CHRISLAND SCHOOLS Verbal Aptitude

1. CHRISLAND SCHOOLSVerbal Aptitude • CLASS: YEAR 4 • SUBJECT: Verbal APTITUDE • TOPIC : Letter Series. • WEEK: ONE & TWO

2. LETTER SERIES. Letter series means the arrangement of letters according to an order. This arrangement may involve different forms as shown below: • Consecutive Order: In this case, the letters are written in their normal order, e.g. A,B,C,D,E,F,G. • Reversed Order: The reversed order involves writing the letters from the last one as in Z,Y,X,W,V,U,T etc.

3. EXERCISE ONE Study each sample below carefully, then complete each serial item 1 – 10. SAMPLES: A C E GI H J L NP • R T V ___ ___ • I K M ___ ___ • N P R ___ ___ • O Q S ___ ___ • P R T ___ ___ • K M O ___ ___ • B D F ___ ___ • G I K ___ ___ • J L N ___ ___ • M O Q ___ ___

4. EXERCISE TWO Study the sample carefully, then attempt the questions. BC EF HI KLNO • FG IJ LM ___ ___ • EF HI KL ___ ___ • JK MN PQ ___ ___ • MN PQ ST ___ ___ • CD FG IJ ___ ___ • DE GH JK ___ ___ • HI KL NO ___ ___ • LM OP RS ___ ___ • GH JK MN ___ ___ • IJ LM OP ___ ____

5. WEEK: TWO TOPIC: THE VOWELS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE A lot of words in English have double vowels in them. Such double vowels include ai, ea, ei, ie, oa, oe, oi, oo, ou, ui, etc. Study the sample below carefully, then underline part of the word with double vowels. Sample: football briefcase blackboard

6. Exercise • Groundnut • Handkerchief • Peacemaker • Cotton-wool • Moonlight • Bookshelf • Swimming-pool • Housemaster • Bedspread • greenhorn

7. Exercise(cont.). • Chairman • Meanwhile • Brain-box • Blackboard • Teatime