Daily Practice - 11+ Entrance
English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
2nd October 1998
- 1Comprehension: Classic Fiction Set 5
'He had not set foot in the old schoolyard in twenty years.' What tense is used here, and what does it usually signal in a story?
- 2Comprehension: Playscript Extract Set 1
Why might a playscript use short, clipped lines of dialogue between two characters rather than longer speeches?
- 3SPaG Depth Set 6
Identify the passive construction in: 'The bridge, which had been built over a century ago, was finally repaired last spring.'
- 4Vocabulary and Word Skills Set 7
Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
- 5Punctuation Error-Spot
Correct the punctuation error: 'Whats the time?'
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