Colet Court 11+ Deferred Entrance Examination. Reasoning Test Practice Paper

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1 PLEASE DO NOT TURN OVER OR OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO. Colet Court 11+ Deferred Entrance Examination Reasoning Test Practice Paper Today s Date Your Surname (in CAPITAL LETTERS) Your First Names Name of your School. Class you are in Not to be filled in by pupils Page Score Your Date of Birth Date. Month Year. Total Signature of Markers Read the following carefully: When you are told to begin, answer the questions as quickly and as carefully as you can. Age in years and completed months: y m Begin at the beginning and go straight through. If you try a question and find you cannot answer it, leave it and go on to the next. When you have to write an answer, do so in your best handwriting. Be sure to spell correctly. You may do any rough working at the side of the page if you wish. Make any changes in your answers clearly. (Please refer to our guide for parents before attempting this paper) Reasoning Quotient:

2 - 1 - In the following questions, find two words, one from each group, that are most opposite in meaning. Underline the two words. Example: ( up run amble ) ( grin laugh down ) Now do the following in the same way. 1. ( lose forget sing ) ( free member recall ) ( meander meagre round ) ( about amount abundant ) ( depose decline extend ) ( accept recline oppose ) ( attack endanger provoke ) ( accept please annoy ) ( park roam drive ) ( settle cushion abolish ) 5. In the questions below underline the TWO words which DO NOT BELONG with the other four. Example: pencil quilt paper sheet blanket duvet Now do the following in the same way. 6. state matter exclaim utter correct assert limit curb park cap pavement end tile veranda terrace fence porch balcony lethal weapon deadly mortal human fatal traitor renegade revolver turncoat battle conspirator 10.

3 - 2 - In these questions the numbers in each group are related in the same way. You must find the missing number in the third group and write it in the space provided. Example ( 5 [ 15 ] 10 ) ( 20 [ 60 ] 40 ) ( 10 [ 30 ] 20 ) Now do the following. 11. ( 2 [ 11 ] 4 ) ( 7 [ 21 ] 9 ) ( 9 [ ] 4 ) ( 6 [ 22 ] 8 ) ( 5 [ 23 ] 9 ) ( 4 [ ] 3 ) ( 2 [ 2 ] 6 ) ( 1 [ 3 ] 5 ) ( 7 [ ] 15 ) ( 10 [ 8 ] 12 ) ( 15 [ 10 ] 20 ) ( 7 [ ] 8 ) ( 12 [ 16 ] 8 ) ( 11 [ 36 ] 5 ) ( 7 [ ] 5 ) 15. In the questions below the six words can be made into two groups of three and each group can then be arranged into a new order. Underline the middle word in each group. Remember to underline TWO words in each question. Example: lake tree drop wood seed puddle seed tree wood drop puddle lake Now do the following in the same way. 16. day tonne gram year kilogram century grape sapling melon apple tree acorn necklace neck bracelet wrist ring waist card sheet paper quilt board blanket upright palace flat mansion reclined cottage 20.

4 - 3 - In each of the following sentences there is a word of FOUR letters hidden between the end of one word and the beginning of the next. Find the pair of words that contains the hidden word and write it in the brackets. Example: When it is icy he skis so badly. [ kiss ] 21. The Queen sits on ceremonial thrones. [ ] In Origami classes I make paper kittens. [ ] With his loud voice he irritates everyone. [ ] I enjoy running energetically at the weekend. [ ] The laser failed to fire. [ ] 25. Here is the alphabet: 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 In the questions below find the rule for each row, and then write in each space the letter or letters that are missing. 26. B D G K P M J G AB ZC YD XE GJ JL MN JG BE TC 30.

5 - 4 - In the questions below, the three words in the second group go together in the same way as the three words in the first group. Find the missing word and write it inside the brackets. Example: bore [ ribs ] said nice [ cans ] star 31. lied [ said ] last feed [ ] pity road [ trams ] mist trek [ ] runs fort [ tires ] sieve path [ ] loose slot [ tool ] foot dram [ ] reef ripe [ pier ] keep taps [ ] head 35. In the following questions, find the number that continues the series in the same way. Write this number in the brackets. Example: [ 26 ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] 40.

6 - 5 - Look at this example: Apple is to ( loaf / tree / fruit ) as Cabbage is to ( eat / vegetable / soup ) Now do the following questions. In each, find what the connection is and underline TWO words, one in each set of brackets. 41. DOG is to PACK as ( frog / cow / puppy ) is to ( pond / love / herd ) FAULTY is to DEFECTIVE as ( error / perfect / tremor ) is to ( flawless / cave / fair ) 43. RAIN is to TORRENT as ( sun / wind / snow ) is to (flake / moon / gale ) SINCERE is to DISHONEST as ( expensive / genuine / real ) is to ( hopeless / obvious / devious) 45. MEAN is to SELFISH as ( narrow / hard / soft ) is to ( greedy / rock / callous ) In each question below, underline the TWO words, ONE from each set, that together make ONE correctly spelt word, without changing the order of the letters. The word from the set on the left always comes first. Example: ( motor petrol diesel ) ( walk taxi cycle ) 46. ( up down fall ) ( own buy keep ) ( his mine yours ) ( imp elf fairy ) ( caves warrens tombs ) ( colour shade tone ) ( watch winds clocks ) ( cried wept surfed ) ( ties slips falls ) ( hod brick wall ) 50. LOOK OVER YOUR WORK UNTIL THE TIME IS UP. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NOT MISSED A PAGE.