Which shape or pattern completes the larger square? Circle the letter.

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

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a b c d e

Which one comes next? Circle the letter.

Example

a b c d e

a b c d e

a b c d e

a b c d e

10

a b c d e

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a b c d e

2
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a b c d e

Which pattern on the right belongs in the group on the left? Circle the letter.
Example

a b c d e

13

a b c
d e

14

a b c d e

15

a b c d e

16

a b c d e

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a b c d e

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a b c d e

Which shape or pattern completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair?
Circle the letter.
Example

is to as is to

a b c d e

19
is to
as is to

a b c d e

20
is to as is to

a b c d e

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is to as
is to

a b c d e

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is to as is to

a b c d e

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is to as
is to

a b c d e

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is to as
is to

a b c d e

B5
In which larger shape is the shape on the left hidden? Circle the letter.
Example

a b c d e

25

a b c d e

26

a b c d e

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a b c d e

B9
Which code matches the shape or pattern given at the end of each line? Circle the letter.
Example

BZ AZ CX BY CZ

AX AY BZ CY BX ? a b c d e

28

DZ AY BX BZ DX
AX BY CX AZ DY ? a b c d e

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YI WH WI XI YG

XG YH WI XH WG ? a b c d e

30

CY BY AY AX BZ
AZ BY BX CX CZ ? a b c d e

Now go to the Progress Chart to record your score! Total 30

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Bond Fourth level papers in Non-verbal Reasoning 10–11+ years – Answers to sample test

1d 16 d

2b 17 c

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3a 18 a

4c 19 c

5c 20 c

6e 21 e

7a 22 c

8b 23 e

9c 24 e

10 b 25 b

11 c 26 e

12 e 27 d

13 c 28 a

14 c 29 d

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Progress Chart Fourth level papers in Non-verbal Reasoning
Total Sample test Percentage
marks paper 
 
30 100%
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90%
27
–

85%

24 –
80%

21 –
70%

18 –
60%

15 –
50%

12 –
40%

9–
30%

6–
20%

3–
10%
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When you’ve filled in the progress chart read the Next Steps Planner
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Next Steps Planner . . .
Step 1 Go over your mistakes.
 Go over any wrong answers and try the questions again.
 Use How to do … 11+ Non-verbal Reasoning to help with any question
types you find difficult.

Step 2 Do more practice.

If you got more than 85% …
Either:
Use Bond Assessment Papers: Fourth papers in Non-verbal Reasoning and
Bond Assessment Papers: More fourth papers in Non-verbal Reasoning to
reinforce and expand your non-verbal reasoning skills at the 11+ level.
Or:
If you feel confident, go on to the fifth level books. These provide advanced
11+ level questions that will help you be well prepared for selective exams as
well as help you take your non-verbal reasoning skills further.
Or:
Try some mock test papers for realistic exam practice. We suggest that you use
these in the last few months before the actual exam.

If you got 50–85% …

We suggest that you do lots more practice at this level to help improve your
scores. Bond Assessment Papers: Fourth papers in Non-verbal Reasoning and
Bond Assessment Papers: More fourth papers in Non-verbal Reasoning include
a wider variety of questions than are included in the sample paper and will
help to strengthen your non-verbal reasoning skills.
Make sure you keep going back over any wrong answers and use How to do
… 11+ Non-verbal Reasoning to help with any question types you find
difficult.

If you got less than 50% …

We suggest that you try the third level books to build up your non-verbal
reasoning skills; Bond Assessment Papers: Third papers in Non-verbal
Reasoning and Bond Assessment Papers: More third papers in Non-verbal
Reasoning. Keep going back over questions that puzzle you, using the
strategies in How to do … 11+ Non-verbal Reasoning to help you, and then
come back to the fourth level books.
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