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What is in the 11+ verbal reasoning exam?
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Publishers
Bond 11 Plus
CGP
For CEM
CGP 11 Plus CEM Verbal Reasoning practice test
CGP 11 Plus CEM Verbal Reasoning practice test answer sheets
CGP 11 Plus CEM Verbal Reasoning practice test answers
For GL Assessment and other 11+ test providers
CGP 11 Plus GL Verbal Reasoning practice test
CGP 11 Plus GL Verbal Reasoning practice test answer sheet
CGP 11 Plus GL Verbal Reasoning practice test answers
Schofield & Sims
Owl Tutors
IPS
Assessment/Exam Providers
GL 11+
GL Assessment 11 Plus Familiarisation – VR Test 1 Booklet
GL Assessment 11 Plus Familiarisation – VR Test 1 Answer Sheet
GL Assessment 11 Plus Familiarisation – VR Test 2 Booklet
GL Assessment 11 Plus Familiarisation – VR Test 2 Answer Sheet
GL Assessment 11 Plus Familiarisation – VR Test 3 Booklet
GL Assessment 11 Plus Familiarisation – VR Test 3 Answer Sheet
GL Assessment 11 Plus Familiarisation – VR Parent’s Guide and ANSWERS
Grammar Schools
Stockport Grammar School
What is in the 11+ verbal reasoning exam?
Question types can vary depending on which school, area or exam board produced the 11+ paper.
However, there are certain topics that have come up in 11+ exams for many years and are likely to do so again in 2026 and 2027 exams.
These verbal reasoning question types include:
‘Move a Letter’
‘Missing Letter’
‘Closest in Meaning’
‘Missing Three-Letter Word’
‘Word Associations’
‘Opposite in Meaning’
‘Hidden Four-Letter Word’
‘Odd Two Out’
‘Compound Words’
‘Words with More than One Meaning’
‘Complete the Sum’
‘Letters for Numbers’
‘Number Patterns’
‘Missing Number’
‘Word Codes’
‘Alphabet Codes’
‘Letter Patterns’
‘Words from Other Words’
‘Careful Reading and Thinking’
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