Verbal Reasoning 11+ Challenge

11+ Verbal Reasoning Challenge Cards 1
11+ Verbal
Insert a Letter
Reasoning
For these questions, one letter must fit into
both sets of boxes.
This letter will complete both the word in
Challenge Cards front of the box and begin the word after the
box for both sets.
Choose the correct answer from the five
choices given.
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Insert a Letter Insert a Letter
1 RID D I T TAK VIL 4 LUC N E W BAN ING
2 BOL R A M MEL URN 5 HIG U G E SUC ALF
3 COP E A R ONL ARD 6 FIL O O N FAR EAT
1 O A E U I 4 Y D R S K
2 D T B O Y 5 H K C G L
3 E H N Y C 6 O N M H S
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Insert a Letter Move a Letter
7 TOU E N T PAI EAD
8 LOG K A Y ONT PEN One letter must be moved from the first
5-letter word and added to the second
9 CLU O N D BUL OOK 3-letter word in order to make two new
4-letter words.
7 M R N B D The order of the letters
cannot be changed.
8 A I U E O
9 P N L B C
Move a Letter 1st New Word 2nd New Word Move a Letter
1st New Word 2nd New Word
1 table hat 6 crave fog
2 chant sad 7 drive tip
3 bring all 8 swing tin
4 could for 9 learn way
5 given had 10 along try

Move a Letter 1st New Word 2nd New Word Same Meaning
11 house sit
12 sport was
Find the word which has the
13 solid pad same meaning as both pairs
of words.
14 beard own
15 shock owl
Same Meaning Same Meaning
1 (bird, fowl) (bend, dodge) 4 (branch, stem) (follow, hunt)
2 (holiday, journey) (fall, stumble) 5 (sphere, orb) (dance, event)
3 (tool, equipment) (observed, spotted) 6 (type, variety) (nice, thoughtful)
1 avoid animal move duck miss 4 track offshoot stalk look twig
2 trip vacation falter slip ramble 5 ball disco circle celebration round
3 apparatus saw noticed view machine 6 pleasant agreeable group kind sort
Same Meaning Hidden Words
7 (remaining, left) (relax, sleep) In each of the

following sentences, Example
8 (vehicle, transport) (study, prepare) The black bat hid in the cave.
see if you can find
9 (cold, chilly) (trendy, fashionable) a four-letter word
hidden between two
Answer
words.
The black bat hid in the cave.
7 nap leftover rest spare excess
The two words will bath
8 improve train move learn car always be next to
9 cool sharp popular fresh crisp each other.
Hidden Words Hidden Words
Sentence Hidden Word Sentence Hidden Word
1 The children wear hats 4 They whispered the secret

and gloves in winter. plan excitedly to each other.
2 The birds often made 5 The watchful hare stopped

their nests in the tree. and waited in the field.
3 The hungry bear chose 6 The team asked who would

to eat the sweet honey. be playing in the game.
Hidden Words Related Words
Sentence Hidden Word Use this alphabet to help you work out the answer to
each question.
7 The full moon cast a deep
shadow nearby. You will need to work out a different code for
each question.
8 The tadpole begins to
wriggle and swims away. 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
Example
9 She went to play in the If the code for BOX is CPY, what is IBU the code for?
park with her dog.
Answer
HAT
Related Words Related Words

Answer Answer
1 If the code for HOUSE is KRXVH, 4 If the code for LION is MHPM,
what does JDUGHQ mean? what is the code for BEAR?
2 If the code for SHIP is XMNU, 5 If the code for JUMPER is LWORGT,
what is the code for TRAIN? what does VTQWUGTU mean?
If the code for GREEN is FQDDM, 6 If the code for THUNDER is

3
what does XDKKNV mean? QERKABO, what is the code for
SUNSHINE?
Related Words Compound Words

Answer
Choose two words (one from each group) that when
7 If the code for HAND is LERH, put together will make a new correctly spelt word.
what does JSSX mean?
The word from the first group will always come

first in the answer.
8 If the code for PENCIL is VKTIOR,
what is the code for PAINT? Example
(car, train, ship) (dog, pet, cat)
If the code for MOON is OMQL, Answer

9
what does URCP mean? (car, train, ship) (dog, pet, cat)
carpet
Compound Words Compound Words

Answer Answer
1 (bridge, dam, road) (old, young, age) 4 (day, month, week) (cease, finish, end)
2 (steam, air, water) (fall, trip, stumble) 5 (there, is, are) (rock, sky, land)
3 (power, energy, battery) (more, less, equal) 6 (sea, wave, surf) (mother, daughter, son)
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Compound Words Closest Meaning

Answer
Choose the two words from each group that are the
7 (yes, no, maybe) (body, foot, head) closest in meaning:
Example
8 (rot, break, age) (eight, nine, ten) run, walk, crawl, sprint, skip
Answer
run sprint
9 (out, in, near) (fold, crease, bend)
Closest Meaning Closest Meaning

Answer Answer
tiny, huge, round, wide, short, thin,

1 4 tall, narrow
medium, enormous
warm, umbrella, cold, dirty, wash, scrub,

2 5
freezing, raining bubbles, water
far, near, sky, start, lose, begin,

3 6
distant, mountain win, race
Closest Meaning Letters for Numbers

Answer Example
If A = 13, B = 5, C = 15, D= 3 and E
awake, sleep, bed, In this activity, = 12, what is the answer to this sum
7 snooze, pyjamas letters stand for written as a letter?
numbers.
C-B+D=?
Work out the
plate, spoon, cup,
8 answers to the Answer
teapot, mug
sums and write the
C (15) - B (5) = 10, 10 + D (3) = 13
correct letters in the
happy, bored, answer boxes. The answer is A, as A = 13
9
joyous, party, sad
Letters for Numbers Letters for Numbers

Sum Answer Sum Answer
1 If A = 7, B = 9, C = 15, D = 16 3 If A = 4, B = 12, C = 9, D = 17
and E = 14, and E = 8,
what is the answer to the sum what is the answer to the sum
E+B-A= D-B+A=
written as a letter? written as a letter?
2 If A = 9, B = 11, C = 16, D = 4 4 If A = 6, B = 10, C = 9, D = 7

and E = 7, and E = 11,
what is the answer to the sum what is the answer to the sum
D+C-B= E+A-D=
written as a letter? written as a letter?
Letters for Numbers Opposite Meaning

Sum Answer
5 If A = 15, B = 6, C = 18, D = 7 Choose two words, one from each group, that are the
and E = 17, most opposite in meaning.
what is the answer to the sum
C-D+B=
written as a letter?
Example
(under, low, floor) (wall, beside, over)
6 If A = 23, B = 4, C = 16, D =
11 and E = 13, Answer
what is the answer to the sum under over
A+B-C=
written as a letter?
Opposite Meaning Opposite Meaning

Answer Answer
(time, before, morning) (slow, competition, walk)

1 (after, late, waiting) 4 (rush, hurry, fast)
(pebble, stone, blunt) (bottle, full, bag)

2 5
(soil, sharp, beach) (empty, eaten, meal)
(smooth, perfect, even) (above, high, ceiling)

3 6
(number, odd, unique) (ground, below, down)
Opposite Meaning Changing Places

Answer
(enquire, talk, question)

Choose two words that must change places so that the
7 (tell, speak, answer) sentence makes sense.
Example
(arrival, holiday, airport) The night rode out into the knight.
8
(home, departure, late)
knight night
(dream, asleep, blanket) Answer

9
(awake, day, school) The knight rode out into the night.
Changing Places Changing Places

Answer Answer
She blew out the cake on

The squirrel buried the 4
1 her birthday candles.
tree under the acorn.
The morning clock rang

Have your brushed you 5
2 early in the alarm.
teeth today?
The sandy waves The pool is wear we where

3 crashed onto the
6
our swimming costumes.
rough shore.
Changing Places Two Odd Ones Out

Answer
In each group of words, three of them go together.
The sky shone in the
7
night stars.
Which two words do not belong with the other three?
The Christmas children

Example
8 opened their
excited presents. yellow, green, paint, red, brush
Answer
When it is cold, their put paint brush
9
they coats on.
The other three are colours.
Two Odd Ones Out Two Odd Ones Out

Answer Answer
train, ship, boat, cat, pigeon, dog,

1 4
lorry, yacht parrot, eagle
elephant, fish, shark, horse, beetle, ant,

2 5
dolphin, giraffe hamster, centipede
oak, daisy, willow, cold, hat, gloves,

3 6
daffodil, birch snow, scarf
Two Odd Ones Out Word Connections

Answer
gale, hurricane, sun,

7
cyclone, rainbow
cry, laugh, weep,

Tick two words, one from each group, that will
8 complete the sentence in the best way.
chuckle, giggle
pencil, paper, pen,

9
notebook, biro
Word Connections Word Connections
juicy vegetable road long

1 Strawberry is to fruit as carrot is to ground 3 Car is to fast as train is to track
red rabbit wheels station
bucket paddle insect bird

2 Sand is to castle as water is to sea 4 Beetle is to garden as pigeon is to fly
beach cold small seed
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Word Connections Insert a Letter Answers
slippery red 1) E
5 Ice is to cold as fire is to flame 2) T
wet hot 3) Y
4) K
5) H
castle smoke 6) M
6 Turret is to flag as chimney is to house 7) W
knight soot 8) R
9) O
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Move a Letter Answers 1st New Word 2nd New Word Same Meaning Answers
1) table hat able that
1) duck
2) chant sad chat sand
3) bring all ring ball 2) trip
4) could for cold four
5) given had give hand 3) saw
6) crave fog cave frog
4) stalk
7) drive tip dive trip
8) swing tin sing twin 5) ball
9) learn way lean wary
10) along try long tray 6) kind
11) house sit hose suit 7) rest
12) sport was sort wasp
13) solid pad sold paid 8) train
14) beard own bear down
15) shock owl sock howl
9) cool
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Hidden Words Answers Related Words Answers

Answer
Sentence Hidden Word
1) If the code for HOUSE is KRXVH, what does JDUGHQ mean? GARDEN
1) The children wear hats and gloves in winter. sand
2) If the code for SHIP is XMNU, what is the code for TRAIN? YWFNS
2) The birds often made their nests in the tree. soft
3) If the code for GREEN is FQDDM, what does XDKKNV mean? YELLOW
3) The hungry bear chose to eat the sweet honey. arch
4) If the code for LION is MHPM, what is the code for BEAR? CDBQ
4) They whispered the secret plan excitedly to each other. lane
5) If the code for JUMPER is LWORGT, what does VTQWUGTU mean? TROUSERS
5) The watchful hare stopped and waited in the field. rest
6) If the code for THUNDER is QERKABO, what is the code for SUNSHINE? PRKPEFKB
6) The team asked who would be playing in the game. mask
7) If the code for HAND is LERH, what does JSSX mean? FOOT
7) The full moon cast a deep shadow nearby. down
8) If the code for PENCIL is VKTIOR, what is the code for PAINT? VGOTZ
8) The tadpole begins to wriggle and swims away. lean
9) If the code for MOON is OMQL, what does URCP mean? STAR
9) She went to play in the park with her dog. herd
Compound Words Answers Closest Meaning Answers

Answer Answer
1) (bridge, dam, road) (old, young, age) damage 1) tiny, huge, round, medium, enormous huge enormous
2) (steam, air, water) (fall, trip, stumble) waterfall 2) warm, umbrella, cold, freezing, raining cold freezing
3) (power, energy, battery) (more, less, equal) powerless 3) far, near, sky, distant, mountain far distant
4) (day, month, week) (cease, finish, end) weekend 4) wide, short, thin, tall, narrow thin narrow
5) (there, is, are) (rock, sky, land) island 5) dirty, wash, scrub, bubbles, water wash scrub
6) (sea, wave, surf) (mother, daughter, son) season 6) start, lose, begin, win, race start begin
7) (yes, no, maybe) (body, foot, head) nobody 7) awake, sleep, bed, snooze, pyjamas sleep snooze
8) (rot, break, age) (eight, nine, ten) rotten 8) plate, spoon, cup, teapot, mug cup mug
9) (out, in, near) (fold, crease, bend) increase 9) happy, bored, joyous, party, sad happy joyous
Letters for Numbers Answers Sum Answer Opposite Meaning Answers

Answer
1) If A = 7, B = 9, C = 15, D = 16 and E = 14,
what is the answer to the sum written as a letter? E+B-A= D before after
1) (time, before, morning) (after, late, waiting)
2) If A = 9, B = 11, C = 16, D = 4 and E = 7, 2) (pebble, stone, blunt) (soil, sharp, beach) blunt sharp
what is the answer to the sum written as a letter? D+C-B= A
3) (smooth, perfect, even) (number, odd, unique) even odd
3) If A = 4, B = 12, C = 9, D = 17 and E = 8,
what is the answer to the sum written as a letter? D-B+A= C 4) (slow, competition, walk) (rush, hurry, fast) slow fast
4) If A = 6, B = 10, C = 9, D = 7 and E = 11, 5) (bottle, full, bag) (empty, eaten, meal) full empty
what is the answer to the sum written as a letter? E+A-D= B
6) (above, high, ceiling) (ground, below, down) above below
5) If A = 15, B = 6, C = 18, D = 7 and E = 17,
what is the answer to the sum written as a letter? C-D+B= E 7) (enquire, talk, question) (tell, speak, answer) question answer
6) If A = 23, B = 4, C = 16, D = 11 and E = 13 8) (arrival, holiday, airport) (home, departure, late) arrival departure
what is the answer to the sum written as a letter? A+B-C= D
9) (dream, asleep, blanket) (awake, day, school) asleep awake
Changing Places Answers Two Odd Ones Out Answers Answer

Answer
acorn tree 1) train, ship, boat, lorry, yacht train lorry

1) The squirrel buried the tree under the acorn.
you your 2) elephant, fish, shark, dolphin, giraffe elephant giraffe

2) Have your brushed you teeth today?
rough sandy 3) oak, daisy, willow, daffodil, birch daisy daffodil

3) The sandy waves crashed onto the rough shore.
candles cake 4) cat, pigeon, dog, parrot, eagle cat dog

4) She blew out the cake on her birthday candles.
alarm morning 5) horse, beetle, ant, hamster, centipede horse hamster

5) The morning clock rang early in the alarm.
6) The pool is wear we where our swimming costumes. where wear 6) cold, hat, gloves, snow, scarf cold snow
7) The sky shone in the night stars. stars sky 7) gale, hurricane, sun, cyclone, rainbow sun rainbow
8) The Christmas children opened their excited presents. excited Christmas 8) cry, laugh, weep, chuckle, giggle cry weep
9) When it is cold, their put they coats on. they their 9) pencil, paper, pen, notebook, biro paper notebook
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Word Connections Answers
1) fruit ✓ vegetable ✓
2) beach ✓ sea ✓
3) road ✓ track ✓
4) insect ✓ bird ✓
5) cold ✓ hot ✓
6) castle ✓ house ✓
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11+ Verbal Reasoning Challenge Cards 1

Insert a Letter Insert a Letter

1 RID D I T TAK VIL 4 LUC N E W BAN ING

2 BOL R A M MEL URN 5 HIG U G E SUC ALF

3 COP E A R ONL ARD 6 FIL O O N FAR EAT

Insert a Letter Move a Letter

7 TOU E N T PAI EAD

1 table hat 6 crave fog

2 chant sad 7 drive tip

3 bring all 8 swing tin

4 could for 9 learn way

5 given had 10 along try

Same Meaning Same Meaning

1 (bird, fowl) (bend, dodge) 4 (branch, stem) (follow, hunt)

2 (holiday, journey) (fall, stumble) 5 (sphere, orb) (dance, event)

3 (tool, equipment) (observed, spotted) 6 (type, variety) (nice, thoughtful)

Same Meaning Hidden Words

7 (remaining, left) (relax, sleep) In each of the

Hidden Words Hidden Words

Sentence Hidden Word Sentence Hidden Word

1 The children wear hats 4 They whispered the secret

2 The birds often made 5 The watchful hare stopped

3 The hungry bear chose 6 The team asked who would

Hidden Words Related Words

Related Words Related Words

If the code for GREEN is FQDDM, 6 If the code for THUNDER is

Related Words Compound Words

The word from the first group will always come

If the code for MOON is OMQL, Answer

Compound Words Compound Words

Compound Words Closest Meaning

Closest Meaning Closest Meaning

tiny, huge, round, wide, short, thin,

warm, umbrella, cold, dirty, wash, scrub,

far, near, sky, start, lose, begin,

Closest Meaning Letters for Numbers

Letters for Numbers Letters for Numbers

2 If A = 9, B = 11, C = 16, D = 4 4 If A = 6, B = 10, C = 9, D = 7

Letters for Numbers Opposite Meaning

Opposite Meaning Opposite Meaning

(time, before, morning) (slow, competition, walk)

(pebble, stone, blunt) (bottle, full, bag)

(smooth, perfect, even) (above, high, ceiling)

Opposite Meaning Changing Places

(enquire, talk, question)

(dream, asleep, blanket) Answer

Changing Places Changing Places

She blew out the cake on

The morning clock rang

The sandy waves The pool is wear we where

Changing Places Two Odd Ones Out

The Christmas children

Two Odd Ones Out Two Odd Ones Out

train, ship, boat, cat, pigeon, dog,

elephant, fish, shark, horse, beetle, ant,

oak, daisy, willow, cold, hat, gloves,

Two Odd Ones Out Word Connections

gale, hurricane, sun,

cry, laugh, weep,

pencil, paper, pen,

Word Connections Word Connections

juicy vegetable road long