Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © 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. 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 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 look ed at a portrait that stood on his 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 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.” 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. 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 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 2 “Yes, I did, but not t ill 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?” “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. “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 —” 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. “He breaks everything he lays hands on,” said Ruth, “and he won’t keep his hands off anythin g.” “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!” “You are right,” said Father Golden. “Something must be done.” An excerpt from the story Little Benjamin by Laura E. Richards 25 30 35 40 45 50 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 3 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 h is 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. Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 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 1 7)? A. troubled B. upset C. worried D. comforted Q9. What does the word ‘ lad ’ mean in line 2 0? 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 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © 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. breakfast the boys nice ready are for Q2. three there dolls my are in group girls Q3. home father a pet dog brought shop Q4. Cathy to parties dance me at likes Q5. finished the be painting colour will soon new Q6. walked and I to the yesterday school Q7. scared were the loudly dogs howling Q8. day I yesterday whole at them home stayed Q9. other I my the above pencil day lost Q10. and Sam swimming climbing I like trees 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 C D E G H B A B D E F G C A B C D E F G A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G A B C D E F G H I Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 6 You have 5 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. Q1. doubt Q2. continue Q3. bold Q4. plain Q5. front Q6. stiff Q7. repel Q8. strong Q9. long Q10. rise 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. r a l u e u a e e f u f r y n e t l f e x l e t t a t r i l r e b Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © 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. incurable tentacle fatal dangle shiver Q2. summary gist pastime brilliant short Q3. drive entirety inferior confirm steer Q4. roam avoid cling rate journey Q5. drowse capture slumber intend misery Q6. view device starve sight outcome Q7. grief woe vision wander thrill Q8. present schedule volunteer deed custom Q9. honey nectar nursery origin wit Q10. tilt swift thrift lean rift 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 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. Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © 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. Just like a car needs petrol, your body needs fuel. It needs food! Q2. The things you eat and are turned into energy. Q3. You need for everything – playing, walking, running, thinking – even sleeping. Q4. Feeling may mean you are running low on energy. If it is not Q5. mealtime, you may need a to re-fuel. Q6. But what sort of snack should you eat? This is like choosing the Q7. fuel for a car. Some cars, such as racing cars, the best fuel to go Q8. fast and keep their engines running Q9. So, if you want to be at your most lively, the best fuel. This Q10. means healthy snacks. There is no better way to keep your engine running smoothly! An excerpt from the passage “ Snack Right ” by Queensland Studies Authority Section 5 : Verbal Reasoning – Cloze Fill in the missing letters to complete the words in the following passage. e i n r k n r y u r y s a c i g t n d m o t l h o s a t n Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © 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. (discolour stain) (symbol sign) agreeable nervous mark effect Q2. (buy obtain) (grip hold) purchase irritate mend tackle Q3. (remedy cure) (assist aid) cause prank help scar Q4. (draft draw) (relic remnant) pleasant diagram meek trace Q5. (scheme idea) (organise arrange) coast plan describe shiver Q6. (clever brilliant) (robotic automatic) occur intelligent vehicle culture Q7. (leap vault) (well fount) spring continent unite signal Q8. (hidden unclear) (minor humble) symbol theory dose obscure Q9. (fine punishment) (difficulty trial) crew struggle penalty triumph Q10. (decay rot) (ruin wreck) spoil avoid cable remark 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 4 © 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. upbeat locate delicate climate Q2. pen paper pencil bag Q3. his her him he Q4. mother teacher father brother Q5. shatter distribute dilute shower Q6. juice water milk biscuit Q7. doll pretty ugly gorgeous Q8. plate moon door coin Q9. brave courageous fearless coward Q10. imperfect distrust misjudge breathless 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 Reas oning – 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 4 © 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 fractions is the largest? a. 1 2 b. 2 8 c. 1 7 d. 3 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: There are 6 quick questions and 4 multi-part questions in this section. Section 8 : Numerical Reasoning Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 12 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 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 13 Q8. Sarah asked her classmates what their favourite pet was. The bar graph shows her results. 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 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cat Dog Fish Bird Turtle Number of Students Pet Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 14 Toy Story Spider Man Lion King Frozen Bambi Favourite Disney Movie 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. 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 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 15 You have 8 minutes to complete this section. Work as quickly and accurately as you can. 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 There are 20 questions in this section. Section 9 : Non - Verbal Reasoning ؞ ؞ ؞ ؞ ؞ Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 16 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 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 17 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 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 18 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 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 19 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 Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning Tests Year 4 © Eleven Plus Centre - www.elevenpluscentre.com Page 20 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