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 6Verbal Reasoning
Edutest Year 6 Verbal Reasoning Practice
Year 6 Edutest verbal reasoning challenges students to recognise word relationships, classify language patterns, and apply logical deduction. Focused practice builds both speed and accuracy.
Year 6 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.Choose the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that of DOCTOR:HOSPITAL.
- ATeacher:School
- BFarmer:Cow
- CPilot:Plane
- DChef:Food
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Answer: A (Teacher:School)
DOCTOR:HOSPITAL is 'a worker and the place where they work'. Teacher:School has the same relationship. A farmer works with cows, and a pilot flies a plane, but these are things they work with, not places. A chef cooks food, which is what they make. Turn the first pair into a sentence and test each option.
2.If yesterday was Monday, what day is it two days after tomorrow?
- AWednesday
- BThursday
- CFriday
- DSaturday
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Answer: C (Friday)
Work step by step from a fixed point. If yesterday was Monday, today is Tuesday. Tomorrow is Wednesday. Two days after tomorrow is Wednesday + 2 days, which is Friday. Writing out the days in a row and moving along them one at a time avoids skipping or counting a day twice.
3.If BOTTLE is to ELTTOB, then PENCIL is to...
- ALICNEP
- BLIPNEC
- CLICNPE
- DLICENP
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Answer: A (LICNEP)
ELTTOB is BOTTLE written backwards: B-O-T-T-L-E reversed is E-L-T-T-O-B. Apply the same rule to PENCIL: P-E-N-C-I-L reversed is L-I-C-N-E-P, which is LICNEP. The other options start with LI but swap letters in the middle, so check every letter, not just the first few.
4.Which word does not belong?
- AAddition
- BSubtraction
- CMultiplication
- DEquation
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Answer: D (Equation)
Addition, subtraction and multiplication are all operations, which are things you do to numbers. An equation is a mathematical statement that two things are equal, such as 2 + 3 = 5, and it can contain operations. Because it is a different kind of thing, 'equation' does not belong.
5.If CAT is coded as 3-1-20, what is DOG?
- A4-15-7
- B4-14-7
- C3-15-7
- D4-15-6
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Answer: A (4-15-7)
In the code, each letter is replaced by its position in the alphabet: C = 3, A = 1, T = 20. For DOG: D is the 4th letter, O is the 15th and G is the 7th, giving 4-15-7. The wrong options each change one number, so check every letter carefully. N would be 14 and F would be 6.
6.Tom is taller than Ben. Ben is taller than Sam. Is Tom taller than Sam?
- AYes
- BNo
- CCannot tell
- DThey are same height
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Answer: A (Yes)
Put the people in order from tallest: Tom is taller than Ben, and Ben is taller than Sam, so the order is Tom, Ben, Sam. Tom is at the top, above Sam, so Tom is taller than Sam. This is called a transitive relationship, and drawing a quick line from tallest to shortest makes it clear.
7.Scale is to Weight as Thermometer is to...
- ALength
- BTemperature
- CTime
- DSpeed
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Answer: B (Temperature)
The relationship is 'a measuring instrument and what it measures': a scale measures weight. A thermometer measures temperature. Length is measured with a ruler, time with a clock and speed with a speedometer, so they do not match the thermometer.
8.All Zogs are Pogs. No Pogs are Logs. Are any Zogs Logs?
- AYes
- BNo
- CMaybe
- DSome
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Answer: B (No)
All Zogs are inside the group of Pogs. No Pog is a Log, so the Pog group and the Log group never overlap. Since every Zog is a Pog, no Zog can be a Log either. Drawing circles helps: the Zog circle sits inside the Pog circle, and the Log circle is completely separate.
9.Author is to Book as Artist is to...
- APaint
- BBrush
- CPainting
- DGallery
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Answer: C (Painting)
The relationship is 'a creator and what they create': an author creates a book. An artist creates a painting. Paint and a brush are the tools an artist uses, and a gallery is where paintings are shown, so they do not match the 'creator and creation' relationship.
10.Find the hidden animal in "Do good work".
- ACat
- BDog
- CCow
- DPig
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Answer: B (Dog)
Hidden-word questions join the letters across the spaces between words. In 'Do good work', the letters 'Do g' run together as D-O-G, spelling 'dog'. Look across word boundaries for three- or four-letter words. Cat, cow and pig cannot be formed from letters in order in this phrase.
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 6 Edutest verbal reasoning?
It covers word analogies, synonyms and antonyms, odd-one-out classification, and logic-based verbal deductions.
How should Year 6 students prepare for verbal reasoning?
Regular practice with timed question sets, vocabulary building, and careful analysis of incorrect answers is most effective.