Daily Practice

11+ Entrance

2nd March 1987

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

1
Creative Writing Focus Set 4
Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
2
Comprehension: Mixed-Genre Set 1
True or False: the same question types (for example, 'explain the writer's use of language to build atmosphere') are equally likely to appear for both a fiction extract and a purely factual non-fiction extract.
3
Comprehension: Fiction Set 11
True or False: according to the extract, Noah gives up building sandcastles after this happens.
4
Comprehension: Fiction Set 12
Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
5
Comprehension: Non-Fiction Set 10
In your own words, explain what the survey mentioned in the extract found.

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