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December 2005 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in December 2005, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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December 2005

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

December 2005 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in December 2005

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st December 2005PROLOGUE is to BEGINNING as EPILOGUE is to ?
  2. 2nd December 2005(BEE, HONEY) (COW, MILK) (SHEEP, ?)
  3. 3rd December 2005(7 x 8) - (6 x 5) = [ ] x 13. Find the missing number.
  4. 4th December 2005W=8, X=5, Y=3, Z=37, A=40. Work out (W x X) - Y. Which letter has this value?
  5. 5th December 2005Statement 1: If Ahmed finishes his homework, he can play football. Statement 2: If Ahmed plays football, he gets tired. Statement 3: Ahmed is not tired. Which conclusion must be true?
  6. 6th December 2005Here are five words: VIOLIN, TRUMPET, HAMMER, CELLO, WRENCH. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  7. 7th December 2005Here are five words: BEACH, PENCIL, THROWN, MARKET, CEREAL. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  8. 8th December 2005VICTORY is to DEFEAT as PRAISE is to ? A) Reward B) Criticism C) Applause D) Compliment E) Silence
  9. 9th December 2005In a race, Ben finished before Cara. Dev finished after Ben but before Cara. Who finished first?
  10. 10th December 2005Which ONE word means both 'the inner surface of your hand' and 'a type of tropical tree'? A) Palm B) Leaf C) Branch D) Wrist E) Coconut
  11. 11th December 200590, 81, 72, 63, ( ? )
  12. 12th December 2005A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Both grandmas and grandpas came to the reunion.' A) SAND B) MEET C) FEST D) HOME E) LOVE
  13. 13th December 2005No pupil in Class 5 plays the trumpet. Every trumpet player in the school is in the orchestra. Freddie plays the trumpet. What must be true about Freddie?
  14. 14th December 2005TEACHER is to SCHOOL as DOCTOR is to ( ? ) A) Patient B) Hospital C) Medicine D) Nurse E) Ambulance
  15. 15th December 2005In this code, every letter moves 1 place forward in the alphabet, then the first and last letters of the result are swapped. If the code for LAMP is QBNM, what is the code for WIND, using the same rule? A) XJOE B) EJOX C) EJOE D) XJOX E) EOJX
  16. 16th December 2005Which word can mean both 'the outer covering of a tree' and 'the short, sharp sound a dog makes'? A) Trunk B) Bark C) Skin D) Growl E) Branch
  17. 17th December 2005In this code, each letter's code number equals its alphabet position multiplied by its position in the word (the 1st letter x1, the 2nd letter x2, the 3rd letter x3, and so on). What is the code for CAB?
  18. 18th December 2005(SEAT) (RAP). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) E C) A D) T E) R
  19. 19th December 2005In the sentence 'Maya sprinted down the corridor, her shoes slapping against the tiles', which single word tells the reader Maya was running very fast?
  20. 20th December 2005'Jamie held the tangled kite behind his back.' What does this action suggest Jamie is trying to do?
  21. 21st December 2005Explain in one sentence why the writer describes the wind as finding 'a gap to slip through' rather than simply saying it blew through a gap.
  22. 22nd December 2005'The teacher's explanation was admirably clear.' Identify the word class of 'admirably' and the adjective it is built from.
  23. 23rd December 2005Explain what 'it was raining cats and dogs' means in the sentence: 'We cancelled the picnic because it was raining cats and dogs.'
  24. 24th December 2005'a record number of nesting pairs this spring' - what does 'record' tell the reader about this year's count compared to previous years?
  25. 25th December 2005Complete the gap with the best connective: 'The bridge had been closed for repairs; ___ , traffic was diverted through the town centre.' Choose from: as a result, although, meanwhile.
  26. 26th December 2005'The waves crashed like a thousand galloping horses.' Name the simile in this line.
  27. 27th December 2005Complete the sentence for a formal letter: "I am writing to (1)_______ you of an important change to the timetable." Choose: A) tell B) inform C) blab
  28. 28th December 2005Complete the analogy: Silent is to loud as dim is to ___.
  29. 29th December 2005Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose to describe a character's actions, such as gripping a folder, instead of simply writing 'Amara felt nervous'.
  30. 30th December 2005'He had not set foot in the old schoolyard in twenty years.' What tense is used here, and what does it usually signal in a story?
  31. 31st December 2005"The lecture was (1)_______ boring." Choose the word matching "utterly": A) mildly B) somewhat C) excruciatingly