Verbal reasoning Eight questions with answers

Compound words: verbal reasoning questions with answers

Compound words: join a word from each group to make one word.

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GL Assessment: eight of the 240 questions on its three verbal reasoning familiarisation papers.

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Eight compound words questions

Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(forgot heart tooth) (pet ten top)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A forgot
- B heart
- C tooth
- X pet
- Y ten
- Z top
Show the answer to question 1
Answer: A, Y · forgot, ten
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"forgot" and "ten" make "forgotten". No other pair makes a word.
Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(out hair some) (flake brush mill)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A out
- B hair
- C some
- X flake
- Y brush
- Z mill
Show the answer to question 2
Answer: B, Y · hair, brush
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"hair" and "brush" make "hairbrush". No other pair makes a word.
Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(roof note off) (life yard ice)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A roof
- B note
- C off
- X life
- Y yard
- Z ice
Show the answer to question 3
Answer: C, Z · off, ice
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"off" and "ice" make "office". No other pair makes a word.
Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(neck drop care) (mare lace coat)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A neck
- B drop
- C care
- X mare
- Y lace
- Z coat
Show the answer to question 4
Answer: A, Y · neck, lace
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"neck" and "lace" make "necklace". No other pair makes a word.
Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(hedge wild gold) (bow going fish)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A hedge
- B wild
- C gold
- X bow
- Y going
- Z fish
Show the answer to question 5
Answer: C, Z · gold, fish
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"gold" and "fish" make "goldfish". No other pair makes a word.
Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(under honey scare) (ice bee her)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A under
- B honey
- C scare
- X ice
- Y bee
- Z her
Show the answer to question 6
Answer: B, Y · honey, bee
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"honey" and "bee" make "honeybee". No other pair makes a word.
Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(head not earth) (age band port)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A head
- B not
- C earth
- X age
- Y band
- Z port
Show the answer to question 7
Answer: A, Y · head, band
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"head" and "band" make "headband". No other pair makes a word.
Which two words, one from each group, join together to make one new word? The word from the first group comes first.
(fear birth wind) (hog mill melon)
Mark ONE word in each group.
- A fear
- B birth
- C wind
- X hog
- Y mill
- Z melon
Show the answer to question 8
Answer: C, Y · wind, mill
Why:
Put each word of the first group in front of each word of the second, and say it aloud.
"wind" and "mill" make "windmill". No other pair makes a word.

Answers

1. A, Y · forgot, ten
2. B, Y · hair, brush
3. C, Z · off, ice
4. A, Y · neck, lace
5. C, Z · gold, fish
6. B, Y · honey, bee
7. A, Y · head, band
8. C, Y · wind, mill

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