Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
December 2006 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in December 2006, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in December 2006
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2006Find the missing number: 8 + 6 = 20 - ( ? ) A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10 E) 14
- 2nd December 2006A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The busy disco attracted dancers from every town.' A) COAT B) MEAL C) RATE D) LAMP E) DUST
- 3rd December 2006Find the next number: 4, 8, 100, 12, 16, 100, 20, ( ? )
- 4th December 2006Which word is most nearly opposite to GENUINE? A) Real B) Fake C) Honest D) Simple E) Kind
- 5th December 2006CAR ( ??? ) SIL. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) Ton B) Pet C) Bin D) Boy E) Pit
- 6th December 2006Find the letter that continues the series: D, E, G, J, ( ? ) A) L B) M C) N D) O E) P
- 7th December 2006True or false: a good creative writing ending should introduce a brand-new character or twist in the final sentence.
- 8th December 2006Explain why a writer might include a specific number, such as 'forty beehives', rather than just saying 'several beehives'.
- 9th December 2006'She flexed her toes against the wet tile.' What does 'flexed' suggest about Priya's state, compared to a neutral word like 'placed'?
- 10th December 2006What object triggers Ellie's memory in this extract?
- 11th December 2006'Thunder rolled like a boulder down a mountainside.' Name the simile in this line.
- 12th December 2006'The path unrolled ahead like a ribbon of grey stone.' Name the simile in this line.
- 13th December 2006A hybrid prompt asks for a persuasive letter written in the voice of a character. Name two things such a response needs to include, one from letter writing and one from persuasive writing.
- 14th December 2006'Despite the rain, the crowd remained cheerful.' What relationship between the two parts of the sentence does 'despite' signal?
- 15th December 2006'Every stair seemed to know exactly where to creak.' What does this sentence suggest about how Mia feels about the house?
- 16th December 2006Replace the vague phrase 'walked quickly' with one strong, specific verb.
- 17th December 2006What had Ravi done before standing up in front of the class, according to the extract?
- 18th December 2006True or False: in a playscript, a character's feelings are usually stated directly by a narrator.
- 19th December 2006Choose the correct spelling: "Remember to (1)_______ your spellings every evening." (practice/practise)
- 20th December 2006What does Theo's line 'shouting at me isn't going to make them appear' suggest about how he feels about Ellie's tone?
- 21st December 2006'The clouds gathered ominously overhead just as the argument between the two brothers began to turn bitter.' Explain what effect this description has on the reader's sense of what is about to happen.
- 22nd December 2006Complete the sentence: "The hotel's rooms were spacious and comfortable; (1)_______, the food in the restaurant was disappointing." A) furthermore B) however C) therefore
- 23rd December 2006Complete the gap: 'By the time we arrived, the film (1)_______ already started.' A) has B) had C) have
- 24th December 2006Give one word from the extract that signals the writer is about to explain a consequence or result.
- 25th December 2006Write the correct symbol, < or >, between 0.6 and 0.58.
- 26th December 2006Two amounts are in the ratio 3 : 4, and the larger amount is 15 more than the smaller. Find the value of one part of the ratio.
- 27th December 2006List the first five multiples of 7.
- 28th December 2006Maya buys 3 books at 4.50 pounds each and pays with a 20 pound note. How much change does she receive?
- 29th December 2006A tank holds 5 litres of water. How many cm^3 is this?
- 30th December 2006Triangle DEF is isosceles with DE = DF. The angle at D (the apex) is 46 degrees. Calculate the size of each base angle.
- 31st December 2006Jack pays for a 4.35 pound magazine with a 5 pound note. How much change does he get?