Grade 7 Special Paper 1 & 2 Aptitude Guide: Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning

1. Special Paper 1: Verbal Reasoning Techniques

• Odd Word Out: Identify the word that does not belong (e.g., Cat, Dog, Goat, Eagle → Eagle because it is a bird).
• Word Analogies: Finding relationships (e.g., Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to [?] → School).
• Letter Sequences: Finding next letters in alphabetic skips (e.g., A, C, E, G, [?] → I).

2. Special Paper 2: Non-Verbal Reasoning Techniques

• Shape Matrices: Look for horizontal and vertical rules (e.g., shape rotating 90 degrees clockwise).
• Paper Folding & Mirror Reflection: Imagine how a folded shape looks when unfolded.