THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2017 CLASS: PRIMARY 6 SUBJECT: VERBAL REASONING

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THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2017
CLASS: PRIMARY 6 SUBJECT: VERBAL REASONING
NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………
In each of the following items you are given two pairs of words then a fifth word. Look carefully at the two pairs and notice how the two words in each pair are related. Then look at the fifth word and choose from the words labeled A to D the one which is related to the fifth word in the same way as the words of the first two pairs are related

Example: Lump slump, tab stabs late _____ (a) lasts (b) state (c) slates (d) slate Ans = C
1.) Grates grade, mate made, fate __________ (a) fade (b) fate (c) feed (d) fats
2.) Throw row, fright eight, grate _________ (a) rat (b) rate (c) ate (d) tea
3.) Goals got, lesson let, manor _________ (a) man (b) mad (c) mat (d) mast
4.) Tale stall, male small, tile ___________ (a) stall (b) still (c) stile (d) stale
5.) Tease test, pease pest, lease __________ (a) lest (b) least (c) leave (d) ease

Part B: Write out the group words that describes what the other words are
Sample: (a) six (b) ten (c) number (d) twenty Ans = Number
6.) (a) hoe (b) hammer (c) saw (d) tool Ans = _______
7.) (a) Jacket (b) clothing (c) blouse (d) shirt Ans = _______
8.) (a) hour (b) time (c) minute (d) second Ans = _______
9.) (a) ambulance (b) bus (c) lorry (d) vehicle Ans = _______
10.) (a) person (b) boy (c) man (d) girl Ans = _______

Part C: In each of the following items, pick out the one word that does not belong to the group

Sample: (a) rat (b) lizard (c) dog (d) yam Ans = Yam is the odd one (d)
11.) (a) knife (b) spoon (c) cutlass (d) axe Ans = _______
12.) (a) orange (b) mango (c) apple (d) cassava Ans = _______
13.) (a) planting (b) weeding (c) harvesting (d) selling Ans = _______
14.) (a) pleasant (b) kind (c) nice (d) foolish Ans = _______
15.) (a) cry (b) mourn (c) weep (d) smile Ans = _______

Part D: In each of the following items a word is missing. Choose from the given alternatives the word that most suitably fills the space

Example: Food and water
Eat and _____ (a) drink (b) dinner (c) talk (d) mouth Ans = drink
16.) Eye and Light
Ear and _______ (a) song (b) sound (c) speaking (d) hearing
17.) Master and Apprentice
Teacher and ______ (a) headmaster (b) school (c) pupil (d) classroom
18.) Ship and Harbor
Train and _____ (a) rail (b) coaches (c) station (d) passengers
19.) Happy and Success
Sad and _____ (a) punishment (b) failure (c) death (d) poor
20.) Beginning and End
Sunday and ______ (a) rest (b) Monday (c) Saturday (d) December

Part E: Study the following codes and consider the questions on them
Samples: Come is written as ocean
Water is written as awetr
Kettle is written as etttel
Met is written as emt

Rewrite the following in codes
21.) APNIT = ______________
22.) HCRUHC = _____________
23.) EBTA = ____________
24.) LAMB = ____________
25.) BOXES = _____________

Part F: Fill the gaps with the right option from the given alternatives
Barracks, Hole, Nest, House, Web

Samples: King = Palace Lion = Den
26.) Spider = ___________________
27.) Rat = _______________________
28.) Soldier = ______________________
29.) Man = _________________________
30.) Bird = ________________________