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May 1995 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

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May 1995

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st May 1995PAGE is to BOOK as SLICE is to ( ? ) A) Bread B) Loaf C) Knife D) Toast E) Sandwich
  2. 2nd May 1995Freya is not as tall as Grace. Grace is not as tall as Hana. Who is the tallest?
  3. 3rd May 1995(SHINE) (AGER). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) E B) S C) H D) I E) N
  4. 4th May 1995Aiden is older than Bea. Bea is older than Cade. Dara is older than Aiden. Cade is older than Emil. Is Dara older or younger than Emil, and how do you know?
  5. 5th May 1995If the code for JQVX is FMRT, what is the code for KPWY, using the same rule? A) GLSU B) HLSV C) GMSU D) FLSU E) GLRT
  6. 6th May 1995Correct the spelling error: 'It was definately the best film I had ever seen.'
  7. 7th May 1995A poem opens with images of noise and rushing, then ends with images of stillness and quiet. Give one reason a poet might structure a poem this way.
  8. 8th May 1995An opening-line prompt begins: 'Maya had never been so scared in her life.' Name one detail a continuation must stay consistent with.
  9. 9th May 1995Choose the grammatically correct subjunctive form: 'If I (was / were) taller, I would join the basketball team.'
  10. 10th May 1995'Snow fell like feathers from a torn pillow.' Name the simile in this line.
  11. 11th May 1995The word 'bank' appears in two sentences: 'She deposited the cheque at the bank.' and 'The children rolled down the grassy bank.' Explain the two different meanings.
  12. 12th May 1995A poem uses short, clipped lines to describe the train's noisy departure, then longer, flowing lines once it settles into its journey. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  13. 13th May 1995Explain the difference in connotation between "childish" and "childlike".
  14. 14th May 1995Add the missing comma: 'After finishing his homework Tom went outside to play.'
  15. 15th May 1995Explain why a specific example is more persuasive than a vague general statement.
  16. 16th May 1995A poem describing the lighthouse keeper's routine repeats the phrase 'every night' at the start of several stanzas. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  17. 17th May 1995Correct the two apostrophe errors in this sentence, given that the room belongs to more than one lady and the coats belong to more than one man: 'The ladie's room was next to the mens coats.'
  18. 18th May 1995Which genre is being described: 'A short piece that presents facts, uses headings, and aims to inform the reader about a topic'?
  19. 19th May 1995'The apple tree empties its pockets of red and gold.' Which two colours are mentioned, and what do they likely describe?
  20. 20th May 1995Add a comma in the correct place: 'Without a moment's hesitation she dived into the water.'
  21. 21st May 1995Rewrite the informal sentence "I don't think this is fair and you should change it" in a more formal register suitable for a letter to a headteacher.
  22. 22nd May 1995Identify the simile used in Extract A and explain what it suggests about Grandad's feelings towards the swifts.
  23. 23rd May 1995Complete the gap: 'The path grew steadily (1)_______ as they climbed higher up the hillside.'
  24. 24th May 1995A town's population of 8000 increases by 5%. Work out the new population.
  25. 25th May 1995A bag contains 60 marbles. 1/4 of them are red, and the rest are shared between blue and green marbles in the ratio 2 : 3. How many green marbles are there?
  26. 26th May 1995A cuboid has length 6 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Calculate its total surface area.
  27. 27th May 1995Two cousins' ages add up to 25, and one is 3 years older than the other. Find the older cousin's age.
  28. 28th May 1995A point G is reflected in the x-axis to give the image (7, -3). What were the original coordinates of G?
  29. 29th May 1995A cinema showing starts at 22:40 and lasts 2 hours 5 minutes. At what time, using the 24-hour clock, does it finish?
  30. 30th May 1995Team A's scores have a range of 12. Team B's scores have a range of 5. Which team's scores are more consistent?
  31. 31st May 1995Find the next two terms of the sequence 6, 11, 16, 21, ...