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Verbal Reasoning: Word Ladders

Change CAT into DOG, one letter at a time, making a real word at every step. Bruno the bear climbs the ladder CAT → COT → COG → DOG, keeping the letters that already match. Then find the missing middle word between HEN and PIN yourself, and learn to start with the letters that need to change.

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Verbal Reasoning: Missing Letters

Find one letter that ends the first word and starts the second, in both pairs: hu ( ) ug and ki ( ) en. Shelly the turtle tests letters until one works for all four words (t: hut, tug, kit, ten). Then solve lam ( ) ell and tu ( ) ox.

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Verbal Reasoning: Missing Three-Letter Words

In "Pip put the plates in the CUP__RD", three letters are missing, and they make a word of their own: BOA, making CUPBOARD. Pip the panda shows how to read the sentence for meaning first, then fill the gap. Then find the three letters missing from "Bruno went to the M__ET".

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Verbal Reasoning: Move One Letter to Make Two New Words

Move one letter from CLAMP to AND to make two new words. Momo the monkey tries each letter in turn: taking out the L leaves CAMP, and adding it to AND makes LAND. Learn that both new words must be real and the other letters stay in order, then solve STRIP and HOP yourself.