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September 1998 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in September 1998, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in September 1998
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1998Work out 8 x 34 without a calculator.
- 2nd September 1998Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: CAR ( ? ) ET
- 3rd September 1998PROLOGUE is to BEGINNING as EPILOGUE is to ?
- 4th September 1998(BEE, HONEY) (COW, MILK) (SHEEP, ?)
- 5th September 1998(7 x 8) - (6 x 5) = [ ] x 13. Find the missing number.
- 6th September 1998W=8, X=5, Y=3, Z=37, A=40. Work out (W x X) - Y. Which letter has this value?
- 7th September 1998Statement 1: If Ahmed finishes his homework, he can play football. Statement 2: If Ahmed plays football, he gets tired. Statement 3: Ahmed is not tired. Which conclusion must be true?
- 8th September 1998Here are five words: VIOLIN, TRUMPET, HAMMER, CELLO, WRENCH. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 9th September 1998Here are five words: BEACH, PENCIL, THROWN, MARKET, CEREAL. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 10th September 1998KEY is to PIANO as STRING is to ? A) Guitar B) Music C) Note D) Sound E) Chord
- 11th September 1998In a race, Ben finished before Cara. Dev finished after Ben but before Cara. Who finished first?
- 12th September 1998Which ONE word means both 'the inner surface of your hand' and 'a type of tropical tree'? A) Palm B) Leaf C) Branch D) Wrist E) Coconut
- 13th September 199890, 81, 72, 63, ( ? )
- 14th September 1998A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Both grandmas and grandpas came to the reunion.' A) SAND B) MEET C) FEST D) HOME E) LOVE
- 15th September 1998No pupil in Class 5 plays the trumpet. Every trumpet player in the school is in the orchestra. Freddie plays the trumpet. What must be true about Freddie?
- 16th September 1998TEACHER is to SCHOOL as DOCTOR is to ( ? ) A) Patient B) Hospital C) Medicine D) Nurse E) Ambulance
- 17th September 1998In this code, every letter moves 1 place forward in the alphabet, then the first and last letters of the result are swapped. If the code for LAMP is QBNM, what is the code for WIND, using the same rule? A) XJOE B) EJOX C) EJOE D) XJOX E) EOJX
- 18th September 1998Which word can mean both 'the outer covering of a tree' and 'the short, sharp sound a dog makes'? A) Trunk B) Bark C) Skin D) Growl E) Branch
- 19th September 1998In this code, each letter's code number equals its alphabet position multiplied by its position in the word (the 1st letter x1, the 2nd letter x2, the 3rd letter x3, and so on). What is the code for CAB?
- 20th September 1998(SEAT) (RAP). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) E C) A D) T E) R
- 21st September 1998In the sentence 'Maya sprinted down the corridor, her shoes slapping against the tiles', which single word tells the reader Maya was running very fast?
- 22nd September 1998'Jamie held the tangled kite behind his back.' What does this action suggest Jamie is trying to do?
- 23rd September 1998Explain in one sentence why the writer describes the wind as finding 'a gap to slip through' rather than simply saying it blew through a gap.
- 24th September 1998'The teacher's explanation was admirably clear.' Identify the word class of 'admirably' and the adjective it is built from.
- 25th September 1998Explain what 'it was raining cats and dogs' means in the sentence: 'We cancelled the picnic because it was raining cats and dogs.'
- 26th September 1998'a record number of nesting pairs this spring' - what does 'record' tell the reader about this year's count compared to previous years?
- 27th September 1998Complete the gap with the best connective: 'The bridge had been closed for repairs; ___ , traffic was diverted through the town centre.' Choose from: as a result, although, meanwhile.
- 28th September 1998'The waves crashed like a thousand galloping horses.' Name the simile in this line.
- 29th September 1998Complete the sentence for a formal letter: "I am writing to (1)_______ you of an important change to the timetable." Choose: A) tell B) inform C) blab
- 30th September 1998Give a synonym for 'ancient' that is stronger/more formal than 'old'.