Verbal reasoning Eight questions with answers

Letters taken out: verbal reasoning questions with answers

Three letters taken out of a word in capitals make a word.

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GL Assessment: 23 of the 240 questions on its three verbal reasoning familiarisation papers.

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Eight letters taken out questions

Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
Ask your teacher for ADV if you are stuck.
- A ICE
- B CAT
- C END
- D SKY
- E MAN
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Answer: A · ICE
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
ADV with ICE put back makes "advice": "Ask your teacher for advice if you are stuck." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.
Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
After the race we felt TI.
- A RAN
- B OUR
- C NOW
- D ARE
- E RED
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Answer: E · RED
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
TI with RED put back makes "tired": "After the race we felt tired." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.
Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
She WE a letter to her pen pal.
- A BIN
- B SIT
- C RUG
- D ROT
- E OUR
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Answer: D · ROT
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
WE with ROT put back makes "wrote": "She wrote a letter to her pen pal." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.
Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
I had a HCUT on Saturday.
- A OWN
- B OLD
- C AIR
- D LAY
- E ICE
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Answer: C · AIR
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
HCUT with AIR put back makes "haircut": "I had a haircut on Saturday." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.
Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
We watched the SM rise from the kettle.
- A AID
- B WIN
- C TEA
- D AGE
- E INK
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Answer: C · TEA
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
SM with TEA put back makes "steam": "We watched the steam rise from the kettle." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.
Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
The cat is SITG on the wall.
- A ASH
- B AGE
- C ONE
- D ARE
- E TIN
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Answer: E · TIN
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
SITG with TIN put back makes "sitting": "The cat is sitting on the wall." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.
Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
A tiny MO ran under the fridge.
- A ATE
- B ONE
- C USE
- D HER
- E ICE
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Answer: C · USE
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
MO with USE put back makes "mouse": "A tiny mouse ran under the fridge." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.
Three letters next to each other have been taken out of the word in capitals. The three letters make a word, in the same order. Which word is it?
The school BS were late this morning.
- A USE
- B ICE
- C TEA
- D ANT
- E AIR
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Answer: A · USE
Why:
Read the sentence and say the word that belongs in it. Then find the three letters it needs, next to each other.
BS with USE put back makes "buses": "The school buses were late this morning." No other option makes a word, wherever it goes.

Answers

1. A · ICE
2. E · RED
3. D · ROT
4. C · AIR
5. C · TEA
6. E · TIN
7. C · USE
8. A · USE

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