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Kent Verbal Reasoning Skills Paper 1

Precise meanings, linked word operations and coded reasoning

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Verbal reasoning · Verbal reasoning: paired opposites

Group 1 (A–C): SCARCE, HOLLOW, ANCIENT. Group 2 (D–F): PLENTIFUL, ROUGH, NARROW. Select TWO words, one from each group, that are opposite in meaning.

Choose exactly 2 answers. All must be correct for the mark.

  1. ASCARCE
  2. BHOLLOW
  3. CANCIENT
  4. DPLENTIFUL
  5. EROUGH
  6. FNARROW
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A: SCARCE · D: PLENTIFUL

Scarce means available in too small a quantity; plentiful means available in a large quantity. Hollow would contrast with solid, and ancient with modern or recent, but neither of those opposites appears in Group 2.

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Synonyms: boldnessAntonyms: clarity of expressionAnalogy: young animal and adult kindAnalogy: checking and correctingPaired synonyms: a burdensome taskPaired antonyms: exposure to weatherClassification: manner of movementMultiple meanings: fastening and sudden movementMultiple meanings: gentleness and an offerMultiple meanings: exclusivity and part of a footAnalogy: activity and intended resultDistinguishing likelihood from certaintyHomophones: same sound, different spellingAntonyms: speed of changeInserting a complete short wordJoining words at a shared overlapFinding a replaced letter across an anagramDeletion followed by exact rearrangementApplying a stated suffix changeTwo successive deletions with meaning constraintsTransferring one letter with two definitionsFiltering letters before orderingUsing a limited supply of lettersReversing only selected lettersRepeating specified letter positionsA shared ending in two wordsCombining alphabet value and word positionConditional letter codingCoding the written names of numbersA two-stage number codeCounting earlier occurrencesIncreasing alphabet moves with wrappingChecking equations under a symbol ruleDigits constrained by two calculationsUndoing a position permutationReversing blocks while retaining internal orderSolving a code from overlapping totalsUsing extreme alphabet valuesChoosing sufficient extra informationFinding a consistent witnessEliminating one of two permitted categoriesTesting a sequence against prerequisitesExactly one condition: testing an exclusive ruleApplying a voting rule with abstentionsA repeating schedule with a cancellationReasoning about positions in a queueContext: finding a workable alternativeContext: figurative meaning of drewContext: accepting one point in a disagreementContext: distinguishing unsupported from false

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EXTENDED KENT-RELATED VERBAL REASONING PRACTICE. This original Exam Quay paper has 50 MCQs in 35 minutes, including reading rules and examples. These are our question count, practice timer and advisory section allocations; the official familiarisation booklet specifies a 20-minute VR test with a separate 10-minute practice period. This standalone paper permits free navigation and does not reproduce the official invigilated section structure or complete Kent Test. NVR, spatial reasoning and the separate writing task are not included. Questions have five or six choices, with the required selection count stated. Six-choice paired tasks keep Group 1 in A–C and Group 2 in D–F. One mark is awarded only for the complete correct set, with no partial or negative marks; this is Exam Quay’s scoring rule. Exam Quay is independent of Kent County Council and GL Assessment.

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