CEM 2015 TEST PAPER 2A

Read the following instructions carefully:

 Do not begin this paper until you are told to do so.
 The time allowed is given at the start of each section.
 There are seven sections in this test paper, including questions on
English, Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning and Non-Verbal
Reasoning.
 Answers should be clearly marked in pencil on the answer sheet, in the
space provided.
 Use a separate sheet of paper for workings out.
 If you make a mistake, rub it out and insert your new answer.
 If you are not sure of an answer, choose the one you think would be
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 Page 2 This section 8 minutes Comprehension

Comprehension

Instructions

Carefully read through the following passage and then answer the questions that follow. Shade
your answer on the coloured answer sheet by choosing one of the options A—D.

From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

They were portly gentlemen, pleasant to behold, and now stood, with their hats off, in Scrooge's
office. They had books and papers in their hands, and bowed to him.

"Scrooge and Marley's, I believe," said one of the gentlemen, referring to his list. "Have I the
pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley?"

5 "Mr. Marley has been dead these seven years," Scrooge replied. "He died seven years ago, this very
night."

"We have no doubt his liberality is well represented by his surviving partner," said the gentleman,
presenting his credentials.

It certainly was; for they had been two kindred spirits. At the ominous word "liberality" Scrooge
10 frowned, and shook his head, and handed the credentials back.

"At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge," said the gentleman, taking up a pen, "it is more
than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who
suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of
thousands are in want of common comforts, sir."

15 "Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge.

"Plenty of prisons," said the gentleman, laying down the pen again.

"And the Union workhouses?" demanded Scrooge. "Are they still in operation?"

"They are. Still," returned the gentleman, "I wish I could say they were not."

"The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?" said Scrooge.

20 "Both very busy, sir."

"Oh! I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their
useful course," said Scrooge. "I am very glad to hear it."

"Under the impression that they scarcely furnish Christian cheer of mind or body to the multitude,"
returned the gentleman, "a few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat
25 and drink, and means of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when
Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices. What shall I put you down for?"

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 Page 3 This section 8 minutes Comprehension
"Nothing!" Scrooge replied.

"You wish to be anonymous?"

"I wish to be left alone," said Scrooge. "Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that
30 is my answer. I don't make merry myself at Christmas, and I can't afford to make idle
people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned—they cost
enough; and those who are badly off must go there."

1 What do the gentlemen want with Scrooge?

A They want him to give money to poor people
B They want him to give them money for themselves
C They want him to go and give poor people food and drink
D They want to sing carols to him

2 How long has Marley been dead?

A Three and half years
B One year
C Seven years
D He isn’t dead

3 What time of year does the story take place?

A Autumn
B Summer
C Winter
D Spring

4 What does Scrooge want to do to the poor, instead of giving them money?
A Send them to prisons and workhouses
B Leave them alone
C Help them find work
D Give them food

5 What does ‘anonymous’ mean? (line 28)

A Giving a false name
B Hidden
C Not giving any name at all
D Giving your full name

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6 Why do the gentlemen want to help the poor?

A Because there are so many poor people
B Because the poor asked for their help
C Because they feel obligated
D Because they don’t have lots of necessary things

7 Does Scrooge donate any money at all?

A He used to
B Yes, to the workhouses and prisons
C Yes, but to other causes
D No

8 What part of speech is “liberality”? (line 7)

A Noun
B Verb
C Adjective
D Adverb

9 What does ominous mean? (line 9)

A Annoying
B Suspicious
C A sign of good things happening
D Threatening

10 “they had been two kindred spirits”, what does this phrase suggest about Scrooge and
Marley? (line 19)
A They had been very different people
B They had been very close friends
C They were brothers
D They had very dissimilar beliefs and attitudes

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 Page 5 This section 5 minutes Matching Words
Matching words

Instructions

Select the word that has the SAME or SIMILAR meaning to the word on the left in bold. Shade your
answer on the coloured answer sheet by choosing one of the options A—E. There is only one correct
answer for each question.

Example:
A B C D E

chat joke think laugh listen talk

Questions:

1 A B C D E

recollection assemble collection restoration memory gathering

2 A B C D E

pier peep dock boat wharf stare

3 A B C D E

acquire require remit inspire obtain need

4 A B C D E
logic reason magic thoughtful instinct pointless

5 A B C D E
occurrence historical time event rumour number

6 A B C D E

brisk risky brusque deluge whisk rapid

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7 A B C D E

offensive defensive outraged cheerful insulting guarded

8 A B C D E

predict prevail personal estimation forecast remember

9 A B C D E

refuge help shelter desert alone expose

10 A B C D E

accelerate quicken develop impede blocks speed

11 A B C D E

related placated distinct visible appeared connected

12 A B C D E

offspring cousin relationship children known nephew

13 A B C D E

replacement present new improvement substitute extra

14 A B C D E

reinforce realign recollect relish strengthen add

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15 A B C D E
presently now sooner maybe earlier later

16 A B C D E

occupant vacant landlord guesthouse home resident

17 A B C D E

accidental unintentional inflammable unacceptable international incidental

18 A B C D E

migrate relocate travel holiday home arrive

19 A B C D E

observer newspaper speculator account notice spectator

20 A B C D E

necessary demanded banned required limited useless

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 Page 8 This section 4 minutes Find the Missing Words
Find the missing words

Instructions

In each of the following sentences, there are one or two words missing. Please complete each sentence by
selecting one word for each question from the options A —D. Shade your answer on the coloured answer
sheet. Each word can only be used once.

Example:

A B C D
radius middle top circumference

The diameter is a straight line through the Example of a circle that joins two points on its
edge.

The correct answer is B, middle.

Questions

A B C D
pages groups genres people

1 There are lots of different Question 1 of books.

A B C D
kittens people gorillas babies

2 When they are born Question 2 are blind.

A B C D
cities population climate environment

3 Energy saving light bulbs are better for the Question 3.

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A B C D
dictionary encyclopaedia computer book

4 If someone doesn’t know the meaning of a word they can look it up in a Question 4.

A B C D
driving stopping parking speeding

5 Kevin had his driver’s licence taken away because he was caught Question 5.

A B C D
lie wrong false true

6 A lot of people shared a fact on the internet, but it turned out to be a Question 6.

A B C D
morning afternoon evening night

7 Many people find it hard to get up in the Question 7.

A B C D
litre centimetre millimetre kilometre

8 There are one thousand metres in a Question 8.

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A B C D
dark Middle stone bronze

9 In the Question 9 Ages, people suspected of being a witch were prosecuted.

A B C D
tree city music orange

10 There is no rhyme for the word Question 10.

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 Page 11 This section 4 minutes Compound Words
Compound words

Instructions

Select the word that, when added to the end of the word on the left, makes a new compound word.
Shade your answer on the coloured answer sheet by choosing one of the options A—D. There is only one
correct answer for each question.

Example:
A B C D

rat on till ice her

Questions:

1 A B C D

ant them elope there tick

2 A B C D

temp pest plate late lead

3 A B C D

rein dear state bow drop

4 A B C D

opera tor rate able ration

5 A B C D
pant try tries toes her

6 A B C D

me nest eat ant nice

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7 A B C D
her one ring old row

8 A B C D
hum bell ant our ore

9 A B C D

bar gain age ball lea

10 A B C D

fort tune right night ties

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 Page 13 This section 7 minutes Numerical Reasoning — Part A
Numerical Reasoning — Part A

Instructions

In this section, shade your answer on the coloured answer sheet by marking the correct number.

Example: 0 6
121 students and 10 teachers are going on an end of term trip to [ 0 ] [ 0]
Alton Towers. The school secretary has to arrange the transport.
[ 1 ] [ 1]
Mrs Ashman finds the best value would be to hire some mini buses.
If each mini bus seats 22 people, how many mini buses will [ 2 ] [ 2]
she need to hire? [ 3 ] [ 3]

[ 4 ] [ 4]
Answer:
[ 5 ] [ 5]
She will need to add up the total number of people going on
the trip and divide that number by 22. [ 6 ] [ 6]

[ 7 ] [ 7]
131 ÷ 22 = 5.954 Therefore Mrs Ashman would need to hire 6 mini buses [ 8 ] [ 8]
Mark your answer like this:
[ 9 ] [ 9]

1
August 2014 September 2014 October 2014

Mo Tu We Th Fri Sat Su Mo Tu We Th Fri Sat Su Mo Tu We Th Fri Sat Su

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31

How many days in total are there in August, September and October?

2
This is a number triangle.
23
The numbers along each side add up to 69.

27 24

19 28 ? What is the missing number?

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3

6 10 15 This is a magic square.

16 5 4 What is the number in the box marked ‘x’ ?

12 8

x 11

x How many degrees will

angle x measure?

65°

How many 15
centimetre pieces of
rope can be cut from
a piece of rope which is
1.7 metres in length?

6
Fruit Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri
The table on the left shows the
Apples 25 kg 48 kg 56 kg 27 kg 80 kg amount in kilograms that Jeff,
Oranges 18 kg 22 kg 18 kg 45 kg 94 kg the greengrocer sells on his
market stall over five days.
Bananas 40 kg 42 kg 37 kg 56 kg 77 kg
Pears 11 kg 7 kg 20 kg 24 kg 52 kg How many kilograms of plums
Plums 5 kg 14 kg 11 kg 13 kg 28 kg does he sell over the 5 days?

How many lines of symmetry does the shape on the

left have?

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 Page 15 This section 10 minutes Numerical Reasoning — Part B
Numerical Reasoning — Part B

Instructions

In this section, shade your answer on the coloured answer sheet by choosing one of the options A—E.

1 What is the number that is exactly half-way between 44 and 60?

A B C D E
50 51 52 52.5 48

2 What is the median of the following numbers? 46, 63, 21, 71, 90, 30, 2, 6, 11

A B C D E
46 21 25 30 71

3 Which number is 697 less than 2056?

A B C D E

1359 1259 1361 2763 1353

4 If the radius of a circle measures 8 centimetres, what will the diameter measure?

A B C D E
19 cm 15 cm 16 cm 4 cm 24 cm

5 What is the next number in the following sequence? 105, 94, 83, 72, ?

A B C D E
65 61 60 85 59

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6 What is 6/25 as a percentage?

A B C D E
12% 24% 30% 10% 8%

7 Which of the following is 4³?

A B C D E
4x3 4+4+4 12 4x4x4 4+3

8 How many days are there in 6 weeks?

A B C D E
42 48 54 40 14

9 What is two fifths of 240?

A B c D E
100 60 80 72 96

10 Which one of the following numbers is exactly divisible by 3?

A B C D E
814 457 313 148 540

11 If 50% of a number is 70, what is the number?

A B C D E
100 140 110 105 152

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 Page 17 This section 10 minutes Numerical Reasoning — Part B

12 What time will it be 27 minutes later than 11:23am?

A B C D E
11:59am 11:30am 11:50am 11:40am 11:55am

13 If 225 days have passed this year, how many days are left in the year?

A B C D E
191 days 181 days 165 days 140 days 120 days

14 What is the difference between £531 and £197?

A B C D E
£728 £354 £434 £324 £334

15 What are 12 lots of 6?

A B C D E
70 72 84 68 66

16 What is the product of 9 and 13?

A B C D E
108 117 119 121 111

17 If you were facing west and you turn 90° clockwise. Which direction would you be now
be facing?
A B C D E
east north east north south west

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 Page 18 This section 10 minutes Numerical Reasoning — Part B

18 What is — 3²

A B C D E
27 — 27 9 —9 6

19 Which of the following numbers is the lowest?

A B C D E
1.9900 2.014 1.9919 1.099 1.129

20 Which of the following numbers is not a factor of 64?

A B C D E
4 8 32 16 6

21 160 is increased by 40. What percentage increase is this?

A B C D E
20% 40% 25% 33% 30%

22 How many pennies are left over when £5.63 is divided by 8?

A B C D E
1 2 3 4 5

23 How many eighths in 40?

A B C D E
5 8 50 320 300

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 Page 19 This section 10 minutes Non-verbal Skills Part A
Non-verbal Skills Part A

Instructions

There are two boxes on the left where the shapes or patterns inside the boxes are like each other in some
way. Select which shape is most like the two shapes on the left. Shade your answer on the coloured
answer sheet by choosing one of the options A—F.

Eg

The shapes in the boxes on the left both contain 2 lines with a triangle at the end, 1 line with a triangle at
both ends, and a four point star. Option B matches.

A B C

D E F

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A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

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3

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

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6

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

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Non-verbal Skills Part B

Instructions

Find the figure or shape that is a reflection of the shape or figure in the box on the left. Shade your answer
on the coloured answer sheet by choosing one of the options A—F.

Example

Box B contains the shape that represents a true reflection of the shape in the box on the left.

Eg

A B C

D E F

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1

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

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4

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

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7

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

A B C

D E F

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10

A B C

D E F

11

A B C

D E F

12

A B C

D E F

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Pupil No:
Name:
Date of Birth:
Current School: 2A
Instructions: Please sign your name here:
1. Check that you are marking the answer for the correct question.
2. Mark one answer only for each question in your test booklet.
3. Mark boxes like this: A
4. Use an HB pencil and rub out any errors thoroughly.

Comprehension Missing Words Numerical Reasoning A

1 [A] [B] [C] [D] 1 [A] [B] [C] [D] 1 4 7

2 [A] [B] [C] [D] 2 [A] [B] [C] [D] [0] [0] [0] [0] [0] [0]
[1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1]
3 [A] [B] [C] [D] 3 [A] [B] [C] [D]
[2] [2] [2] [2] [2] [2]
4 [A] [B] [C] [D] 4 [A] [B] [C] [D] [3] [3] [3] [3] [3] [3]
5 [A] [B] [C] [D] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4]
5 [A] [B] [C] [D]
[5] [5] [5] [5] [5] [5]
6 [A] [B] [C] [D] 6 [A] [B] [C] [D] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6]
7 [A] [B] [C] [D] 7 [A] [B] [C] [D] [7] [7] [7] [7] [7] [7]
[8] [8] [8] [8] [8] [8]
8 [A] [B] [C] [D] 8 [A] [B] [C] [D]
[9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9]
9 [A] [B] [C] [D] 9 [A] [B] [C] [D]
10 [A] [B] [C] [D] 10 [A] [B] [C] [D]

Matching Words 2 5
[0] [0] [0] [0]
[1] [1] [1] [1]
1 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [2] [2] [2] [2]
Compound Words
2 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [3] [3] [3] [3]
[4] [4] [4] [4]
3 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
1 [A] [B] [C] [D] [5] [5] [5] [5]
4 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [6] [6] [6] [6]
2 [A] [B] [C] [D]
5 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [7] [7] [7] [7]
3 [A] [B] [C] [D] [8] [8] [8] [8]
6 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [9] [9] [9] [9]
4 [A] [B] [C] [D]
7 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
5 [A] [B] [C] [D]
8 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
6 [A] [B] [C] [D]
9 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 3 6
7 [A] [B] [C] [D]
10 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [0] [0] [0] [0]
8 [A] [B] [C] [D]
11 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [1] [1] [1] [1]
9 [A] [B] [C] [D] [2] [2] [2] [2]
12 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
10 [A] [B] [C] [D] [3] [3] [3] [3]
13 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [4] [4] [4] [4]
[5] [5] [5] [5]
14 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
[6] [6] [6] [6]
15 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [7] [7] [7] [7]
16 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [8] [8] [8] [8]
[9] [9] [9] [9]
17 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
18 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
19 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
20 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
Numerical Reasoning B Non-verbal reasoning A.

1 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 1 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
2 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 2 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
3 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 3 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
4 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 4 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
5 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 5 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
6 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 6 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
7 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 7 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
8 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 8 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
9 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
10 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
11 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] Non-verbal reasoning B.
12 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
13 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 1 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

14 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 2 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

15 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 3 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

16 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 4 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

17 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 5 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

18 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 6 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

19 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 7 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

20 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 8 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

21 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 9 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

22 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 10 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]

23 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 11 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
12 [A ] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
 Answers Paper CEM 2015 2A

Comprehension Matching Words Numerical Part A NVR Part A

1. A 1. D 1. 92 1. E
2. C 2. D 2. 22 2. A
3. C 3. D 3. 07 3. A
4. A 4. A 4. 65 4. A
5. C 5. C 5. 11 5. F
6. D 6. E 6. 71 6. E
7. B 7. D 7. 04 7. D
8. A 8. D 8. E
Numerical Part B
9. D 9. B
10. B 1. C NVR Part B
10. A
2. D 1. D
11. E
Missing Words 3. A
12. C 2. B
1. C 4. C
13. D 3. C
2. A 5. B
14. D 4. B
3. D 6. B
15. A 5. A
4. A 7. D
16. E 6. E
5. D 8. A
17. A 7. F
6. A 9. E
18. A 8. D
7. A 10. E
19. E 9. F
8. D
11. B 10. A
9. B 20. C
12. C 11. E
10. D
13. D 12. A
Compound Words
14. E
1. B
15. B
2. C
16. B
3. B
17. C
4. A
18. C
5. D
19. D
6. C
20. E
7. B
21. C
8. C
9. A 22. C

10. C 23. D

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