What this page helps you practise
- word analogies and relationships
- synonyms, antonyms, and vocabulary in context
- classification and odd-one-out questions
- logic statements and verbal deductions
EdutestYear 4Verbal Reasoning
Edutest Year 4 Verbal Reasoning Practice
Year 4 Edutest verbal reasoning challenges students to recognise word relationships, classify language patterns, and apply logical deduction. Focused practice builds both speed and accuracy.
Year 4 Verbal Reasoning sample questions with worked solutions
Try each question first, then open the worked solution to check your answer and see how to reach it.
1.Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?
- ASAD
- BJOYFUL
- CANGRY
- DTIRED
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Answer: B (JOYFUL)
A synonym is a word with the same or a very similar meaning. 'Joyful' means full of joy, which is the same as happy. 'Sad' is the opposite, an antonym, and 'angry' and 'tired' describe different feelings. A good test is to swap the word into a sentence: 'She felt joyful' means the same as 'She felt happy'.
2.Which word is an antonym for 'begin'?
- ASTART
- BCOMMENCE
- CEND
- DLAUNCH
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Answer: C (END)
An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. To 'begin' is to start something, so the opposite is to 'end' it. 'Start', 'commence' and 'launch' all mean the same as begin, so they are synonyms, not antonyms. Read carefully whether a question asks for a synonym or an antonym.
3.Book is to Read as Television is to...
- AListen
- BWatch
- CPlay
- DWrite
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Answer: B (Watch)
In an analogy, find the relationship in the first pair, then apply it to the second. You read a book, so the pair shows what you do with something. What do you do with a television? You watch it. You can listen to a TV too, but watching is its main use, just as reading is for a book.
4.Which word is an antonym for 'empty'?
- AVacant
- BFull
- CBare
- DVoid
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Answer: B (Full)
'Empty' means containing nothing, so its opposite is 'full', which means containing as much as possible. 'Vacant', 'bare' and 'void' all mean empty or with nothing inside, so they are synonyms. Questions often include several synonyms to see if you notice that the word asked for is an antonym.
5.Pen is to Write as Shovel is to...
- ACut
- BDig
- CBuild
- DMix
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Answer: B (Dig)
The relationship is 'a tool and what it is used for': you use a pen to write. A shovel is used to dig. You might use a shovel while building something, but digging is its main job, so 'dig' is the best match. Always choose the answer that fits the relationship most exactly.
6.Which word does not belong?
- AApple
- BBanana
- CCarrot
- DChair
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Answer: D (Chair)
Look for the group most of the words belong to. Apple, banana and carrot are all foods you can eat, but a chair is furniture. So 'chair' does not belong. Carrot might seem odd because it is a vegetable, but it still shares the food group, while chair shares nothing with the others.
7.Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to...
- ASchool
- BOffice
- CFarm
- DShop
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Answer: A (School)
The relationship is 'a worker and the place they work': a doctor works in a hospital. A teacher works in a school. An office, a farm and a shop are workplaces for other jobs. Saying the pair as a sentence, 'A doctor works in a hospital', makes the link easy to apply to the second pair.
8.Which word is an antonym for 'hard'?
- ARock
- BStone
- CSoft
- DDifficult
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Answer: C (Soft)
'Hard' has two meanings: firm to touch (a hard rock) and difficult (a hard test). Rock and stone are examples of hard things, and 'difficult' is a synonym, not an opposite. The antonym of hard (firm) is 'soft'. When a word has two meanings, check which one the options are testing.
9.Hammer is to Tool as Rose is to...
- ARed
- BFlower
- CGarden
- DThorn
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Answer: B (Flower)
The relationship is 'an item and the group it belongs to': a hammer is a type of tool. A rose is a type of flower. Red and thorn describe parts or features of a rose, and a garden is where it grows, so they do not show the 'type of' relationship in the first pair.
10.Which word does not belong?
- ARun
- BJump
- CWalk
- DSleep
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Answer: D (Sleep)
Run, jump and walk are all ways of moving your body. Sleep is an activity too, but it involves resting rather than moving, so it does not belong. In 'odd one out' questions, find the most specific thing that three of the words share, here 'ways of moving', and then pick the word that breaks it.
Preparation strategy
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Practise under time limits once students know the main question types.
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Build vocabulary through word families and context clues.
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Review why each wrong option fails the relationship being tested.
Frequently asked questions
What is tested in Year 4 Edutest verbal reasoning?
It covers word analogies, synonyms and antonyms, odd-one-out classification, and logic-based verbal deductions.
How should Year 4 students prepare for verbal reasoning?
Regular practice with timed question sets, vocabulary building, and careful analysis of incorrect answers is most effective.