FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: PRIMARY SIX

SUBJECT: VERBAL REASONING

NAME: ………………………………………………………….

IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION, TWO INCOMPLETE WORDS ARE GIVEN. CHOOSE FROM THE OPTIONS LETTERED A-D, THE ONE THAT WILL CORRECTLY COMPLETE THE FIRST WORD AND BEGINS THE SECOND WORD.

1. Ra( )id (a) b (b) g (c) p (d) q

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2. Fough( ) (a) t (b) g (c) e (d) p

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3. ( ) s s a y (a) O (b) E (c) U (d) I

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j

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y

4. Roo( ) (a) w (b) l (c) f (d) h

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d

5. Cou( )t (a) r (b) l (c) g (d) s

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g

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SECTION B:

IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, CHOOSE ONE WORD THAT CANNOT BE FORMED BY AN ARRANGEMENT OF SOURCE OR ALL OF THE LETTERS OF THE WORD PRINTED CAPITAL LETTERS. DO NOT USE ANY LETTER MORE OFTEN THAN IT APPEARS IN

Sample: SWEAR (a) Ware (b) Sear (c) Erase (d) wear

6. COMMANDMENT (a) command (b) dance (c) contain (d) note

7. AGRICULTURE (a) turn (b) great (c) care (d) cult

8. FORMULATE (a) flute (b) tear (c) file (d) cult

9. CHIEFTANCY (a) face (b) fetch (c) chain (d) retain

10. NATIONAL (a) lion (b) lane (c) talon (d) Nail

SECTION C:

IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, A WORD IS MISSING. CHOOSE FROM THE GIVEN ALTERNATIVES THE WORD THAT MOST SUITABLY FILLS THE GAP.

Sample: food and water; eat and __________

(a) drink (b) rice (c) talk (d) mouth

11. Eye and light; ear and ___________________

(a) song (b) sound (c) hearing (d) listening

12. Master and apprentice; teacher and ____________

(a) headmaster (b) school (c) pupil (d) classroom

13. Ship and harbour; train and ___________________

(a) rail (b) passengers (c) poor (d) station

14. Happy and success; sad and _________________

(a) punishment (b) failure (c) death (d) accident

15. Beginning and end; Sunday and ______________

(a) Monday (b) Saturday (c) Christmas (d) December

SECTION D:

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CONSIST OF FOUR WORDS LABELLED A-D. ONE OF THE WORDS IS A GENERAL TERM WHICH DESCRIBES WHAT THE OTHER THREE WORDS ARE.

Example: A. B C D

Six twelve number ten

A B C D

16. Hoe hammer tool saw

17. Hour time minute. second

18. Ambulance bus car vehicle

19. Person boy man girl

20. Jacket clothing blouse shorts

SECTION E:

IN EACH OF NUMBERS 21-25 YOU ARE GIVEN A SENTENCE. READ IT CAREFULLY AND DECIDE HOW TRUE IT IS.

Shade A if it is always true

Shade B if it is often true but not always

Shade C if it is never true

Shade D if it is impossible to say how true it is

21. Charcoal is black ________________

22. Water easily catches fire _______________

23. The sun rises in the west ________________

24. Boys called peter are clever ________________

25. All children grow up into adults ____________

SECTION F :

ARRANGE THE FOUR SETS OF WORDS GIVEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER USING THE CODE 1234

Sample: 1. Tidy (a) 1423

2. Train (b) 1432

3. Trade (c) 3412

4. Tester (d) 3241

26. Sausage (a) 2134

Sanctify (b) 1234

Semblance (c) 2341

Slavery (d) 4321

27. Abolicate (a) 1234

Abroad (b) 1324

Abolish (c) 1432

Absent (d) 4231

28. Promise (a) 1423

Private (b) 3421

Pleased (c) 1234

Position (d) 4312

29. Youth (a) 1234

Young (b) 4321

Yoke (c) 3421

Yield (d) 4312

30. Monitor (a) 4321

Monster (b) 4312

Minor (c) 4132

Measles (d) 4213