Introduction

Scheduling puzzles are an engaging way to test students’ ability to analyse information and make logical deductions. Below is a set of 20 advanced verbal reasoning questions designed for the 11+ assessment, focusing on scheduling scenarios.

Sample Example

Example Scenario:
Four friends—Anna, Ben, Charlie, and Daisy—are scheduling their study sessions. Each friend studies a different subject: Maths, English, Science, and History.

  • Anna studies either Maths or English.
  • Ben studies after Anna.
  • Charlie studies Science.
  • Daisy does not study English.

Question:
Who studies History?

Answer Options:
A. Anna
B. Ben
C. Charlie
D. Daisy

Correct Answer: D. Daisy

Questions

Question 1

Scenario:
Three students—Eva, Liam, and Noah—are participating in sports on different days.

  • Eva plays football on Wednesday.
  • Liam plays on the day before Noah.
  • Noah does not play on Thursday.

Question:
On which day does Liam play?

Question 2

Scenario:
Four friends—Jack, Mia, Oliver, and Sophia—are attending different clubs on Monday.

  • Jack attends the Art Club.
  • Mia attends on the same day as Sophia.
  • Oliver does not attend on Monday.

Question:
Who attends the club on Monday?

Question 3

Scenario:
Five siblings—Amy, Ben, Chloe, Daniel, and Ella—are having dinner on different nights.

  • Amy has dinner on Tuesday.
  • Ben has dinner the night before Daniel.
  • Ella does not have dinner on Wednesday.

Question:
On which night does Daniel have dinner?

Question 4

Scenario:
A group of friends—Sophie, Tom, and Uma—are planning to watch movies.

  • Sophie watches a movie on Friday.
  • Tom watches a movie the day after Uma.
  • Uma does not watch on Saturday.

Question:
When does Tom watch a movie?

Question 5

Scenario:
Four colleagues—Jake, Leah, Mia, and Nick—are scheduling meetings.

  • Jake meets on Monday.
  • Leah meets after Mia.
  • Mia does not meet on Friday.

Question:
On which day does Leah meet?

Question 6

Scenario:
Three cousins—Alex, Bella, and Chris—are planning to visit different places.

  • Alex visits the park on Saturday.
  • Bella visits the place before Chris.
  • Chris does not visit on Sunday.

Question:
On which day does Chris visit?

Question 7

Scenario:
Five friends—Daniel, Emma, Finn, Grace, and Harry—are going to different cafes.

  • Daniel goes to the café on Monday.
  • Emma goes after Finn.
  • Grace does not go to the café on Tuesday.

Question:
Who goes to the café on Tuesday?

Question 8

Scenario:
A group of friends—Zoe, Liam, and Oliver—are scheduling study sessions.

  • Zoe studies on Wednesday.
  • Liam studies the day before Oliver.
  • Oliver does not study on Friday.

Question:
On which day does Liam study?

Question 9

Scenario:
Three friends—Ella, Jack, and Kieran—are meeting for lunch.

  • Ella meets on Thursday.
  • Jack meets the day after Kieran.
  • Kieran does not meet on Wednesday.

Question:
When does Jack meet?

Question 10

Scenario:
Four students—Nina, Omar, Paul, and Quinn—are doing presentations.

  • Nina presents on Friday.
  • Omar presents before Paul.
  • Quinn does not present on Thursday.

Question:
Who presents on Thursday?

Question 11

Scenario:
Three siblings—Lily, Max, and Noah—are planning game nights.

  • Lily has a game night on Saturday.
  • Max has his game night the night before Noah.
  • Noah does not have a game night on Sunday.

Question:
When does Max have his game night?

Question 12

Scenario:
A group of friends—Alice, Bob, and Carla—are having a movie night.

  • Alice has her movie night on Tuesday.
  • Bob has his movie night after Carla.
  • Carla does not have a movie night on Wednesday.

Question:
When does Bob have his movie night?

Question 13

Scenario:
Four friends—Ethan, Faye, Greg, and Holly—are planning study sessions.

  • Ethan studies on Monday.
  • Faye studies after Greg.
  • Holly does not study on Thursday.

Question:
When does Greg study?

Question 14

Scenario:
Three friends—Maya, Oliver, and Penny—are scheduling meetings.

  • Maya has her meeting on Friday.
  • Oliver has his meeting the day after Penny.
  • Penny does not meet on Thursday.

Question:
When does Penny meet?

Question 15

Scenario:
Four colleagues—Ravi, Sara, Tom, and Una—are having team meetings.

  • Ravi meets on Tuesday.
  • Sara meets before Tom.
  • Una does not meet on Wednesday.

Question:
Who meets on Wednesday?

Question 16

Scenario:
Five friends—Ava, Ben, Charlie, David, and Ella—are having lunch on different days.

  • Ava has lunch on Monday.
  • Ben has lunch the day after David.
  • Ella does not have lunch on Friday.

Question:
When does Charlie have lunch?

Question 17

Scenario:
Three cousins—Finn, Grace, and Liam—are scheduling their visits.

  • Finn visits on Thursday.
  • Grace visits after Liam.
  • Liam does not visit on Wednesday.

Question:
When does Grace visit?

Question 18

Scenario:
A group of friends—Zara, Youssef, and Zoe—are planning their outings.

  • Zara goes out on Saturday.
  • Youssef goes out the day after Zoe.
  • Zoe does not go out on Friday.

Question:
When does Youssef go out?

Question 19

Scenario:
Four friends—Isla, Jake, Kelly, and Liam—are doing different activities.

  • Isla has a music lesson on Wednesday.
  • Jake has his lesson after Kelly.
  • Liam does not have a lesson on Tuesday.

Question:
Who has a lesson on Tuesday?

Question 20

Scenario:
Three students—Nora, Oliver, and Penny—are planning study sessions.

  • Nora studies on Monday.
  • Oliver studies after Penny.
  • Penny does not study on Thursday.

Question:
When does Oliver study?

Answers

  1. Thursday
  2. Mia and Sophia
  3. Friday
  4. Saturday
  5. Friday
  6. Sunday
  7. Finn
  8. Thursday
  9. Friday
  10. Quinn
  11. Friday
  12. Wednesday
  13. Wednesday
  14. Friday
  15. Tom
  16. Wednesday
  17. Friday
  18. Sunday
  19. Kelly
  20. Friday

These questions challenge students’ reasoning skills and encourage them to think critically about scheduling and deduction, essential skills for the 11+ assessments.