) EXECUTE

A) TREAT

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To make three times as much. C) TREE A) WAIST B) ( _ _ _ _ ) To be in a place in readiness. C) WAKE A) FLEECE B) ( _ _ _ _ _ ) A number of ships. C) FLESH A) MELON

B) ( _ _ _ _ ) To become liquid from solid. C) MEMORY 37. 36. 38. 39. 41. 40. 42. _ _ _ _ _ TEST 02 PAGE 3

LATE (_______________) 42.DEAL (_______________) 43.FIDDLE (_______________) 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 38. 41. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. TEST 01 PAGE 2 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

Complete these sequences by inserting the correct letter or number in the brackets. Look at this example: 1 2 3 4 (_5_)

5 completes the sequence so it goes in the brackets. A, C, E, G, (_______)

A, Z, B, Y, (_______) 7, 11, 15, 19, (_______) D, F, I, M, (_______) 34, 27, 22, 19, (_______)

One word does not belong in each of these lists. Underline it. Look at this example: HORSE COW PIG HAMSTER SHEEP HAMSTER is underlined because it is not a farm animal.

INFANTRYMAN GUNNER DOCTOR CAVALRYMAN SOLDIER RIND COVER SKIN LAYER CUT

TRANQUIL PEACEFUL SILENT CONTENT PROFITABLE PAUSE PAUPER DELAY INTERVAL LULL

OCEAN SEA ISLAND LAKE RIVER

Bob is taller than Mary but smaller than Sam. List these three children starting with the tallest first.

tallest 26. (__________) 27. (__________) 28. (__________) smallest 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

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TEST 02 PAGE 3

LATE (_______________) 42.DEAL (_______________) 43.FIDDLE (_______________) 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 38. 41. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. TEST 01 PAGE 4 Complete these sequences:

A KNIFE always has a (SHEATH SHARPNESS FORK BLADE COVER) 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. TEST 05 PAGE 3

In the following questions a letter can be taken from the first word and put into the second word to form TWO new words. Write both NEW words.

Example. THEN TANK (TEN) (THANK)

elbow, middle. in the elbow is shoulder, neck), CRA WL SPR IN T RU N WAL K ST AN D ED ITO R C UTE B LA CK A RA BLE DA NG ER 5 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 4 4 / 4 6 8 10 3 7 X Y O P Q 17 and another number equal 33. What is the other number? (____________) 1/ 4 of 12 plus 1/ 5 of 15 equals? (____________) 4 balls cost £6. How much for 5? (____________) Three boys share 25 apples so that one has 6

37. 36. 38. 39. 41. 40. 42. _ _ _ _ _ TEST 01 PAGE 4 Complete these sequences:

A BIRD always has (EGGS NEST CHICKS FEATHERS SEEDS) A MAN always has a (SHIRT HEART HOUSE CAR GLOVES) A WEDDING always has (CHURCHES CAKES PEOPLE RINGS PRAYERS) A HILL always has (GRASS TOP SHEEP TREES RIVER)

A KNIFE always has a (SHEATH SHARPNESS FORK BLADE COVER) 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. TEST 05 PAGE 3

Example. THEN TANK (TEN) (THANK)

elbow, middle. in the elbow is shoulder, neck), CRA WL SPR IN T RU N WAL K ST AN D ED ITO R C UTE B LA CK A RA BLE DA NG ER 5/ 4 3/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 4 4/ 4 6 8 10 3 7 X Y O P Q 17 and another number equal 33. What is the other number? (____________) 1/ 4 of 12 plus 1/ 5 of 15 equals? (____________) 4 balls cost £6. How much for 5? (____________) Three boys share 25 apples so that one has 6

37. 36. 38. 39. 41. 40. 42. _ _ _ _ _ TEST01 PAGE 4 Complete these sequences: AB C D E FG H I J K L M N O P Q R S TU V WX Y Z 23, 21, 18, 14 (________) 17.5, 18.0 18.5 19.0 (________) Z, Y, W, T, (________) 6, 9, 13, 18 (________) AZ, BX, CV, DT (________) ALW AYS HAS: In these questions you have to underline one thing from inside the

brackets HAS. AYS ALW the brackets thing outside that the Look at this example: AMAN always has a (BRAIN SHOES CHILDREN DOG

WIFE) a BRAIN. always has a man underlined because Brain is Now try these and underline only one word. ABUS always has (DRIVERS PASSENGERS FARES WHEELS UPSTAIRS) AD OG alw ays ha s (FU R MA STE R KEN NEL PU PS CO LLA R) ABIRD always has (EGGS NEST CHICKS FEA THERS SEEDS) AMAN always has a (SHIRT HEART HOUSE CAR GLOVES) AWEDDING always has (CHURCHES CAKES PEOPLE RINGS PRA YERS) AHILL always has (GRASS T OP SHEEP TREES RIVER) AK NIF Ea lw ays ha s a (SH EAT H SH ARP NES S FO RK BLA DE CO VER ) 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. TEST05 PAGE 3 In the following questions a letter can be taken fr om the first word and put into the

second word NEWwords. rite both words. W TWO new to form Example. THEN T ANK (TEN) (THANK) The H moves fr om THEN to THANK and makes the new words TEN and THANK. INSERT FONT (_____________) (_____________) MONTHS MAY (_____________) (_____________) SHOES LET (_____________) (_____________) FRICTION BEAST (_____________) (_____________) THANK CASE (_____________) (_____________) Five politicians A, B, C, D, and E have offices at the five corners of this

pentagon. - 5. ed 1 are number The corners E’s office is opposite D’s which

is furthest

east. than C. furthernorth an office No-one has B is not to the east of A. Which politician has his office at number 1? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 2? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 3? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 4? (__________) Which politician has his office at number 5? (__________) 27. 26. 28. 29. 30. 32. 31. 33. 34. 35. 1 2 4 5 3 TEST 01 PAGE 3. Write one word in each bracket so that the sentence makes sense. Look at this example: The child (...CUT...) his finger.

Find the correct order for the lists and underline the MIDDLE word. Look at this example: FINGER WRIST SHOULDER NECK ELBOW

5_/₄ 3_/₄ 1_/₄ 2_/₄ 4_/₄

6 8 10 3 7 X Y O P Q

1_/₄_{of 12 plus}1_/₅_{of 15 equals?} _{(____________)}

4 balls cost £6. How much for 5? (____________) Three boys share 25 apples so that one has 6 apples and

another has 12 apples. How many apples has the third boy? (____________) If ten men can paint a mansion in 5 days how many men would

be needed to paint it in one day? (____________) 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. TEST 05 PAGE 4

In questions 36 - 42 the three words A, B and C are in alphabetical order. The word at B is missing and you are given a dictionary definition. Write the correct word in the space. Look at this example: A) FLAP

B) ( F L A R E ) Distress signal from a boat. C) FLASH

A) SHACKLE

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) Patch of shade. C) SHAKE

A) PROSPER

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To keep from harm. C) PROUD

A) EXCLUDE

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To forgive, to free from blame or duties. C) EXECUTE

A) TREAT

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To make three times as much. C) TREE A) WAIST B) ( _ _ _ _ ) To be in a place in readiness. C) WAKE A) FLEECE B) ( _ _ _ _ _ ) A number of ships. C) FLESH A) MELON

B) ( _ _ _ _ ) To become liquid from solid. C) MEMORY 37. 36. 38. 39. 41. 40. 42. _ _ _ _ _ TEST 02 PAGE 3

LATE (_______________) 42.DEAL (_______________) 43.FIDDLE (_______________) 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 38. 41. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. TEST 01 PAGE 2 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

5 completes the sequence so it goes in the brackets. A, C, E, G, (_______)

A, Z, B, Y, (_______) 7, 11, 15, 19, (_______) D, F, I, M, (_______) 34, 27, 22, 19, (_______)

Bob is taller than Mary but smaller than Sam. List these three children starting with the tallest first.

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LEARNING TOGETHER

ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS ON COMPLETING THESE TESTS

1. There are 85 questions in each test. Make sure you have not missed a page.

2. Start at question 1 and work your way to question 85.

3. If you are unable to complete a question leave it and go to the next one.

4. Do not think about the question you have just left as this wastes time.

5. If you change an answer make sure the change is clear.

6. Make sure you spell correctly.

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TEST 01

SCORE ___________

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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

What is the sixth letter of the alphabet? (________________)

Which day begins with the letter fourth from the end of the alphabet? (________________)

Which letter appears most often in the word DISCIPLINE? (________________)

Which letter appears in PEAR but not in APPLE ? (________________)

Which of these words would come last if they were put in alphabetical order?

CAULIFLOWER CUCUMBER CABBAGE CARROTS (________________)

Find the word which means the same or almost the same as the word outside the brackets. Look at this example: TINY means (HUGE HEAVY SMALL OLD)

The word SMALL is underlined because it means the same as TINY.

OLD means (BRAVE YOUNG ANCIENT FAT) GRUMBLE means (HUNGRY THUNDER MOAN NOISY) BRAG means (CARD GYPSY CLOTHES BOAST) CONSTRUCT means (HOUSES LEGO BUILD BRIDGE ) BASHFUL means (FRETFUL HAPPY TEARS SHY)

In the next questions the first three words in each line are alike in some way. One word in the brackets is also like these three words.

Look at this example: PINK ORANGE BROWN (colour red apple tree) RED is underlined because it is also a colour.

In the following questions underline ONE word each time.

OIL COAL PEAT (gas grass soil sand) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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TEST 01 PAGE 2

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

5 completes the sequence so it goes in the brackets.

A, C, E, G, (_______) A, Z, B, Y, (_______) 7, 11, 15, 19, (_______) D, F, I, M, (_______) 34, 27, 22, 19, (_______)

Bob is taller than Mary but smaller than Sam.

List these three children starting with the tallest first.

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Write one word in each bracket so that the sentence makes sense. Look at this example: The child (...CUT...) his finger.

Find the correct order for the lists and underline the MIDDLE word.

Look at this example: FINGER WRIST SHOULDER NECK ELBOW

5_/

4 3/4 1/4 2/4 4/4

6 8 10 3 7 X Y O P Q

1_/

4of 12 plus 1/5of 15 equals? (____________)

4 balls cost £6. How much for 5? (____________) 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.

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TEST 01 PAGE 4

A KNIFE always has a (SHEATH SHARPNESS FORK BLADE COVER) 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.

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In the questions below, one word does NOT belong in each list.

Look at this example: LEAD GOLD COPPER ZINC CHALK

Chalk is underlined because it is not a metal and so it does NOT belong in the list. Underline the word which does NOT belong in each list.

MAHOGANY TEAK OAK STEEL PINE NYLON RAYON PLASTIC SILK ACRYLIC

TRILBY BERET SOU’WESTER BOWLER SCARF NAILS DRILL PLIERS CHISEL HAMMER

TUG SUBMARINE LINER FERRY BATTLESHIP

OPPOSITES:

In each of the following sets of brackets, underline ONE word which is the OPPOSITE, or nearly the OPPOSITE, of the word outside the brackets.

SAD (SORROW HAPPY TEARS CRY LAUGH) LOSE (LAST MISS SECOND FIRST WIN)

SHARP (KNIFE BLUNT SCISSORS NEEDLE BLADE) FOE (ENEMY SOLDIER FRIEND PERSON TEACHER) YOUNG (CHILD MAN BABY ADULT OLD)

61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

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ALIKE: (Similar)

In each list below find the TWO words which are most alike in some way. Look at this example: (ASH WOOD OAK PLANK DOOR)

ASH and OAK are both underlined because they are both trees.

Now try these questions - remember to underline TWO words which are similar.

BLUE DRESS FROCK SHIRT TROUSERS

DRIVER PASSENGER CONDUCTOR MAN PILOT HAND EYE TEETH HAIR FOOT

WATCH HOUR CLOCK TIME BELL

CELLOTAPE ADHESIVE STICKY MUDDY GLUE CAR BUS BICYCLE LORRY TRUCK

Three boys Tom, Bill and Walter go to the cinema and sit side by side. Tom is not beside Bill. Bill sits on the extreme right.

List the boys from left to right.

(____________) left (____________) (____________) right 74. 75. 76. TEST 01 PAGE 6 68. 69. 70. 71. 73. 72.

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There are four shops in a town. One is painted black, one white, one purple and the other is painted green. The black and purple shops are large, the others small. The black and white shops sell flowers, the others sell sweets.

What colour is the large sweet shop? (____________) What colour is the small sweet shop? (____________) What does the purple shop sell? (____________) What size is the white flower shop? (____________) What does the white shop sell? (____________)

What number is 6 more than 1_/

2of 8? (____________)

What number is 3 less than 1_/

3of 12? (____________)

What number is 5 more than 13 plus 15? (____________) What number divided by 4 gives 2 less than 12? (____________) 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

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TEST 02

SCORE ___________

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Which letter occurs in RUGBY and in BALL? (____________) Which letter occurs once in PUPIL and once in PRIMARY? (____________) Which letter occurs once in SCORE and once in UNDERLINE? (____________)

In the questions below TWO words must change places so that the sentences make sense. Underline the TWO words that must change places.

Look at this example: The wood was made of table.

My permission has child to go to camp.

Any regarding queries this letter should be sent to my office. You to advised are bring boots.

The river had flooded the rain. Six letters later the weeks arrived.

A, B, C, D and E are five aeroplanes. E is due EAST of C. C is due EAST of B. C is due NORTH of D and due SOUTH of A.

Which aeroplane is furthest WEST? (____________) Which aeroplane is furthest NORTH? (____________) Which aeroplane is furthest EAST? (____________) Which aeroplane is furthest SOUTH? (____________) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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TEST 02 PAGE 2

Complete these sequences.

12, 20, 28, 36, (____________) 27, 26, 24, 21, (____________) 2, 4, 12, 48, (____________) 401, 423, 445, 467, (____________) 14, 17, 22, 29, (____________)

Complete these sequences. The alphabet is printed 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 B, E, G, J, (____________) C, F, K, R, (____________) Y, W, T, R, (____________) XY, VW, TU, RS, (____________) ZB, YD, XF, WH, (____________)

In each sentence below a word has 3 letters missing. The letters are next to each other and they spell a word. Write the missing words in the brackets.

Look at this example: Begin sentences with CAAL letters. (P I T) The complete word is CAPITAL.

The driver FED his car with diesel. (___ ___ ___) The holiday APMENTS were near the beach. (___ ___ ___) DED for tickets was so great that we were unable to go. (___ ___ ___) Mum always says that Christmas is an EXSIVE time. (___ ___ ___) Good outside LIGHG at night should help to prevent break-ins. (___ ___ ___) 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

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Look at this example: A NOBRI is a bird. (ROBIN)

RISPA is a capital city in Europe. (_______________) One of the countries in Europe is MUGBEIL. (_______________) You use a REAMMH to bang in nails. (_______________) The river MAESHT flows through London. (_______________) A mechanic uses a RNPSANE to tighten nuts. (_______________)

Colin, Darren, Jill and Janet are four children who each take part in three of the following four sports: hockey, swimming, golf and badminton. Only Janet does not play golf.

Darren and Janet are the only two children who can swim. Colin, Jill and Janet play hockey.

Which girl can swim? (____________) Which boy plays golf but can’t swim? (____________) What sport does everyone take part in? (____________) What sport does Darren not play? (____________) Colin plays hockey, badminton and what else? (____________)

In a certain code CONFIDENTIAL is written as XYPTZWRPSZBO. Write the following coded words in their proper form.

ORPSZO (_______________) 39. PYSRW (_______________) 40. PRRW (_______________)

Write the following words in their coded form.

LATE (_______________) 42.DEAL (_______________) 43.FIDDLE (_______________) 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 38. 41. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37.

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TEST 02 PAGE 4

In the paragraph below five words are missing. Choose the most appropriate words from the lists below. One word from list A fills the space at A, one word from list B fills the space at B and so on.

Underline the words you choose.

Plants are sometimes starved of ( A ) and this causes the plant to go ( B ). Most plants need water to grow ( C ). Some plants such as the cacti do not receive ( D ) water as they live in the desert. Their ( E ) skin helps them to save water.

A 45. B 46. C 47. D 48. E

SOIL RED UP GALLONS GREEN AIR GREEN DOWN MUCH COLD WATER FLOWERS GREEN COLD PALE GRASS OLD STRONG FRESH SLIMEY POTS BROWN WEAK MORE SHINY

In a group of five children, Leslie is not as old as Bill or Teddy but is older than Sharon and Brenda. Sharon is not the youngest and Teddy is not the oldest.

List the children starting with the oldest.

(____________) Oldest (____________) (____________) (____________) (____________) Youngest 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 44.

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A FOUR letter word is hidden in each of the sentences below. The hidden words begin at the end of a word in the sentence and finish at the start of the next word.

Write the hidden words in the brackets Look at this example:

Time and tide wait for no one. (MEAN)

Put the flask in the bag. (____________) It rained all over the weekend. (____________) These attacks must stop. (____________) Light the fire very carefully. (____________) The satellite moved in orbit. (____________) Do not waste money on me. (____________)

Each word below can be made into a new word by leaving out one letter and without altering in any way the order of the letters.

Write the letter that can be left out in the brackets.

Look at this example: CLEAN leave out (__C__) gives LEAN

UNIT (____________) 61. HORSE (____________) TOY (____________) 63. SOAK (____________) SOLDIER (____________) 65. NOTE (____________) 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 62. 64.

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The words in each question 66 - 70 can be allocated to one of the groups A - E. The words in the lists are alike in some way. Write, in the brackets, the letter of the list that each word belongs to. Look at this example: FRENCH belongs to list (__A__) because all the words are nationalities.

SENTINEL (____________) 67. SWISS (____________) 68. CLOG (____________) ALERT (____________) 70. CONTENT (____________)

A B C D E

POLISH TRANQUIL KEEPER SLIPPER VIGILANT NORWEGIAN QUIET GUARD SHOE ATTENTIVE GREEK PEACEFUL CUSTODIAN BOOT CAREFUL ITALIAN RELAXED WARDEN WADER CONSCIOUS DUTCH CAREFREE CARETAKER SANDAL OBSERVANT

The word in capitals has three letters missing. The letters that are missing form a three letter word on their own. Write that three letter word in the brackets.

Look at this example: London is a ______ital city. (___CAP___)

A number of words together is a SEN___CE. (____________)

The man waited ____IENTLY for his wife. (____________) A mountain may have a very high ____K. (____________) The sun was ____DEN by clouds. (____________) A cellar is BE___ ground level. (____________)

TEST 02 PAGE 6 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 66. 69.

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Here are the dates of birth of five people.

A. 29/2/72 B. 23/11/72 C. 27/6/73 D. 20/7/74 E. 1/7/73

Which person is the youngest? (____________) Which person is the oldest? (____________) Which person has a proper birthday every four years? (____________) Which two people were born on two consecutive months,

though in different years? (____________) E was born on a Friday. What day was C born on? (____________)

The table below shows the dates of attendances and number of attendances of children and adults at Belfast Zoo. A code letter is given for each attendance.

Which attendance occurred in winter? (____________) Which two attendances occurred on consecutive days

in the same year? (____________) and (____________)

TRIP A B C D E DATE 23/5//97 23/6/98 24/5/97 27/12/96 12/6/93 NO. OF ADULTS 201 237 197 183 211 NO. OF CHILDREN 190 210 205 197 193 81. 82. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

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TEST 03

SCORE ___________

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Which letter occurs only once in STATISTIC but twice in STATISTICAL? (_____) Which letter occurs 3 times in MASTERFULNESS but only once in MASTERMIND? (_____) Which letter occurs twice in INFIRMARY, once in HOSPITAL but not at all in NURSE? (_____) What number is 7 less than 8 plus 1_/

2of 12? (_____)

Tea costs half as much as coffee in a cafe. Two teas and one coffee cost £2.

How much is coffee? (_____)

In the questions below TWO words must change places so that the sentences make sense. Underline the TWO words that must change places.

Look at this example: The wood was made of table.

You take always should care with fireworks. Racing sport can be a dangerous cars.

The snow white the ground with a covered carpet. The early worm catches the bird.

The subtraction from 9 of 12 gives 3.

The table below gives some information about the addition of numbers in the left hand column to those in the top row.

Complete the table correctly.

11. 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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24 12 21 36 37

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TEST 03 PAGE 2

In each line below write, in the brackets, one letter which completes the word in front of the brackets and the word after the brackets.

Look at this example: ROA (D) OOR D completes ROAD and begins DOOR.

AM (_____) OWER 17. PART (_____) AWN MINE (_____) INED 19. PROPERT (_____) OLK

SPEA (_____) EASON

In each line below underline TWO words, ONE from each side, which together will make one correctly spelt word. The word on the left always comes first.

Look at this example: BLACK ALL TOP AND BIRD BOY

BOY LIE SO GIRL MAN HOOD

ASH HOME BALL LAND OR GO

HEN FISH COCK SEA BUT ROACH

TEA STAR IN TRAIN SIDE BUS

AT GOLF BACK LAST BUT BONE

Look at this example. THEN TANK (TEN) (THANK)

The H moves from THEN to TANK and makes the new words TEN and THANK.

SLACK WORD (__________) (__________) GREED BEAN (__________) (__________) SOLDIER GRAN (__________) (__________) HEART DEER (__________) (__________) HERD RAFT (__________) (__________) 16. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

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In each of the following sentences one word has had 3 letters removed from it. The missing letters are next to each other and they spell a word.

Write the missing 3 letter words in the brackets.

Look at this example: The cat jumped up and STED to run. (ART)

There is SOHING wrong with the television. (__________) The driver drove BACKDS into the parking space. (__________) Plant GTH slows down during the winter. (__________) We had an ARGUT and did not speak for a while. (__________) The team MANR decided which players would play on Saturday. (__________)

In questions 36-40 the three words A, B and C are in alphabetical order. The word at B is missing and you are given a dictionary definition. Write the correct word in the space.

Look at this example: A) FLAP

B) ( F L A R E ) Distress signal from a boat C) FLASH

A) FJORD

B) ( _ _ _ _ ) Material with a country’s colours on it. C) FLAKE

A) PROFESS

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To gain money or benefit. C) PROGRAMME

A) AFFECT

B) ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) To have enough money to buy something. C) AFTER 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.

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TEST 03 PAGE 4

In the following questions choose ONE word from each set of brackets to make a sensible sentence. Underline your 2 words.

Cup is to (Drink, Saucer, Spoon) as Bucket is to (Metal, Water, Spade)

Never is to (Happy, Always, End) as Few is to (None, Count, Many) Sun is to (Time, Mirror, Light) as Fire is to (Fuel, Heat, Coal) Knife is to (Fork, Cut, Sharp) as Thread is to (Needle, Wood, Knot) Pen is to (Pencil, Write, Ruler) as Brush is to (Duster, Bristle, Sweep) Tap is to (Apt, Water, Pat) as Live is to (Bad, Evil, Vile)

In the following questions letters take the place of numbers. Complete the sums and give the answers as letters.

A = 7 B = 2 C = 4 D = 1 E = 5 B + C + D = Letter A A = 3 B = 5 C = 7 D = 15 E = 20 C + A + B = Letter ____ A = 1 B = 10 C = 7 D = 4 E = 6 C

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D + A = Letter ____ A = 3 B = 6 C = 8 D = 5 E = 2 B + C

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A = Letter ____ A = 3 B = 4 C = 6 D = 8 E = 7 D

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A + C

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B = Letter ____ A = 7 B = 8 C = 13 D = 14 E = 20 E

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B + A

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C + D = Letter ____ 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

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In the paragraph below five words are missing. Choose the most appropriate words from the lists below. One word from list A fills the space at A, one word from list B fills the space at B and so on. Underline the words you choose.

Admiral Beaufort invented a scale used to estimate wind ( A ). He was an admiral in the ( B ). He based his scale on ( C ) the effects of the wind. He invented the scale for use at ( D ). It is still in use ( E ).

52. 53. 54. 55.

A B C D E

CALM AIRFORCE PASSING WAR SOMETIMES HEIGHT WAR VISIBLE PEACE TO-DAY SPEED POLICE HARSH LAND TO-MORROW LENGTH ARMY OCCASIONAL HOME THEN

TIME NAVY GENTLE SEA ALTHOUGH

In a certain system of counting three symbols are used £, L and * 2 is written as £

5 is written as L£ 8 is written as LL£ 10 is written as LLL*

In this system of counting how would the following numbers be written?

3 (____________) 57. 11 (____________) 58. 12 (____________) 6 (____________) 60. 17 (____________)

A man is facing South West. He then turns 3_/

4of a turn clockwise,1/4of a turn

anti-clockwise and finally a 3_/

4turn clockwise.

What direction is he now facing? (__________) He then turns 3_/

4of a turn anti-clockwise. What direction is he now facing? (__________)

61. 59. 56. 51.

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TEST 03 PAGE 6

In each question 65 - 70 the numbers in the second column are formed from the numbers in the first column by using a certain rule. A different rule is used in each question.

Put the correct answer opposite the arrow.

5 20 66. 8 2 67. 40 9 6 30 12 6 48 11 7 42 15 9 68 16 8 19 76 2 11 69. 5 7 70. 100 180 3 30 6 9 80 140 4 67 12 21 60 100 5 17 50

Complete each sequence by inserting the correct number in the brackets.

5.6, 4.2, 2.8, 1.4, (__________) 7, 7, 14, 42, (__________) 7, 12, 12, 7, 17, (__________) 4, 103, 202, 301, (__________) 110 291, 472, 653, (__________) 216, 125, 64, 27, (__________) 36, 49, 64, 81, (__________) 65. 68. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77.

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The first word can be changed into the second word in three stages, by replacing one letter at a time and each time making a proper word.

TAKE (LAKE) (LIKE) LIVE

There may be more than one way of doing this question.

PIPE (______________) (______________) HILL WIDE (______________) (______________) SING MILE (______________) (______________) SINK HILL (______________) (______________) MOLE

Using the numbers 3, 5, 7 and 9 once only in each question fill in the spaces in any way which makes the statements correct.

Look at this example: (3 x 7) + (9 - 5) = 25

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8 79. 78. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85.