Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2000 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2000, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2000
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2000A rectangular field is 45m long and 30m wide. What is its perimeter?
- 2nd May 2000'The apprentice worked with audacious confidence for someone on their first week in the workshop.' What does 'audacious' suggest about the apprentice?
- 3rd May 2000Circle the correctly punctuated sentence: (a) 'Its going to rain,' said Mrs Patel. (b) 'It's going to rain,' said Mrs Patel.
- 4th May 2000A ribbon is 2.4 metres long. It is cut into pieces 0.3 metres long. How many full pieces can be cut?
- 5th May 2000'Despite his best efforts, the young vet's voice faltered as he explained the diagnosis to the worried family.' What does 'faltered' suggest about the vet's voice?
- 6th May 2000Which word is closest in meaning to 'ancient': ARCHAIC, MODERN, RECENT, NEW?
- 7th May 2000A rectangle has an area of 48cm squared and a width of 6cm. What is its length?
- 8th May 2000'The stagehand's diligent checks meant nothing was left to chance on the night of the concert.' Which word below is opposite in meaning to 'diligent': careless, thorough, patient, quiet?
- 9th May 2000If the code for TREE is 20-18-5-5 (each number is the letter's position in the alphabet), what number code represents the word CAB?
- 10th May 2000Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 11th May 2000What is 7 x 8, then add 15?
- 12th May 2000FOOT ( ) ALL - which word completes FOOT and begins ALL?
- 13th May 2000Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to HUMBLE.
- 14th May 2000Find the next number: 70, 64, 58, 52, 46, ?
- 15th May 20004 (9) 7 | 5 (?) 11.
- 16th May 2000In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 3 taken away from it. If the code for PLUM is 13-9-18-10, which word does the code 4-12-9-1 represent?
- 17th May 2000(SEAT) (ART). Exactly one letter can move from the end of the first word to the front of the second word so that both words made are still correctly spelled real words. Which letter moves? A) S B) E C) A D) T E) R
- 18th May 2000HK is to KH as PQ is to ( ? ) A) QP B) PQ C) QK D) KP E) PK
- 19th May 2000Choose the word closest in meaning to FRANTIC. A) calm B) frenzied C) tired D) sad E) careful
- 20th May 2000A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Everyone watched as the horse attempted the jump.' A) HOSE B) SEAT C) SEAS D) ATTE E) ORSE
- 21st May 2000Choose the word closest in meaning to PERSISTENT. A) occasional B) weak C) persevering D) careless E) brief
- 22nd May 2000Four competitors, Zane, Yasmin, Xavier and Wren, finish a race with no ties. Xavier finishes first. Zane finishes immediately after Yasmin. Wren does not finish last. What is the finishing order?
- 23rd May 2000METICULOUS is to CAREFUL as CANDID is to ( ? ) A) Honest B) Secretive C) Nervous D) Careless E) Formal
- 24th May 2000HAP ( ??? ) CIL. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) PEN B) PIN C) TEN D) DEN E) MEN
- 25th May 2000Find the word that completes both compound words: DOOR____ and ____BOY.
- 26th May 2000Find the next number: 50, 45, 48, 43, 46, 41, ( ? )
- 27th May 2000Which word is closest in meaning to METICULOUS? A) Careless B) Thorough C) Quick D) Confident E) Generous
- 28th May 2000N ( ? ? ? ) BERG. A) ICE B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 29th May 2000Which word is closest in meaning to VORACIOUS (used to describe an appetite or desire)? A) Modest B) Insatiable C) Delicate D) Cautious E) Occasional
- 30th May 2000If the code for MARBLE is PDUEOH, what is the code for HORSE, using the same rule? A) LSVWI B) JQTUG C) KRUHV D) HVURK E) KRUVH
- 31st May 2000Why should a pupil check their plan against the title before starting to write?