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Verbal Reasoning

Make a Word: Backwards and Crossed Rules

Solve the hardest rules, in which letters are taken backwards or alternately from the two outer words, and deal with letters that could have come from more than one place.

Verbal ReasoningAge 10+40 minutes

What this topic covers

  • Identify rules that take letters in reverse order or alternately from each outer word
  • Resolve a letter that appears in more than one place by testing each possibility
  • Use the answer options to confirm a rule when the example allows more than one

Core concept summaries

Key ConceptsRules That Run BackwardsRules That Cross OverWhen a Letter Could Come from Two Places

Practice formats pupils may meet

NeurofiED uses varied practice to help pupils apply the idea actively, check understanding and build confidence over time.

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