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INSTRUCTIONS

Look at these words:

apple, orange, potato, plum, cherry.

They are all names of fruits except 'potato', so 'potato' is underlinedas it does not belong with the others.

In each line below underline the ONE WORD that does not belongthere.

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.

INSTRUCTIONS

In each line below there are TWO words this time which do not belongwith the other four words.

Underline these TWO words in each line.

1. water, beer, bread, lemonade, cake, milk.

2. sit, run, rest, stop, stand, look.

3. malice, jealousy, greed, kindness, envy, stupidity.

4. tall, arrogant, timid, proud, fierce, boastful.

5. now, here, then, where, when, while.

INSTRUCTIONS

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 left out is 8,so the numbers should be:

64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1.

Now continue:

1. 4, 6, 8, .., 12, 14, 16.

2. 23, 20, 17, .., 11, 8, 5.

3. 4, 10, 16 .., 28, 34, 40.

4. 20, 18, 16, 14, .., 14, 16, 18, 20.

5. 2, 3, 5, 6, .., 9, 11, 12, 14.

6. 5, 7, 10, 14, .., 25, 32, 40.

INSTRUCTIONS

Now look at this list of words.

Each word has a number.

1. wide 6. empty 11. lazy2. end 7. swell 12. big3. fast 8. over 13. long4. find 9. like 14. good5. 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 continue, putting in each time the number of the right word fromthe list. Some are the SAME, and some are OPPOSITE.

1. 'lose' means the OPPOSITE of word No2. 'broad' means the SAME as word No3. 'above' means the SAME as word No4. 'slow' means the OPPOSITE of word No5. 'idle' means the SAME as word No6. 'short' means the OPPOSITE of word No7. 'shallow' means the OPPOSITE of word No8. 'expand' means the SAME as word No9. 'discover' means the SAME as word No10. 'bad' means the OPPOSITE of word No ...11. 'begin' means the OPPOSITE of word No12. 'correct' means the SAME as word No13. 'vacant' means the SAME as word No14. 'different' means the OPPOSITE of word No15. 'contract' means the OPPOSITE of word No16. 'finish' means the SAME as word No

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

Now continue underlining just TWO words in the brackets connectedin the same sort of way as the two words outside the brackets.

1. apple, fruit (oak, grass, field, orange, tree, wool).

2. sit, chair (table, cloth, bed, blanket, wake, sleep).

3. girl, sister (father, brother, mother, boy, man, son).

4. tongue, taste (walk, ear, leg, arm, see, hand).

5. cruel, kind (angry, generous, sorry, timid, selfish, shy).

6. stay, go (come, depart, depend, remain, stand, run).

7. same, opposite (black, round, white, blue, square, green).

8. water, liquid (thought, steam, taste, emotion, ice, fear).

INSTRUCTIONS

Here is a letter square:

R J N Y KG E P U BM Q F T SO A H C VX L D W Z

See how the letters are arranged. Thus P comes just after E. C is justbelow T. S is between B and V. Now answer the following.

1. What letter comes just above the letter just after H?

2. What letter comes just before the letter just above A?

3. What letter is midway between G and B?

4. What letter comes between the letter just below Aand the letter just above C?

5. What letter comes just above the letter that comesjust before the letter just below S?

6. What letter comes between the letter between R andM and the letter between F and D?

7. What letter comes just before the letter just above theletter between Q and T?

8. What letter comes just after the letter that comes justabove the letter just before the letter just above F?

9. What letter comes just above the letter which comesjust after the letter which comes between the letterjust above F and the letter just below M?

10. What letter comes just below the letter which comesbetween the letter just after the letter just above Gand the letter just before the letter just below B?

INSTRUCTIONS

Look at this list of words:

1. brave 6. scatter 11. argue2. evade 7. Join 12. Content3. hinder 8. tremendous 13. leave4. lessen 9. crooked 14. hurry5. agree 10. proud 15. Wander

In each case below put in the number of the right word from the list:

1. 'obstruct' means the SAME as No

2. 'wry' means the SAME as No

3. 'differ' means the OPPOSITE of No

4. 'courageous' means the SAME as No

5. 'concentrate' means the OPPOSITE of No

6. 'lag' means the OPPOSITE of No

7. 'enormous' means the SAME as No

8. 'seek' means the OPPOSITE of No

9. 'connect' means the SAME as No

10. 'help' means the OPPOSITE as No

11. 'dissatisfied' means the OPPOSITE of No

12. 'depart' means the SAME as No

13. 'diminish' means the SAME as No

14. 'tiny' means the OPPOSITE of No

15. 'divide' means the OPPOSITE of No

16. 'disperse' means the SAME as No

In each line below fill in the right number in the gap:

1. 4, 9, 16, .., 36, 49, 64.

2. 2, 6, 12, .., 30, 42, 56.

3. 41, 38, 36, 33, .., 28, 26, 23.

4. 2, 3, 5, .., 17, 33, 65.

5. 3, 5, 4, 6, .., 7, 6, 8, 7.

6. 99, 80, 63, .., 35, 24, 15.

Now underline the TWO words in the brackets connected in thesame sort of way as the TWO words outside the brackets.

1. envy, jealousy, (love, hate, greed, cruelty, selfishness, terror)

2. island, water, (sea, land, ocean, lake, hill, valley)

3. ear, music, (colour, picture, eye, sound, song, red)

4. then, now, (future, when, present, where, gift, past)

5. dispute, concur, (agree, connive, disdain, differ, deter, depart)

6. perhaps, however, (likely, possibly, certainly, nevertheless, because)

7. sun, earth, (moon, star, night, light, earth, sky)

8. hour, second, (foot, yard, length, inch, time, minute)

A certain tank holds 20 gallons of water. When a tap over it is turnedon water flows from it into the tank at the rate of 4 gallons a minute.When a plug in the bottom of the tank is pulled out water drains awayfrom the tank at the rate of 6 gallons a minute.

Now answer these questions:

1. With the tank empty and the plug in, the tap is turned on. Howmany minutes will it take to fill the tank?

minutes

2. With the tank full, the tap is turned on and the plug pulled out.How many minutes will it take to empty the tank?

minutes

3. With the tank empty and the plug in, the tap is turned on for 3minutes. It is then turned off and the plug pulled out. How manyminutes will it then take to empty the tank?

minutes

4. 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. Howmany more minutes will it then take to empty the tank?

minutes

5. The tank is full. The plug is pulled out for 2 minutes. The tap isthen turned on for 3 minutes with the plug still out. How manygallons will be in the tank at the end of this time?

gallons

6. The tank is empty with the plug in. The tap is turned on for 4minutes. The plug is then pulled out with the tap left on foranother 6 minutes. How many gallons will be in the tank at theend of this time?

gallons

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