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January 1999 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in January 1999, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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January 1999

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in January 1999

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

  1. 1st January 1999True or False: a poem set in autumn or at harvest time often uses ideas of change or endings as well as describing the season itself.
  2. 2nd January 1999Choose the correct pronoun: 'Jack and (I / me) are going to the cinema.'
  3. 3rd January 1999Give the correct sign-off for a formal letter that began "Dear Mrs Owusu,".
  4. 4th January 1999In Extract B, give one fact stated about how long swifts can stay airborne.
  5. 5th January 1999Complete the gap: 'She read the letter twice, unable to (1)_______ what it actually meant.'
  6. 6th January 1999Explain why a 20% increase followed by a 20% decrease does not return an amount to its original value.
  7. 7th January 1999A total of 180 pounds is shared in the ratio 1 : 5 between Zara and a savings fund. Zara then spends 1/3 of her share. How much does Zara have left?
  8. 8th January 1999A rectangular lawn measures 12 m by 7 m. Fencing costs 3.50 pounds per metre. Calculate the total cost of fencing the whole perimeter.
  9. 9th January 1999The sum of two people's ages is 30 and their difference is 4. Find the two ages.
  10. 10th January 1999Point E is at (-2, -5). Translate E by 4 right and 6 up. Write down the new coordinates.
  11. 11th January 1999A ferry departs 21:50 and arrives 00:15 the next day. How long is the crossing?
  12. 12th January 1999A frequency table shows 1 pupil scored 5, 3 pupils scored 6, and 2 pupils scored 8 in a quiz. Work out the mean score.
  13. 13th January 1999A sequence follows the rule 'double the previous term, then subtract 1', starting at 3. Find the first four terms.
  14. 14th January 1999True or False: on a GL-style multiple-choice paper, it is generally better to fill in your best guess than to leave a question blank.
  15. 15th January 1999Write the next two terms of the sequence 3, 8, 13, 18, ...
  16. 16th January 1999A data table lists three towns' populations: Ashby 12,400, Byton 9,800, Carwell 15,650. What is the combined population of Byton and Carwell?
  17. 17th January 1999Find the next two terms of the sequence 3, 7, 11, 15, ...
  18. 18th January 1999A shop sells notebooks at 1.60 pounds each. A pupil buys 3 notebooks and pays with a 10-pound note. How much change do they get?
  19. 19th January 1999Calculate: 27 x 16.
  20. 20th January 1999What is 6 + 7?
  21. 21st January 1999Tickets cost 4 pounds each. How much do 7 tickets cost?
  22. 22nd January 1999A rectangular field is 120 m by 80 m. What is its perimeter in metres?
  23. 23rd January 1999Work out 5/6 - 1/3, giving your answer in its simplest form.
  24. 24th January 1999Take 24 away from 71.
  25. 25th January 1999A function machine takes an input, multiplies it by 3, then subtracts 5, to give an output of 22. What was the input?
  26. 26th January 1999A library has 320 books. 3/8 of them are fiction. How many books are non-fiction?
  27. 27th January 1999Work out 7/10 - 1/5, giving your answer in its simplest form.
  28. 28th January 1999Complete the missing number: 9 : 4 = ___ : 20.
  29. 29th January 1999A cuboid has length 10 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Find its total surface area.
  30. 30th January 1999Write 0.65 as a percentage.
  31. 31st January 1999Half of 96.