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August 2002 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in August 2002, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in August 2002
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2002Aiden is older than Bea. Bea is older than Cade. Dara is older than Aiden. Cade is older than Emil. Is Dara older or younger than Emil, and how do you know?
- 2nd August 2002If the code for JQVX is FMRT, what is the code for KPWY, using the same rule? A) GLSU B) HLSV C) GMSU D) FLSU E) GLRT
- 3rd August 2002Punctuate this sentence with a single comma: 'After the match the players shook hands.'
- 4th August 2002A poem opens with images of noise and rushing, then ends with images of stillness and quiet. Give one reason a poet might structure a poem this way.
- 5th August 2002Why should a pupil pick the prompt they have the most specific ideas for, rather than the prompt that sounds most impressive?
- 6th August 2002Correct the punctuation: 'She had one request see her family before the operation.'
- 7th August 2002'Snow fell like feathers from a torn pillow.' Name the simile in this line.
- 8th August 2002The word 'bank' appears in two sentences: 'She deposited the cheque at the bank.' and 'The children rolled down the grassy bank.' Explain the two different meanings.
- 9th August 2002A poem uses short, clipped lines to describe the train's noisy departure, then longer, flowing lines once it settles into its journey. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 10th August 2002Explain the difference in connotation between "childish" and "childlike".
- 11th August 2002What sentence type is 'What a fantastic goal that was!'?
- 12th August 2002Why is it a strength, not a weakness, for a persuasive piece to mention and then answer a counter-argument?
- 13th August 2002A poem describing the lighthouse keeper's routine repeats the phrase 'every night' at the start of several stanzas. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 14th August 2002Correct the two apostrophe errors in this sentence, given that the room belongs to more than one lady and the coats belong to more than one man: 'The ladie's room was next to the mens coats.'
- 15th August 2002A mixed-genre paper asks pupils to compare the tone of a fiction extract and a non-fiction extract on a similar subject. What does 'tone' mean in this context?
- 16th August 2002'The apple tree empties its pockets of red and gold.' Which two colours are mentioned, and what do they likely describe?
- 17th August 2002Add a comma in the correct place: 'Without a moment's hesitation she dived into the water.'
- 18th August 2002Rewrite the informal sentence "I don't think this is fair and you should change it" in a more formal register suitable for a letter to a headteacher.
- 19th August 2002Identify the simile used in Extract A and explain what it suggests about Grandad's feelings towards the swifts.
- 20th August 2002Explain why, in an open cloze passage with no word bank, checking word class before thinking of an exact word saves time.
- 21st August 2002A 60-pound coat has its price increased by 30%, then the new price is reduced by 30%. Work out the final price, and state whether it is the same as the original 60 pounds.
- 22nd August 2002In a class of 30 pupils, 3/5 walk to school. Of the pupils who do not walk, the ratio who cycle to those who are driven is 1 : 3. How many pupils are driven to school?
- 23rd August 2002A cuboid has length 6 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Calculate its total surface area.
- 24th August 2002Five years ago, Ben was 9. How old is he now?
- 25th August 2002Write down the coordinates of the point 4 units to the right and 3 units up from the origin.
- 26th August 2002Using the timetable in the previous question, how long does the train wait at Bilton?
- 27th August 2002Eight numbers have a mean of 7. Seven of them are 4, 6, 9, 3, 8, 10 and 5. Work out the eighth number.
- 28th August 2002The nth term of a sequence is 2n + 5. Which term of the sequence is equal to 23?
- 29th August 2002Estimate first, then calculate exactly: roughly what is 198 x 4? Then work out the exact answer.
- 30th August 2002Find the 10th term of the sequence with nth term 6n - 2.
- 31st August 2002A cinema sells popcorn at 3.40 pounds and a drink at 2.10 pounds. What is the cost of one popcorn and one drink together?