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September 1999 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

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

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September 1999

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in September 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 September 1999PAGE is to CHAPTER as BRICK is to ( ? ) A) House B) Wall C) Cement D) Building E) Mortar
  2. 2nd September 1999If the code for YXZW is BACZ, what is the code for VUTS, using the same rule? A) YXWV B) XWVU C) ZYXW D) YWXV E) XYWV
  3. 3rd September 1999Find the missing number: 8 + 6 = 20 - ( ? ) A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10 E) 14
  4. 4th September 1999A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The busy disco attracted dancers from every town.' A) COAT B) MEAL C) RATE D) LAMP E) DUST
  5. 5th September 1999Find the next number: 4, 8, 100, 12, 16, 100, 20, ( ? )
  6. 6th September 1999Which word is most nearly opposite to GENUINE? A) Real B) Fake C) Honest D) Simple E) Kind
  7. 7th September 1999CAR ( ??? ) SIL. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) Ton B) Pet C) Bin D) Boy E) Pit
  8. 8th September 1999Find the letter that continues the series: D, E, G, J, ( ? ) A) L B) M C) N D) O E) P
  9. 9th September 1999True or false: a good creative writing ending should introduce a brand-new character or twist in the final sentence.
  10. 10th September 1999Explain why a writer might include a specific number, such as 'forty beehives', rather than just saying 'several beehives'.
  11. 11th September 1999'She flexed her toes against the wet tile.' What does 'flexed' suggest about Priya's state, compared to a neutral word like 'placed'?
  12. 12th September 1999What object triggers Ellie's memory in this extract?
  13. 13th September 1999'Thunder rolled like a boulder down a mountainside.' Name the simile in this line.
  14. 14th September 1999'The path unrolled ahead like a ribbon of grey stone.' Name the simile in this line.
  15. 15th September 1999A hybrid prompt asks for a persuasive letter written in the voice of a character. Name two things such a response needs to include, one from letter writing and one from persuasive writing.
  16. 16th September 1999'Despite the rain, the crowd remained cheerful.' What relationship between the two parts of the sentence does 'despite' signal?
  17. 17th September 1999'Every stair seemed to know exactly where to creak.' What does this sentence suggest about how Mia feels about the house?
  18. 18th September 1999Why might too much dialogue that simply repeats what has already been described weaken a story?
  19. 19th September 1999What had Ravi done before standing up in front of the class, according to the extract?
  20. 20th September 1999In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?
  21. 21st September 1999Choose the correct word: "The (1)_______ of the school gave a speech at assembly." (principal/principle)
  22. 22nd September 1999What does Theo's line 'shouting at me isn't going to make them appear' suggest about how he feels about Ellie's tone?
  23. 23rd September 1999'The clouds gathered ominously overhead just as the argument between the two brothers began to turn bitter.' Explain what effect this description has on the reader's sense of what is about to happen.
  24. 24th September 1999Complete the sentence: "The hotel's rooms were spacious and comfortable; (1)_______, the food in the restaurant was disappointing." A) furthermore B) however C) therefore
  25. 25th September 1999Complete the gap: 'By the time we arrived, the film (1)_______ already started.' A) has B) had C) have
  26. 26th September 1999Give one word from the extract that signals the writer is about to explain a consequence or result.
  27. 27th September 1999Write the correct symbol, < or >, between 0.6 and 0.58.
  28. 28th September 1999Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 8, and their difference is 21. Find the two numbers.
  29. 29th September 1999I am a two-digit number, a multiple of 4, and a factor of 60. What could I be?
  30. 30th September 1999A recipe for 4 people needs 300 g of rice. How much rice is needed for 10 people?