Mawhiba Level 1 Complete Review Guide 2026–2027
Every exam topic in a 23-page Arabic PDF, ordered from the heaviest unit to the lightest. The first three chapters alone cover about 75% of the exam questions.
- 23Pages
- 64Key points
- 28Common mistakes
- 49Flashcards
Guide map
Each chapter is one exam unit, ordered by its weight in the real exam.
| Chapter | Unit | Weight | Exam questions | Key points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension | 25% | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | Mathematical and Spatial Reasoning | 25% | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Scientific and Mechanical Reasoning | 25% | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Mental Flexibility | 25% | 16 | 16 |
Chapter 1 in full: Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension
25% of the exam, about 16 questions. These are its key points, as in the guide.
- The model sentence for an analogy: A is linked to B in this way. If it works with the choice, the relation holds.
- Common analogy relations: tool and use (scissors : cutting), part and whole (page : book), job and place (doctor : hospital).
- Also common: opposites (hot : cold), cause and result (rain : wet), small and big of one kind (kitten : lion).
The rest of chapter 1, on this page
- Test the relation in both directions. If it only works one way, do not flip the pair in the choices.
- In sentence completion, but, although and while signal a contrast, and so and because signal a result or an explanation.
- If a sentence has two blanks, try the full pair. The first word may fit alone and the second may spoil the meaning.
- Cross out the choices that make no sense first. Usually two remain and it is easier to pick between them.
- In contextual error, read the sentence in your head until the meaning "trips", then check that the chosen word contradicts the meaning and is not just unfamiliar.
- Before calling a word the odd one, name the rule that groups the other three. If you cannot name it, look again.
- A synonym has a very close meaning and an antonym has the opposite meaning. Read the question to see which one is asked.
- If you do not know a word, look at the words around it in the sentence for clues to its meaning.
- Read the first and last sentence of the passage carefully, as they often carry the main idea.
- Detail questions are answered by going back to the sentence in the passage, almost word for word. For an inference, you use what was said to work out what was not stated outright.
- A good title covers the whole passage, neither so general that it fits any text nor so narrow that it covers one sentence.
- Each day, ask your child to read a short paragraph and sum it up in one sentence. This habit improves main-idea and title questions.
Common mistakes in this chapter
- Picking a word that only matches the topic of the question. In an analogy the relation must be the same, not just the topic.
- Reversing the order of the pair: part and whole (wheel : car) is not the same as whole and part (car : wheel).
- Taking the first choice that looks acceptable without reading the others. A second choice may fit partly, but only one fits best.
- Worrying about spelling and grammar in a contextual-error question. The target is a word whose meaning does not suit the sentence.
- Answering from what the child already knows instead of the passage. If the sentence is not in the passage, the answer is wrong even when it is true in real life.
- Mixing up the main idea and a detail. A choice that states one fact from the text is usually a detail, not the main idea.
- Ignoring linking words such as but, so and although. They show which way the meaning of the sentence goes at the blank.
The other chapters are in the full guide
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7-day review plan
The chapters are spread over 6 days by weight so each day carries a similar load. Day 7 is a full exam.
Day 1 · 25% of the exam
Chapter 1: Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension
Day 2 · 25% of the exam
Chapter 2: Mathematical and Spatial Reasoning
Day 3 · 25% of the exam
Chapter 3: Scientific and Mechanical Reasoning
Day 4 · 25% of the exam
Chapter 4: Mental Flexibility
Day 5
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The first three key points of each chapter, as they appear in the guide (in Arabic in the PDF).
Chapter 1: Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension
- The model sentence for an analogy
- Common analogy relations
- Also common
Chapter 2: Mathematical and Spatial Reasoning
- Words in a problem point to the operation
- Check the answer with a simple question
- An hour is 60 minutes, a riyal is 100 halalas and a metre is…
Chapter 3: Scientific and Mechanical Reasoning
- Water has three states
- A shadow forms when an opaque object blocks light. It is longer when the…
- A magnet attracts iron, but not plastic, wood or aluminium. Like poles repel and…
Chapter 4: Mental Flexibility
- Simple code rules
- When breaking a code, first check whether the result is as long as the…
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