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Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Surname: __________________________________ First Name: ________________________________ Section 1: Verbal Reasoning – Comprehension You have 10 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Read this passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. There are 10 questions in this section. Little Benjamin An Excerpt Father Golden looked up from his book; he was an old man now, but his eyes were still young and kind. “What is it, daughter Mary?” “The same old story, father dear; Benny in mischief again. This time he has rubbed 5 soot on all the door-handles, and the whole house is black with it. I hate to trouble you, father, but I expect you’ll have to speak to him. I do love the child so, I’m not strict enough—I’m ashamed to say it, but they all think so, and I know it’s true—and Adam is too strict.” “Yes, Adam is too strict,” said Father Golden. He looked at a portrait that stood on his 10 desk, a framed photograph of Mother Golden. “I’ll speak to the child, Mary,” he said. “I’ll see that this does not happen again. “What is it, Ruthie?” “I was looking for Mary, father. I wanted—oh, Mary! What shall I do with Benny? He has tied Rover and the cat together by their tails, and they are rushing all about the garden 15 almost crazy. I must finish this work, so I can’t attend to it. He says he is playing Samson. I wish you would speak to him, father.” “I will do so, Ruth, I will do so. Don’t be distressed, my daughter.” “But he is so naughty, father! He is so different from the other boys. Joe never used to play such tricks when he was little.” 20 Joe, a tall lad of seventeen, entered with a face of tragedy. “Any harm done, Joseph?” asked Father Golden, glancing at the portrait on his desk. “It’s that kid again, father!” said Joe. “Poor old Rover—” “Father knows about that, Joe!” said Mary, gently. “Did you get them apart?” cried Ruth. ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 1 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 25 “Yes, I did, but not till they had smashed most of the glass in the kitchen windows, and trampled all over Mary’s geraniums. Something has got to be done about that youngster, father. He’s getting to be a perfect nuisance.” “I am thinking of doing something about him, son Joseph,” said Father Golden. “Are your brothers in the house?” 30 “I think I heard them come in just now, sir. Do you want to see them?” Apparently Adam and Lemuel wanted to see their father, for they appeared in the doorway at this moment: quiet-looking men, with grave, “set” faces; the hair already beginning to edge away from their temples. “You are back early from the office, boys!” said Father Golden. 35 “We came as soon as we got the message,” said Adam. “I hope nothing is wrong, father.” “What message, Adam?” “Didn’t you send for us? Benny came running in, all out of breath, and said you wished to see us at once. If he has been playing tricks again—” 40 Adam’s grave face darkened into sternness. The trick was too evident. “Something must be done about that boy, father!” he said. “He is the torment of the whole family.” “No one can live a day in peace!” said Lemuel. “No dumb creature’s life is safe!” said Joe. 45 “He breaks everything he lays hands on,” said Ruth, “and he won’t keep his hands off anything.” “You were all little once, boys!” said Mary. “We never behaved in this kind of way!” said the brothers, sedate from their cradles. “Something must be done!” 50 “You are right,” said Father Golden. “Something must be done.” An excerpt from the story Little Benjamin by Laura E. Richards ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 2 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS Q1. How would you BEST describe Benjamin? A. happy B. naughty C. playful D. shy Q2. Who among Benjamin’s siblings is described as strict? A. Adam B. Joseph C. Lemuel D. Ruth Q3. What did Mary request of her father? A. To favour Benjamin B. To speak to Benjamin C. To spend time with her D. To speak with her brothers Q4. Why is Benjamin different from his older brothers according to Ruth? A. Benjamin does more than his brothers. B. Benjamin plays tricks while his brothers do not. C. Benjamin is childish while his brothers are mature. D. Benjamin loves to play while his brothers want to stay still. Q5. According to Adam, Benjamin is “the torment of the whole family” (lines 41-42). What does he mean by it? A. Benjamin angers the whole family. B. Benjamin troubles the whole family. C. Benjamin saddens the whole family. D. Benjamin brings joy to the whole family. Q6. How did Mary defend Benjamin from her brothers? A. She revealed his brothers’ secrets. B. She pointed out that they were all kids once. C. She told them of the good things Benjamin had done. D. She reminded her brothers that they all decided to keep Benjamin. ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 3 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Q7. The following are complaints about Benjamin, EXCEPT: A. He deprives everyone of rest. B. No one can live a day in peace. C. He will not keep his hands of anything. D. He breaks everything he lays his hands on. Q8. What is NOT meant by ‘distressed’ (line 17)? A. troubled B. upset C. worried D. comforted Q9. What does the word ‘lad’ mean in line 20? A. a kid B. a male friend C. a young man D. a mature man Q10. When someone is a ‘nuisance’ (line 27), it means the person is A. annoying B. frightening C. sharp D. wild ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 4 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 2: Verbal Reasoning – Shuffled Sentences You have 8 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. 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. Q1. breakfast the boys nice ready are for A B C D E F G Q2. three there dolls my are in group girls A B C D E G H I Q3. home father a pet dog brought shop A B C D E F G Q4. Cathy to parties dance me at likes A B C D E F G Q5. finished the be painting colour will soon new A B C D E F G H Q6. walked and I to the yesterday school A B C D E F G Q7. scared were the loudly dogs howling A B C D E F Q8. day I yesterday whole at them home stayed A B C D E F G H Q9. other I my the above pencil day lost A B C D E F G H Q10. and Sam swimming climbing I like trees A B C D E F G ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 5 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 3: Verbal Reasoning – Antonyms You have 5 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Choose the word which means the opposite, or nearly the opposite, of the word on the left. There are 10 questions in this section. Q1. doubt r y Q2. continue a u e Q3. bold f e f u Q4. plain l e n t Q5. front r a Q6. stiff f e x l e Q7. repel t t a t Q8. strong r i l Q9. long b r e Q10. rise l u e ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 6 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 4: Verbal Reasoning – Synonyms You have 5 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. 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. Q1. incurable tentacle fatal dangle shiver A B C D Q2. summary gist pastime brilliant short A B C D Q3. drive entirety inferior confirm steer A B C D Q4. roam avoid cling rate journey A B C D Q5. drowse capture slumber intend misery A B C D Q6. view device starve sight outcome A B C D Q7. grief woe vision wander thrill A B C D Q8. present schedule volunteer deed custom A B C D Q9. honey nectar nursery origin wit A B C D Q10. tilt swift thrift lean rift A B C D ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 7 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 5: Verbal Reasoning – Cloze You have 7 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Fill in the missing letters to complete the words in the following passage. Q1. Just like a car e i n needs petrol, your body needs fuel. It needs food! Q2. The things you eat and r k are turned into energy. Q3. You need n r y for everything – playing, walking, running, thinking – even sleeping. Q4. Feeling u r y may mean you are running low on energy. If it is not Q5. mealtime, you may need a s a c to re-fuel. Q6. But what sort of snack should you eat? This is like choosing the i g t Q7. fuel for a car. Some cars, such as racing cars, n d the best fuel to go Q8. fast and keep their engines running m o t l . Q9. So, if you want to be at your most lively, h o s the best fuel. This Q10. means a t n healthy snacks. There is no better way to keep your engine running smoothly! An excerpt from the passage “Snack Right” by Queensland Studies Authority ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 8 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 6: Verbal Reasoning – Multiple Meanings You have 6 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Choose the word which has a similar meaning to the words in both sets of brackets. There are 10 questions in this section. Q1. (discolour stain) (symbol sign) agreeable nervous mark effect A B C D Q2. (buy obtain) (grip hold) purchase irritate mend tackle A B C D Q3. (remedy cure) (assist aid) cause prank help scar A B C D Q4. (draft draw) (relic remnant) pleasant diagram meek trace A B C D Q5. (scheme idea) (organise arrange) coast plan describe shiver A B C D Q6. (clever brilliant) (robotic automatic) occur intelligent vehicle culture A B C D Q7. (leap vault) (well fount) spring continent unite signal A B C D Q8. (hidden unclear) (minor humble) symbol theory dose obscure A B C D Q9. (fine punishment) (difficulty trial) crew struggle penalty triumph A B C D Q10. (decay rot) (ruin wreck) spoil avoid cable remark A B C D ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 9 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 7: Verbal Reasoning – Odd One Out You have 5 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. 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. Q1. upbeat locate delicate climate A B C D Q2. pen paper pencil bag A B C D Q3. his her him he A B C D Q4. mother teacher father brother A B C D Q5. shatter distribute dilute shower A B C D Q6. juice water milk biscuit A B C D Q7. doll pretty ugly gorgeous A B C D Q8. plate moon door coin A B C D Q9. brave courageous fearless coward A B C D Q10. imperfect distrust misjudge breathless A B C D ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 10 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 8: Numerical Reasoning You have 15 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. There are 6 quick questions and 4 multi-part questions in this section. Q1. Which of the following fractions is the largest? 1 2 1 3 a. 2 b. 8 c. 7 d. 10 Answer: Q2. Find the missing number that will make the equation correct. 12 + 2 + 3 = 20 – (2 + ___ ) Answer: Q3. Which rule does this function table follow? INPUT OUTPUT 12 20 3 11 7 15 a. Subtract 8 b. Add 8 c. Multiply by 8 d. Divide by 8 Answer: ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 11 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Q4. Sheila had 9 m of string. She cuts 1 m of the string for her art project and another 3 m for her math project. How much string does she have left? Answer: m Q5. When a number is doubled and the result is increased by 4, the answer is 20. What is the number? Answer: Q6. Write the greatest even number formed by the digits 3, 4, 8. Answer: Q7. Marcos collects seashells every day. The table shows the number of seashells he collected in a week. Day Number of seashells Monday 6 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 8 Friday 10 Saturday 7 Sunday 4 A. On what day did he collect the least number of seashells? Answer: B. How many more seashells did he collect on Friday than on Tuesday? Answer: seashells C. How many seashells did he collect in total? Answer: seashells ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 12 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Q8. Sarah asked her classmates what their favourite pet was. The bar graph shows her results. 10 9 Number of Students 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Cat Dog Fish Bird Turtle Pet A. Which pet is the most liked? Answer: B. How many more students liked cats more than birds? Answer: C. How many students did Sarah survey in total? Answer: Q9. Look at the school time table. Time Subject 8:45 am – 9: 15 am Spelling 9:15 am – 9:45 am Writing 9:45 am – 10:45 am Math 10:45 am – 11: 30 am Science 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch Break 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Arts 1:45 pm – 2:35 pm Geography ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 13 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 A. How many minutes do students spend studying science? Answer: minutes B. Joanne went home at 2:15 pm because of an emergency. How much class time did she miss? Answer: minutes C. What time does the school day end? Answer: am/pm Q10. Study the pie chart and answer the questions that follow. Favourite Disney Movie Bambi Toy Story Frozen Spider Man Lion King A. Which movie was the most popular? Answer: B. Which movie is the least popular? Answer: C. Which two movies are equally liked? Answer: and ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 14 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 9: Non-Verbal Reasoning You have 8 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. There are 20 questions in this section. Reflection Work out which option would look like the figure on the left if it was reflected over the line. Q1. A B C D Q2. A B C D Q3. A B C D Q4. ‫؞‬ ‫؞‬ ‫؞‬ ‫؞‬ ‫؞‬ A B C D Rotation ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 15 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 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 Q7. A B C D Q8. A B C D ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 16 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Odd One Out Find the figure in each row that is most unlike the other figures. Q9. A B C D E Q10. A B C D E Q11. A B C D E Q12. A B C D E ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 17 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Matrices The figures in the grid follow a rule. Find the figure that best fits in place of the missing square. Q13. A B C D Q14. A B C D Q15. A B C D Q16. A B C D ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 18 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Classification Work out which option is most like the two figures on the left. Q17. A B C D Q18. A B C D Views of 3D Figures Work out which option is a 2D view of the given 3D figure when you look at it from the top. Q19. A B C D Q20. A B C D ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 19 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 ANSWER KEY Section 1 – Reading Comprehension Q1. B Q2. A Q3. B Q4. B Q5. B Q6. B Q7. A Q8. D Q9. C Q10. A Section 2 – Shuffled Sentences Q1. D - The boys are ready for breakfast. Q2. C - There are three girls in my group. Q3. G - Father brought home a pet dog. Q4. E - Cathy likes to dance at parties. Q5. E - The new painting will be finished soon. Q6. B - I walked to the school yesterday. Q7. A - The dogs were howling loudly. Q8. F - I stayed whole day at home yesterday. Q9. E - I lost my pencil the other day. Q10. C - Sam and I like climbing trees. Section 3 – Antonyms Q1. rely Q2. pause Q3. fearful Q4. elegant Q5. rear Q6. flexible Q7. attract Q8. frail Q9. brief Q10. plunge ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 20 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 4 – Synonyms Q1. B Q2. A Q3. D Q4. D Q5. B Q6. C Q7. A Q8. B Q9. A Q10. C Section 5 – Cloze Q1. engine Q2. drink Q3. energy Q4. hungry Q5. snack Q6. right Q7. need Q8. smoothly Q9. choose Q10. eating Section 6 – Multiple Meanings Q1. C Q2. A Q3. C Q4. D Q5. B Q6. B Q7. A Q8. D Q9. C Q10. A ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 21 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 7 – Odd One Out Q1. A – Upbeat does not rhyme with locate, delicate, and climate. Q2. D – Bag does not start with letter P. Q3. B – Her is not a pronoun that refers to males. Q4. B – Teacher is not a family member. Q5. C – Dilute does not mean to scatter. Q6. D – Biscuit is not a drink. Q7. A – Doll is not an adjective. Q8. C – Door is not a circle by shape. Q9. D – Coward is opposite in meaning to brave, courageous, and fearless. Q10. D – Breathless used a suffix while the rest used prefixes. Section 8 – Numerical Reasoning Q1. Answer: a 1 3 2 1 > 10 > 8 > 7 2 Q2. Answer: 1 12 + 2 + 3 = 17 20 – (2 + ___) = 17 20 – (2 + 1) = 17 Q3. Answer: b 12 + 8 = 20 3 + 8 = 11 7 + 8 = 15 Q4. Answer: 5 m 9 – (3 + 1) = 5 Q5. Answer: 8 Work backward: 20 – 4 = 16 16 ÷ 2 = 8 Q6. Answer: 834 Q7. A. Answer: Tuesday Only 2 seashells were collected on Tuesday. ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 22 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 B. Answer: 8 seashells Friday = 10 seashells Tuesday = 2 seashells 10 – 2 = 8 C. Answer: 40 seashells 6 + 2 + 3 + 8 + 10 + 7 + 4 = 40 seashells Q8. A. Answer: Dog Cat = 7 Dog = 9 Fish = 5 Bird = 4 Turtle = 2 B. Answer: 3 students 7–4=3 C. Answer: 27 students 7 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 2 = 27 Q9. A. Answer: 45 minutes 11:30 – 10:45 = 45 minutes B. Answer: 20 minutes 2:35 – 2:15 = 20 minutes C. Answer: 2:35 pm Q10. A. Answer: Lion King B. Answer: Bambi C. Answer: Frozen and Toy Story ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 23 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 Section 9 – Non-Verbal Reasoning Q1. D Q2. B Q3. B Q4. A Q5. B Q6. C Q7. A Q8. D Q9. D – the others have 2 white and 1 black circle Q10. C – the others have 1 black and 1 vertically striped square Q11. E – the others have 3 types of lines Q12. E – the others have vertical stripes with respect to the black shape Q13. B – rotate 90 degrees clockwise Q14. A – the same shape but smaller and white is added as the inner shape Q15. C – stars and suns alternate Q16. A – a shape moves from left to right and reveals a bigger portion every time Q17. B – common features: one black leaf; 8 petals, 2 of which are black and 2 are dotted Q18. D – the same inner and outer shapes, but the inner shape is in the upside-down presentation; the outer shape is either black or patterned Q19. A Q20. C ©Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 24