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May 2002 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2002, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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May 2002

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

May 2002 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in May 2002

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

  1. 1st May 2002BAKER is to BREAD as TAILOR is to ( ? ) A) Fabric B) Clothes C) Needle D) Thread E) Scissors
  2. 2nd May 2002If the code for XYZ is ZAB, what is the code for VWX, using the same rule (each letter moves 2 places forward, wrapping round the alphabet if needed)? A) XYZ B) WXY C) YZA D) XZY E) ZXY
  3. 3rd May 2002In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 6 added to it. If the code for BIRD is 8-15-24-10, what is the code for FROG, using the same rule?
  4. 4th May 2002In this code, every vowel moves 1 place back in the alphabet, and every consonant moves 4 places forward. What is the code for LAMP?
  5. 5th May 2002(SPAR) (AIN). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) P C) A D) R E) N
  6. 6th May 2002'The dog cowered under the table, ears flat against its head.' What does 'cowered' suggest about how the dog was feeling?
  7. 7th May 2002Find and copy the phrase that shows Amara was angry without saying a word.
  8. 8th May 2002Why might a writer set a scene at dusk rather than in bright daylight when trying to create an eerie atmosphere?
  9. 9th May 2002The adjective 'active' can become an adverb by adding a suffix. What is the adverb, and what does it mean in 'She actively supported the campaign'?
  10. 10th May 2002'His excuse for being late didn't hold water.' What does 'didn't hold water' mean here?
  11. 11th May 2002Give one word from the extract that means 'gives credit to' or 'attributes to'.
  12. 12th May 2002Complete the gap: 'The team trained for months; ___ , they lost in the very first round.' Choose from: therefore, despite this, furthermore.
  13. 13th May 2002'The tide slides in on silver feet.' Which word gives the tide a human quality, an example of personification?
  14. 14th May 2002Complete the sentence with the better word for a personal diary entry: "Today I (1)_______ my new book and could not put it down." Choose: A) commenced B) started C) initiated
  15. 15th May 2002Rank these three words from mildest to strongest: furious, annoyed, enraged.
  16. 16th May 2002In the sentence 'Amara stood outside the head teacher's office, the folder of certificates clutched so tightly against her chest that the corners had begun to crease', which phrase shows Amara was gripping the folder very hard?
  17. 17th May 2002'But now, standing in the doorway of the same house, none of it seemed real.' What word signals a return to the present, and what does 'now' suggest about the relationship between the past and present moments?
  18. 18th May 2002"She was (1)_______ terrified of spiders." Choose the word matching "absolutely": A) a little B) somewhat C) petrified
  19. 19th May 2002Why does Noah build his new sandcastle 'closer to the dunes this time'?
  20. 20th May 2002In the sentence 'The cat slept QUIETLY on the windowsill', what word class is the capitalised word?
  21. 21st May 2002Choose the correct word: "(1)_______ than twenty pupils attended the after-school club." A) Less B) Fewer
  22. 22nd May 2002What does Jack notice about the corridors as he walks further into the house?
  23. 23rd May 2002'The lid was stiff, but when it finally gave way...' What does 'finally' suggest about how easy it was to open the trunk?
  24. 24th May 2002Give a synonym for 'happy'.
  25. 25th May 2002Find 10% of 350.
  26. 26th May 2002Order these temperatures from coldest to warmest: -3, 5, -8, 0.
  27. 27th May 2002Is 348 divisible by 4? Show your working.
  28. 28th May 2002A shape is formed from a 10 cm by 7 cm rectangle with a 4 cm by 3 cm rectangle removed from the middle of one long side, not from a corner. Explain why the perimeter is not the same as the original rectangle's perimeter.
  29. 29th May 2002A square has a perimeter of 32 cm. Find the length of one side.
  30. 30th May 2002A plane flies 2,400 km in 4 hours, then a further 600 km in 1 hour. Work out its average speed for the whole journey.
  31. 31st May 2002In a Venn diagram of 30 pupils, 8 like both apples and bananas. If 17 like apples in total, how many like apples only?