Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
April 2008 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in April 2008, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in April 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2008A quantity is decreased by 20%, then decreased again by 25%. Find the single decimal multiplier equivalent to both changes combined.
- 2nd April 2008A pack of 6 apples costs 1 pound 80. What is the cost per apple?
- 3rd April 2008A number is multiplied by 4, then 7 is subtracted, giving 21. What was the original number?
- 4th April 2008Paint is mixed in the ratio blue:white = 2:7. If 18 litres of blue paint are used, how many litres of white paint are needed?
- 5th April 2008Convert 3/8 to a decimal.
- 6th April 20086 identical notebooks cost 6.90 pounds. Calculate the cost of 10 of these notebooks.
- 7th April 2008A youth orchestra has string and wind players in the ratio 5:3. There are 24 wind players. How many string players are there?
- 8th April 2008A journey starts at 10:45 and takes 1 hour 50 minutes. What time does it finish?
- 9th April 2008A shop sells apples at 35p each. How much do 6 apples cost, in pounds?
- 10th April 2008If a=4 and b=3, find the value of 2a+3b.
- 11th April 2008Buses leave a stop every 25 minutes starting at 06:00. Amir arrives at the stop at 07:48, just missing a bus. How many minutes must he wait for the next bus?
- 12th April 2008Using the bag above, what is the probability of NOT picking a red counter?
- 13th April 2008Find the value of 0.3 x 10 x 10.
- 14th April 2008A square sheet of paper is folded in half vertically, left onto right. A hole is punched exactly on the crease line, 2cm from the bottom edge. How many separate holes appear once the paper is unfolded, and why?
- 15th April 2008Figure 1: pentagon (5 sides) with 1 dot, unshaded. Figure 2: heptagon (7 sides) with 2 dots, unshaded. Figure 3: nonagon (9 sides) with 3 dots, unshaded. Which follows the same rule: an undecagon (11 sides) with 4 dots, unshaded, or a decagon (10 sides) with 4 dots, unshaded?
- 16th April 2008Work out 9 squared minus 40.
- 17th April 2008Which ONE word means both 'a device worn on the wrist to tell the time' and 'to look at something carefully'?
- 18th April 2008Write these numbers in order, smallest first: 3,206, 3,260, 3,026 and 3,602.
- 19th April 2008Find the hidden four-letter word made from the end of one word and the start of the next: 'You are the best army cadet in the troop.'
- 20th April 2008'The negotiator's tone remained level throughout, giving nothing away.' What does 'level' suggest about the negotiator's tone in this sentence?
- 21st April 2008A bus leaves at 14:20 and the journey takes 55 minutes. What time does it arrive?
- 22nd April 2008A rectangle has a length of 9cm and a width of 4cm. What is its perimeter?
- 23rd April 2008'The manager's tone was measured, giving nothing away about her real opinion.' What does 'measured' suggest about the manager's tone?
- 24th April 2008A cube net has six squares arranged in a cross shape, each with a different symbol. When folded into a cube, how many squares end up directly opposite the square marked with a star?
- 25th April 2008A train ticket costs £24. A group ticket for 5 people costs £95. How much cheaper per person is the group ticket compared with buying single tickets?
- 26th April 2008Which meaning of 'sound' fits this sentence: 'Her argument was sound, even if her delivery was nervous.' (a) a noise (b) to measure the depth of water (c) well-reasoned and reliable (d) healthy in body?
- 27th April 2008Choose the word closest in meaning to RAPID: slow, sudden, quick, careful.
- 28th April 2008Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to FRAGILE: sturdy, delicate, light, small.
- 29th April 2008Continue the sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54, ...
- 30th April 2008Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: SHRIN ( ? ) NIT