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Free verbal reasoning worksheet, grade 2 (ages 7–8, UK Year 3)

10 puzzles on page one, the answers and the rules on page two. Ask your child to say the rule before you check it — that’s the part that sticks.

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Verbal reasoning worksheet, grade 2 (ages 7–8, UK Year 3)

Name: ____________________

  1. 1.

    An egg goes with a chick. A seedling goes with what?

    • Aa drum
    • Ba tree
    • Ca skateboard
    • Dsocks
  2. 2.

    Which one is a farm animal with four legs?

    • Aa dress
    • Ba horse
    • Ca saxophone
    • Da helicopter
  3. 3.

    A crab, an octopus and a shark go together. Which one goes with them?

    • Aa monkey
    • Ba whale
    • Ca fire truck
    • Da kite
  4. 4.

    Which one is a fruit that is yellow?

    • Acorn
    • Ba sailboat
    • Ca lemon
    • Da boot
  5. 5.

    A pineapple, a lemon and cherries go together. Which one goes with them?

    • Abroccoli
    • Ban apple
    • Ca baseball
    • Djeans
  6. 6.

    A seedling goes with a tree. A caterpillar goes with what?

    • Aa butterfly
    • Ba chick
    • Ca balloon
    • Da ladder
  7. 7.

    A caterpillar goes with a butterfly. A seedling goes with what?

    • Aa chick
    • Ba hammer
    • Ca puzzle piece
    • Da tree
  8. 8.

    A peach goes with a tree. Honey goes with what?

    • Aa cow
    • Ba tree
    • Ca bee
    • Da teddy bear
  9. 9.

    Which one can fly but is not alive?

    • Aa kite
    • Ba bee
    • Ca car
    • Da sunflower
  10. 10.

    A carrot, a cucumber and an eggplant go together. Which one goes with them?

    • Abroccoli
    • Ba strawberry
    • Can apple
    • Da scarf

Answers, and the rule behind each one

  1. 1. B — a tree. Rule: What it grows into. An egg hatches into a chick. A little seedling grows into a tree.
  2. 2. B — a horse. Rule: It is a farm animal with four legs. A horse is a farm animal with four legs.
  3. 3. B — a whale. Rule: Sea animals. They all live in the sea. A whale lives in the sea too.
  4. 4. C — a lemon. Rule: It is a yellow fruit. A lemon is a yellow fruit.
  5. 5. B — an apple. Rule: Fruit. They are all fruit. An apple is a fruit too.
  6. 6. A — a butterfly. Rule: What it grows into. A little seedling grows into a tree. A caterpillar grows into a butterfly.
  7. 7. D — a tree. Rule: What it grows into. A caterpillar grows into a butterfly. A little seedling grows into a tree.
  8. 8. C — a bee. Rule: Where it comes from. A peach grows on a tree. Honey comes from bees.
  9. 9. A — a kite. Rule: It flies but is not alive. A kite can fly, but it is not alive.
  10. 10. A — broccoli. Rule: Vegetables. They are all vegetables. Broccoli is a vegetable too.