Verbal Reasoning 11+ practice papers
45 minutes
60 papers across 30 regions
What the Verbal Reasoning paper is testing
Word codes, analogies, hidden words, logic puzzles, sequences. Children typically have 45 minutes to complete the paper, working at roughly one question per minute. The most common stumbling block is not topic knowledge — it is timing. Teach your child to triage: if a question takes more than 90 seconds, skip it, mark it, and return at the end.
Region-by-region practice papers
Barnet
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2013) | 2013 | CEM/GL |
| Barnet 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2018) | 2018 | CEM/GL |
Bexley
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023) | 2023 | GL Assessment |
| Bexley 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2010) | 2010 | GL Assessment |
Birmingham (KEVI)
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (KEVI) 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2015) | 2015 | CEM-style |
| Birmingham (KEVI) 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2010) | 2010 | CEM-style |
Buckinghamshire
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2020) | 2020 | GL Assessment |
| Buckinghamshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2017) | 2017 | GL Assessment |
Calderdale
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Calderdale 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2021) | 2021 | GL Assessment |
| Calderdale 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2016) | 2016 | GL Assessment |
Cumbria
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Cumbria 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023) | 2023 | GL Assessment |
| Cumbria 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2015) | 2015 | GL Assessment |
Devon
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Devon 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023) | 2023 | GL Assessment |
| Devon 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2011) | 2011 | GL Assessment |
Dorset
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2024) | 2024 | GL Assessment |
| Dorset 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2020) | 2020 | GL Assessment |
Enfield
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2014) | 2014 | GL Assessment |
| Enfield 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2017) | 2017 | GL Assessment |
Essex (CSSE)
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Essex (CSSE) 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2018) | 2018 | CSSE |
| Essex (CSSE) 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2012) | 2012 | CSSE |
Gloucestershire
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2021) | 2021 | CEM |
| Gloucestershire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2020) | 2020 | CEM |
Kent
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Kent 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2012) | 2012 | GL Assessment |
| Kent 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023) | 2023 | GL Assessment |
Kingston-upon-Thames
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston-upon-Thames 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2021) | 2021 | GL Assessment |
| Kingston-upon-Thames 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023) | 2023 | GL Assessment |
Lancashire
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Lancashire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2013) | 2013 | GL Assessment |
| Lancashire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2014) | 2014 | GL Assessment |
Lincolnshire
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2010) | 2010 | GL Assessment |
| Lincolnshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2018) | 2018 | GL Assessment |
Medway
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Medway 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2018) | 2018 | GL Assessment |
| Medway 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2021) | 2021 | GL Assessment |
Northern Ireland
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2015) | 2015 | AQE / GL |
| Northern Ireland 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023) | 2023 | AQE / GL |
Reading
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Reading 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2022) | 2022 | Durham CEM |
| Reading 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2019) | 2019 | Durham CEM |
Redbridge
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Redbridge 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2019) | 2019 | GL Assessment |
| Redbridge 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2020) | 2020 | GL Assessment |
Slough
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Slough 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2012) | 2012 | CEM-style |
| Slough 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2016) | 2016 | CEM-style |
Stoke / Newcastle-under-Lyme
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke / Newcastle-under-Lyme 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2017) | 2017 | GL Assessment |
| Stoke / Newcastle-under-Lyme 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2021) | 2021 | GL Assessment |
Sutton
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2019) | 2019 | CEM/GL |
| Sutton 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2021) | 2021 | CEM/GL |
Telford & Wrekin
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Telford & Wrekin 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2013) | 2013 | GL Assessment |
| Telford & Wrekin 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2020) | 2020 | GL Assessment |
Trafford
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Trafford 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2011) | 2011 | CEM-style |
| Trafford 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2020) | 2020 | CEM-style |
Walsall
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Walsall 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2012) | 2012 | GL Assessment |
| Walsall 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2010) | 2010 | GL Assessment |
Warwickshire
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2022) | 2022 | GL Assessment |
| Warwickshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2024) | 2024 | GL Assessment |
Wiltshire (Salisbury)
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire (Salisbury) 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2020) | 2020 | GL Assessment |
| Wiltshire (Salisbury) 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2017) | 2017 | GL Assessment |
Wirral
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Wirral 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2019) | 2019 | GL Assessment |
| Wirral 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2010) | 2010 | GL Assessment |
Wolverhampton
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023) | 2023 | GL Assessment |
| Wolverhampton 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2013) | 2013 | GL Assessment |
Yorkshire
| Paper | Year | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2022) | 2022 | GL Assessment |
| Yorkshire 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2012) | 2012 | GL Assessment |
Topic mix you should expect
Across the catalogued Verbal Reasoning papers, the recurring topic groups are:
- Logical deduction
- Move a letter
- Word relationships
- Letter analogies
- Letter sequences
- Word codes
Use the topic list above to plan revision sprints. A common parent mistake is to revise broadly and shallowly across many topics; far better is to pick three weak topics and drill them to mastery before moving on. The papers below are arranged so you can sit one, identify weaknesses against this list, and revisit two or three topics before the next attempt.