Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
August 2008 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in August 2008, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in August 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2008In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 taken away from it. If the code for SUN is 15-17-10, which word does the code 4-11-16 represent?
- 2nd August 2008Freya has more books than Grace. Hassan has more books than Ibrahim. Who has the most books?
- 3rd August 2008Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANSPARENT. A) Clear B) Opaque C) Thin D) Glass E) Bright
- 4th August 2008Ahmed saved more than Grace. Grace saved more than Dylan. Dylan saved more than Amelia. Who saved the least?
- 5th August 2008Choose the word closest in meaning to TIMID. A) bold B) shy C) angry D) clever E) tall
- 6th August 2008PUPPY is to DOG as KITTEN is to ? A) Cat B) Mouse C) Bird D) Fish E) Horse
- 7th August 2008A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The heat became extreme almost overnight.' A) CAME B) MEAL C) TREME D) BECA E) ALMO
- 8th August 2008Choose the word closest in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) scarce B) plentiful C) average D) limited E) rare
- 9th August 2008Choose the word closest in meaning to OBSTINATE. A) Flexible B) Stubborn C) Confused D) Shy E) Friendly
- 10th August 2008Which two of these are the odd ones out? A) Oak B) Salmon C) Birch D) Trout E) Willow
- 11th August 2008BD is to FH as JL is to ( ? ) A) MO B) NP C) NO D) MP E) OP
- 12th August 2008Amy, Ben and Cleo each own exactly one pet: a cat, a dog or a rabbit, and no two own the same pet. Amy does not own the cat. Ben owns the dog. Which pet does Amy own?
- 13th August 2008(CARD) (OVE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) C B) A C) R D) D E) O
- 14th August 2008No pupil in Year 5 has a packed lunch on Fridays. Which of these statements must be FALSE? A) Every Year 5 pupil has a school dinner on Fridays. B) Zara, who is in Year 5, has a packed lunch on Friday. C) Some Year 6 pupils have a packed lunch on Friday. D) No Year 5 pupil has a school dinner on Friday. E) Zara is not in Year 5.
- 15th August 2008In this code, the first three letters of a six-letter word move 2 places forward in the alphabet, and the last three letters move 2 places back. If the code for GARDEN is ICTBCL, what is the code for PLANET, using the same rule? A) RNCLCR B) RMCLCR C) RNCKCR D) RNCLBR E) SNCLCR
- 16th August 2008Add the missing apostrophe: 'The dogs bone was buried in the garden.' (one dog owns the bone)
- 17th August 2008How many lines are quoted in 'Streetlights blink awake one by one, / stitching the dark city back together'?
- 18th August 2008In a persuasive writing task, why is it important to choose a side of the argument immediately and stick to it?
- 19th August 2008Where should the apostrophe go in 'the childrens playground' (more than one child, irregular plural)?
- 20th August 2008A poem's final stanza repeats a word from its first stanza. Explain one reason a poet might do this.
- 21st August 2008The word 'bark' could mean the sound a dog makes or the outer covering of a tree. Which meaning fits in 'The dog's bark echoed across the yard'?
- 22nd August 2008'The window offers up the sleeping villages one by one.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 23rd August 2008State whether the word "chatty" generally has a positive or negative connotation, compared with the more negative "nosy", when describing someone who talks to a lot of people.
- 24th August 2008Identify the word class of 'garden' in the sentence 'She walked into the garden'.
- 25th August 2008Write one rhetorical question that could open a persuasive piece arguing against homework at weekends.
- 26th August 2008'The lighthouse stands watch over the sleeping bay.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 27th August 2008Which sentence uses a colon correctly? A) We need: eggs, milk and flour. B) We need three things: eggs, milk and flour.
- 28th August 2008Why is it important to check which extract (A or B) a question refers to on a mixed-genre paper?
- 29th August 2008'The wasps hovered like tiny golden thieves.' Name the simile in this line.
- 30th August 2008Choose the correct pronoun: 'The teacher gave the prize to Sam and (I / me).'
- 31st August 2008Name two features you would expect to see in a formal report but would not usually see in a persuasive letter.