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March 2006 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in March 2006, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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March 2006

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in March 2006

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

  1. 1st March 2006Find the next number: 2, 30, 4, 27, 6, 24, ( ? )
  2. 2nd March 2006F=15, G=6, H=4, J=9, K=3. Work out F - G. Which letter has this value?
  3. 3rd March 2006Using the rule where A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, which word does the code 19-20-1-18 represent?
  4. 4th March 2006Find the next number in the series: 3, 9, 27, 81, ( ? )
  5. 5th March 2006Here are five words: DAFFODIL, TULIP, EAGLE, ROSE, SPARROW. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  6. 6th March 2006Here are five words: JUPITER, RUBY, SATURN, EMERALD, MARS. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  7. 7th March 2006Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to CAUTIOUS. A) careful B) reckless C) quiet D) slow E) wise
  8. 8th March 2006Here are five words: OAK, ROSE, MAPLE, TULIP, BIRCH. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  9. 9th March 20061, 3, 7, 13, 21, ( ? )
  10. 10th March 2006Choose the word closest in meaning to FRAGILE. A) sturdy B) delicate C) heavy D) flexible E) solid
  11. 11th March 2006Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to RETICENT. A) Shy B) Quiet C) Talkative D) Nervous E) Polite
  12. 12th March 2006Find the missing number: 15 + 9 = 4 x ( ? ) A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8
  13. 13th March 2006KNIFE is to CUT as BROOM is to ( ? ) A) Clean B) Sweep C) Dust D) Floor E) Handle
  14. 14th March 2006If it rains, the match is cancelled. It did not rain today. What can you conclude about the match?
  15. 15th March 2006(BEARD) (RAB). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) B B) D C) E D) A E) R
  16. 16th March 2006All members of the art club use the workshop on Mondays. Leo uses the workshop on Mondays. Priya is a member of the art club. What can you definitely conclude about Priya, and what can you NOT definitely conclude about Leo?
  17. 17th March 2006If the code for PLAN is UQFS, what is the code for VOTE, using the same rule? A) AYTJ B) ZSYK C) ATYJ D) BUZK E) ZTXI
  18. 18th March 2006Which word class is 'quickly' in the sentence 'She quickly finished her homework': noun, verb, adverb, or adjective?
  19. 19th March 2006True or False: a poem with a strict ABAB rhyme scheme in every stanza has no regular pattern.
  20. 20th March 2006A pupil is given a single-word prompt: 'Forgotten'. Give one specific angle they could choose rather than trying to cover every possible meaning of the word.
  21. 21st March 2006Explain why the comma matters in these two versions: 'Let's eat, Grandma.' and 'Let's eat Grandma.'
  22. 22nd March 2006'Autumn empties its pockets of gold and rust.' Explain what is being compared to what in this metaphor.
  23. 23rd March 2006Explain the difference in connotation between 'assertive' and 'bossy' when describing someone who gives instructions confidently.
  24. 24th March 2006'The carriages rocked like a cradle on wheels.' Name the simile in this line.
  25. 25th March 2006Give one word with a positive connotation and one word with a negative connotation that both mean "unusual".
  26. 26th March 2006Punctuate this short piece of speech: Watch out shouted Leo
  27. 27th March 2006Explain what 'direct address' means in persuasive writing, and give a short example.
  28. 28th March 2006How many lines are quoted in 'Every night I feed the light its steady diet of flame, / so that far-off ships need never fear the rocks below'?
  29. 29th March 2006Correct the punctuation error, given that three boys own the bikes: 'The three boys bikes were left outside.'
  30. 30th March 2006Give one typical feature of a non-fiction informational extract that would not usually appear in a fiction extract.
  31. 31st March 2006True or False: a poem set in autumn or at harvest time often uses ideas of change or endings as well as describing the season itself.