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October 1997 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in October 1997, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in October 1997
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1997(TEAM) (AZE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) T B) E C) A D) M E) Z
- 2nd October 1997Farah is taller than Grace. Hugo is taller than Ivy. Grace is taller than Jax. Is Hugo taller or shorter than Jax, or can this not be determined?
- 3rd October 1997In this code, the first two letters of a four-letter word move 3 places forward in the alphabet, and the last two letters move 3 places back. If the code for FLAT is IOXQ, what is the code for GONE, using the same rule? A) JRKB B) JQKB C) IRKB D) JRLC E) KRJB
- 4th October 1997Choose the correct option: 'Neither of the boys (was / were) ready on time.'
- 5th October 1997'Streetlights blink awake one by one.' Which word gives the streetlights a human quality?
- 6th October 1997A pupil is given a single-word prompt: 'Forgotten'. Give one specific angle they could choose rather than trying to cover every possible meaning of the word.
- 7th October 1997Explain why the comma matters in these two versions: 'Let's eat, Grandma.' and 'Let's eat Grandma.'
- 8th October 1997True or False: A poem written in four-line stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme has an irregular, unpredictable structure.
- 9th October 1997Explain the difference in connotation between 'thrifty' and 'stingy', two words for someone careful with money.
- 10th October 1997'The train stitches the dark countryside together.' Which word is the metaphor's key verb, borrowed from sewing?
- 11th October 1997Why might a persuasive writer deliberately choose a word with a strong negative connotation when describing the opposing side of an argument?
- 12th October 1997Punctuate this short piece of speech: Watch out shouted Leo
- 13th October 1997Explain what 'direct address' means in persuasive writing, and give a short example.
- 14th October 1997True or False: a poem written from the point of view of a single character, using 'I', is written in the first person.
- 15th October 1997Correct the comma splice: 'The bell rang, everyone stood up.'
- 16th October 1997Give one typical feature of a non-fiction informational extract that would not usually appear in a fiction extract.
- 17th October 1997A poem describing a busy harvest uses short, quick lines, then switches to longer, slower lines once the orchard is described as empty. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 18th October 1997Choose the correct word: 'We have (fewer / less) time than we thought.'
- 19th October 1997A pupil writes a persuasive letter to a local council. Which paragraph should generally state the reason for writing: the opening or the closing paragraph?
- 20th October 1997In Extract A, what does Grandad do every year at dusk?
- 21st October 1997Complete the gap with your own suitable word: 'The wind had (1)_______ overnight, leaving the streets scattered with broken branches.'
- 22nd October 1997A car worth 12,000 pounds decreases in value by 25%. Work out its new value.
- 23rd October 1997A recipe makes 900 g of dough, split in the ratio 5 : 4 between a loaf and a batch of rolls. The rolls are then divided into pieces, each weighing 1/8 of the rolls' total dough. How many roll pieces are made?
- 24th October 1997A cube has edges of length 5 cm. Calculate its volume.
- 25th October 1997Maya is twice as old as her brother Leo. Maya is 16. How old is Leo?
- 26th October 1997Point H is at the origin, (0, 0). Translate H by 3 left and 5 up. Write down the new coordinates.
- 27th October 1997A train departs 09:20 and arrives 10:05. How long does the journey take?
- 28th October 1997A frequency table shows: value 2, frequency 5; value 4, frequency 3; value 6, frequency 2. Find the mode.
- 29th October 1997Find the nth term rule for the sequence 7, 10, 13, 16, ...
- 30th October 1997A GL-style paper has 50 questions to answer in 45 minutes. Roughly how many seconds does this give, on average, per question?
- 31st October 1997Find the nth term of the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, ...