Non-Verbal

Reasoning
Practice
Papers
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 Contents and progress record
How to use this book              
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Practice Papers 1 contains papers

1–8 and should be attempted first

Ideal for... Paper Page Length (no. Qs) Timing (mins)

General training for all 11+ and 1  9 20 13:30

pre-tests, good for familiarisation
of test conditions. 2 15 20 13:30

3 19 20 10:00

4 24 20 13:30

Short-style tests designed to 5 28 20 10:00

increase speed. Good practice for
pre-test and CEM 11+. 6 33 20 13:30

7 37 30 11:00

8 44 10   5:00

Practice Papers 2 contains papers 9–13 and

should be attempted after Practice Papers 1

Long-style tests, good  9    9 60 30:00

practice for GL.
10   18 60 22:00

Varied-length tests with 11   27 30 11:00

challenging content. Good practice
for pre-test, CEM, GL or any 12   35 10   5:00
independent school exam.
13 378 60 22:00

Answers                   
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 Paper 1
Paper 1 Test time: 13:30

Look at these sets of pictures. Identify the one that is most unlike the others. Circle the
letter beneath the correct answer. For example:

a b c d e

a b c d e

a b c d e

a b c d e

a b c d e

a b c d e

Turn over to the next page.

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 The square given at the beginning is folded in the way indicated by the arrows, and
then holes are punched where shown on the final diagram. Identify the answer option
that shows what the square would look like when it is unfolded. Circle the letter beneath
the correct answer. For example:

a b c d e

a b c d e
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a b c d e

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a b c d e

a b c d e

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a b c d e

Turn over to the next page.

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 Look at the two pictures on the left connected by an arrow. Decide how the first picture
has been changed to create the second. Now apply the same rule to the third picture
and circle the letter beneath the correct answer. For example:

a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

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 Paper 1
One of the options on the right completes the pattern in the grid on the left. Circle the
letter beneath the correct answer. For example:

a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

Turn over to the next page.

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a b c d e

Record your results and move

Score / 20 Time :
on to the next paper.

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