1.
is to:
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E: Only lines that appear three times in the same position in the first three squares are carried forward to the final square.
2. Which is the odd one out?
Cymbal, marimba, vibraphone, trombone, glockenspiel
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Trombone: the rest are percussion instruments
3. Stationary, less, stationery, principal, fewer, principle
Place the words above alongside their correct definition below:
Head of school
Fundamental truth
Standing still
Writing materials
Smaller in amount
Smaller in number
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Head of school = principal
Fundamental truth = principle
Standing still = stationary
Writing materials = stationery
Smaller in amount = less
Smaller in number = fewer (score 1 point if all answers are correct)
4. Which is the odd number out?
462 683 385 198 253 781 594
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683: In the other numbers add the first and last digits to arrive at the middle digit
5. PURE AS TUFT is an anagram of which two words that are opposite in meaning?
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PAST, FUTURE
6.
Which letter is midway between the letter two letters below the letter immediately
to the left of the letter G, and the letter three letters above the letter immediately
to the right of the letter V?
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L
7.
is to:
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D: To each arc, add a quarter of a circle clockwise
8.
Complete two eight-letter words, one in each circle, and both reading
clockwise. The words are synonyms. You must find the starting points and
provide the missing letters.
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ESCALATE, HEIGHTEN;
9. 1, 50, 6, 45, 11, 40, 16, 35, 21, ?, ?
Which numbers should replace the question marks?
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30, 26: There are two alternate sequences.
Add 5 starting at 1. Subtract 5 starting at 50
10. Arrange the words below into alphabetical order.
Acescence, acetamide, acerbated, acetified, acellular, acescency, acetabula,
acerbates
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Acellular, acerbated, acerbates, acescence,acescency, acetabula, acetamide, acetified
11.
When the figure on the left is folded to form a cube, which is the only one of the following that can be produced?
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D
12.
Which is the missing section?
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B: Start at the bottom lefthand corner square and work along the bottom row, then back along the next row up etc, repeating the numbers 38219;
13. Solve the anagram in brackets to correctly complete the quotation with a 10-
letter word.
"The difference between golf and (torn veg men) is that in golf you cannot
improve your lie" George Deukmejian
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Government
14.
Which shield should replace the question mark?
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E: Each line across and down contains one each of the three symbols. In each line one symbol is black, and one is upside down;
15.
Take one letter from each circle in turn and using each letter once only find two eight-letter words that are similar in meaning. Both words read clockwise and each starts in a different circle.
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PAMPHLET, BROCHURE
16. What letters should replace the question marks?
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VHU: The numbers spelled out below are the number of sides in the figures in which they appear
17. What number should replace the question mark?
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4: 6 × 9 = 54 (reading down the middle two blocks)
18. On taking delivery of a consignment of eggs the market stall owner was furious to find that several were cracked. In fact, on counting them up in order to assess the damage he found that 72 were cracked, which was 12 per cent of the total consignment.
How many eggs in total were in the consignment?
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600: 72 ÷ 12× 100
19.
Which is the missing tile?
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C: Looking across and down the triangles turn through 90°
20. MTD is to PXB as FRJ is to?
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IVH: The first letter moves three places in the alphabet forwards:
FghI; The second letter moves four letters in the alphabet forwards:
RstuV; The third letter moves two places in the alphabet backwards: JiH;