Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 2004 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in July 2004, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in July 2004
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 2004Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position (A=1 to Z=26) is doubled, the code for CAB is 6-2-4. What is the code for FED, using the same rule? A) 12-10-8 B) 6-5-4 C) 10-8-6 D) 12-8-10 E) 6-10-4
- 2nd July 2004Find the missing number: (9 x 3) - 7 = 30 - ( ? ) A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 20 E) 30
- 3rd July 2004A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The opera terrified the young pianist backstage.' A) MEAL B) LAMP C) RATE D) DUST E) COAT
- 4th July 2004Find the next number in this woven series: 5, 20, 9, 16, 13, 12, ( ? )
- 5th July 2004Eight books are on a shelf. The dictionary is to the left of the atlas. The atlas is to the left of the novel. Which of these three books is in the middle?
- 6th July 2004A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The old piano vents were dusty.' A) Oven B) Iano C) Nove D) Anov E) Vent
- 7th July 2004Find the letter that continues the series: D, F, H, J, ( ? ) A) K B) L C) M D) J E) I
- 8th July 2004Give one example of figurative language you could use to describe a storm.
- 9th July 2004Give one word from the extract that means 'requested'.
- 10th July 2004Name the simile used to describe the coach's whistle.
- 11th July 2004True or False: Ellie is remembering a time when she was ten years old.
- 12th July 2004A poem uses very short lines during its description of the storm's peak, after longer lines earlier. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 13th July 2004'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking.' Which two words describe how the climber's legs feel?
- 14th July 2004Explain in your own words what the saying "Actions speak louder than words" means.
- 15th July 2004'The negotiations were protracted, dragging on for over a year before an agreement was reached.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'protracted' means 'lasting a long time'?
- 16th July 2004Why might a writer choose specific numbers, 'the fifth, the ninth', rather than just saying Mia avoided the creaky stairs?
- 17th July 2004Explain why a very short sentence can be effective immediately after a longer, more descriptive one.
- 18th July 2004True or False: according to the extract, Ravi manages to say the announcement without any trouble.
- 19th July 2004In a playscript, where does a character's name usually appear in relation to their line of dialogue?
- 20th July 2004Choose the correct word: "Honesty is one of her most important (1)_______." (principal/principle)
- 21st July 2004Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
- 22nd July 2004'The birds sang brightly outside the hospital window, indifferent to the silence within.' Explain how this description contrasts with the likely mood inside the room.
- 23rd July 2004Complete the sentence: "The choir rehearsed in the hall; (1)_______, the orchestra practised in a room upstairs." A) meanwhile B) consequently C) nevertheless
- 24th July 2004In a cloze passage, the word 'wandered' was used correctly in a gap, but the word bank also offered 'strolled' and 'trudged'. Explain why 'strolled' or 'trudged' might be less suitable if the surrounding sentence describes someone moving with no particular direction or purpose.
- 25th July 2004True or False: according to the extract, honeybees are useful only because they produce honey.
- 26th July 2004Round 4,652 to the nearest hundred.
- 27th July 2004Explain why you divide by the difference between the ratio numbers, rather than their sum, when you are given the difference between two shares.
- 28th July 2004Find the HCF of 24 and 36.
- 29th July 2004A factory produces 2,400 toys in 8 hours. How many toys does it produce per hour?
- 30th July 2004Convert 4,500 cm^3 into litres.
- 31st July 2004Quadrilateral WXYZ has angle W = 85 degrees, angle X = 97 degrees, angle Y = 110 degrees and angle Z = x degrees. Find x.