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Q. 1–5 Complete these analogies. Write the answers on the lines.
analogies Example Arrive is to depart as come is to   go  .
1 Shell is to egg as crust is to bread. 1 ■
2 Skin is to banana as Peel is to orange. 2 ■

3 Up is to down as ascend is to descend . 3 ■

4 One is to single as three is to triple . 4 ■

5 Me is to my as them is to Their . 5 ■

Q. 6–10 Two words must swap places for each sentence to make sense. Underline
mixed-up these two words in each sentence.
sentences Example The bone growled softly as he approached the dog.
6 The angry hunter roared loudly and chased the frightened bear. 6 ■
7 Sajid more two points got than William. 7 ■

8 Spend your money and don’t save it so foolishly. 8 ■

9 The brave toddler climbed the ladder to save the crying fireman. 9 ■

10 If that bench is cushion, use a uncomfortable to sit on. 10 ■

Q. 11–15 Turn the word on the left into the word on the right. You can only change
word chains one letter at a time. Each change must result in a real word.
Example TALE TAKE LAKE LIKE
11 BOWL FOWL FOAL FOAM 11 ■
12 TRAM TRAY PRAY PLAY 12 ■

13 WOOD WORD WARD HARD 13 ■

14 THAT THAN THEN WHEN 14 ■

15 DEER DEAR DEAF LEAF 15 ■

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Q. 16–20 Underline one word in each set of brackets to make the sentence sensible.
complete the Example The (plumber electrician baker) repaired the (light loaf sink) so that
sentence we could (lamp hear see) again.
16 The (tiny fierce ugly) (baby lion duckling) threw itself hungrily on its
(egg pudding prey). 16 ■
17 The (chair settee table) is set for (football dinner holiday) but we are
waiting for (doll rattle dad) to get home from work. 17 ■
18 We had to wait (long ages tonnes) for the (green silly late) (cartwheel
potato train) to arrive. 18 ■
19 Scientists (order warn sing) us that fossil (face pence fuels) will (hop
skip run) out eventually. 19 ■
20 An (adult dentist animal) usually has (no thirty-two rotten) (eyes bones
teeth). 20 ■
Q. 21–25 Look at the word in bold. Underline one option in the brackets. It must
always has describe what the word in bold always has.
Example A lake always has (boats water ducks swimmers fish).
21 A circle always has (an axis a circumference a sum angles a scale). 21 ■
22 A letter always has (a stamp words a reply an envelope a signature). 22 ■

23 A crowd always has (men women demonstrators placards people). 23 ■

24 A quiz always has (prizes teams questions a time limit points). 24 ■

25 A garden always has (land grass plants chairs a hose). 25 ■

Q. 26–30 A four-letter word is hidden in each of these sentences. You will find
spot the the hidden word at the end of one word and the beginning of the next.
word Underline the hidden word and then write it on the line.
Example Daniel ended his speech with a joke. lend
26 Mr Smith drove his car into the garage. scar 26 ■
27 From the field we could hear the sounds of many cows and sheep.
 sand 27 ■
28 “I’ll show you how that trick was performed,” Ibrahim declared.
 wasp 28 ■
29 In the panic, all the people dashed towards the door. call 29 ■

30 He found the necessary address on the internet. then 30 ■

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Q. 31–35 Read the information below carefully. Tick (✓) true, false or unknown for
sorting each statement. Tick one only.
information Amreen, Joshua and Max are on holiday. They go into a café for a fruit juice.
There is a choice of orange, apple and mango. Amreen likes orange best,
but Max prefers the mango and the apple.
true false unknown
31 Joshua likes apple juice best. 31 ■
32 Max likes orange juice least. 32 ■

33 Amreen likes the apple juice most. 33 ■

34 Max never drinks orange juice. 34 ■

35 Amreen drinks juice on holiday. 35 ■

Q. 36–40 Here is part of a train timetable for trains running between Amberton and
time Boxton. Fill in the missing times.
problems
Train leaves Duration of Train arrives
Amberton journey at Boxton
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36 Train 1 8.30 a.m. 45 min 9.15 a.m.
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37 Train 2 10.42 a.m. 45 min 11:27 a.m.
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38 Train 3 11:09 a.m. 42 min 11.51 a.m.
39 Train 4 12.36 p.m. 50 min 1.26 p.m. 39

40 Train 5 1.17 p.m. 56 min 2:13 pm 40

Q. 41–45 The word ENTRANCE is written as ♦ ■ ►◄ ▲ ■ ● ♦ in code. Use the same

symbol codes code to work out the hidden words.
41 ● ◄ ▲ ■ ♦ CRANE 41 ■
42 ● ♦ ■ ► ◄ ♦ CENTRE 42 ■

43 ■ ♦ ● ► ▲ ◄ NECTAR 43 ■

44 ◄ ♦ ● ▲ ■ ► RECANT 44 ■

45 ● ◄ ♦ ▲ ► ♦ CREATE 45 ■

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Q. 46–50 Underline two words, one from each set of brackets, that are similar
synonyms in meaning.
Example (large great tiny huge) (box small hungry crate)
46 (high top climb up) (descend summit down hilly) 46 ■
47 (healthy sick unhealthy clever) (emergency well clear stupid) 47 ■

48 (dull gloomy overcast bright) (mellow sunny unhealthy certain) 48 ■

49 (coin currency penny rich) (ill poor broke wealthy) 49 ■

50 (bicycle tricycle unicycle taxi) (boat monocycle motorcycle scooter) 50 ■

Q. 51–55 Below this table are 15 words. Write each word in the correct column.
word 51 52 53 54 55
categories 51
materials crowds headgear transport animals
cement multitude turban van bat 52
plastic throng helmet bicycle lemur 53
sand gang beret terrier catamaran
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cement turban multitude van bat lemur plastic
throng gang beret terrier sand helmet bicycle catamaran 55

Q. 56–60 The letters of the words in CAPITALS have been mixed up. Write the two
jumbled correct words on the lines.
words in Example The TERWA was too cold to WSIM in. WATER and SWIM
sentences
56 In the TBHLAPAE there are twenty-six TTRSELE.
ALPHABET and LETTERS 56 ■
57 The FHCE prepared the food in his new ENTHICK.
CHEF and KITCHEN 57 ■
58 LERBIN is the capital city of MANGERY.
BERLIN and GERMANY 58 ■
59 The CHOSOL is closed for the SDYHLIOA.
SCHOOL and HOLIDAYS 59 ■
60 The RCORIUE left my LAPCER on the step.
COURIER and PARCEL 60 ■

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Q. 61–65 Write the next two items in each sequence. Use the alphabet to help you.
letter Example AB CD EF GH IJ KL
sequences 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
61 CX FU IR LO OL RI UF 61 ■
62 MN LO KP JQ IR HS GT 62 ■

63 AZ BY CX DW EV FU GT 63 ■

64 WU UR RP PM MK KI IG 64 ■

65 MN KL IJ GH EF CD BA 65 ■

Q. 66–70 Underline the one word that fits with both pairs of words in brackets.
word Example (heart club) (ruby emerald) jewel brain diamond card brooch
connections
66 (hour second) (tiny small) big minute time hands little 66 ■
67 (liver kidney) (piano keyboard) steak fight hero butcher organ 67 ■

68 (lofty soaring) (dear expensive) price cheap high loved sky 68 ■

69 (straight unswerving) (honest candid) order direct swerve answer lift 69 ■

70 (atmosphere wind) (song melody) music breeze hum air gale 70 ■

Q. 71–75 Underline two words, one from each set of brackets, that have the opposite
antonyms meaning.
Example (happy kind mouth grin) (smile sad face cheerful)
71 (healthy bad small groggy) (ill doctor poor injury) 71 ■
72 (servant worker builder friend) (glazier idle master pal) 72 ■

73 (money purse rich wealth) (broken poverty coins pound) 73 ■

74 (honesty seek find reveal) (confide conceal consume convert) 74 ■

75 (danger penalty prison crime) (reward peril jail punishment) 75 ■

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Q. 76–80 One word in each question does not belong with the rest. Underline this
odd ones out word.
Example horrid nasty kind mean unfriendly
76 informed educated ignorant learned scholarly cultured 76 ■
77 hasten hurry rush dash accelerate linger speed 77 ■

78 fearful timorous unconcerned scared nervous terrified 78 ■

79 impeccable neat groomed faultless scruffy flawless 79 ■

80 generous kind benevolent unselfish charitable stingy 80 ■

Q. 81–85 The same two letters end the first word and begin the next word. Write
missing the letters.
letters Example T R A I L    I L L N E S S
81 KI T E T E APOT 81 ■
82 SEI Z E Z E BRA 82 ■

83 BREA C H C H IS 83 ■

84 YEA S T S T ARE 84 ■

85 GRA S P S P ADE 85 ■

Q. 86–90 In each of these sentences, the word in CAPITALS has three letters missing.
missing These three letters make a real three-letter word. Write the three-letter word
three-letter on the line.
words Example My father SED me a photo of my mother. HOW

86 Ava was NR early for school. EVE 86 ■

87 My favourite subject at school is GEOGHY. RAP 87 ■
88 Good friends always DED on one another.  PEN 88 ■
89 The people FOLED each other in the procession. LOW 89 ■
90 I hope you both ENED the film on television. JOY 90 ■

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Q. 91–95 Read the information in each question. Circle the only statement (A, B, C, D
true or E) that has to be true, based on this information.
statements 91 The pyramids of Ancient Egypt are one of the seven wonders of the
ancient world. They were built as tombs for the Pharaohs (kings) to be
buried in and were the highest man-made creations when they were built.
A All pyramids have four sides.
B The Egyptian pharaohs lived in them.
C There were six other wonders of the ancient world.
D All Egyptian kings were buried in pyramids.
E Tutankhamun was buried in a pyramid. 91 ■
92 Alfie lives at 23 Maple Avenue in the town of Bearley. He is 32 years
old and a builder by trade. He plays golf whenever he has the time. He
has three children and has recently bought a new car.
A Alfie is very good at golf.
B He has a son.
C He doesn’t like buying cars.
D He is an adult male.
E His wife and children like golf too. 92 ■
93 Sunita lives in a flat with her mother-in-law. She shops at her local
supermarket. She always pays cash for the goods she buys.
A Sunita doesn’t like shopping at the supermarket.
B She is or was married.
C She always has coins in her purse to pay for her shopping.
D She pays rent to her landlord every month.
E Her flat does not have a cellar. 93 ■
94 Freddie’s grandpa’s name is Dennis. Dennis drives a red car. Dennis is
also the name of a company which makes fire engines. Fire engines
are usually red in colour.
A Firemen drive red cars.
B Freddie’s grandpa is a fireman.
C Freddie’s grandpa is a driver.
D Freddie’s grandpa makes fire engines.
E All red vehicles are fire engines. 94 ■
95 Freya and Polly like to play sports at school together. Their favourite
sport is football and they both support Bristol Rovers.
A Football is a popular sport.
B Freya lives next door to Polly.
C Polly likes to go running.
D Freya and Polly go to the same school.
E Polly lives in Bristol. 95 ■
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Q. 96–100 Circle one word from each group, which together will make a longer word.
join two Example (pond dam river)  (era down age)
words to
make one
96 (custard jelly sweet) (tooth pie fish) 96 ■
97 (over under odd) (look there orders) 97 ■

98 (some before be) (soon lower long) 98 ■

99 (hand bag top) (some hill look) 99 ■

100 (mouse rat cat) (fly her him) 100 ■

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1 crust 36 45 min 76 ignorant
2 peel 37 11.27 a.m. 77 linger
3 descend 38 11.09 a.m. 78 unconcerned
4 treble 39 50 min 79 scruffy
5 their 40 2.13 p.m. 80 stingy

6 hunter bear 41 CRANE 81 T E

7 more got 42 CENTRE 82 Z E
8 spend save 43 NECTAR 83 T H
9 toddler fireman 44 RECANT 84 S T
10 cushion uncomfortable 45 CREATE 85 S P

11 FOWL FOAL 46 top summit 86 EVE

12 TRAY PRAY 47 healthy well 87 RAP
or PRAM PRAY 48 bright sunny 88 PEN
13 WORD WARD 49 rich wealthy 89 LOW
14 THAN THEN 50 unicycle monocycle 90 JOY
or WHAT WHET
51 cement plastic sand 91 C
15 DEAR DEAF
52 gang throng multitude 92 D
Accept any accurate response to
word chain questions. 53 turban beret helmet 93 B
54 van bicycle catamaran 94 C
16 fierce lion prey
55 bat lemur terrier 95 D
17 table dinner dad
18 ages late train 56 ALPHABET LETTERS* 96 jelly fish
19 warn fuels run 57 CHEF KITCHEN* 97 over look
20 adult thirty-two teeth 58 BERLIN GERMANY* 98 be long
59 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS* 99 hand some
21 a circumference
60 COURIER PARCEL* 100 rat her
22 words
23 people 61 RI UF
24 questions 62 HS GT
25 land 63 FU GT
64 KH HF
26 scar
65 CD AB
27 sand
28 wasp 66 minute
29 call 67 organ
30 then 68 high
69 direct
31 unknown
70 air
32 true
33 false 71 healthy ill
34 unknown 72 servant master
35 true 73 wealth poverty
74 reveal conceal
75 penalty reward

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