What is Verbal Reasoning?

Verbal Reasoning (VR) mainly involves reasoning with words. This includes the
production of words, use of words and relationships between words. Some VR item
types also involve reasoning with letters and numbers; these question types are not
testing mathematics, but use letters and numbers as symbols to predict, for example, a sequence or relationship.

About the Assessments

The Verbal Reasoning Assessments are designed to familiarise your child
with the type of content in the real 11+ tests. The papers are presented in a very
similar way to many of the test papers used for selection at 11+. They will provide
practice in answering different types of questions used in real 11+ tests (although
these may not necessarily be exactly the same question types that will come up in the real test your child will sit) and practice in recording answers on the separate answer sheet. The papers may not be exactly the same difficulty level as the real tests, as the difficulty level varies between schools.

Resources

Your child will need the following materials:
• Verbal Reasoning Assessment 1, 2 or 3 booklet
• Verbal Reasoning Assessment 1, 2 or 3 answer sheet
• A pencil: for the real 11+ tests, the answer sheets will need to be completed in
pencil (not ink, felt-tip etc.) so they can be read by the computer.
• A rubber to change answers. Crossing out or placing an X next to the unintended
answer on the answer sheet cannot be computer-marked.
Note: calculators must not be used for questions involving numbers (use of a
calculator is not allowed in the real 11+ tests).