Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2010 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2010, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2010
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2010'as though it could not settle' - what does this phrase suggest about the sea's behaviour?
- 2nd May 2010'How was the exam?' his father asked. Daniel shrugged and changed the subject. What might Daniel's non-answer suggest?
- 3rd May 2010What three materials does the extract say the water filter was made from?
- 4th May 2010'The negotiations were tense, with neither side willing to compromise.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'tense' suggests stress or strain rather than calm?
- 5th May 2010Explain in your own words the two different reactions to the cycle lanes described in the extract.
- 6th May 2010Identify the passive construction in: 'The bridge, which had been built over a century ago, was finally repaired last spring.'
- 7th May 2010Choose the correct verb: "Everybody in the class (is/are) expected to hand in the form by Friday."
- 8th May 2010In your own words, explain what the survey mentioned in the extract found.
- 9th May 2010What does Zara's line 'You said that ten minutes ago' suggest about how long she has been waiting?
- 10th May 2010Choose the correct word: "The scarf was a lovely (1)_______ to her new coat." (complement/compliment)
- 11th May 2010Why might a writer present both sides of an issue like a school start-time change, rather than only the benefits?
- 12th May 2010How many lines are quoted in 'Voices pile on voices, a tower of noise / that sways but never quite falls'?
- 13th May 2010A water tank fills at a constant rate, taking 12 minutes to fill 156 litres. Calculate how long it would take to fill a 400 litre tank, to the nearest minute.
- 14th May 2010A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 250 g of flour. How many eggs are needed for 750 g of flour?
- 15th May 2010Explain why triangular numbers can be found by adding consecutive counting numbers starting from 1.
- 16th May 2010I think of a number, subtract 8, then double the result, to get 24. What was my number?
- 17th May 2010A triangle has angles of 42 and 67 degrees. Find the third angle.
- 18th May 2010A square-based pyramid has 5 faces. How many of these faces are triangles?
- 19th May 2010A pictogram key shows that one symbol represents 10 pupils. A row shows 4 full symbols and no half symbol. How many pupils does this represent?
- 20th May 2010Two straight lines cross, forming an angle of 37 degrees on one side. Find the vertically opposite angle.
- 21st May 2010Three houses in a row are numbered 1, 2 and 3. The red house is not house 1. The blue house is house 3. Which house must be red?
- 22nd May 2010A sequence begins 3, 7, 11, 15, ... What is the next term?
- 23rd May 20108 x 9
- 24th May 2010A journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes do two of these journeys take?
- 25th May 2010Convert 2.5 hours into minutes.
- 26th May 2010A price of 70 pounds is increased by 20%. What is the new price?
- 27th May 2010Multiply 7 by 8.
- 28th May 2010A shop has 45 footballs. It receives a delivery of 28 more. How many footballs does the shop have now?
- 29th May 2010Write 0.2 as a percentage.
- 30th May 2010Share 40 in the ratio 1:4.
- 31st May 2010In a row of three houses, the red house is not at either end. The blue house is to the left of the red house. What colour is the middle house?