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Explore verbal and non-verbal reasoning question types, worked examples and free practice. Check which topics your school’s current test includes.
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Non-Verbal Reasoning: Every Question Type with Worked Examples
A complete taxonomy of 11+ non-verbal reasoning question types, each with a worked example, a repeatable solving rule and the distractor examiners plant. Includes official ISEB and GL exam facts.
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Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning Practice in Year 5In many areas the 11+ is sat in the opening days of Year 6, which makes Year 5 the whole preparation window. Here is a term-by-term plan for verbal and non-verbal reasoning, with a clear order of question families and honest accuracy targets. | Read13 min | Published |
Printable Non Verbal Reasoning Worksheets for the 11 PlusA segmented set of non verbal reasoning worksheets covering all twelve question families at easy, medium and hard, plus the marking routine, weekly volume and timing advice that turns printed sheets into progress. | Read13 min | Published |
Verbal Reasoning Codes and Letter SequencesCodes and letter sequences look like two separate 11+ topics, but they run on one skill: knowing where a letter sits in the alphabet and counting hops accurately at speed. Here is the method, the traps and 20 practice questions with worked answers. | Read15 min | Published |
Spatial Reasoning in the 11 PlusA source-led guide to spatial reasoning for 11+ families: six worked question types, what the official Buckinghamshire familiarisation booklet says about exam conditions, and a decision guide on whether your child needs to revise it separately. | Read15 min | Published |
Non Verbal Reasoning Questions With AnswersNine original non-verbal reasoning questions with full answers, written out on the page, plus the reason every wrong option is wrong and how the real timed sections work. | Read14 min | Published |
Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers by TypeA worked bank of 11+ verbal reasoning questions grouped by GL question family, where every answer comes with the method and a named explanation of the wrong answer children actually pick. | Read14 min | Published |
Non-Verbal Reasoning in the 11 Plus: Format, Timing and MarksNon-verbal reasoning is not one test, and in some areas it is not tested at all. Here is where NVR appears region by region, how long each section runs and what share of the score it carries. | Read14 min | Published |
Verbal Reasoning: All the Question Types and How to Solve ThemThe 21 verbal reasoning question types every 11+ family is told to learn, sourced against what the exam boards actually publish, with an original worked example for each and per-type time budgets taken from a real 25-minute paper. | Read13 min | Published |
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