Our Better Tuition advent calendar would not be complete without a fun Verbal Reasoning challenge for all those year five students who are busily preparing for Trafford’s Entrance Exams. 

In this challenge, you must find the 16 words hidden at the end of one word and the start of the next.  All the hidden words are exactly four letters long.

For example: I wish it was Christmas all the year round!  (The hidden word is they).

Write down the hidden words or print this page and circle them on the text. The answers are here (no peeking before you have finished!).

When Christmas came early…

In the year 2013 there was a huge fire at the factory that made all the calendars and all the calendars in the world were burnt to ash and cinders.  Nobody knew if it was halfway through June or December!  The people of the region decided to have Christmas in summer, Passover in Autumn and the summer holidays whenever it rained.  Then they added some extra special holidays which made a special festival every single week.  After a few months numerous kids began to feel fed up.  They were sick of chocolate and opening presents didn’t feel special any more.  They even missed school (it was never open any more!).  A vote was taken and it was promptly decided that Christmas, Easter and Eid should come once per year.  The children were glad to get back to school and the adults were glad to return to work.

ENDS

If you are battling with Verbal Reasoning, read our tips and advice here, or find out more about entrance exams here, and remember you can book a FREE assessment with our entrance exam experts by calling the Better Tuition Centre on 0161 748 3912.