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April 1997 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

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April 1997

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st April 1997All the trophies in the display cabinet are gold. The tallest trophy in the school is silver. What can you correctly conclude about the tallest trophy?
  2. 2nd April 1997Which word is most nearly opposite to DILIGENT? A) Careful B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  3. 3rd April 1997Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position (A=1 to Z=26) is doubled, the code for CAB is 6-2-4. What is the code for FED, using the same rule? A) 12-10-8 B) 6-5-4 C) 10-8-6 D) 12-8-10 E) 6-10-4
  4. 4th April 1997Find the missing number: (9 x 3) - 7 = 30 - ( ? ) A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 20 E) 30
  5. 5th April 1997A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The opera terrified the young pianist backstage.' A) MEAL B) LAMP C) RATE D) DUST E) COAT
  6. 6th April 1997Find the next number in this woven series: 5, 20, 9, 16, 13, 12, ( ? )
  7. 7th April 1997Eight books are on a shelf. The dictionary is to the left of the atlas. The atlas is to the left of the novel. Which of these three books is in the middle?
  8. 8th April 1997A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The old piano vents were dusty.' A) Oven B) Iano C) Nove D) Anov E) Vent
  9. 9th April 1997Find the letter that continues the series: D, F, H, J, ( ? ) A) K B) L C) M D) J E) I
  10. 10th April 1997Give one example of figurative language you could use to describe a storm.
  11. 11th April 1997Give one word from the extract that means 'requested'.
  12. 12th April 1997Name the simile used to describe the coach's whistle.
  13. 13th April 1997True or False: Ellie is remembering a time when she was ten years old.
  14. 14th April 1997A poem uses very short lines during its description of the storm's peak, after longer lines earlier. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  15. 15th April 1997'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking.' Which two words describe how the climber's legs feel?
  16. 16th April 1997Explain in your own words what the saying "Actions speak louder than words" means.
  17. 17th April 1997'The negotiations were protracted, dragging on for over a year before an agreement was reached.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'protracted' means 'lasting a long time'?
  18. 18th April 1997Why might a writer choose specific numbers, 'the fifth, the ninth', rather than just saying Mia avoided the creaky stairs?
  19. 19th April 1997Rewrite 'Amara was very happy' using 'show, don't tell'.
  20. 20th April 1997True or False: according to the extract, Ravi manages to say the announcement without any trouble.
  21. 21st April 1997In the line 'SAM: (looking away) I'm fine, honestly.', what does the stage direction suggest about whether Sam is telling the truth?
  22. 22nd April 1997Choose the correct word: "The traffic remained completely (1)_______ for over an hour." (stationary/stationery)
  23. 23rd April 1997Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
  24. 24th April 1997'The birds sang brightly outside the hospital window, indifferent to the silence within.' Explain how this description contrasts with the likely mood inside the room.
  25. 25th April 1997Complete the sentence: "The choir rehearsed in the hall; (1)_______, the orchestra practised in a room upstairs." A) meanwhile B) consequently C) nevertheless
  26. 26th April 1997In a cloze passage, the word 'wandered' was used correctly in a gap, but the word bank also offered 'strolled' and 'trudged'. Explain why 'strolled' or 'trudged' might be less suitable if the surrounding sentence describes someone moving with no particular direction or purpose.
  27. 27th April 1997True or False: according to the extract, honeybees are useful only because they produce honey.
  28. 28th April 1997Round 4,652 to the nearest hundred.
  29. 29th April 1997True or False: to solve a ratio problem given the difference between two shares, you divide the difference by the sum of the ratio parts.
  30. 30th April 1997Explain why every prime number greater than 2 must be an odd number.