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11+ Exam Verbal Reasoning & Analogies Questions
Practise verbal reasoning & analogies (reasoning) for the UK 11+ (Eleven Plus) Grammar School Entrance: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Verbal Reasoning & Analogies practice
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Q1.Statement: “Use our toothpaste for whiter teeth.” Assumption I: People want whiter teeth. II: Other toothpastes do not whiten.
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Answer: A — Only I is implicit
The ad assumes people desire whiter teeth; it does not assume competitors fail.
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Q2.Find the next number in the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
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Answer: D — 49
Squares of consecutive numbers: 2², 3², … → 7² = 49.
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Q3.Pointing to a man, Riya said, “He is the son of my mother’s only brother.” The man is Riya’s:
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Answer: A — Cousin
Her mother’s only brother is her maternal uncle; his son is her cousin.
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Q4.Find the next number in the series: 11, 20, 29, 38, 47, ?
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Answer: A — 56
Each term increases by 9.
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Q5.Statements: Some apples are red. All red things are sweet. Conclusion: Some apples are sweet.
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Answer: B — Follows
The red apples are sweet, so some apples are sweet.
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Q6.Find the next number in the series: 14, 16, 20, 26, 34, ?
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Answer: C — 44
Differences are 2, 4, 6, 8 → next difference 10.
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Q7.Statements: All cats are animals. All animals have legs. Conclusion: All cats have legs.
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Answer: C — Follows
Cats ⊂ animals ⊂ things with legs, so all cats have legs.
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Q8.Find the next number in the series: 23, 36, 49, 62, 75, ?
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Answer: B — 88
Each term increases by 13.
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Q9.Statements: Some pens are books. All books are pages. Conclusion I: Some pens are pages. II: All pages are pens.
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Answer: B — Only I follows
The pens that are books are also pages, so some pens are pages (I). II cannot be concluded.
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Q10.Find the next number in the series: 17, 19, 23, 29, 37, ?
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Answer: C — 47
Differences are 2, 4, 6, 8 → next difference 10.
How to approach verbal reasoning & analogies questions
For syllogisms draw Venn diagrams and accept only what MUST be true. For analogies, state the relationship in a sentence (“X is the young of Y”) and test each option against it.
About 11+ Exam
UK 11+ (Eleven Plus) Grammar School Entrance — conducted by Set by individual grammar schools and consortia. Selective school entrance taken in Year 6, typically covering maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.
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11+ Exam practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Number System & Simplification | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Verbal Reasoning & Analogies | Reasoning | Calculated + question bank |
| Vocabulary & Idioms | English | Question bank |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |