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Contents Preface v 1 Verbal reasoning tests 1 Tests that hide in a bundle of forms! 3 Tests of verbal ability 4 If you are invited to an assessment centre 5 For some candidates, verbal tests are their worst nightmare 6 If English is not your first language 6 If you are dyslexic or suffer some other disability 7 2 The winning approach 8 3 150 Warm-up questions 14 Word link: opposites 15 Word link: synonyms 22 Find the new word 28 Word swap 32 Sentence sequence 38 4 100 English usage questions 48 Correctly complete the sentence 49 Identify the correct sentence 61