Verbal Reasoning
In the Gloucestershire GL 11+ Test, Verbal Reasoning tests breadth of vocabulary, skills in verbal thinking and even a little Maths! It includes testing your child’s knowledge of analogies and logic. They will also need to be able to find patterns in letters and numbers.
There are 21 different questions type in the Gloucestershire 11+ Test. It is unlikely that all 21 types would be featured but important that your child feeling confident with tackling each of the question types. As with all parts of the Gloucestershire 11+ Test, the answers will be given as multiple choice so even if there could be multiple answers, your child will be asked to pick the only correct answer available from the choices given. We have listed each question "type" below with an example and tips to support your child with these question types.
1. Insert a Letter
The same letter must be used to begin and end each pair of letters.
Example: (for now) (win ale) Answer: k (fork, know) (wink, kale)
Tips:
If you do not see the answer immediately:
· Run through the alphabet in your head rather than picking random letters
· The second bracketed set might be easier to work out than the first
· Consider which letters may be blends
· Which letters never go next to one another in a word
· Many letters can have more than one sound, so beware of sound changes
2. Two Odd Ones Out
Example: Kid kitten horse lamb goat