11+ Verbal Reasoning
Making Words
Practice Paper - 1
Instructions:
1. The time allowed is 15 minutes for 30 questions.
2. Each question carries 1 Mark.
3. Answers should be clearly marked in pencil on the question paper
itself. No separate answer sheet is provided.
4. Examples for marking the answers are provided for each type of
question.
5. No Marks are lost for an incorrect answer.
6. If you have marked the wrong answer, erase it and mark the new
one. Make sure that your final answer is clear.
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11+ VR - Making Words - Practice Paper 1
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. Circle the letter from the
options provided.
Example: glid (?) merge cur (?) mbed
Answer: e: glide, emerge, cure, embed
1 repor (?) rap despo (?) rammel
e t d r p
2 fram (?) volve delud (?) dible
t p s e a
3 ski (?) irth har (?) ill
b d s f m
4 com (?) one ver (?) estow
s y b m e
5 trave (?) inger sou (?) ament
z s l e b
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11+ VR - Making Words - Practice Paper 1
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. Find the pair of words and
circle them from the options provided.
Example: The girl was startled by the noise.
Answer: the noise (then)
6 People question the existence of sea monsters like the Loch Ness monster.
People question existence of sea monsters the Loch Ness monster
7 The wife argued with her husband about the shopping bill.
wife argued husband about shopping bill the wife the shopping
8 ‘Who studied for the test?’ asked the teacher.
studied for asked the the teacher who studied the test
9 The arrow flew quickly toward the target.
arrow flew toward the the target the arrow flew quickly
10 The literature choices for the class were limited.
the class class were literature choices were limited the literature
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11+ VR - Making Words - Practice Paper 1
The word in capitals has had THREE consecutive letters removed, without changing
the order of these letters they will make one correctly spelt word. The sentence that
you make must make sense. Circle the correct three letter word from the options
provided.
Example: A crowd GATED around the street performer.
Answer: HER (gatHERed)
11 She was DRAUGHT at having to leave her parents.
ELT ART ERT IST EST
12 They completed the RENOION on their house.
VAT EST DEN CIA MEN
13 She decided to take early RETMENT.
ARE ELT IRE NRE APT
14 It seemed contrary to his CHARER.
ECT ICT VEC ACT ARC
15 The drink tasted like STBERRY.
ESC BER STE RAW IVA
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