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August 1998 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in August 1998, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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August 1998

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in August 1998

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st August 1998Convert 0.28 to a fraction in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd August 1998Convert 0.125 to a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd August 1998Share 36 in the ratio 1:3.
  4. 4th August 1998Out of 25 questions in a test, Sam gets 21 correct. What percentage did Sam get correct?
  5. 5th August 1998Jamie pays for a 7 pound 60 item with a 10 pound note. How much change does he receive?
  6. 6th August 1998A shape has 3 sides of equal length and all angles equal. What is this shape called, and what is the size of each interior angle?
  7. 7th August 1998Five numbers have a range of 18. The smallest number is 7. What is the largest number?
  8. 8th August 1998Find 2/7 of 84.
  9. 9th August 199872 stickers are shared between Jack and Mia in the ratio 5 : 7. How many stickers does Mia receive?
  10. 10th August 1998A recipe uses 300 ml of milk to make 4 pancakes. How much milk is needed for 10 pancakes?
  11. 11th August 1998Convert 2500 millilitres to litres.
  12. 12th August 1998A shop sells apples at 35p each. How much do 6 apples cost, in pounds?
  13. 13th August 1998If a=4 and b=3, find the value of 2a+3b.
  14. 14th August 1998A film starts at 19:50 and lasts 1 hour 45 minutes. At what time does it end?
  15. 15th August 1998Using the bag above, what is the probability of NOT picking a red counter?
  16. 16th August 1998Work out 8.5 x 100.
  17. 17th August 1998A square sheet is folded in half vertically, then folded in half again horizontally, so the final folded shape is a quarter of the original size. A single hole is punched through all the layers, well away from both crease lines. How many holes will there be once fully unfolded, and why?
  18. 18th August 1998Figure 1: square (4 sides) with 2 dots. Figure 2: hexagon (6 sides) with 3 dots. Figure 3: octagon (8 sides) with 4 dots. Which follows the same rule: a decagon (10 sides) with 5 dots, or a decagon (10 sides) with 6 dots?
  19. 19th August 1998What is 3/4 as a decimal?
  20. 20th August 1998Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY: A) Energetic B) Exhausted C) Anxious D) Cheerful E) Curious
  21. 21st August 1998What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 47,908?
  22. 22nd August 1998Move one letter from the first word to the second word to make two new words: CARE and OT.
  23. 23rd August 1998'Many islanders were sceptical when the surveyors announced the bridge could be finished within a year.' What does 'sceptical' suggest about the islanders' reaction?
  24. 24th August 1998Convert 3.2 kilograms into grams.
  25. 25th August 1998A stadium holds 6,847 people. A reporter writes that about 7,000 people attended. To what has the figure been rounded, and what is the difference between the rounded figure and the true one?
  26. 26th August 1998Which word is closest in meaning to 'reluctant': (a) eager (b) unwilling (c) confident (d) careless?
  27. 27th August 1998Which shape is the odd one out: a circle with 3 dots, a circle with 3 dots, a circle with 3 dots, a circle with 4 dots?
  28. 28th August 1998Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to TRANSPARENT: clear, obvious, opaque, thin.
  29. 29th August 1998Which meaning of 'address' fits this sentence: 'The headteacher will address the concerns raised at the meeting.' (a) where someone lives (b) to speak formally to a group (c) to deal with or respond to an issue (d) to write on an envelope?
  30. 30th August 1998Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to GENEROUS: kind, mean, wealthy, friendly.
  31. 31st August 1998Find the missing letter: CAR ( ? ) OT, where the letter completes the first word and starts the second.