Verbal Intelligence Test 1 — ISSB Practice Questions

Practice verbal intelligence test questions for ISSB preparation, covering number series, letter series, analogies, coding, directions, and speed/time problems. 40 questions, 20-minute time limit.

1. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___

2. Find the missing letter in the series: A, C, E, G, ___

3. Find the missing number: 1, 4, 9, 16, ___

4. Find the missing number: 3, 6, 11, 18, ___

5. Find the missing number: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ___

6. Pen is to Writer as Brush is to ___

7. Fish is to Water as Bird is to ___

8. Doctor is to Hospital as Judge is to ___

9. Petal is to Flower as Chapter is to ___

10. Ornithology is to Birds as Seismology is to ___

11. If A=1, B=2, C=3 … Z=26, what is the code for CAT?

12. If FIRE is coded as GJSF, what is WIND coded as?

13. If MANGO is written as OCPIQ, APPLE will be written as ___

14. If BOOK is coded as CPPL, what is the code for DOOR?

15. In a code, ROAD is written as URDG. How is SWAN written in that code?

16. Arjun faces North. He turns 90° clockwise. Which direction does he now face?

17. Razia starts from home, walks 5 km East, turns South and walks 3 km. In which direction is she from her starting point?

18. Ali walks 10 km North, then 6 km East, then 10 km South. How far is he from his starting point, and in which direction?

19. Sara faces West. She turns 45° anti-clockwise. Which direction does she now face?

20. Imran walks 5 km North, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right and walks 5 km, then turns left and walks 2 km. How far is he from his starting point?

21. What is 25% of 200?

22. A student scored 80 marks out of 100. What percentage did he score?

23. A shirt originally priced at Rs. 500 is sold at a 20% discount. What is the sale price?

24. The price of a book increased from Rs. 200 to Rs. 250. What is the percentage increase?

25. In a class, 60% of students passed the test. If 48 students passed, how many students are in the class?

26. How is your mother’s brother related to you?

27. A father is 30 years older than his son. If the son is 10 years old, what is the father’s age?

28. Pointing to a girl, Ali said: “She is the daughter of my mother’s only son.” What is the girl to Ali?

29. Raza’s age is 3 times his son’s. 5 years ago, Raza’s age was 4 times his son’s. What is the son’s current age?

30. A is the sister of B. B is the brother of C. C is the son of D. E is the father of D. How is A related to E?

31. If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after 5 days?

32. How many minutes are there in 2 hours and 30 minutes?

33. If January 1st falls on a Friday, what day will January 8th be?

34. If today is Monday, what day of the week was it exactly 45 days ago?

35. A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?

36. A car travels 120 km in 2 hours. What is its speed?

37. How long does it take to travel 150 km at a speed of 50 km/h?

38. A man walks at 4 km/h. How far will he walk in 3.5 hours?

39. Trains A & B start moving towards each other from 2 stations 200 km apart. Speed Train A = 60 km/h, Train B = 40 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?

40. A bus covers the first 100 km at 50 km/h and the next 100 km at 25 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey?

Verbal Test Practice-1

Verbal Intelligence Test 1 — ISSB Practice Questions

1. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___

2. Find the missing letter in the series: A, C, E, G, ___

3. Find the missing number: 1, 4, 9, 16, ___

4. Find the missing number: 3, 6, 11, 18, ___

5. Find the missing number: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ___

6. Pen is to Writer as Brush is to ___

7. Fish is to Water as Bird is to ___

8. Doctor is to Hospital as Judge is to ___

9. Petal is to Flower as Chapter is to ___

10. Ornithology is to Birds as Seismology is to ___

11. If A=1, B=2, C=3 … Z=26, what is the code for CAT?

12. If FIRE is coded as GJSF, what is WIND coded as?

13. If MANGO is written as OCPIQ, APPLE will be written as ___

14. If BOOK is coded as CPPL, what is the code for DOOR?

15. In a code, ROAD is written as URDG. How is SWAN written in that code?

16. Arjun faces North. He turns 90° clockwise. Which direction does he now face?

17. Razia starts from home, walks 5 km East, turns South and walks 3 km. In which direction is she from her starting point?

18. Ali walks 10 km North, then 6 km East, then 10 km South. How far is he from his starting point, and in which direction?

19. Sara faces West. She turns 45° anti-clockwise. Which direction does she now face?

20. Imran walks 5 km North, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right and walks 5 km, then turns left and walks 2 km. How far is he from his starting point?

21. What is 25% of 200?

22. A student scored 80 marks out of 100. What percentage did he score?

23. A shirt originally priced at Rs. 500 is sold at a 20% discount. What is the sale price?

24. The price of a book increased from Rs. 200 to Rs. 250. What is the percentage increase?

25. In a class, 60% of students passed the test. If 48 students passed, how many students are in the class?

26. How is your mother’s brother related to you?

27. A father is 30 years older than his son. If the son is 10 years old, what is the father’s age?

28. Pointing to a girl, Ali said: “She is the daughter of my mother’s only son.” What is the girl to Ali?

29. Raza’s age is 3 times his son’s. 5 years ago, Raza’s age was 4 times his son’s. What is the son’s current age?

30. A is the sister of B. B is the brother of C. C is the son of D. E is the father of D. How is A related to E?

31. If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after 5 days?

32. How many minutes are there in 2 hours and 30 minutes?

33. If January 1st falls on a Friday, what day will January 8th be?

34. If today is Monday, what day of the week was it exactly 45 days ago?

35. A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?

36. A car travels 120 km in 2 hours. What is its speed?

37. How long does it take to travel 150 km at a speed of 50 km/h?

38. A man walks at 4 km/h. How far will he walk in 3.5 hours?

39. Trains A & B start moving towards each other from 2 stations 200 km apart. Speed Train A = 60 km/h, Train B = 40 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?

40. A bus covers the first 100 km at 50 km/h and the next 100 km at 25 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey?