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11 Plus Verbal Reasoning Multiple Choice Question Types by Region

There are 21 types of question set by GL Assessment for the 11 Plus, although in some areas only the first 15 types will appear on the question paper. We aim to publish the latest information for each area, but the test types are subject to change without notice by the authorities and therefore serve as a rough guide only.

QUESTION TYPEIPSBUCKSESSEXKENTWILTSWIRRALGLOS
01 – INSERT A LETTERAYesYesYesYesYesYes
02 – RELATED WORDSBYesYesYesYesYesYes
03 – WORD-LETTER CODESCYesYesYesYesYesYes
04 – CLOSEST MEANINGDYesYesYesYesYesYes
05 – HIDDEN WORDEYesYesYesYesYesYes
06 – MISSING WORDFYesYesYesYesYesYes
07 – LETTERS FOR NUMBERSGYesYesYesYesYesYes
08 – MOVE A LETTERJYesYesYesYesYesYes
09 – LETTER SERIESLYesYesYesYesYesYes
10 – WORD CONNECTIONSMYesYesYesYesYesYes
11 – NUMBER SERIESPYesYesYesYesYesYes
12 – COMPOUND WORDSQYesYesYesYesYesYes
13 – MAKE A WORDRYesYesYesYesYesYes
14 – LETTER CONNECTIONSUYesYesYesYesYesYes
15 – READING INFORMATIONZYesYesYesYesYesYes
16 – OPPOSITE MEANINGHYesYes YesYesYes
17 – COMPLETE THE SUMIYesYes YesYesYes
18 – RELATED NUMBERSKYesYes YesYesYes
19 – WORD-NUMBER CODESNYesYes YesYesYes
20 – COMPLETE THE WORDOYesYes YesYesYes
21 – SAME MEANINGSYesYes YesYesYes

Note: IPS = Internet Primary School, who were one of the first publishers to categorise the question styles for Verbal Reasoning using a lettering system. The numbering system used here is consistent with the interactive software and other products available on this website.

Note that the last 6 types – the additional questions used in certain areas – are frequently referred to as “HIKNOS”.

Question Types Grouped Together

When tutoring a child at home it may help to link question types together rather than to go through each of the 21 question types in order. This is because some question types can be worked out by using similar methods & techniques. This is his suggested list:

TYPETUTORS CD QUESTION NUMBERSIPS LETTER TYPES
CODESTypes 3, 9 and 14Types C, L and U
Type 19Type N
MAKING WORDSTypes 1 and 8Types A and J
Types 5, 6 and 12Types E, F and Q
Types 13 and 20Types R and O
WORD MEANINGTypes 2 and 10Types B and M
Types 4, 16 and 21Types D, H and S
MATHSTypes 7 and 17Types G and I
Types 11 and 18Types P and K
READING INFORMATIONType 15Type Z
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