The 1950s 11+ Exam - General Intelligence
GENERAL ENGLISH
COMPREHENSION
ARITHMETIC
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE

1. The letters ERBDA are just the letters of the word BREAD mixed up. Now, straighten up the following:

a) A AAANNB is a fruit which comes from abroad.
b) A ROHES is a large animal.
c) GRATEAMR is a girl's name.
d) A DWEBORRA is an article of furniture.
e) SAIRINS are used in Christmas puddings.

2. Complete the following by giving words expressing sound and ending in 'ing'. e.g. the humming of telephone wires.

a) the ................. of leaves
b) the ................. of anvils
c) the ................. of brakes
d) the ................. of stairs

3. Each of the following sentences here can be made into better sense by interchanging two words.

Re-write the sentences correctly:
e.g. Milk like cats - Cats like milk.

a) Our black cat had a retriever with the fight next door.
b) The sea went to the family for a swim.
c) The shepherd whistled by the gate and stood to his dog.
d) A was stung by Joan bee.
e) Sailors have to climb able to be.
4. Select and write down one of the answers below which makes the best answer to the following:

A woman who had fallen into the water was dragged out in a drowning condition by a man, but she did not thank him because:

a) She never felt thankful for small things.
b) She did not know the man well enough.
c) She was feeling better.
d) She was still unconscious.
5. In each of the sets of words given below there is one word meaning something rather different from the other three. Find the different word in each line and write it down:

a) alike, same, similar, somewhat
b) pigeon, duck, goose, swan
c) bus, conductor, passenger, driver
d) this, that, the, those
e) firm, rough, solid, hard
f) desk, book, cupboard, drawer
g) spade, earth, sand, gravel
h) pretty, nice, charm, lovely
i) justice, merciful, pitying, forgiving
j) tumbler, cup, mug, jug
k) fishing, rowing, climbing, swimming
l) scarlet, blue, red, pink
m) sewing, cotton, needle, calico