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Verbal Reasoning: Intensive Training

ISEB Pre-Test Verbal Reasoning training in a real exam environment: the screens, the timing and the one-question-at-a-time format work like the real test. The course covers every question type in the real exam, at the same level of difficulty. The question types are not listed here – the full list of topics, with method slides, explained questions and practice sets, opens as soon as you enrol, and the practice sets then unlock one at a time. Access lasts 6 months from the day you enrol.

All question types

Covers every question type in the real exam

Real-exam difficulty

Questions matched to the difficulty of the real test

Real test environment

Same screens, one question at a time, real-test timing

Unlocks when you enrol

Question types shown after purchase; sets unlock one by one

Why this course

Everything needed to raise your verbal reasoning score in the ISEB Common Pre-Test

Verbal reasoning tests word knowledge, logic and careful reading under time pressure. A clear method for each kind of question turns guesswork into steady marks, and regular practice builds the speed the test demands.

  • Every question typeEvery question type in the real ISEB Common Pre-Test verbal reasoning section is taught and practised, so nothing on the day comes as a surprise.
  • Real-exam difficultyQuestions are pitched at the level of the real test, so results in practice are a fair guide to the score on the day.
  • Real test environmentThe same screen layout, one question at a time and real-test timing, so the format feels familiar before the test.
  • Method before practiceEach question type starts with short method slides and fully explained questions, so pupils learn how to answer before they practise.
  • Instant explanationsA wrong answer shows the correct answer and a step-by-step explanation straight away, so mistakes are fixed while they are fresh.
  • A daily check-in routinePractice sets unlock one at a time as each one is finished, giving a clear routine and progress you can see.

How the course works

  1. Enrol, and the full list of question types opens straight away.
  2. Learn the method for a question type with short slides.
  3. Work through explained questions and see why each answer is right.
  4. Complete the practice sets with instant feedback; finishing one unlocks the next.
  5. Come back to any question to review it at any time during your access.

Who it is for

Pupils preparing for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, usually sat in Year 6 or Year 7 for entry to UK independent senior schools.

  • 6 months of access from the day you enrol
  • Works in the browser on a computer or tablet – nothing to install
  • Developed by Oxbridge Academy

The question types are listed in full once you enrol.

Choose a topic

Verbal reasoning training for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, organised by question type. Provide targeted explanations and guidance for each question type. Every topic has two levels of practice – Standard and Higher Level:

  • MethodThe key slides from your lesson: what the question looks like, a step-by-step method and the common traps.
  • Explained questionsAfter every answer you see straight away whether you are right, with the explanation and the method steps.
  • Practice sets (Standard)Up to 30 questions of the same type. Get one right and you move straight on; get one wrong and you see the correct answer and the explanation at once. The sets unlock one at a time: finish a set and the next one opens.
  • Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type, with their own method slides, explained questions and practice set. The Higher Level practice set unlocks once you have finished the Standard practice sets of the same topic.

Finish with the two Challenge Papers, which mix all five question types in the same order as the real paper; Challenge Paper · Higher Level unlocks after the first. Finished sets show ✓ Done, so you can tick them off like a daily check-in.

Word ConnectionsThree words share a link: find the option that belongs with them.9 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 129 questionsStart
Practice Set 229 questionsStart
Practice Set 328 questionsStart
Practice Set 428 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set28 questionsStart
Word PairsWork out how the first pair is related, then complete the second pair in the same way.9 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 125 questionsStart
Practice Set 225 questionsStart
Practice Set 325 questionsStart
Practice Set 425 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set28 questionsStart
Synonyms & AntonymsClosest in meaning, opposite in meaning, the opposite of the rest, and the closest pair.9 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 123 questionsStart
Practice Set 223 questionsStart
Practice Set 322 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 119 questionsStart
Practice Set 219 questionsStart
Moving LettersMove one or two letters from the first word to the second so that both make new, real words.9 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 129 questionsStart
Practice Set 229 questionsStart
Practice Set 329 questionsStart
Practice Set 428 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set28 questionsStart
Missing LettersFind the one letter that completes all four words.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 130 questionsStart
Practice Set 230 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set22 questionsStart
Challenge PapersMixed questions from all five question types, in the same order as the real paper. Try these when you have finished the practice sets.3 items
MethodExam strategy slidesStart
Challenge Paper25 questionsStart
Challenge Paper · Higher Level25 questions · unlocks after the Challenge PaperStart
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