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Verbal reasoning familiarisation test booklet

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A free verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet from GL Assessment, linked here from uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk and published in 2024.

  • Verbal reasoning
  • 2024
  • Multiple choice

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Published by
GL Assessment
Paper type
Familiarisation booklet
Subjects
Verbal reasoning
Exam board or style
GL Assessment
Format
Multiple choice
Year
2024 (for 2025 entry)
Answers
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the school (uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk)
Cataloguer's note. GL familiarisation pack, hosted by the school. Answers are in the parents' guide. Published by GL Assessment; hosted on Upton Court Grammar School's website. Also published at https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sh22-herschel-slough-sch-uk/media/downloads/verbalreasoning1testbooklet.pdf. Also published at https://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=331&type=pdf. Also published at https://www.uptonhallschool.co.uk/_site/data/files/2023-2024-updates/83FD18124F0B8F2DFD17B1383B7A5328.pdf.

Skills classified in this paper

Response items mapped to the pinned Trace Learn skill graph. Multi-skill questions split their weight between tags.

Some skill tags are provisional taxonomy classifications

The response-item mapping passed the automated source, coverage, grouping, and confidence checks, but at least one graph skill boundary still awaits specialist review. Provisional rows are labelled below and are never used for rising or falling trend signals.
Easy questions
8
Medium questions
43
Hard questions
29

Paper-level difficulty counts include every classified response item, including creative-writing prompts. Sitting-year difficulty trends compare objective response items only, so those totals use a different, explicitly labelled denominator.

Published skill tags for Verbal reasoning familiarisation test booklet
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
Verbal reasoningApply a word transformation ruleWord formationProvisional taxonomy5.3%7 of 800 / 0 / 4.2
Verbal reasoningComplete a verbal context gapLanguage reasoningProvisional taxonomy10%29 of 802.1 / 5.9 / 0
Verbal reasoningComplete a word with a letterWord formationProvisional taxonomy6.1%7 of 800 / 4.9 / 0
Verbal reasoningContinue a letter or number sequenceSymbolic sequencesProvisional taxonomy16.4%20 of 800 / 6 / 7.1
Verbal reasoningDecode a letter-word codeCodesProvisional taxonomy6%6 of 800 / 0 / 4.8
Verbal reasoningEvaluate stated factsDeductive logicProvisional taxonomy2.5%2 of 801 / 0 / 1
Verbal reasoningFind a hidden wordWord formationProvisional taxonomy7%7 of 800 / 5.6 / 0
Verbal reasoningForm a derived wordWord formationProvisional taxonomy7%8 of 800 / 5.6 / 0
Verbal reasoningGroup words by relationClassificationProvisional taxonomy7.3%15 of 800 / 5.8 / 0
Verbal reasoningIdentify an analogy relationAnalogiesProvisional taxonomy7%14 of 800 / 0 / 5.6
Verbal reasoningLocate an alphabet positionAlphabet reasoningProvisional taxonomy2.6%7 of 800 / 0 / 2.1
Verbal reasoningMove a letter between wordsWord formationProvisional taxonomy6.1%7 of 804.9 / 0 / 0
Verbal reasoningSelect closest meaningVocabularyProvisional taxonomy3.5%7 of 800 / 2.8 / 0
Verbal reasoningSelect opposite meaningVocabularyProvisional taxonomy8%8 of 800 / 6.4 / 0
Verbal reasoningTransfer an analogy relationAnalogiesProvisional taxonomy5.3%7 of 800 / 0 / 4.2

Classification coverage: 100% across 80 classified response items from 80 detected. Ratios describe classified items only, so any uncovered detected items are not silently treated as another skill. This profile is automated and is not represented as independent human review. Confirmed, provisional taxonomy, and provisional analysis labels show which claims can safely contribute to trend evidence.

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