National Common Entrance Exam | State and Modern Collages Mock and Common Entrance Exam for Primary 6 (Basic 6) Questions and Answers

PART 3 – VERBAL REASONING

SECTION 1 – The words below are written in codes. Study each word and its code word carefully and work out how the code is written.

FELLOWS is written as WSEFOLL

FABRICS is written as CSAFIRB

Now answer question numbers 1 – 2.

1. The word BLIGHTS would be written as:

A. TSLBHGI

B. TSLHBGI

C. TLSBHGI

D. TSLBHIG

E. TLSHBGI

 

2. The word AWAKENS would be written as:

A. NSWAEKA

B. WAAKNES

C. NWSAEKA

D. NSAWKEA

C. SNWAEKA

 

GLOWING is written as LGWONIG.

BOAT is written as OBTA.

SPECIALTY is written as PSCEAITLY.

Now answer question numbers 3 – 4.

3. The word MONTHS would be written as:

A. OTMSNH

B. MOTNSH

C. OMTNSH

d. OTMSNH

C. SMONTH

 

4. The word FOLDS would be written as:

A. LOFDS

B. DOLFS

C. OFDLS

D. OFLDS

E. SOLDF

 

SECTION 2 – VERBAL APTITUDE 

Two incomplete words are given in each of the following. Choose from the options the letter which will correctly complete both words.

5. R O A ___

___ E E T

A. d

B. f

C. m

D. s

E. w

 

6. F O ___ L

___ E A R

A. r

B. o

C. w

D. a

E. h

 

7. P A I ___

___ E A T

A. d

B. h

C. r

D. n

E. l

 

8. ___ O V E

___ O A T

A. c

B. g

C. b

D. r

E. d

 

SECTION 3 – VERBAL APTITUDE

In each of the following problems a word is missing. Complete the problem.

9. finger and ring, foot and ______

A. ankle

B. toe

C. shoe

D. hand

E. walk

 

10. lungs and breathe, tongue and ______

A. mouth

B. speak

C. cook

D. tooth

E. buds

 

11. saw and tool, Ghana and ______

A. Africa

B. Accra

C. Nation

D. Nigeria

E. Map

 

12. enlarge and reduce, bruise and ______

A. heal

B. wound

C. bandage

D. clinic

E. pain

 

SECTION 4 – VERBAL APTITUDE

Look carefully at the first two pairs and notice how the words in each pair are related. Next, look at the fifth word and choose from the list of words the one which is related to the fourth word in the same way as the words of the first two pairs are related.

13. clean, leant; spin, pint; ban, ______

A. bunt

B. band

C. ant

D. an

E. tan

 

14. wanton, not; totem, met; radon, ______

A. not

B. nor

C. don

D. din

E. ran

 

15. otter, to; ogle, go; finally, ______

A. fan

B. fin

C. of

D. if

E. fly

 

16. moot, moor; tow, row; mate, ______

A. ram

B. tame

C. mare

D. tare

E. ream

 

SECTION 5 – VERBAL APTITUDE

Choose the word that has the most in common with the word given in capital letters in each item.

17. LEMON

A. sugar

B. melon

C. orange

D. carrot

E. palm

 

18. NEEDLE

A. colour

B. clay

C. rug

D. pierce

E. cut

 

19. BOX

A. basket

B. bowl

C. Tool

D. cup

E. crate

 

SECTION 6 – VERBAL APTITUDE

Each of the items consists of words labelled A -Z E. One of the words is a general term, which describes what other words are, Pick out the word.

20. A. Accra B. Abuja C. Capital D. Cairo E. Nairobi

21. A. Spleen B. Organ C. Liver D. Heart E. Lung

22. A. Rough B. Smooth C. Sharp D. Soft E. Texture

 

SECTION 7 – VERBAL APTITUDE

In each of the following, pick out the one word that DOES NOT belong to the group.

23. A. Silt B. Sand C. Clay D. Brick E. Loam

24. A. Eagle B. Sparrow C. Pigeon D. Hawk E. Nest

25. A. Naira B. Cedi C. Shilling D. Cheque E. Dollar

 

SECTION 8 – VERBAL APTITUDE

In each of the following items, choose the one word that CANNOT BE FORMED by an arrangement of some or all of the letters of the word printed in CAPITAL letters. Do not use a letter more often than it appears in the given word. 

26. APPARITIONS

27. UNPRODUCTIVE

28. OPPOSITIONAL

 

SECTION 9 – VERBAL APTITUDE

In each of the following items, there are three sentences. Decide which one should come first, second and third. 

Example:

I. He cried.

II. The baby fell down.

III. He hurt his knee.

The correct order is 2, 3, 1

 

Now solve 29 – 12.

29. ______

I. Then look both ways for oncoming traffic.

II. Cross when it is safe to proceed.

III. Approach the street only at a zebra crossing.

 

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 3, 2, 1

C. 3, 1, 2

d. 2, 3, 1

E. 2, 1, 3

 

30. ______

I. His teacher was displeased.

II. Juma missed the bus.

III. He arrived late to school.

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 3, 2, 1

C. 3, 1, 2

d. 2, 3, 1

E. 2, 1, 3

 

31. ______

I. There was a traffic accident.

II. He did not see an oncoming car

III. A driver tried to overtake

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 3, 2, 1

C. 3, 1, 2

d. 2, 3, 1

E. 2, 1, 3

 

32. ______

I. The father lost his factory job.

II. The children were sent home until he could pay

III. He was unable to pay school fees.

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 3, 2, 1

C. 3, 1, 2

d. 2, 3, 1

E. 2, 1, 3

 

SECTION 10 – VERBAL APTITUDE

In each of the following questions, you are given a sentence. Read it carefully to decide to what extent it is true-always, often, rarely, undecided, never.

A. It is always true.

B. It is often true.

C. It is rarely true.

D. It is undecided how true it is.

E. It is never true.

 

33. Birds can fly.

34. A kilogram of stone is heavier than a kilogram of feathers.

35. An eagle is a beautiful animal.

36. Women named Sabirah are tall.

37. People live longer than 100 years.

38. On a traffic light, yellow means go

39. The pupils who study the hardest earn the highest marks.

40. The sun rises in the East.

 

VERBAL APTITUDE ANSWER KEY 

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B

11. C 12. A 13. C 14. B

15. D 16. C 17. C 18. D

19. E 20. C 21. B 22. E

23. D 24. E 25. D 26. E

27. C 28. D 29. C 30. D

31. B 32. E 33. B 34. E

35. D 36. D 37. C 38. E

39. B 40. A