Daily Practice - 11+ Entrance
English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
21st July 2003
- 1Comprehension: Fiction
'The wind howled around the chimney like a wolf calling to its pack.' Name the simile in this sentence.
- 2Creative Writing
Explain in one sentence why varying sentence length improves a piece of creative writing.
- 3Comprehension: Classic-Style Fiction
In the sentence 'The governess had, by long practice, learned to mask her weariness with a composed smile', what does 'mask' suggest she is doing with her tiredness?
- 4Writing: Planning and Structure Drills
For the title 'My Favourite Place', would a story mountain or a point-by-point plan usually fit better, and why?
- 5SPaG: Mixed Timed Test
Choose the correct option: 'Neither of the boys (was / were) ready on time.'
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