Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
August 2001 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in August 2001, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in August 2001
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2001A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'She kept extra index cards in a folder.' A) TRAY B) RAIN C) NEXT D) DEXT E) EXTR
- 2nd August 2001Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ( ? )
- 3rd August 2001Find the next number in the series: 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, ( ? )
- 4th August 2001A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Japan today announced new plans.' A) PANT B) PANDA C) TODY D) DAYT E) ANTO
- 5th August 2001Choose the word closest in meaning to CHEERFUL. A) miserable B) joyful C) tired D) angry E) calm
- 6th August 20013, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
- 7th August 2001SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
- 8th August 2001A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
- 9th August 2001In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
- 10th August 2001If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
- 11th August 2001Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
- 12th August 2001W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 13th August 2001Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
- 14th August 2001If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
- 15th August 2001True or False: it is good practice to note one specific detail or example next to each stage of a plan, not just a general idea.
- 16th August 2001Find and correct the single error: 'The chefs speciality was a rich tomato soup.'
- 17th August 2001Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (quietly, loudly, slowly, quickly): 'She tiptoed ___ past the sleeping baby so as not to wake him.'
- 18th August 2001Explain, in your own words, what 'the wind played tricks among the rocks' suggests, without copying the original wording.
- 19th August 2001'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
- 20th August 2001Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.
- 21st August 2001Find and copy the short sentence used at the end of the extract for emphasis.
- 22nd August 2001Convert to reported speech: Maria said, 'I feel unwell today.'
- 23rd August 2001Complete with the correct homophone: 'Please put your coat over ___.' (in that place)
- 24th August 2001Find the misspelled word: 'The teacher was embarassed after tripping over the bag.'
- 25th August 2001What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?
- 26th August 2001Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
- 27th August 2001Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
- 28th August 2001What is the purpose of shaking the pulp gently on the mesh screen, according to the extract?
- 29th August 2001Give one word from Extract B that shows the writer feels strongly that swimming is important.
- 30th August 2001What does "in medias res" mean when applied to a story's opening?
- 31st August 2001How many lines are quoted in 'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again, / until the iron finally learns to bend'?