Instructions : Study the samples and answer the questions that follow Example: Lump, Slumps; Tab, Stabs; Late,

Class :Primary 6

Date : Thursday 23rd July, 2020

Subject : Verbal Reasoning

Instructions : Study the samples and answer the questions that follow

Example: Lump, Slumps; Tab, Stabs; Late, ___________
(a) lasts (b) stale (c) slates (d) states (e) slate

The second word of each pair is obtained by adding the letter’s before and after the first word. The correct answer is, therefore, “slates”, which ‘C’.

1.) grates, grade; mates, made; fate, ________________
(a) fade (b) fate (c) feed (d) fats (e) feet

2.) throw, row, freight, eight; grate; _________________
(a) rat (b) rate (c) ate (d) tea (e) gate

3.) goals, got; lesson, let; Manor, _______________
(a) man (b) mad (c) mane (d) mast (e) mat

4.) tale, stall; male, small; tile, __________________
(a) stall (b) still (c) stile (d) stale (e) stilt

5.) tease, test; pease, pest; lease, _________________
(a) ease (b) leave (c) leash (d) lest (e) least

6.) protects, project; tingles, jingle; tacks, _________________
(a) jack (b) tact (c) ark (d) act (e) axe

One of the words is a general term which describes what the other four words are.
Example: (a) six (b) ten (c) number (d) twelve (e) twenty
The general term is number. This describes what the other words are so the answer is ‘C’.

7.) (a) hoe (b) hammer (c) saw (d) tool (e) matchet

8.) (a) jacket (b) clothing (c) blouse (d) shirt (e) shorts

9.) (a) hour (b) time (c) minute (d) second (e) week

10.) (a) ambulance (b) bus (c) lorry (d) car (e) vehicle