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April 2003 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in April 2003, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in April 2003
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2003'She read the letter twice before folding it carefully and placing it in the drawer where she kept nothing else.' What does the detail of the empty drawer suggest about the letter's importance to her?
- 2nd April 2003A journey of 150 miles is split so that the first 2/5 is driven on a motorway. How many miles remain after the motorway section?
- 3rd April 2003'The old house creaked and groaned in the wind.' Name the technique used in this description.
- 4th April 2003'Despite the storm, the ferry sailed on schedule.' What does 'despite' tell the reader about the relationship between the storm and the ferry sailing?
- 5th April 2003BC is to CD as MN is to ? A) NO B) MO C) OP D) NM E) ON
- 6th April 2003AUTHOR is to NOVEL as COMPOSER is to ?
- 7th April 2003BLACK ( ) LINE - which word completes BLACK and begins LINE?
- 8th April 2003(4 + [ ]) x 3 = 27. Find the missing number.
- 9th April 2003Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: PLU ( ? ) ANE
- 10th April 2003Freya is faster than Grace. Harry is faster than Ivy. Who is faster, Freya or Ivy?
- 11th April 2003A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The machine arrived yesterday morning.' A) NEAR B) CHIN C) HINE D) VEAR E) RIVE
- 12th April 2003Which ONE word means both 'the main city of a country, where the government is based' and 'a letter written in its large, upper-case form'? A) CAPITAL B) NATION C) CENTRE D) MAJOR E) HEADLINE
- 13th April 2003If the code for CANDLE is AYLBJC, what is the code for GARDEN, using the same rule? A) ICTFGP B) FZQCDM C) EYPBCL D) DXOABK E) LCBPYE
- 14th April 2003Using A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, the code for MUSIC is 13-21-19-9-3. What is the code for DANCE, using the same rule?
- 15th April 20032, 3, 5, 8, 13, ( ? )
- 16th April 2003Find the next letter in the series: W, T, Q, N, ( ? ) A) J B) K C) L D) I E) H
- 17th April 2003A=6, B=4, C=2, D=12, E=22. Work out A x (B - C). Which letter has this value?
- 18th April 2003Find the next number: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ( ? )
- 19th April 2003A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'She practised yoga terribly at first but improved with time.' A) DUST B) GATE C) LAMP D) MEAL E) RATE
- 20th April 2003Find the next letter: B, C, E, I, ( ? )
- 21st April 2003Which word is most nearly opposite to CAUTIOUS? A) Careful B) Reckless C) Nervous D) Slow E) Quiet
- 22nd April 2003Find the one word that can follow all three of these words to make a real compound word each time: HEAD___, TOOTH___, STOMACH___. A) Ache B) Band C) Line D) Phone E) Stone
- 23rd April 2003Find the letter that continues the series: C, H, M, R, ( ? ) A) V B) X C) W D) U E) T
- 24th April 2003Name the three main things 11+ examiners typically mark creative writing for.
- 25th April 2003According to the extract, what has happened to honey yields since the beehive scheme began?
- 26th April 2003True or False: The simile 'like a tiny silver eye' compares the whistle to something watchful.
- 27th April 2003'the present rushed back in, sharp and ordinary' - what does 'ordinary' suggest about how Ellie feels about the present, compared to the memory?
- 28th April 2003'The sky clenches its grey fist.' Which word gives the sky a human quality?
- 29th April 2003How many lines are quoted in 'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking, / it simply waits, patient as stone'?
- 30th April 2003Why is choosing the most obvious situation for an abstract theme word often a weaker choice than a more specific, personal one?