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44 Excellence in General Ability Year 5 © Peter Howard. Published by Coroneos Publications

41 Tricky problems 3

A A farmer had some goats and hens. When he counted their legs he found there were 46 altogether. What was the least number of hens he could have owned? .............................

B A train travelling at 60 km per hour took 6 seconds to pass a signal on the track. How many metres long was the train? .............................

C Dad claims he works 40% of the day. He said it was more than nine hours. How many more minutes over nine hours did he claim to work? .............................

D How many more is the average of the first seven even numbers than the average of the first seven odd numbers? ...............................

E In how many different ways can a green, a red and a blue pennant be flown one under each other from the same pole? ...............................

F My uncle paid five times as much for his boat as he did for the trailer that came with it. He paid $3600 for the lot. How much was the boat? ............................

G Our cricketers played 26 matches. 2 were abandoned by rain. 4 were drawn, and they won 16 more than they lost. How many matches did they win? ......................

general abilityexcellence in

year 5

by Peter Howard

Coroneos Publications

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39 Which has been turned over?

Study the first shape on the left. Circle a letter under the same shape to the right which has been turned over.

1

A B C D

2

A B C D

3

A B C D

4

A B C D

5

A B C D

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About this book

Excellence in General Ability Year 5 is the SECOND of two books at primary level aimed at giving children practice in answering IQ (intelligence) or General Aptitude/Ability test questions. These type of tests are often set in entrance or scholarship examinations.

Each page contains a number of examples of the same kind. So when a child is confronted by a complete test containing many of these examples, he or she should feel more confident and become faster in arriving at an answer.

Speed is a vital factor in the actual examination as many questions are set but there is usually insufficient time for most children to finish. The total number correct is the important score.

If after checking with answers you still cannot understand what you have done wrong, you should ask a parent, teacher at school or tutor to explain why.

Some advice to those sitting for these tests are:

1 Do not spend too much time on any one question. Leave it, but place a cross next to it so you can come back to it when you have done easier ones that follow.

2 Do not leave out a question before time is up. If any you cannot answer offer multiple choice, take a guess. Certainly eliminate one or two of the alternatives which you are sure cannot be right.

Peter Howard

Peter Howard is an Australian ex-primary school principal and author of many text books and teaching aids. A number of his works are published in the UK. USA, Canada and Asian countries.

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1 Which diagram is odd?

Three of the diagrams have something in common. One is odd. Circle the letter under the odd diagram.

1

A B C D

2

A B C D

3

A B C D

4

A B C D

5

A B C D

6

A B C D


38 Order of size

Circle the:

1 third longest in time: century week decade year

2 second largest chapter paragraph sentence word

3 second smallest mole shrew fox puma

4 most score gross dozen pair

5 largest destroyer battleship cruiser corvette

6 heaviest rhinoceros hippopotamus elephant whale

7 second largest plankton swordfish sardine snapper

8 third largest canary vulture crow peewit

9 loudest exclaim bellow whisper mutter

10 second fastest gallop gait trot canterSAM

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37 Relationships 2

The following is a true analogy or relationship :

Fish is to water as cat is to land

Circle the correct word from the three to complete the relationship.

1 Car is to garage as plane is to: terminus hangar barn

2 Apiarist is to hive as brewer is to: vat creel drum

3 Corpulent is to stout as frugal is to: wasteful sparing strong

4 Scarlet is to red as amber is to: purple black yellow

5 Rigid is to pliant as exhume is to: forget deny bury

6 Mill is to woolens as foundry is to: metals food drinks

7 Clutch is to eggs as pride is to: bears lions monkeys

8 Boar is to sow as stallion is to: filly pony mare

9 Fit is to fiddle as fresh is to: daisy feather fish

10 Verb is to adverb as noun is to: pronoun adjective preposition


2 Add a letter

Add a letter to each word on the left to make a new word in the space. The new word must fit the clue in brackets. The letter can be placed at the beginning, end, or within each word.

1 h e r (brave person) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 a s e (container for flowers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 c h o i (group of singers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 j d g e (sits in court) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 o w e l (found in a bathroom) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 w i s t (part of your arm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 b r o c h (worn by women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 c o r s e (not smooth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 v a c a n (empty) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3 What happens next? (1)

Study the first four diagrams. They follow a pattern or sequence. On the right you have to chose which diagram is next in the pattern or sequence. Circle the letter under the right pattern.

1

A B C

2

A B C

3

A B C

4

A B C

5

A B C


36 Tricky problems 2

A How many two-digit numbers that have one five are exactly divisible by three? .............................

B Our dog Blackie is twice as old as Tiddles the cat. The dog is four times older than the cat was two years ago. How old is Blackie? .............................

C The product of two numbers is 48. When three times the second number is added to the larger of the two, the answer is 30. What is the larger number? .............................

D In my pocket I have twice as many 50c coins as dollar coins, and five times as many 20c coins as dollar coins. How many dollar coins have I if there is $6 in my pocket? .............................

E The product of three numbers is 210. If two of the numbers are 5 and 6, what is the third number. ...............................

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35 What happens next? (2)

The three figures to the left form a series. Look to the right and choose one of the four that would come next in the series. Circle the letter underneath it.

1

A B C D

2

A B C D

3

A B C D

4

A B C D

5

A B C D


4 Find the odd sound

Three words in each row have the same vowel sounds. Two words have a different vowel sound. Circle the two words.

1 quilt guile spilt built style

2 worth hawk cause bought berth

3 yearn spurn wear pearl scare

4 try buy bye ski flee

5 taught nought drought flout court

6 gaunt fault malt salt taunt

7 cask bath wrath cough raft

8 rout route doubt clout newt

9 weigh stay quay prey key

10 troupe shroud trout spout group

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5 How many cubes?

Each drawing is a stack of cubes. There are no holes or hollows. Count the number of individual cubes. Write the number in each space.

A B

C D

E F

G


34 Two letters to end and begin a word

Insert two letters into the space to form the first word. This same two letters must begin the next word. Look at the first example which is done for you.

e x c u

r v e = e x c u s e s e r v e

1 c a

s t

2 h e

m p

3 a n g

a s h

4 f i f

i g h

5 e d i t

i g i n

6 s a l u

r r o r

7 v o l u

l l o w

8 p e t r

i v e s

9 a r r e

r o k e

10 a c c u

r m o n

11 t w e l f

u n d e r

12 w o o l l

g a g e d

13 t h e a t

m o v e d

1 4 p o p u l

r i v a l

15 s a u s a

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38 Order of size 1. year 2. paragraph 3. mole 4. gross 5. battleship 6. whale 7. snapper 8. peewit 9. bellow 10. canter

39 Which has been turned over? 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A

40 Jumbled Letters 1. corn 2. raft 3. eagle 4. Paris 5. piano 6. moose 7. copper 8. China 9. oyster 10. rhinoceros

41 Tricky problems 3 A. 3 B. 100 C. 36 D. 3.5 E. 6 F. $3000 G. 18

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1 Which diagram is odd? 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B

2 Add a letter 1. hero 2. vase 3. choir 4. judge 5. towel 6. wrist 7. brooch 8. coarse 9. vacant

3 What happens next? 1 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B

4 Find the odd sound 1. guile style 2. worth berth 3. wear scare 4. ski flee 5. drought flout 6. gaunt taunt 7. wrath cough 8. route newt 9. quay key 10. troupe group

5 How many cubes? 1. 7 2. 11 3. 14 4. 18 5. 25 6. 26 7. 23

6 Tricky problems (1) A. 6 B. 5 C. 8 D. 4 E. 4 F. 4 G. 3 H. 18

7 What is the odd creature? 1. armadillo 2. scorpion 3. falcon 4. grizzly 5. sloth 6. collie 7. calf 8. finch 9. Hereford 10. tarantula

8 Shape rotation 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D

9 Relationships 1 1. bale 2. rest 3. horse 4. tooth 5. sugar 6. poem 7. talkative 8. dishonesty 9. racing

10 Counting shapes A 7 B 7 C 7 D 6 E 12 F 16

11 The alphabet 1. sag gas 2. CHIPS 3. MEJIS 4. N 5. 10 6. ASPIRES 7. 3 8. 4

12 Counting faces 1. 11 2. 21 3. 30 4. 34 5. 40 6. 42

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