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Question 1Aim for about 60 seconds
A ribbon holds 160 cm. 1/4 of it is cut off. How many cm are left?
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Answer: B, 120
How to work it out
1/4 of 160 = 160 ÷ 4 × 1 = 40.
Left: 160 − 40 = 120 cm.
Why the other options are wrong
A (160): This is 40 too many; check the subtraction.
C (40): This is how much was cut off, 40; the question asks how much is left.
D (240): This is double the correct answer, 120. Check whether you doubled when you should not have.
E (159): This takes 1 from 160; a fraction of an amount is found by dividing and multiplying.
Question 2Aim for about 45 seconds
What does the word “affront” mean?
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Answer: D, an insult
How to work it out
“Affront” (noun) means an insult.
For example: Forgetting her name was an affront.
Why the other options are wrong
A (impressive splendour): That is what “grandeur” means, an unrelated word. “affront” means an insult.
B (honesty and strong moral principles): That is what “integrity” means, an unrelated word. “affront” means an insult.
C (a feeling that someone is worthless): That is what “contempt” means, an unrelated word. “affront” means an insult.
Question 3Aim for about 35 seconds
Complete the analogy.
sheep is to wool as hen is to ?
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Answer: C, egg
How to work it out
Say the link between “sheep” and “wool” as a sentence.
The same sentence links “hen” and “egg”.
Why the other options are wrong
A (up): “up” does not go with “hen” the way “wool” goes with “sheep”. The word that does is “egg”.
B (puppy): “puppy” does not go with “hen” the way “wool” goes with “sheep”. The word that does is “egg”.
D (hiss): “hiss” does not go with “hen” the way “wool” goes with “sheep”. The word that does is “egg”.
E (dog): “dog” does not go with “hen” the way “wool” goes with “sheep”. The word that does is “egg”.
Question 4Aim for about 45 seconds
Which figure comes next in the series?
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Answer: C
How to work it out
Count how far the square moves round the edge of the square each time: one place, then two, then three, always clockwise.
The next move is four places, which takes it to the bottom left corner.
Why the other options are wrong
A: This moves the square two places. The last move was three places and the next must be longer, not shorter.
B: This moves the square one place only. One place was the first move; each move is longer than the last.
D: This moves the square three places again. The move grows by one place each time (1, 2, 3), so the next move is four places.
E: The square has not moved: this is the fourth figure over again.
Question 5Aim for about 35 seconds
Which place is furthest north?
The map shows five places. North is at the top.
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Answer: D, Holt
How to work it out
Furthest north is highest on the map: that is Holt.
Why the other options are wrong
A (Wick): Wick is not as far north as Holt.
B (Ford): Ford is not as far north as Holt.
C (Pike): Pike is furthest south, the opposite direction.
E (Cove): Cove is not as far north as Holt.
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