Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
November 2008 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in November 2008, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in November 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2008A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Japan today announced new plans.' A) PANT B) PANDA C) TODY D) DAYT E) ANTO
- 2nd November 2008Choose the word closest in meaning to CHEERFUL. A) miserable B) joyful C) tired D) angry E) calm
- 3rd November 20083, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
- 4th November 2008SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
- 5th November 2008A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
- 6th November 2008In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
- 7th November 2008If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
- 8th November 2008Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
- 9th November 2008W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 10th November 2008Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
- 11th November 2008If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
- 12th November 2008Why should a pupil check their plan against the title before starting to write?
- 13th November 2008Find and correct the single error: 'By next summer, she will have finish her exams.'
- 14th November 2008Sentence completion: 'The old bridge looked ___ , but engineers confirmed it was perfectly safe.' Choose the best word: sturdy, precarious, colourful, distant.
- 15th November 2008'She could not tell what Edward was thinking; his face, as ever, gave nothing away.' Does this sentence suggest the narrator has access to Edward's thoughts?
- 16th November 2008'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
- 17th November 2008Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.
- 18th November 2008Find and copy the short sentence used at the end of the extract for emphasis.
- 19th November 2008Convert to reported speech: Maria said, 'I feel unwell today.'
- 20th November 2008Choose the correct spelling: 'She was hopping / hoping to win the race.' (wishing to win)
- 21st November 2008Find the misspelled word: 'The teacher was embarassed after tripping over the bag.'
- 22nd November 2008What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?
- 23rd November 2008Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
- 24th November 2008Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
- 25th November 2008What is the purpose of shaking the pulp gently on the mesh screen, according to the extract?
- 26th November 2008Give one word from Extract B that shows the writer feels strongly that swimming is important.
- 27th November 2008What does "in medias res" mean when applied to a story's opening?
- 28th November 2008How many lines are quoted in 'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again, / until the iron finally learns to bend'?
- 29th November 2008Give one typical feature of a persuasive extract that would not usually appear in a purely factual non-fiction extract.
- 30th November 2008Round 17.68 to the nearest whole number.