Verbal reasoning is not just about words — it’s about how we think, how we compare, and how we connect ideas.
When a child says, “As sweet as honey,” they’re not just completing a sentence — they’re painting a picture, solving a puzzle, unlocking logic. This is what Verbal Reasoning does: it trains the young mind to spot patterns, follow rhythms, and make intelligent guesses.
This quiz features similes, sound-letter links, alphabetical puzzles, and reasoning chains. It is crafted for Primary School pupils in Nigeria who are preparing for exams or building foundational literacy.
Whether your learners are identifying vowels, matching sounds to animals, or decoding letter-number sequences, this quiz helps them do what education was meant to do: sharpen their mind and stir their curiosity.
VERBAL REASONING
SAMPLE: As clever as a tortoise
(1).As sweet as _________ (a) fish (b) Honey (b) Milk (d) yoghurt
(2).As slow as a _________ (a) Snail (b) tortoise (c) Rock (d) River
(3).As beautiful as a ________ (a) Rose (b) Metal (c) Rock (d) River
(4).The cloth is as white as __________ (a) Cloud (b) Water (c) Snow (d) Toad.
. Study the pattern and complete.
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T
U V W X Y Z
Sample: B C D E F G H I
KL MN OP QR ST UV WX YZ
(5). DE FG HI JK ___ ____ ____
(a).LM NO PQ (b).AB CD EF (c).QR ST UV (d).MN OP QR
(6).A B C D __ __ __
Sample :Nose: Smelling
Ear: Hearing
(7).Cat: meow, Snake : H _ _ S (a) A,B (b) I,I (c) I,S (d) O,U
(8). Eye: see, Tongue: T _ _ T _ (a) A, S,E (b)A,E,S (c) S,E,A (d) E,S,A
(9).Farmer is to hoe as hunter is to g _ n (a) u (b) o (c) a (d) e
(10).Bedroom is to man as stable is to hor _ _ (a) s,e (b)s,a (c) a,s (d) e,s
(11). Sun is to dry as rain is to w _ t (a) f (b) e (c) t (d) g
Sample: M→ motor
L→ lump
J→ jump
(12). R→ Rate, G→ ____ (a) Gate (b) Goose (c) Gent (d) Girl
(13). Gr → Grain, P→ P____ (a) Pail (b) Prain (c) Pain (d) Paint
(14).H→ Hear, W→ ____ (a) Ware (b) Wear (c) Were (d) Where
Form word using the first two letter
Sample: Horse = hoe
(15).Biggest = _________
(16).Sorrow = _________
(17).Many = ___________
(18).Round = __________
Choose from the box
| Luggage Last Sown |
| Canoe Name Bought |
Sample: To have planted Sample: To have planted something= Sown
(19).Past tense of buy =___________ ght
(20).Coming after all other = __________st
(21). A traveler’s belonging = __________ gage
(22). What a person is a being called = _________me
(23).Circle all the vowels in CAHMBER
(a) A,E (B)C,H (c)A,R (d) E,R
Sample:
| W | O | M | A | N | |
| A | |||||
| N | |||||
(24).
| A | I | N | ||
| U | ||||
| N | ||||
(a) P (b) G (c) L (d)Z
(25).
| C | L | O | C | |
| I | ||||
| T | ||||
| E | ||||
(a) K (b) B (c) F (d) T
(26).Lion and roar ;Dog and _______ (a)Yell (b) Shout (c) bark (d) Croak
(27). Christian and bible; Muslim and _________ (a) Islam (b) Idel kabir (c) Mosque (d) Quran
| A D E H O R S T |
| 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 |
(28).OAT =___ ___ ___ (a)14, 12, 20 (b) 15, 11, 18 (c) 11, 18,15 (d)12, 11,14
(29).TEA = ___ ___ ___ (a)18, 13, 11 (b) 13, 11, 18 (c) 11, 18, 15 (d) 12, 11, 14
(30). 11, 16, 18 = __ __ __ (a) ART (b) RTA (c) TRA (d)RAT
Verbal reasoning is a hidden superpower. It teaches children to listen, analyze, relate, and create. And the more they play with words, the sharper their thinking becomes.
As your pupils solve these puzzles — from “Snake: HISS” to “Christian: Bible” — they’re not just learning answers. They’re learning how language works, how logic flows, and how meaning is built.
Teacher Tip: Use real-life conversations to reinforce verbal reasoning. Ask: “What sounds like that? What looks like that? What else can it mean?” Encourage wordplay during storytelling or drama time.
