Daily Practice

11+ Entrance

28th September 1977

5 questions · Years 5-6 · 2790 questions in this band

1
Comprehension: Non-Fiction Set 8
True or False: according to the extract, every driver in the town is unhappy about the cycle lanes.
2
Comprehension: Non-Fiction Set 9
Why might a writer choose to give a specific figure, such as 'almost a third', rather than simply saying polytunnels 'save energy'?
3
Comprehension: Poetry Set 6
'Every night I feed the light its steady diet of flame.' Which word is the key metaphor, borrowed from looking after a living creature?
4
Comprehension: Classic Fiction Set 5
'But now, standing in the doorway of the same house, none of it seemed real.' What word signals a return to the present, and what does 'now' suggest about the relationship between the past and present moments?
5
Comprehension: Playscript Extract Set 1
In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?

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