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Verbal Reasoning

10 questions · suggested time 15 minutes

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Instructions

Choose one answer for each question. Use the working space. Check the separate answer pages only when finished.

  1. Analogies & word relationships

    1. BARK is to DOG as NEIGH is to ___.

    AstableBanimalChorseDsaddle
  2. Analogies & word relationships

    2. CHAPTER is to BOOK as SCENE is to ___.

    AactorBstageCaudienceDplay
  3. Analogies & word relationships

    3. SCALPEL is to SURGEON as GAVEL is to ___.

    AjudgeBcourtClawDhammer
  4. Analogies & word relationships

    4. FRAGILE is to BREAK as FLAMMABLE is to ___.

    AsmokeBburnCheatDwood
  5. Analogies & word relationships

    5. ISLAND is to ARCHIPELAGO as STAR is to ___.

    AplanetBskyCconstellationDtelescope
  6. Letter codes & transformations

    6. If DOG becomes FQI, how is CAT coded?

    ADBUBECVCEDWDFCV
  7. Letter codes & transformations

    7. If MILK becomes LHKJ, how is FROG coded?

    AGSPHBEPNECEQNFDEQMF
  8. Letter codes & transformations

    8. In a code, alternate letters move +1, −1, +1, −1. How is MATH coded?

    ALBSGBNBSGCNZSGDNZUG
  9. Letter codes & transformations

    9. If ZEBRA becomes AFCSB, how is TIGER coded?

    AUJHFSBSHFDQCUJHFRDVKIHT
  10. Letter codes & transformations

    10. If ROAD becomes URDG, how is MILK coded?

    ANJMLBPLONCPLOMDOKNJ

Answers and explanations

1. C — horse

A dog barks; a horse neighs.

Hint used in ElevenKey: The first word is the sound made by the second.

2. D — play

A chapter is part of a book; a scene is part of a play.

Hint used in ElevenKey: The first word is a section of the second.

3. A — judge

A surgeon uses a scalpel; a judge uses a gavel.

Hint used in ElevenKey: Match a specialised tool to the person who uses it.

4. B — burn

Something fragile can break; something flammable can burn.

Hint used in ElevenKey: The adjective describes susceptibility to the action.

5. C — constellation

An archipelago is a group of islands; a constellation is a group of stars.

Hint used in ElevenKey: The second word is a group of the first items.

6. B — ECV

Each letter moves forward 2: C→E, A→C, T→V, giving ECV.

Hint used in ElevenKey: Find the shift from D to F and confirm it with O to Q.

7. C — EQNF

F→E, R→Q, O→N, G→F, giving EQNF.

Hint used in ElevenKey: Each original letter moves back one.

8. D — NZUG

M+1=N, A−1 wraps to Z, T+1=U, H−1=G, giving NZUG.

Hint used in ElevenKey: Apply the two shifts by position, not by letter value.

9. A — UJHFS

T→U, I→J, G→H, E→F, R→S, giving UJHFS.

Hint used in ElevenKey: The example uses a uniform +1 shift with wrap-around.

10. B — PLON

M→P, I→L, L→O, K→N, giving PLON.

Hint used in ElevenKey: Every letter moves forward three positions.
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