GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS

Question Multiple- Written Method

choice answer
answer
1 BE woodwork Try pronouncing the short words in different
ways - particularly the vowel sounds. Don’t
just rely on just spellings for compound words;
imagine the sounds as you say them in your
head.

wood + work = woodwork

2 AF filmstrip films + trip = filmstrip

3 CE netting net + ting = netting

4 CE wallowing wall + owing = wallowing

5 BD herding her + ding = herding

6 CF paltry pal + try = paltry

7 A T trust & ray become rust & tray

8 E E quite & past become quit & paste

9 A G grate & low become rate & glow

10 E E gripe & rag become grip & rage

11 C R farce & gain become face & grain

12 D R spurn & cub become spun & curb

13 C XU 1st letter pattern: +2

2nd letter pattern: +3
14 D MZ 1st letter pattern: -4
2nd letter pattern: +1
15 A EW 1st letter pattern: +3
2nd letter pattern: -2
16 C QT 1st letter pattern: +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
2nd letter pattern: -4
17 A NG 1st letter pattern: +5
2nd letter pattern: -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6
18 B EC 1st letter pattern: +2 +4 +6 +8 +10 +12
2nd letter pattern: -3
19 B Joel Harry: cricket and basketball
Joel: tennis, basketball and table tennis
Katy: tennis and basketball
Trish: tennis

GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS

 20 E Eddie & Rosie Eddie: blue biscuits and chocolate muffins
Holly: blue biscuits and blue cupcakes
Rosie: blue biscuits and chocolate muffins
Zak: blue biscuits and chocolate biscuits
21 AD endure
withstand
22 BF automated
robotic
23 CD quarantine
isolation
24 AD revolt
rebel
25 CE toil
labour
26 CE plausible
convincing
27 C TILT 3=F 5=O 6=L 8=T 9=I

28 D LOOT

29 A 3558

30 D DAME 1=O 2=E 3=D 4=M 5=A

31 A DEAD

32 E 4113

33 B JM 1st letter pattern: +2

2nd letter pattern: +4
34 C BF 1st letter pattern: +4
2nd letter pattern: -2
35 C TW 1st letter pattern: +3
2nd letter pattern: +2
36 E YC 1st letter pattern: -3
2nd letter pattern: -1
37 D MO 1st letter pattern: -2
2nd letter pattern: +1
38 B MM 1st letter pattern: +5
2nd letter pattern: -8
39 AF celebrate
commiserate
40 AE detest
adore
41 CF congregate
disperse
42 BD diminish
enhance
43 BE amenable
uncooperative
GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS
 44 CD alight
board
45 A K bark kite ark king

46 C E mile earl gale eat

47 D R soar roam hear rim

48 B Y any yes deny year

49 E E foe eel sane erode

50 A L peril lumber fool louse

51 D kite I pack my sports kit every week.

52 C leap The guests in the castle applauded the jester.

53 B tore I had to retake my spelling test.

54 E herb Aunt Flo could not find her brooch.

55 D your Each morning, we say our times tables.

56 C kind My next of kin do not look like me.

57 AD dark The pairings are opposites

night
58 CE dawn Dawn is when the sun rises in the morning;
dusk dusk is when the sun sets in the evening
59 CE colony They are the collective noun for the animal
herd
60 AF queen They are the female equivalents
duchess
61 BF dart The pairings have similar meanings
stroll
62 BD acquire The pairings are opposites
repel
63 A A 3x2+4+2=
6 + 6 = 12 = A
64 A A 20 ÷ 5 x 4 + 4 =
4x4+4=
16 + 4 = 20 = A
65 D D (12 x 3) ÷ (6 x 2) =
36 ÷ 12 = 3 = D
66 B B (15 ÷ 3) x (30 ÷ 3) – 30 =
5 x 10 – 30 =
50 – 30 = 20 = B
67 A A (4 x 5) + (3 x 2) – 13 =
20 + 6 – 13 = 13 = A
GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS
 68 B B (6 + 7 + 17) ÷ 3 + 3 =
30 ÷ 3 + 3 =
10 + 3 = 13 = B
69 C aim Aim is a noun meaning an objective. Aim is
also a verb meaning to point in a precise
direction.
70 D decline Decline is a verb to mean reducing in number.
Decline is also a verb meaning to reject or turn
down, usually an invitation.
(Decline can also be a noun: the event when
the numbers reduce.)
71 A minute This word is a homograph: it can be
pronounced in two ways.
Minute is an adjective meaning tiny. Minute is
also a noun: a measurement of time equal to
sixty seconds.
72 E rank Rank is a verb meaning to position things in a
certain order of importance or experience.
Rank is also a noun: the position an employee
holds, typically within the armed forces or
community services.
73 B block A block is a noun: a physical object. To block
is a verb meaning to prevent something from
happening.
74 E figure To figure is a verb meaning to work something
out. Figure is also a noun: a shape of a
person, lending its name to figurine. (Figure
can also be a number digit.)
75 C mat Created from letter positions 4, 5 and 6

76 D set Created from letter positions 6, 5 and 4

77 E pant Created from letter positions 1, 2, 4 and 5

78 B sins Created from letter positions 3, 5, 6 and 4

79 A tile Created from letter positions 6, 5, 4 and 2

80 C tome Created from letter positions 6, 3, 4 and 7

GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS