Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
November 2002 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in November 2002, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in November 2002
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2002Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (although, because, however, before): 'The match was cancelled ___ the pitch was flooded.'
- 2nd November 2002'From where I stood, the harbour looked almost peaceful, though I knew what lay beneath its calm surface.' What does this sentence suggest about the difference between appearance and reality?
- 3rd November 2002'The council responded cautiously, promising to review the parking changes within six months.' What does 'cautiously' suggest about how the council reacted?
- 4th November 2002Punctuate correctly: 'Mount Everest which is the tallest mountain in the world attracts thousands of climbers each year.'
- 5th November 2002Explain in one sentence why persuasive writing often links a problem directly to its effect on a sympathetic group, such as children, rather than describing the problem in general terms.
- 6th November 2002Convert to reported speech: 'I am standing right here,' shouted Jack.
- 7th November 2002Which spelling is correct: recieve or receive?
- 8th November 2002Choose the correctly spelled word: A) occured B) occurred C) ocurred D) occurrred
- 9th November 2002According to the extract, how much energy do polytunnels save compared with traditional greenhouses?
- 10th November 2002Explain what is meant by the idiom "burn the midnight oil" in the sentence: "The whole team had to burn the midnight oil to finish the project before the deadline."
- 11th November 2002Explain why "as cold as ice" is generally considered a weak simile to use in creative writing.
- 12th November 2002True or False: according to the extract, the sheet of paper is used before it has fully dried.
- 13th November 2002Why might a mixed-genre paper pair a fiction extract about hesitation at a pool with a persuasive extract about closing pools?
- 14th November 2002Explain why an opening line describing a character waking up and getting ready for the day is generally considered a weak choice for an 11+ story.
- 15th November 2002'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again.' Which word suggests the sound is repeated many times?
- 16th November 2002Which genre is being described: 'a short piece that explains a process using technical terms and no named characters'?
- 17th November 2002Round 0.0472 to 1 significant figure.
- 18th November 2002True or False: the pack with the lowest total price is always the best value for money.
- 19th November 2002Convert 850 g to kilograms.
- 20th November 200290 - 5_ = 38, where the underscore is the missing units digit of the two-digit number 5_. Find the missing digit.
- 21st November 2002Name a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles.
- 22nd November 2002On the cylinder in the previous question, the liquid level is 2 divisions above the 100 ml mark. What is the volume of liquid?
- 23rd November 2002A car's fuel gauge line graph shows the tank was full (50 litres) at the start of a journey and empty after travelling 400 km. Assuming fuel is used at a constant rate, how much fuel is left after 240 km?
- 24th November 2002A sequence begins 6, 10, 14, 18, ... Determine whether 100 is a term in the sequence. Show your working.
- 25th November 2002A car journey of 240 km is completed in two stages. The first stage takes 2 hours at 60 km/h. The second stage covers the remaining distance in 1.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the second stage.
- 26th November 2002Bus A leaves at 14:05 and arrives at 15:40. Bus B leaves at 14:20 and takes the same journey time as Bus A. What time does Bus B arrive?
- 27th November 2002Double 6.5, then subtract 5.
- 28th November 2002Write 3/5 as a percentage.
- 29th November 2002A sequence has the rule 'multiply by 2, then add 1', starting at 3. Find the 2nd, 3rd and 4th terms.
- 30th November 2002Find the perimeter of a rectangle 15cm long and 9cm wide.