BOOK 1

Mastering
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Selective and Scholarship Tests

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Yvonne Kang

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Yvonne Kang

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Selective and Scholarship Tests
General Ability
Mastering
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First Published 2017

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Kang, Yvonne
2017 09 22

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CONTENTS

TEST 1 1

TEST 2 12

TEST 3 22

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TEST 4 32

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TEST 5 42

TEST 6 53

SOLUTIONS 63

SOLUTIONS 63

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53 TEST 6

42 TEST 5

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32 TEST 4

22 TEST 3

12 TEST 2

1 TEST 1

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TEST 1
TEST 1
D 3 1 Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other
C 2 three?
B 4 A FAIR
A 5 B IMPARTIAL
and wins $340. How many times did he lose? C OPEN-MINDED
Gary is a gambler. When he bets, he wins $50 but when he loses it costs him $30. He makes 10 bets 7 D PREJUDICED

D UNCOVER 2 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with?
C COLLECT
B WITHDRAW of mankind the habit reading is one of resources of the greatest

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A SELL
The word DEPOSIT is most nearly the opposite in meaning to 6 A m
B r
C g
D VERIFY D h
C ENCOURAGE

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B PREVENT
A IDENTITY 3 The word AMNESTY is most nearly the opposite in meaning to
The word BAULK is nearest in meaning to 5 A DISMISSAL
B PARDON
C DOOM
D CRAWLING is to BABIES D BLAME
C SLEEP is to HUMANS
B PURPLE is to GRAPE
A DINGING is to TIMER 4 RINGING is to TELEPHONE as
RINGING is to TELEPHONE as 4 A DINGING is to TIMER
B PURPLE is to GRAPE
C SLEEP is to HUMANS

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D BLAME D CRAWLING is to BABIES
C DOOM
B PARDON
A DISMISSAL 5 The word BAULK is nearest in meaning to
The word AMNESTY is most nearly the opposite in meaning to 3 A IDENTITY
B PREVENT
C ENCOURAGE

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h D D VERIFY
g C
r B
m A 6 The word DEPOSIT is most nearly the opposite in meaning to
A SELL
of mankind the habit reading is one of resources of the greatest B WITHDRAW
C COLLECT
Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? 2 D UNCOVER

D PREJUDICED 7 Gary is a gambler. When he bets, he wins $50 but when he loses it costs him $30. He makes 10 bets
C OPEN-MINDED and wins $340. How many times did he lose?
B IMPARTIAL A 5
A FAIR B 4
three? C 2
Three of the following words have similar meanings. Which word has a different meaning to the other 1 D 3

TEST 1
TEST 1
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8 Tony has $48. If Amy doubled her money, she would have three quarters of Tony’s money. How much 15 Find the two statements that together prove that:
does Amy have?
A $128 SANDY IS A COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER?
B $18
C $24 I. Sandy sings in a band.
D $36 II. Sandy likes country music the best.
III. Difficult music such as country and classical require a strongly trained voice.
IV. Sandy’s band plays country songs.
9 If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CANDLE be written in that code? V. Sandy has attended singing lessons for many years.
D INDULGE
A DEQJQM
C CENSOR
B DCQHQK A I & III
D SLIM B CONFUSE
C EDRIRL B II & V
C GLVOE A PERSUADE
D ESJFME C III & V
B STOUT 14 The word BOWDLERISE is nearest in meaning to
A PASSAGE D I & IV

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18 PENALTY is to REWARD as GAUNT is to
10 DULL is to VIBRANT as:
D $25
A HUGE is to GIGANTIC 16 A figure is missing in the following sequence.
C $20
B BARKING is to DOGS
B $15
C CLARITY is to LIQUID D APPEAL A $10
D BORED is to ENTHUSIASTIC C EXPLANATION everyone has the same amount of money?

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B TRICK 13 Each of my four best friends has $100 and I have $200. How much may I give to each of them, so that
A EXPRESSION
11 A book always has 17 The word GAMBIT is nearest in meaning to
A CONTENTS
D 245
B ILLUSTRATIONS
C 213
Which of the answer figures would best replace the question mark?
C CHAPTER
B 154
D PAGES
A 98
many pages are in the notebook?
12 A book is three-sevenths full of writing. After 60 pages have been filled, it is nine-elevenths full. How
12 A book is three-sevenths full of writing. After 60 pages have been filled, it is nine-elevenths full. How
many pages are in the notebook?
A 98
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D PAGES
B 154
C CHAPTER
Which of the answer figures would best replace the question mark?
C 213
B ILLUSTRATIONS
D 245
A CONTENTS
17 The word GAMBIT is nearest in meaning to 11 A book always has
A EXPRESSION
13 Each of my four best friends has $100 and I have $200. How much may I give to each of them, so that B TRICK
everyone has the same amount of money? C EXPLANATION D BORED is to ENTHUSIASTIC
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A $10 D APPEAL C CLARITY is to LIQUID

B $15
B BARKING is to DOGS
C $20
16 A figure is missing in the following sequence. A HUGE is to GIGANTIC
D $25
10 DULL is to VIBRANT as:
18 PENALTY is to REWARD as GAUNT is to
I & IV D A PASSAGE
14 The word BOWDLERISE is nearest in meaning to
III & V C B STOUT D ESJFME
A PERSUADE
II & V B C GLVOE C EDRIRL
B CONFUSE
I & III A D SLIM B DCQHQK
C CENSOR
A DEQJQM
D INDULGE
Sandy has attended singing lessons for many years. V. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CANDLE be written in that code? 9
Sandy’s band plays country songs. IV.
Difficult music such as country and classical require a strongly trained voice. III.
Sandy likes country music the best. II. D $36
Sandy sings in a band. I. C $24
B $18
SANDY IS A COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER? A $128
does Amy have?
15 Find the two statements that together prove that: Tony has $48. If Amy doubled her money, she would have three quarters of Tony’s money. How much 8

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8 Tony has $48. If Amy doubled her money, she would have three quarters of Tony’s money. How much 15 Find the two statements that together prove that:
does Amy have?
A $128 SANDY IS A COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER?
B $18
C $24 I. Sandy sings in a band.
D $36 II. Sandy likes country music the best.
III. Difficult music such as country and classical require a strongly trained voice.
IV. Sandy’s band plays country songs.
9 If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CANDLE be written in that code? V. Sandy has attended singing lessons for many years.
D INDULGE
A DEQJQM
C CENSOR
B DCQHQK A I & III
D SLIM B CONFUSE
C EDRIRL B II & V
C GLVOE A PERSUADE
D ESJFME C III & V
B STOUT 14 The word BOWDLERISE is nearest in meaning to
A PASSAGE D I & IV

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18 PENALTY is to REWARD as GAUNT is to
10 DULL is to VIBRANT as:
D $25
A HUGE is to GIGANTIC 16 A figure is missing in the following sequence.
C $20
B BARKING is to DOGS
B $15
C CLARITY is to LIQUID D APPEAL A $10
D BORED is to ENTHUSIASTIC C EXPLANATION everyone has the same amount of money?

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B TRICK 13 Each of my four best friends has $100 and I have $200. How much may I give to each of them, so that
A EXPRESSION
11 A book always has 17 The word GAMBIT is nearest in meaning to
A CONTENTS
D 245
B ILLUSTRATIONS
C 213
Which of the answer figures would best replace the question mark?
C CHAPTER
B 154
D PAGES
A 98
many pages are in the notebook?
12 A book is three-sevenths full of writing. After 60 pages have been filled, it is nine-elevenths full. How
12 A book is three-sevenths full of writing. After 60 pages have been filled, it is nine-elevenths full. How
many pages are in the notebook?
A 98

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D PAGES
B 154
C CHAPTER
Which of the answer figures would best replace the question mark?
C 213
B ILLUSTRATIONS
D 245
A CONTENTS
17 The word GAMBIT is nearest in meaning to 11 A book always has
A EXPRESSION
13 Each of my four best friends has $100 and I have $200. How much may I give to each of them, so that B TRICK
everyone has the same amount of money? C EXPLANATION D BORED is to ENTHUSIASTIC

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A $10 D APPEAL C CLARITY is to LIQUID
B $15
B BARKING is to DOGS
C $20
16 A figure is missing in the following sequence. A HUGE is to GIGANTIC
D $25
10 DULL is to VIBRANT as:
18 PENALTY is to REWARD as GAUNT is to
I & IV D A PASSAGE
14 The word BOWDLERISE is nearest in meaning to
III & V C B STOUT D ESJFME
A PERSUADE
II & V B C GLVOE C EDRIRL
B CONFUSE
I & III A D SLIM B DCQHQK
C CENSOR
A DEQJQM
D INDULGE
Sandy has attended singing lessons for many years. V. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CANDLE be written in that code? 9
Sandy’s band plays country songs. IV.
Difficult music such as country and classical require a strongly trained voice. III.
Sandy likes country music the best. II. D $36
Sandy sings in a band. I. C $24
B $18
SANDY IS A COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER? A $128
does Amy have?
15 Find the two statements that together prove that: Tony has $48. If Amy doubled her money, she would have three quarters of Tony’s money. How much 8

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19 The figures in the diagram below follow a set of rules. Which of the answer figures would best replace t C 24 Use the clues to find out the day of Karen's birthday.
the question mark? o B
p A Clues:
The first day of May is a Wednesday.
prolong the operation life by or years two three his could Karen's birthday is in the second last week of May.
It's an even number divisible by 4.
t D
It's not on a Friday.
r C
29 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with?
b B
A Tuesday m A
D HOMESPUN B Saturday
C Wednesday
C INTELEGENT are we enjoy that belong to us than if much more they borrowed reading books
B SINCERE D Monday
A CHEERFUL 23 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with?
28 The word SARTORIAL is most nearly the opposite in meaning to

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25 What letter is missing in the series?
22 D
3 4 L 2 11 V 1 8 ?
1 D 21 C
5 C 20 B
A G
4 B 19 A
20 The study of life in outer space is known as 3 A B H

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A Neurobiology C I 4 6 1 4 1 2
D R
is to is to 13 as
B Exobiology 2 7 4 6 3 7 8 6 1 2 5 2 3 1
C Geology 6 ? 4 2 9 6 3 1 22
D Endobiology
26 The word LETHAL is nearest in meaning to
27 Find the missing number that complete the sequence. A dreary D TIDY
B dreadful
21 The word ANIMOSITY is most nearly the opposite in meaning to C BARREN
C deadly
A LOVE B PLANTLIKE
D strange D strange
B PLANTLIKE C deadly
A LOVE
C BARREN B dreadful
21 The word ANIMOSITY is most nearly the opposite in meaning to
D TIDY
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A dreary 27 Find the missing number that complete the sequence.
26 The word LETHAL is nearest in meaning to
D Endobiology
22 1 3 6 9 2 4 C Geology? 6
1 3 2 5 2 1 6 8 7 3 6 4 7
B Exobiology 2
is to 13 as is to
R D
2 1 4 1 6 4 I C A Neurobiology
H B A 3 20 The study of life in outer space is known as
B 4
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A 19
G A
B 20 C 5
C 21
2 11 V 1 8 ? 3 4 L D 1
D 22
25 What letter is missing in the series?
28 The word SARTORIAL is most nearly the opposite in meaning to
23 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? A CHEERFUL
Monday D B SINCERE
are we enjoy that belong to us than if much more they borrowed reading books
Wednesday C C INTELEGENT
Saturday B D HOMESPUN
A m Tuesday A
B b
29 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with?
C r
It's not on a Friday.
D t
It's an even number divisible by 4.
Karen's birthday is in the second last week of May. prolong the operation life by or years two three his could
The first day of May is a Wednesday.
Clues: A p
B o
the question mark?
24 Use the clues to find out the day of Karen's birthday. C t
19 The figures in the diagram below follow a set of rules. Which of the answer figures would best replace
D y
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19 The figures in the diagram below follow a set of rules. Which of the answer figures would best replace t C 24 Use the clues to find out the day of Karen's birthday.
the question mark? o B
p A Clues:
The first day of May is a Wednesday.
prolong the operation life by or years two three his could Karen's birthday is in the second last week of May.
It's an even number divisible by 4.
t D
It's not on a Friday.
r C
29 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with?
b B
A Tuesday m A
D HOMESPUN B Saturday
C Wednesday
C INTELEGENT are we enjoy that belong to us than if much more they borrowed reading books
B SINCERE D Monday
A CHEERFUL 23 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with?
28 The word SARTORIAL is most nearly the opposite in meaning to

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25 What letter is missing in the series?
22 D
3 4 L 2 11 V 1 8 ?
1 D 21 C
5 C 20 B
A G
4 B 19 A
20 The study of life in outer space is known as 3 A B H

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A Neurobiology C I 4 6 1 4 1 2
D R
is to is to 13 as
B Exobiology 2 7 4 6 3 7 8 6 1 2 5 2 3 1
C Geology 6 ? 4 2 9 6 3 1 22
D Endobiology
26 The word LETHAL is nearest in meaning to
27 Find the missing number that complete the sequence. A dreary D TIDY
B dreadful
21 The word ANIMOSITY is most nearly the opposite in meaning to C BARREN
C deadly
A LOVE B PLANTLIKE
D strange D strange
B PLANTLIKE C deadly
A LOVE
C BARREN B dreadful
21 The word ANIMOSITY is most nearly the opposite in meaning to
D TIDY

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A dreary 27 Find the missing number that complete the sequence.
26 The word LETHAL is nearest in meaning to
D Endobiology
22 1 3 6 9 2 4 C Geology? 6
1 3 2 5 2 1 6 8 7 3 6 4 7
B Exobiology 2
is to 13 as is to
R D
2 1 4 1 6 4 I C A Neurobiology
H B A 3 20 The study of life in outer space is known as
B 4

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A 19
G A
B 20 C 5
C 21
2 11 V 1 8 ? 3 4 L D 1
D 22
25 What letter is missing in the series?
28 The word SARTORIAL is most nearly the opposite in meaning to
23 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with? A CHEERFUL
Monday D B SINCERE
are we enjoy that belong to us than if much more they borrowed reading books
Wednesday C C INTELEGENT
Saturday B D HOMESPUN
A m Tuesday A
B b
29 Rearrange all the words below to make the best sentence. What letter does the last word begin with?
C r
It's not on a Friday.
D t
It's an even number divisible by 4.
Karen's birthday is in the second last week of May. prolong the operation life by or years two three his could
The first day of May is a Wednesday.
Clues: A p
B o
the question mark?
24 Use the clues to find out the day of Karen's birthday. C t
19 The figures in the diagram below follow a set of rules. Which of the answer figures would best replace
D y
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32 D
58 What number is missing in this series?
31 A: The first words is what is sensed by the second word. Shrill is high-pitched and piercing in sound. SOLUTIONS
30 B: Each letter is moved 4 places forward.
29 D: The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
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28 D: Sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; homespun means homemade.

1 D: Prejudiced means an unfavourable opinion or feeling; others mean fair.

27 B: 6×3 equals 18, 7×9 equals 63, 6×4 equals 24, 7×6 equals 42. Therefore ? should be replaced by 4.

2 A: The habit of reading is one of the greatest resources of mankind.

26 C: Lethal means deadly.
A 30
B 3 D: Amnesty means forgetting or overlooking of any past offence; doom means ruin or death.
25 B: The alphabet is the product of the two previous numbers. 1× 8 = 8. The eighth alphabet is H.
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C 56 24 D: It’s 20th May.
4 A
D 60
5 B: Baulk means to stop or refuse to go on.
23 B: We enjoy reading books that belong to us much more than if they are borrowed.

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22 C: The outside number is sum of product of the top and bottom numbers. 5×1 + 2×6 + 1×4 = 21.
59 What is a synonym for EXPIATE?
A AMEND
21 A: Animosity means strong dislike, therefore love is the opposite. 7 C: 8 wins and 2 losses.
B ALTER 20 B: Exobiology is the study of life beyond the earth’s atmosphere. 8 B: Three quarters of $48 is 36. Amy has half of that amount which is $18.
C ADJUST
D APPEAR
19 D: The big figure is opposite in colour. The small figures on the corners are opposite in colours too. 9 C: First letter +2, +3, +4, +5, +6.

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18 B: Gaunt means extremely thin and bony; stout means bulky in figure. 10 D: Opposite relationship.
17 B: Gambit means any manoeuvre by which one seeks to gain an advantage. 11 D: A book always has pages.
60 A figure is missing in the following sequence. Which of the answer figures would best replace the
9 3 9 3 30 1
question mark? 12 B: The difference between and is 60 pages. = 60 pages. = 2 pages. So the total
16 C
− =
11 7 11 7 77 77
15 D
number of pages is 77 × 2 = 154 pages.
means to delete.
13 C: Total amount = 100 × 4 + 200 = 600. The average = 600 ÷5 = 120 so I have to give $20 to each to
14 C: Bowdlerise means to remove passage or words regarded as indecent from a play, novel etc; censor
become $120 each.

13 C: Total amount = 100 × 4 + 200 = 600. The average = 600 ÷5 = 120 so I have to give $20 to each to
become $120 each.
14 C: Bowdlerise means to remove passage or words regarded as indecent from a play, novel etc; censor

number of pages is 77 × 2 = 154 pages.

means to delete.

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= −
77 77 11 7 7 11
15 D
1 30 9 3 3 9 16 C
= 2 pages. So the total = 60 pages. and is 60 pages. 12 B: The difference between question mark?
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11 D: A book always has pages. 17 B: Gambit means any manoeuvre by which one seeks to gain an advantage.
10 D: Opposite relationship. 18 B: Gaunt means extremely thin and bony; stout means bulky in figure.
19 D: The big figure is opposite in colour. The small figures on the corners are opposite in colours too.
D APPEAR

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C: First letter +2, +3, +4, +5, +6. 9
C ADJUST
B: Three quarters of $48 is 36. Amy has half of that amount which is $18. 8 20 B: Exobiology is the study of life beyond the earth’s atmosphere. B ALTER
21 A: Animosity means strong dislike, therefore love is the opposite.
C: 8 wins and 2 losses. 7 A AMEND
59 What is a synonym for EXPIATE?
22 C: The outside number is sum of product of the top and bottom numbers. 5×1 + 2×6 + 1×4 = 21.
B 6

23 B: We enjoy reading books that belong to us much more than if they are borrowed.
B: Baulk means to stop or refuse to go on. 5
60 D
24 D: It’s 20th May.
A 4 56 C
25 B: The alphabet is the product of the two previous numbers. 1× 8 = 8. The eighth alphabet is H.
D: Amnesty means forgetting or overlooking of any past offence; doom means ruin or death. 3 52 B
30 A
26 C: Lethal means deadly.
A: The habit of reading is one of the greatest resources of mankind. 2

27 B: 6×3 equals 18, 7×9 equals 63, 6×4 equals 24, 7×6 equals 42. Therefore ? should be replaced by 4.
D: Prejudiced means an unfavourable opinion or feeling; others mean fair. 1

28 D: Sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; homespun means homemade.

29 D: The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
TEST 1

30 B: Each letter is moved 4 places forward.

SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS 31 A: The first words is what is sensed by the second word. Shrill is high-pitched and piercing in sound.
58 What number is missing in this series?
32 D
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