GL 11+ · Non-Verbal Reasoning · PDF

Non-Verbal Reasoning for the GL 11+

The twelve question types the GL Non-Verbal Reasoning paper is built from, one chapter each, with the figures drawn as the paper draws them. A method for each, a worked example with every wrong option explained, the traps, ten questions to circle, and a timed test with the real answer sheet.

100pages, A4

12chapters

120practice questions

1timed test

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Who it is for

Who this book is for

For a child who looks at a row of shapes and does not know where to start. Non-Verbal Reasoning is not taught at school and cannot be revised from a textbook, but every one of its twelve types has a fixed way in, and once a child has the way in they stop guessing. Every figure in the book is generated and checked, so the answer is always the one the rule gives.

How every chapter works

What it looks like. The question as the paper prints it, and an example.
The method. Five steps, written to be said aloud.
Worked example. Step by step, and why each wrong option is there.
The three traps. How the question is usually lost, and what to do instead.
Try it. Ten questions, easier first, exam level from question 4, with working space.

What is inside

The 12 chapters

1Odd one out
2Which belongs
3What comes next
4Complete the pair
5Codes
6The missing square
7Reflections
8Rotations
9Hidden shapes
10Cube nets
11Counting cubes
12Paper folding

Then the timed test, every answer with its reason, a glossary and a progress page.

How the book reaches you

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Checked twice

Every practice question in the book was generated and checked by machine, then read by a person before it went in. The answers at the back give the reason for every one, so a child who gets a question wrong can see why, not just that. If you find a fault, email info@uplift-learning.co.uk and it will be corrected in the next edition.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

Which exam is this for?

The GL Assessment 11+ Non-Verbal Reasoning paper. GL sets NVR for most grammar schools outside Essex; the CSSE does not have a reasoning paper at all.

Are the pictures like the real paper?

Yes. Odd one out, which belongs, what comes next, complete the pair, codes, missing square, reflections, rotations, hidden shapes, cube nets, counting cubes and paper folding, drawn in the plain black-line style the paper uses.

Can a child use it alone?

The method in each chapter is written to be read aloud, so a parent can teach it in five minutes; after that most children work through the ten questions on their own and mark them from the answers at the back.