Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2008 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2008, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2008OAR is to BOAT as PEDAL is to ?
- 2nd May 2008(ACCURATE, INACCURATE) (SECURE, INSECURE) (VISIBLE, ?)
- 3rd May 200815 - 7 = 4 + [ ]. Find the missing number.
- 4th May 2008L=8, M=3, N=5, P=10, Q=25. Work out (L - M) x N. Which letter has this value?
- 5th May 2008Isla is older than Kofi. Meera is older than Priti. Who is the oldest?
- 6th May 2008Which ONE word means both 'a piece of jewellery worn on a finger' and 'the sound a bell or telephone makes'? A) BELL B) RING C) CHIME D) BAND E) TONE
- 7th May 2008Here are five words: BALLOON, CAMERA, COFFEE, PENCIL, RABBIT. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 8th May 2008KEY is to PIANO as STRING is to ? A) Guitar B) Music C) Note D) Sound E) Chord
- 9th May 200812 - 5 = [ ] + 3. Find the missing number.
- 10th May 2008HAMMER is to NAIL as SCREWDRIVER is to SCREW as SPANNER is to ? A) Nail B) Screw C) Bolt D) Plank E) Wire
- 11th May 2008Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to OPTIMISTIC. A) hopeful B) pessimistic C) confident D) cheerful E) calm
- 12th May 2008A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Please also verify the total before submitting.' A) OVER B) SUMS C) FORM D) DATE E) SIGN
- 13th May 2008Leo scored higher than Mona. Nia scored higher than Omar. Who scored higher, Leo or Omar?
- 14th May 2008Find the next letter: A, B, D, G, K, ( ? )
- 15th May 2008Using the rule where each letter's alphabet position has 5 added to it, which word does the code 8-6-25 represent?
- 16th May 2008Which word can mean both 'a piece of ground for growing plants' and 'a piece of furniture for sleeping on'? A) Yard B) Bed C) Plot D) Garden E) Room
- 17th May 2008In this code, every vowel moves 3 places forward in the alphabet, and every consonant moves 2 places back. If the code for STONE is QRRLH, what is the code for PLAIN, using the same rule? A) NJDLL B) NJDGL C) NJLDL D) NJDLG E) OJDLL
- 18th May 2008(FORTH) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) F B) O C) R D) T E) H
- 19th May 2008Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose the word 'crept' instead of 'walked' to describe a character entering a room.
- 20th May 2008'which somehow felt worse than shouting' - whose feelings does this phrase most likely describe?
- 21st May 2008'a loose sign clattered like something trying to get out' - what does this simile suggest to the reader?
- 22nd May 2008'His refusal to apologise surprised his classmates.' What verb is 'refusal' built from, and what does the whole word mean?
- 23rd May 2008Explain the difference in meaning between 'to jump on the bandwagon' and 'to hit the nail on the head'.
- 24th May 2008Why might a writer choose to quote the rangers' caution rather than simply reporting the record numbers alone?
- 25th May 2008Sentence completion: 'The manual gave a highly ___ account of how to assemble the furniture, listing every screw and panel.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, casual.
- 26th May 2008In the line 'The tide slides in on silver feet', how many lines are quoted?
- 27th May 2008Complete the sentence with the correct correlative word: "The soup was (1)_______ too salty but also far too thin." A) not only B) either C) neither
- 28th May 2008Which word has a more negative connotation, even though both describe spending carefully: thrifty or stingy?
- 29th May 2008What does the word 'finally' suggest about how long Amara had been waiting?
- 30th May 2008'She remembered the exact moment the letter arrived: the postman's knock, the crackle of the envelope, the way her hands shook as she opened it.' What signal phrase shows this is a flashback, and why does the sentence slow down here?
- 31st May 2008Rank these three words for anger from mildest to strongest: furious, irritated, angry.