Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 1 Surname: __________________________________ First Name: ________________________________ You have 10 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. The Traveller’s Story of a Terribly Strange Bed An Excerpt Just as the ex-brave ended his oration in very lachrymose tones, the coffee came in, already poured out in two cups. My attentive friend handed me one of the cups with a bow. I was parched with thirst, and drank it off at a draught. Almost instantly afterwards, I was seized with a fit of giddiness, and felt more completely intoxicated than ever. The room whirled round and round furiously; the old soldier seemed to be regularly bobbing up and down before me like the piston of a steam-engine. I was half deafened by a violent singing in my ears; a feeling of utter bewilderment, helplessness, idiocy, overcame me. I rose from my chair, holding on by the table to keep my balance; and stammered out that I felt dreadfully unwell ̶ so unwell that I did not know how I was to get home. "My dear friend," answered the old soldier ̶ and even his voice seemed to be bobbing up and down as he spoke ̶ "my dear friend, it would be madness to go home in your state; you would be sure to lose your money; you might be robbed and murdered with the greatest ease. I am going to sleep here; do you sleep here, too ̶ they make up capital beds in this house ̶ take one; sleep off the effects of the wine, and go home safely with your winnings tomorrow ̶ tomorrow, in broad daylight." I had but two ideas left: one, that I must never let go hold of my handkerchief full of money; the other, that I must lie down somewhere immediately, and fall off into a comfortable sleep. So I agreed to the proposal about the bed, and took the offered arm of the old soldier, carrying my money with my disengaged hand. Preceded by the croupier, we passed along some passages and up a flight of stairs into the bedroom which I was to occupy. The ex-brave shook me warmly by the hand, proposed that we should breakfast together, and then, followed by the croupier, left me for the night. Read this passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. There are 10 questions in this section. Section 1: Verbal Reasoning – Comprehension 5 10 15 20 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 2 I ran to the wash-hand stand; drank some of the water in my jug; poured the rest out, and plunged my face into it; then sat down in a chair and tried to compose myself. I soon felt better. The change for my lungs, from the fetid atmosphere of the gambling-room to the cool air of the apartment I now occupied, the almost equally refreshing change for my eyes, from the glaring gaslights of the "salon" to the dim, quiet flicker of one bedroom- candle, aided wonderfully the restorative effects of cold water. The giddiness left me, and I began to feel a little like a reasonable being again. My first thought was of the risk of sleeping all night in a gambling-house; my second, of the still greater risk of trying to get out after the house was closed, and of going home alone at night through the streets of Paris with a large sum of money about me. I had slept in worse places than this on my travels; so I determined to lock, bolt, and barricade my door, and take my chance till the next morning. Accordingly, I secured myself against all intrusion; looked under the bed, and into the cupboard; tried the fastening of the window; and then, satisfied that I had taken every proper precaution, pulled off my upper clothing, put my light, which was a dim one, on the hearth among a feathery litter of wood-ashes, and got into bed, with the handkerchief full of money under my pillow. I soon felt not only that I could not go to sleep, but that I could not even close my eyes. I was wide awake, and in a high fever. E very nerve in my body trembled ̶ every one of my senses seemed to be preternaturally sharpened. I tossed and rolled, and tried every kind of position, and perseveringly sought out the cold corners of the bed, and all to no purpose. Now I thrust my arms over the clothes; now I poked them under the clothes; now I violently shot my legs straight out down to the bottom of the bed; now I convulsively coiled them up as near my chin as they would go; now I shook out my crumpled pillow, changed it to the cool side, patted it flat, and lay down quietly on my back; now I fiercely doubled it in two, set it up on end, thrust it against the board of the bed, and tried a sitting posture. Every effort was in vain; I groaned with vexation as I felt that I was in for a sleepless night. An excerpt from the story ‘The Traveller’s Story of a Terribly Strange Bed’ by Wilkie Collins 25 30 35 40 45 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 3 Comprehension Questions Q1. The line ‘ The room whirled round and round furiously; the old soldier seemed to be regularly bobbing up and down before me like the piston of a steam-engine ’ ( lines 4-6 ) suggests that the narrator was feeling A. dizzy B. drowsy C. drunk D. ecstatic Q2. The narrator got a handkerchief full of money from A. gambling B. the Old Soldier C. visiting Paris D. working as a croupier Q3. Which word best describes the narrator as depicted in lines 34-38 of the excerpt? A. brave B. cautious C. timid D. wise Q4. Which of the following caused the narrator’s sleepless night? A. He was drugged. B. He feared being robbed. C. He felt all excited having a great sum of money. D. He was uncomfortable lying on the strange bed. Q5. How did the narrator keep his money safe? A. He hid it on the cupboard. B. He placed it under his bed. C. He put it under his pillow. D. He covered it with his shirt. Q6. What did the old soldier advise the narrator in the story? A. Hide his money well. B. Play more to gain more. C. Stay in the gambling house for the night. D. Not to sleep at night or he might be robbed. Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 4 Q7. Which of the following did not happen in the story? A. The narrator kept himself and his money safe. B. The narrator was offered a cup of coffee and felt giddy afterwards. C. The narrator was persuaded to stay in the gambling house for the night. D. The narrator slept peacefully with the handkerchief full of money under his pillow. Q8. A croupier is someone who A. owns a gambling house B. guards a gambling house C. rents a room in a gambling house D. collects money in a gambling house Q9. What does ‘ intoxicated ’ (line 4) mean as use d in the story? A. drunk B. light-headed C. sick D. sober Q10. What is meant by the word ‘ vexation ’ ( line 48)? A. delight B. fear C. fury D. irritation Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 5 You have 8 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. road we for three during hours the distance trip sang Q2. we marshmallows baked campfire roasted around the Q3. I walked kilometres have week far ten this Q4. painted has the mowed George entire this summer fence Q5. the has performed times Cathy in slept play six Q6. I spent gift all my in the shop money debt Q7. me requested we cook mum to for dinner barbecue Q8. finished John detour race the after minutes twenty-three Q9. Sarah room her Saturday empty every morning cleans Q10. Beatrice guide will we the tour us throughout Rearrange the words so that each sentence makes sense. Mark the letter under the word which does not fit into the sentence. There are 10 questions in this section. Section 2 : Verbal Reasoning – Shuffled Sentences A B C D E G H A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H I J I I J I Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 6 You have 4 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. dissuade increase complete coax humble Q2. indifference insist venture simple concern Q3. peer entirety inferior confirm reason Q4. respectable border previous shabby develop Q5. occasional stadium frequent scarce tradition Q6. deep shallow forgiving hail meadow Q7. jagged awkward burrowed smooth queasy Q8. generous greedy typical modest realistic Q9. mount column compartment manufacture descend Q10. cowardly border sole rural valiant A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D Section 3 : Verbal Reasoning – Antonyms Choose the word which means the opposite, or nearly the opposite, of the word on the left. There are 10 questions in this section. Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 7 You have 5 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. sundown Q2. climb Q3. panicky Q4. tough Q5. worry Q6. pathway Q7. honourable Q8. wide Q9. learn Q10. make Sec tion 4 : Verbal Reasoning – Synonyms Complete the word on the right so that it means the same, or nearly the same, as the word on the left. There are 10 questions in this section. d s t s s s s e o b e a t a t r r e e c s n r f c i y d u d Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 8 You have 7 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. You probably like to eat with maple syrup, right? But did Q2. you know that the maple syrup you on your pancakes comes from a tree? Q3. It's true. Maple syrup is made from the sap of sugar maple Q4. Sap is made of water, sugar, and . A tree needs sap to Q5. make leaves in the spring and to stay year-round. Q6. When the is cold, sap is stored in the tree's roots. But when Q7. the weather starts to warm up, sap to move up and down in the tree. This usually happens in March, when spring weather begins. Q8. On warm spring days, sap flows to the , where it makes Q9. leaves bud. On cool spring , sap goes back down to the roots. Q10. When the sap is up and down in the tree for many days in a row, maple syrup makers start collecting it. Sugaring season has begun. An excerpt from the book “Sugaring Time” by Kathryn Lasky and Christopher G. Knight Section 5 : Verbal Reasoning – Cloze Fill in the missing letters to complete the words in the following passage. p n c e s s o r t e e m i r l e a t y w a e r e g n r n c e i h t f o i n Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 9 You have 6 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. (order method) (natural normal) plead routine furious afford Q2. (form comprise) (create formulate) compose ancestor basic indicate Q3. (task duty) (part character) limp role inspire rarely Q4. (ridicule scorn) (fake replica) reveal predict mock invisible Q5. (accusation blame) (expense payment) separate reduce content charge Q6. (large ample) (neat organised) automatic concern tidy simplify Q7. (criticise berate) (nag shrew) scold critical represent conclude Q8. (citizens subjects) (universal general) public tour insert distract Q9. (hazy foggy) (unclear inexact) contrast capable inform vague Q10. (occupation career) (mastery artistry) defend craft infer baggage A B C D Section 6 : Verbal Reasoning – Multiple Meanings Choose the word which has a similar meaning to the words in both sets of brackets. There are 10 questions in this section. A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 10 You have 5 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. Mercury Moon Uranus Earth Q2. rabbit kangaroo koala frog Q3. ocean valley plateau mountain Q4. France Italy London England Q5. variety diversity difference varsity Q6. exempt except exclude omit Q7. oval spade speed heart Q8. car bus boat train Q9. calculate evaluate postulate crate Q10. tender oppose propose offer A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D Section 7 : Verbal Reasoning – Odd One Out Three of the words in each list are linked. Mark the letter under the word that is NOT related to these three. There are 10 questions in this section. Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 11 You have 15 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. Which of the following decimals is the smallest? a. 2.056 b. 0.2056 c. 20.56 d. 205.6 Answer: Q2. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 36. Find the smallest number. Answer: Q3. Jackie splits 2 L of water into 5 buckets equally. How many mL of water went into each bucket? Answer: mL Q4. Jenny scored 30 out of 45 in a test . Express Jenny’s score as a fraction in lowest terms. Answer: Q5. A wheel has a diameter of 20 cm. Find the distance travelled after it completes 5 revolutions. (Use π = 3.14) Answer: centimetres There are 6 quick questions and 4 multi-part questions in this section. Section 8 : Numerical Reasoning Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 12 Q6. A lollipop costs 25p each. Alex has £3. How many lollipops can he buy? Answer: lollipops Q7. The line graph shows the number of cars sold in a week. A. On what day was the least number of cars sold? Answer: B. How many more cars were sold on Friday than on Thursday? Answer: cars C. What days sold the same number of cars? Answer: and 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 number of cars Day Car Sales Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 13 Q8. Mary conducted a survey to know the favourite fruits of her classmates. The pictograph shows the result. Fruit Number of Students Apple Orange Watermelon Grapes A. How many students prefer grapes among other fruits? Answer: students B. Which fruit is the most preferred? Answer: C. How many more students prefer apple than watermelon? Answer: students Q9. A store sells candies for £1.55 per bag. They also sell balloons at 65p each. Martha paid £2.85 for a bag of candies and balloons. A. How many balloons did Martha buy? Answer: balloons Bag of candies: £1.55 each Balloons: 65p each KEY 1 = 2 students Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 14 Jane bought 2 bags of candies and a balloon. B. How much did she pay? Answer: C. How many bags of candies can be bought with a £10 note? Answer: bags of candies Q10. Observe the figure. The measurements of the sides are listed on the table. A. What is the perimeter of rectangle 1? Answer: cm B. What is the area of rectangle 2? Answer: cm 2 C. What is the area of the whole figure? Answer: cm 2 Side Measurement A 5 cm B 10 cm C 3 cm D 4 cm E 3 cm 1 2 A D C B E 3 £ Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 15 You have 8 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Reasoning by Analogy Look at the first two figures and observe how they are related. Identify the fourth figure that should be paired with the third following the same rule. Q1. A B C D Q2. A B C D There are 20 questions in this section. Section 9 : Non - Verbal Reasoning : ? Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 16 Q3. A B C D Q4. A B C D Rotation Three of the figures look exactly the same as the figure on the left when rotated. Choose the figure that is different. Q5. A B C D Q6. A B C D : : ? ? Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 17 Q7. A B C D Q8. A B C D Matrices The figures in the grid follow a rule. Find the figure that best replaces the question mark. Q9. A B C D Q10. A B C D ? ? Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 18 ? Q11. A B C D Q12. A B C D Net of a Cube Work out which of the four cubes can be made from the net. Q13. A B C D Q14. A B C D ? Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 19 Q15. A B C D Q16. A B C D Views of 3D Figures Work out which option is a top-down 2D view of the given 3D figure. Q17. A B C D Q18. A B C D Q19. A B C D Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 5 © Eleven Plus Centre – www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 20 Q20. A B C D