Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 2003 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in February 2003, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in February 2003
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2003'as though it could not settle' - what does this phrase suggest about the sea's behaviour?
- 2nd February 2003'How was the exam?' his father asked. Daniel shrugged and changed the subject. What might Daniel's non-answer suggest?
- 3rd February 2003What three materials does the extract say the water filter was made from?
- 4th February 2003'The negotiations were tense, with neither side willing to compromise.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'tense' suggests stress or strain rather than calm?
- 5th February 2003Explain in your own words the two different reactions to the cycle lanes described in the extract.
- 6th February 2003Identify the passive construction in: 'The bridge, which had been built over a century ago, was finally repaired last spring.'
- 7th February 2003Choose the correct verb: "Everybody in the class (is/are) expected to hand in the form by Friday."
- 8th February 2003In your own words, explain what the survey mentioned in the extract found.
- 9th February 2003What does Zara's line 'You said that ten minutes ago' suggest about how long she has been waiting?
- 10th February 2003Choose the correct word: "The library was completely (1)_______ during the exam." (quiet/quite)
- 11th February 2003Why might a writer present both sides of an issue like a school start-time change, rather than only the benefits?
- 12th February 2003How many lines are quoted in 'Voices pile on voices, a tower of noise / that sways but never quite falls'?
- 13th February 2003A water tank fills at a constant rate, taking 12 minutes to fill 156 litres. Calculate how long it would take to fill a 400 litre tank, to the nearest minute.
- 14th February 2003A cake recipe for 12 people uses 360 g of sugar. How much sugar is needed to make the recipe for 3 people?
- 15th February 2003Is 49 a square number, a cube number, both, or neither?
- 16th February 2003I think of a number, multiply by 3, then subtract 5, and the result is 40. What was my number?
- 17th February 2003An isosceles triangle has one of its two equal base angles equal to 50 degrees. Find the size of the third angle.
- 18th February 2003Use Euler's rule, faces + vertices = edges + 2, to find the number of edges of a solid with 5 faces and 5 vertices.
- 19th February 2003A bar chart shows that 15 pupils chose football as their favourite sport. If each gridline on the axis represents 5 pupils, how many gridlines up is the football bar?
- 20th February 2003Two straight lines cross, forming an angle of 37 degrees on one side. Find the vertically opposite angle.
- 21st February 2003Three pupils, Ali, Beth and Cody, sit in a row of three seats. Beth is not at either end. Which position must Beth be in?
- 22nd February 2003A sequence begins 3, 7, 11, 15, ... What is the next term?
- 23rd February 2003What is one fifth of 60?
- 24th February 2003A journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes do two of these journeys take?
- 25th February 2003Convert 2.5 hours into minutes.
- 26th February 2003A price of 70 pounds is increased by 20%. What is the new price?
- 27th February 2003Multiply 7 by 8.
- 28th February 2003A shop has 45 footballs. It receives a delivery of 28 more. How many footballs does the shop have now?