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Kent Mock 1 — Paper 1 (Reasoning)

Reasoning · 45 marks · 55 minutes

Section 1 — Closest meaning

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 1.

    Which word is most similar in meaning to: RAPID?

    A quick ✓B quietC heavyD gentleE narrow
  2. 2.

    Which word is most similar in meaning to: ENORMOUS?

    A emptyB huge ✓C eagerD honestE narrow

Section 2 — Opposite meaning

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 3.

    Which word is most opposite in meaning to: EXPAND?

    A stretchB spendC expectD shrink ✓E explore
  2. 4.

    Which word is most opposite in meaning to: GENEROUS?

    A gracefulB gratefulC joyfulD carefulE selfish ✓

Section 3 — Word analogies

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 5.

    Big is to Small as Tall is to ?

    A HighB WideC LongD ThinE Short ✓
  2. 6.

    Dog is to Puppy as Cat is to ?

    A Kitten ✓B CubC FoalD CalfE Lamb

Section 4 — Odd one out

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 7.

    Which word is the odd one out?

    A appleB carrot ✓C bananaD grapeE pear
  2. 8.

    Which word is the odd one out?

    A copperB silverC goldD marble ✓E iron

Section 5 — Letter series

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 9.

    Which letter continues the series? B, D, F, H, ?

    A IB J ✓C KD LE G
  2. 10.

    Which letter continues the series? A, C, E, G, ?

    A HB JC I ✓D KE F

Section 6 — Letter codes

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 11.

    If PEN is written in code as RGP, how is BOX written in the same code?

    A ERAB CPYC DQZ ✓D ZQDE FSB
  2. 12.

    If RUN is written in code as QTM, how is TOP written in the same code?

    A TOPB RMNC ONSD SNO ✓E UPQ

Section 7 — Number series

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 13.

    Which number continues the series? 3, 6, 12, 24, ?

    A 30B 36C 48 ✓D 54E 60
  2. 14.

    Which number continues the series? 5, 10, 20, 40, ?

    A 60B 70C 80 ✓D 90E 100

Section 8 — Letters for numbers

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 15.

    A = 4, B = 6, C = 2, D = 8, E = 3. Work out (A + C) and give your answer as a letter.

    A AB B ✓C CD DE E
  2. 16.

    A = 8, B = 2, C = 5, D = 3, E = 16. Work out (A × B) and give your answer as a letter.

    A AB BC CD DE E ✓

Section 9 — Hidden words

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 17.

    Which four-letter word is hidden across the two words in: “she arrived”?

    A HEADB HEATC BEARD HEAR ✓E NEAR
  2. 18.

    Which four-letter word is hidden across the two words in: “formal event”?

    A MALE ✓B MILEC MOLED PALEE TALE

Section 10 — Complete the sentence

Verbal reasoning — 10-minute practice, then 20 minutes for the whole verbal section. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 19.

    Despite the heavy rain, the football match was not ___.

    A celebratedB cancelled ✓C consideredD collectedE corrected
  2. 20.

    After the long climb to the summit, the walkers felt completely ___.

    A enormousB essentialC eventualD exactE exhausted ✓

Section 1 — Series

Non-verbal reasoning subtest (Series) — about 4 minutes. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 21.

    Which figure continues the series?

    A ✓
    B
    C
    D
    E
  2. 22.

    Which figure continues the series?

    A
    B
    C ✓
    D
    E
  3. 23.

    Which figure continues the series?

    A
    B
    C
    D ✓
    E

Section 2 — Analogies

Non-verbal reasoning subtest (Analogies) — about 4 minutes. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 24.

    The first figure changes into the second. Which option completes the second pair the same way?

    A
    B
    C
    D
    E ✓
  2. 25.

    The first figure changes into the second. Which option completes the second pair the same way?

    A ✓
    B
    C
    D
    E

Section 3 — Grids

Non-verbal reasoning subtest (Grids) — about 4 minutes. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 26.

    Which figure completes the grid?

    A
    B
    C ✓
    D
    E
  2. 27.

    Which figure completes the grid?

    A
    B
    C
    D ✓
    E

Section 4 — Odd one out

Non-verbal reasoning subtest (Odd one out) — about 4 minutes. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 28.

    Four of these figures are the same shape. Which is the odd one out?

    A
    B
    C
    D
    E ✓
  2. 29.

    Four of these figures are the same shape. Which is the odd one out?

    A ✓
    B
    C
    D
    E

Section 5 — Rotation

Non-verbal reasoning subtest (Rotation) — about 4 minutes. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 30.

    The figure on the left is turned a three-quarter turn (270°) clockwise. Which option shows how it then looks?

    A
    B
    C
    D
    E ✓
  2. 31.

    The figure on the left is turned a quarter turn (90°) clockwise. Which option shows how it then looks?

    A
    B ✓
    C
    D
    E

Section 6 — Codes

Non-verbal reasoning subtest (Codes) — about 4 minutes. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 32.

    Each figure has a code. Work out what the letters mean, then choose the code for the figure with the ?

    A ✓
    B
    C
    D
    E
  2. 33.

    Each figure has a code. Work out what the letters mean, then choose the code for the figure with the ?

    A
    B ✓
    C
    D
    E

Section 7 — Most alike

Non-verbal reasoning subtest (Most alike) — about 4 minutes. Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 34.

    The three figures on the left are alike — the same shape. Which option is most like them?

    A
    B
    C ✓
    D
    E
  2. 35.

    The three figures on the left are alike — the same shape. Which option is most like them?

    A
    B
    C
    D ✓
    E

Spatial reasoning — hidden shapes

The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

  1. 36.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A ✓
    B
    C
    D
    E
  2. 37.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B ✓
    C
    D
    E
  3. 38.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B
    C ✓
    D
    E
  4. 39.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B
    C
    D ✓
    E
  5. 40.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B
    C
    D
    E ✓
  6. 41.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A ✓
    B
    C
    D
    E
  7. 42.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B ✓
    C
    D
    E
  8. 43.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B
    C ✓
    D
    E
  9. 44.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B
    C
    D ✓
    E
  10. 45.

    The shape on the left is hidden in exactly one of the five figures — the same size and the same way up. Which figure is it? Mark one letter (A–E).

    A
    B
    C
    D
    E ✓

Answer grid

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