Look at these words:
apple, orange, potato, plum, cherry.
They are all names of fruits except 'potato', so 'potato' is underlined, as it does not belong with the others.
In each line below, choose the ONE WORD that does not belong there.
1.house, school, dog, cinema, church
2. carrot, cabbage, turnip, orange, potato
3. mountain, valley, hill, peak, ridge
4. hour, yard, foot, mile, inch
5. walk, run, trot, gallop, rest
6. dress, overcoat, necklace, trousers, vest
Now look at these numbers:
3, 5, 7, __, 11, 13, 15.
There is a gap where the number is left out. It is 9, so the numbers should be:
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Now these:
64, 32, 16, __, 4, 2, 1.
The number 8 is left out, so the numbers should be:
64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1.
Now do these the same way, putting in each gap the right number:
7. 4, 6, 8, __, 12, 14, 16.
8. 23, 20, 17, __, 11, 8, 5.
9. 4, 10, 16, __, 28, 34, 40.
10.20, 18, 16, 14, __, 14, 16, 18, 20.
11.2. 3. 5, 6, __, 9, 11, 12, 14.
12.5, 7, 10, 14, __, 25, 32, 40.
Now look at these list of words. Each word has a number.
1. wide 6. empty 11. lazy
2. end 7. swell 12. big
3. fast 8. over 13. long
4. find 9. like 14. good
5. right 10. grand 15. deep
'Quick' means the SAME as 'fast', which is word No. 3. So we put:
'quick' means the SAME as word No. 3.
'Small' means the OPPOSITE of 'big', which is word No. 12. So we put:
'small' means the OPPOSITE of word No. 12.
Now do these, putting in each time the number of the right word from the list. Some are SAME, and some are OPPOSITE.
13. 'lose' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
14. 'broad' means the SAME as word No.
15. 'above' means the SAME as word No.
16. 'slow' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
17. 'idle' means the SAME as word No.
18. 'short' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
19. 'shallow' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
20. 'expand' means the SAME as word No.
21. 'discover' means the SAME as word No.
22. 'bad' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
23. 'begin' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
24. 'correct' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
25. 'vacant' means the SAME as word No.
26. 'different' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
27. 'contract' means the OPPOSITE of word No.
28. 'finish' means the SAME as word No.
Now look at this:
hat, head (face, hand, foot, dress, mouth, shoe).
A hat is worn on the head, and a shoe is worn on the foot, so 'shoe' and 'foot' are underlined.
Do these others in the same way, choosing just TWO words in the brackets connected in the same sort of way as the two words outside the brackets.
29.apple, fruit (oak, grass, field, orange, tree, wool).
30.sit, chair (table, cloth, bed, blanket, wake, sleep).
31.girl, sister (father, brother, mother, boy, man, son).
32.tongue, taste (walk, ear, leg, arm, see, hand).
33.cruel, kind (angry, generous, sorry, timid, selfish, shy).
34.stay, go (come, depart, depend, remain, stand, run).
35.same, opposite (black, round, white, blue, square, green).
36.water, liquid (thought, steam, taste, emotion., ice, fear).
Here is a letter square:
R J N Y K
G E P U B
M Q F T S
O A H C V
X L D W Z
See how the letters are arranged. Thus P comes just after E. C is just below T. S is between B and V. Now answer these questions:
37.What letter comes just above the letter just after H?
38.What letter comes just before the letter just above A?
39.What letter is midway between G & B?
40.What letter comes between the letter just below A and the letter just above C?
41.What letter comes just above the letter that comes just before the letter just below S?
42.What letter comes between the letter between R & M and the letter between F & D?
43.What letter comes just before the letter just above the letter between Q & T?
44.What letter comes just after the letter that comes just above the letter just before the letter just above F?
45.What letter comes just above the letter which comes just after the letter which comes between the letter just above F and the letter just below M?
46.What letter comes just before the letter which comes between the letter just after the letter just above G and the letter just before the letter just below B?
Now in each line below there are TWO words this time which do not belong with the other four words. Choose these TWO words in each line.
47.water, beer, bread, lemonade, cake, milk.
48.sit, run, rest, stop, stand, look.
49.malice, jealousy, greed, kindness, envy, stupidity.
50.tall, arrogant, timid, proud, fierce, boastful.
51.now, here, then where, when, while.
In each line below fill in the right number in the gap:
52.4, 9, 16, __, 36, 49, 64.
53.2, 6, 12, __, 30, 42, 56.
54.41, 38, 36, 33, __, 28, 26, 23.
55.2, 3, 5, __, 17, 33, 65.
56.3, 5, 4, 6, __, 7, 6, 8, 7.
57.99, 80, 63, __, 35, 24, 15.
Look at this list of words:
1. brave 6. scatter 11. argue
2. evade 7. join 12. content
3. hinder 8. tremendous 13. leave
4. lessen 9. crooked 14. hurry
5. agree 10. proud 15. wander
In each case below put in the number of the right word from the list:
58.'obstruct' means the SAME as No.
59.'wry' means the SAME as No.
60.'differ' means the OPPOSITE of No.
61.'courageous' means the OPPOSITE of No.
62.'concentrate' means the OPPOSITE of No.
63.'lag' means the OPPOSITE of No.
64.'enormous' means the SAME as No.
65.'seek' means the OPPOSITE of No.
66.'connect' means the SAME as No.
67.'help' means the OPPOSITE of No.
68.'dissatisfied' means the OPPOSITE of No.
69.'depart' means the SAME as No.
70.'diminish' means the SAME as No.
71.'tiny' means the OPPOSITE of No.
72.'divide' means the OPPOSITE of No.
73.'disperse' means the SAME as No.
Now choose the TWO words in the brackets connected in the same sort of way as the TWO words outside the brackets.
74.envy, jealousy (love, hate, greed, cruelty. selfishness, terror).
75.island, water (sea, land, ocean, lake, hill, valley).
76.ear, music (colour, picture, eye, sound, song, red).
77.then, now (future, when, present, where, gift, past).
78.dispute, concur (agree, connive, disdain, differ, deter, depart).
79.perhaps, however (likely, possibly, certainly, nevertheless, because).
80.sun, earth, (moon, star, night, light, earth, sky).
81.hour, second (foot, yard, length, inch, time, minute).
A certain tank holds 20 gallons of water. When a tap over it is turned on water flows from it to the tank at the rate of 4 gallons a minute. When a plug in the bottom of the tank is pulled out water drains away from the tank at a rate of 6 gallons a minute.
82.With the tank empty and the plug in, the tap is turned on. How many minutes will it take to fill the tank?
83.With the tank full, the tap is turned on and the plug pulled out. How many minutes will it take to empty the tank?
84.With the tank empty and the plug in, the tap is turned on for 3 minutes. It is then turned off and the plug pulled out. How many minutes will it then tale to empty the tank?
85.With the tank full, the plug is pulled out and the tap turned on. After 4 minutes the tap is turned off with the plug left out. How many more minutes will it then take to empty the tank?
86.The tank is full. The plug is pulled out for 3 minutes with the plug still out. How many gallons will be in the tank at the end of this time?
87.The tank is empty with the plug in. The tap is turned on for 4 minutes. The plug is then pulled out with the tap left on for another 6 minutes. How many gallons will be in the tank at the end of this time?