Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 2007 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in September 2007, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in September 2007
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2007In the sentence 'I could not say what drew me back to that house, only that some part of me had never truly left it', is the extract written in first person or third person?
- 2nd September 2007True or False: According to the extract, every shopkeeper in the town supports the new cycle scheme.
- 3rd September 2007Fill the gap with 'who' or 'that': 'The scientist ___ discovered the vaccine later won an award.' (a defining clause about a person)
- 4th September 2007What repeated phrase does the writer use at the start of the extract?
- 5th September 2007Explain why the pronoun 'I' in direct speech usually needs to change when converting to reported speech.
- 6th September 2007Complete with the correct homophone: 'I can't believe ___ going on holiday tomorrow!' (they are)
- 7th September 2007Find the misspelled word and explain why the usual 'i before e except after c' rule does not straightforwardly apply: 'The parcel felt surprisingly heavy for its size, so Sam checked the wieght on the label.'
- 8th September 2007True or False: according to the extract, polytunnels leave crops unprotected from frost.
- 9th September 2007Explain what is meant by the idiom "a piece of cake" in the sentence: "After weeks of practice, the spelling test felt like a piece of cake."
- 10th September 2007Write an original metaphor describing a busy classroom, without using "like" or "as".
- 11th September 2007Why might a writer use words like 'begins with', 'then' and 'once' when explaining a process?
- 12th September 2007In Extract B, which phrase most directly appeals to the reader's sense of fairness for children?
- 13th September 2007Explain why planning an ending before writing the middle of a story can help avoid a weak or rushed conclusion.
- 14th September 2007A poem describing the forge uses short, sharp lines during the hammering, then longer, calmer lines once the finished tool cools. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 15th September 2007Why might a factual extract about how something works need slower, more careful reading than a fiction extract describing a feeling?
- 16th September 2007Estimate 58 x 21 by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 17th September 2007A 250 g jar of jam costs 1.50 pounds. Find the price per 100 g.
- 18th September 2007A ruler's scale has marks at 0 cm and 5 cm, with 5 equal gaps between them. What value does each small gap represent?
- 19th September 20077 x _ = 56, where the underscore is the missing digit. Find the missing digit.
- 20th September 2007What is the order of rotational symmetry of a square?
- 21st September 2007A weighing scale has labelled marks at 0 kg and 1 kg, with 4 equal divisions between them. What does each division represent?
- 22nd September 2007A litres-to-gallons conversion graph shows 45 litres is equal to 10 gallons. How many litres is 1 gallon?
- 23rd September 2007A sequence has nth term 3n + 5. Work out the first three terms.
- 24th September 2007A school raises 150 pounds. Half is spent on new books and a quarter of what remains is spent on a trophy. How much is left after both purchases?
- 25th September 2007A shop sells pencils in packs of 6 for 1.80 pounds. What is the cost of one pencil?
- 26th September 2007Find 20% of 45.
- 27th September 2007What is 0.75 written as a fraction in its simplest form?
- 28th September 2007A sequence begins 200, 190, 180, ... Find the 8th term.
- 29th September 2007A film starts at 19:45 and lasts 2 hours 20 minutes. What time does it end?
- 30th September 2007What is 7 times 6, minus 5?