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February 2002 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in February 2002, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in February 2002
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2002Find the word that completes both compound words: ARM____ and ____MAN.
- 2nd February 2002A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The recipe always altered slightly depending on the cook.' A) LAMP B) MEAL C) SALT D) RATE E) COAT
- 3rd February 2002Find the next letter: D, G, K, P, ( ? )
- 4th February 2002Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (LEAF, TREE) (PETAL, FLOWER) (FEATHER, ? ) A) Nest B) Wing C) Bird D) Sky E) Beak
- 5th February 2002Find the one word that can come before all three of these words to make a real compound word each time: ___BOARD, ___STORM, ___FALL. A) Snow B) Over C) Water D) Surf E) Chess
- 6th February 2002Find the letter that continues the series: V, R, N, J, ( ? ) A) G B) E C) F D) H E) D
- 7th February 2002Explain in one sentence why varying sentence length improves a piece of creative writing.
- 8th February 2002In your own words, explain why some residents want the hives moved further from housing.
- 9th February 2002'Counting the lanes to keep her mind from racing ahead of her body.' What does this phrase suggest Priya is trying to do?
- 10th February 2002What event brings Ellie back to the present moment?
- 11th February 2002How many lines are quoted in 'The sky clenches its grey fist, / holding its breath before the fall'?
- 12th February 2002'The summit finally offered its view as a reward.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 13th February 2002A prompt asks: "What if it never got dark?" Give one specific, interesting consequence a pupil could focus a story around, rather than trying to describe every effect of endless daylight.
- 14th February 2002'Her explanation, though technically accurate, felt somehow evasive.' Explain how the word 'though' helps you work out that 'evasive' has a negative rather than positive meaning here.
- 15th February 2002Find and copy the phrase that shows Mia has done this before.
- 16th February 2002Rewrite the sentence 'The old house looked scary' using a specific, sensory detail instead of the vague word 'scary'.
- 17th February 2002Explain why a writer might choose to describe a small background sound, like a chair scraping, at a tense moment in a story.
- 18th February 2002Why might a playscript use short, clipped lines of dialogue between two characters rather than longer speeches?
- 19th February 2002Choose the correct word: "She kept a neat drawer full of pens, envelopes and other (1)_______." (stationary/stationery)
- 20th February 2002True or False: Theo denies that he made a promise about leaving by nine.
- 21st February 2002Explain the difference between personification in general and pathetic fallacy specifically.
- 22nd February 2002Complete the sentence: "It rained heavily all week; (1)_______, the football pitch was unplayable." A) meanwhile B) as a result C) in addition
- 23rd February 2002Two words from a word bank could both fit grammatically in this gap: 'The old bridge (1)_______ under the weight of the lorry.' The word bank includes 'creaked' and 'exploded'. Explain which word fits the sentence's tone better and why.
- 24th February 2002Explain in one sentence why the writer opens with 'Honeybees are far more than just honey-makers' rather than starting with a fact about pollination.
- 25th February 2002Order these numbers from smallest to largest: -5, -1, 2, -8.
- 26th February 2002Two jars of sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9. The larger jar has 25 more sweets than the smaller jar. How many sweets are in the smaller jar?
- 27th February 2002List all the factors of 30.
- 28th February 2002A shop sells pens in packs of 8 for 3.20 pounds per pack. What is the cost of one pen?