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Free verbal reasoning worksheet, grade 5 (ages 10–11, UK Year 6)

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 5 (ages 10–11, UK Year 6)

Name: ____________________

  1. 1.

    Ruler is to measure as scissors is to ____

    • Atool
    • Bfurniture
    • Ccut
    • Dclothes
    • Eviolin

  2. 2.

    Robin, crow, sparrow ______

    • Abirds
    • Beagle
    • Cfly
    • Dbeak
    • Eflock

  3. 3.

    Flame is to fire as sail is to ____

    • Aboat
    • Bsailor
    • Cgiggles
    • Dweb
    • Estring

  4. 4.

    Whistle is to blow as hammer is to ____

    • Atool
    • Bbang
    • Canimal
    • Dshell
    • Esharp

  5. 5.

    Plum, banana, pear ______

    • Apeach
    • Bfruit
    • Ccabbage
    • Dpeel
    • Eorchard

  6. 6.

    Pebble is to boulder as warm is to ____

    • Acool
    • Bsparrow
    • Csing
    • Donion
    • Ehot

  7. 7.

    The children were very itchy, so they ______.

    • Ahurried
    • Bhid
    • Cate
    • Dyawned
    • Escratched

  8. 8.

    Bee, wasp, ant ______

    • Ainsects
    • Bcrow
    • Cfly
    • Dbuzz
    • Esting

  9. 9.

    The pupils were very tired, so they ______.

    • Ashivered
    • Bate
    • Crested
    • Dhid
    • Ewashed

  10. 10.

    The kittens were very sleepy, so they ______.

    • Ayawned
    • Bhurried
    • Ccried
    • Dscratched
    • Esmiled

Answers, and the rule behind each one

  1. 1. C — cut. Rule: a thing and what it does. A ruler is what you measure with. A scissors is what you cut with, the same way.
  2. 2. B — eagle. Rule: they are all birds. Robin, crow and sparrow are all birds. Eagle belongs with them for the same reason.
  3. 3. A — boat. Rule: a part and its whole. A flame is one part of a fire. A sail is one part of a boat in the same way.
  4. 4. B — bang. Rule: a thing and what it does. A whistle is what you blow with. A hammer is what you bang with, the same way.
  5. 5. A — peach. Rule: they are all fruit. Plum, banana and pear are all fruit. Peach belongs with them for the same reason.
  6. 6. E — hot. Rule: a small one and a big one. A pebble is a small boulder. A warm is a small hot, the same way.
  7. 7. E — scratched. Rule: what the first part makes happen. Being itchy is the clue — that is why they scratched.
  8. 8. C — fly. Rule: they are all insects. Bee, wasp and ant are all insects. Fly belongs with them for the same reason.
  9. 9. C — rested. Rule: what the first part makes happen. Being tired is the clue — that is why they rested.
  10. 10. A — yawned. Rule: what the first part makes happen. Being sleepy is the clue — that is why they yawned.