🧩 11+ Verbal Reasoning

11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice

GL Assessment-style 11+ papers draw from a fixed bank of around 21 named question 'Types' — Insert a Letter, Word Codes, Number Series, and so on — and a child who has genuinely drilled all of them has a real structural advantage over one who's only seen a handful. The trap is that most children get comfortable with 4 or 5 favourite types and unconsciously avoid the rest. NobbyPlus tracks mastery type-by-type so gaps in unfamiliar types get surfaced and practised, not quietly skipped.

Type lettering (A–U) follows the GL Assessment convention used across most grammar school 11+ papers; ISEB and CEM-style formats are covered too.

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topics covered

Topics covered

Insert a Letter (Type A)Odd Word Out (Type B)Alphabet Codes (Type C)Synonyms (Type D)Hidden Words (Type E)Find a Word (Type F)Letter Values (Type G)Opposites (Type H)Complete the Calculation (Type I)Rearrange Words (Type J)Number Relationships (Type K)Alphabet Series (Type L)Complete the Sentence (Type M)Word Codes (Type N)Word Pairs / Analogies (Type O)Number Series (Type P)Form a New Word (Type Q)Create a Word (Type R)Similar Meanings (Type S)Letter Relationships (Type T)Comprehension & Logic (Type U)AnalogiesCodes & SequencesLogic ProblemsWord Patterns

Sample questions

Analogies

1. Complete the analogy: CAT is to KITTEN as DOG is to ___

PUPPY✓ correct
CUB
FOAL
CALF

A kitten is a young cat. Following the same pattern, a puppy is a young dog.

Word Patterns

2. Which word is the odd one out? APPLE, BANANA, CARROT, GRAPE, MANGO

APPLE
BANANA
CARROT✓ correct
MANGO

CARROT is a vegetable; all the others (APPLE, BANANA, GRAPE, MANGO) are fruits.

Codes & Sequences

3. If CAT = DBS, what does DOG = ?

EPG
EPH✓ correct
EOH
FPH

Each letter is shifted forward by 1: C→D, A→B, T→S. Applying the same rule: D→E, O→P, G→H. So DOG = EPH.

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