Owl Tutors 11+ Entrance Examination - Verbal Reasoning Paper 1 - Total marks 85 - Time allowed 60 minutes

Sep 30, 2026

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Verbal reasoning practice paper for children preparing for the 11+ entrance examination, featuring multiple question types aimed at testing word reasoning, hidden-word extraction, letter-to-letter coding, and vocabulary relationships. Tasks include completing words by matching bracket letters, identifying unrelated word pairs, solving code substitutions, forming new words by letter movement, and working out letter-based number sums. Includes answer examples and mark allocation guidance for the full set of questions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages13

Reading Time33 min

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 1

Directions and marking information

Letter-in-brackets word completion (Questions 1-6)

Odd-one-out words (Questions 7-12)

Multiple-choice code questions (Questions 20-25)

Closest in meaning pairs (Questions 26-31)

Letter-moving to form new words (Questions 32-37)

Add capitals to complete words (Questions 38-43)

Letter-number sum problems (Questions 44-49)

Analogy word pairs (Questions 50-52)

Owl Tutors 11 + Entrance Examination Verbal Reasoning Paper 1 Total marks: 85 Time allowed: 60 minutes Information for parents: This sample paper has been created for children who are embarking on the 11+ exam. There is a big variation in the level of difficulty amongst different schools’ 11+ papers and this paper is designed to reflect the standard level of entry at 11+ . Every question is worth one mark. A markscheme is provided at the end. Copyright of Owl Tutors Limited 2017 In these questions the same letter must fit into both sets of brackets, to complete the word in front of the brackets and begin the word after the brackets. Example col (?) rab bir (?) oll Answer d [cold, drab, bird, doll] 1. din (?) cho har (?) asy Answer: 2. wil (?) ram bel (?) art Answer: [3. win](3. win) (?) oat gon (?) ale Answer: 4. sla (?) ear ba (?) ank Answer: 5. gus (?) rim car (?) urf Answer: 6. sho (?) ur vide (?) ne Answer: In these questions, three of the five words are related in some way. Circle the two words that do not go with the other three. Example red white flag blue pole Answer flag pole 7. colon apostrophe heart kidney sentence 8. ball badminton score golf rounders 9. square semi-circle pentagon rhombus rectangle 10. spade diamond garnet ring opal 11. port sailor bow ship starboard 12. lock tress key curl armour Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question and mark its Copyright of Owl Tutors Limited 2017 letter on the answer sheet. 13. Darcy is two years younger than Tom and two years older than Jamal. Sarah is older than Lisa. Lisa and Tom are twins. Who is the oldest? In each of the following sentences a four letter word is hidden between two words. The two words will always be next to each other. Write the word you have found in the space provided. Example The dog was frightened by the noise. Answer the noise (then) 14. The new boy made friends quickly. Answer: 15. The children missed art class. Answer: 16. Mina left her purse at home. Answer: 17. Lunch was much nicer than dinner. Answer: 18. Close both eyes to sleep. Answer: 19. The gale advanced during the night. Answer: The alphabet is here to help you with these questions. You need to work out a different code for each question. Choose the correct answer and mark it on the answer sheet. Copyright of Owl Tutors Limited 2017 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 Example If the code for LUCK is JSAI what does EMMB mean? Answer GOOD 20. If the code for CRY is FUB, what does ELQ mean? 21. If the code for SPIDER is PMFABO, what is the code for ANT? 22. If the code for GREEN is LWJJS, what is the code for ORANGE? 23. If the code for TOE is SND, what does ENNS mean? 24. If the code for HOUSE is FMSQC what does FMRCJ mean? 25. If the code for BATTLE is YXQQIB what is the code for ADVANCE? Find two words from each group that are the closest in meaning. Mark BOTH words on the answer sheet. Example: big small rest mean large Answer: big, large 26. soft loud pointy sharp pencil 27. curl snap coil snake harsh 28. intricate rapid unusual complicated slow 29. quash bullet supress riffle juice 30. say collect permit let jump 31. vehicle cat rodent wheel feline In the following questions, one letter from the word on the left can be moved to the word on the right, to make two new words. The letters must not be rearranged. Copyright of Owl Tutors Limited 2017 Example: beacon vent Answer: e (bacon and event) 32. cover tick Answer: 33. wing boy Answer: 34. stable rim Answer: 35. board bred Answer: 36. brain clam Answer: 37. mend thee Answer: Find the four letter word which can be added to the letters in capitals to make a new word. The new word will complete the sentence sensibly. Example: They enjoyed the BCAST Answer: ROAD, creating the new

FAQs

What is the total marks and time allowed for this Verbal Reasoning Paper 1?

The paper has Total marks: 85 and Time allowed: 60 minutes.

How are questions marked in this sample paper?

Every question is worth one mark, and a markscheme is provided at the end.

What types of verbal reasoning tasks are included?

The tasks include completing words using bracket letters, selecting odd words from sets, solving letter-code substitutions, finding closest-meaning pairs, forming new words by moving letters, and answering letter-number arithmetic sums.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by Mary Man