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Free verbal reasoning worksheet, grade 7 (ages 12–13, UK Year 8)

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 7 (ages 12–13, UK Year 8)

Name: ____________________

  1. 1.

    Whisper is to shout as breeze is to ____

    • Awind
    • Bgale
    • Cladder
    • Dvegetable
    • Ecrumb

  2. 2.

    First we read the map, ______ we chose a path.

    • Abefore
    • Bbecause
    • Cuntil
    • Dthen
    • Ewhile

  3. 3.

    Onion is to tears as flood is to ____

    • Adrought
    • Bweek
    • Cloaf
    • Dwet
    • Edamage

  4. 4.

    Torch, candle, star ______

    • Alamp
    • Bthings that give light
    • Csleet
    • Dglow
    • Edark

  5. 5.

    Chair, horse, spider ______

    • Athings with legs
    • Bsnow
    • Cwalk
    • Dknee
    • Estool

  6. 6.

    Pebble is to boulder as jog is to ____

    • Aexercise
    • Briver
    • Csprint
    • Dpuddles
    • Ewash

  7. 7.

    Even though the bus was late, we still ______ the start of the show.

    • Aboiled
    • Bcaught
    • Cmissed
    • Dplanted
    • Epainted

  8. 8.

    Bonfire, torch, lamp ______

    • Athings that give light
    • Bsleet
    • Cbright
    • Dcandle
    • Eglow

  9. 9.

    Murmur is to roar as jog is to ____

    • Asprint
    • Bexercise
    • Cgale
    • Dsing
    • Ebuild

  10. 10.

    Even though the water was freezing, the swimmers ______ straight in.

    • Ajumped
    • Bbaked
    • Cstayed
    • Dread
    • Esewed

Answers, and the rule behind each one

  1. 1. B — gale. Rule: a small one and a big one. A whisper is a small shout. A breeze is a small gale, the same way.
  2. 2. D — then. Rule: the joining word. One thing happened and the next one followed, so the word that joins them is "then".
  3. 3. E — damage. Rule: something and what it causes. Onion causes tears. Flood causes damage, the same way.
  4. 4. A — lamp. Rule: they all give out light. Torch, candle and star are all things that give light. Lamp belongs with them for the same reason.
  5. 5. E — stool. Rule: they all have legs. Chair, horse and spider are all things with legs. Stool belongs with them for the same reason.
  6. 6. C — sprint. Rule: a small one and a big one. A pebble is a small boulder. A jog is a small sprint, the same way.
  7. 7. B — caught. Rule: what "even though" tells you. "Even though" warns you that something surprising comes next. The bus was late, and we were there for the start anyway.
  8. 8. D — candle. Rule: they all give out light. Bonfire, torch and lamp are all things that give light. Candle belongs with them for the same reason.
  9. 9. A — sprint. Rule: a small one and a big one. A murmur is a small roar. A jog is a small sprint, the same way.
  10. 10. A — jumped. Rule: what "even though" tells you. "Even though" warns you that something surprising comes next. The water was freezing, and the swimmers jumped straight in anyway.