Daily Practice - 11+ Entrance
English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
10th November 2009
- 1Comprehension: Poetry Set 6
A poem describing the lighthouse keeper's routine repeats the phrase 'every night' at the start of several stanzas. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 2Comprehension: Classic Fiction Set 5
'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?
- 3Comprehension: Playscript Extract Set 1
In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?
- 4SPaG Depth Set 6
Rewrite in the passive voice: 'The chef prepared the meal.'
- 5Vocabulary and Word Skills Set 7
Explain what is meant by the idiom "bite the bullet" in the sentence: "Tom finally decided to bite the bullet and tell his coach he wanted to quit the team."
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