Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
October 2010 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in October 2010, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in October 2010
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2010(HEART, HART) (BOARD, BARD) (BLEAT, ?)
- 2nd October 20105 x 4 = 12 + [ ]. Find the missing number.
- 3rd October 2010F=3, G=7, H=2, J=17, K=20. Work out F + G x H. Which letter has this value?
- 4th October 2010Statement 1: If a shape is a hexagon, it has six sides. Statement 2: A shape has five sides. Which conclusion must be true?
- 5th October 2010(SAW, WAS) (TEN, NET) (TAP, ?) - each pair reverses the letters of the first word to make the second. What completes the third pair?
- 6th October 2010Here are five words: SPARE, MARKET, STARE, GARDEN, PASTE. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 7th October 2010GOOD is to EXCELLENT as BAD is to ? A) Poor B) Terrible C) Wrong D) Sad E) Unfair
- 8th October 2010Omar scored higher than Layla. Layla scored higher than Freya. Freya scored higher than Ravi. Who scored the lowest?
- 9th October 2010Find the letter that continues the series: J, M, P, S, ( ? )
- 10th October 2010Choose the word closest in meaning to VIVID. A) dull B) bright C) faint D) plain E) grey
- 11th October 2010A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'During rehearsal, the piano ventured through several new jazz chords.' A) OVEN B) SONG C) TUNE D) KEYS E) BAND
- 12th October 2010Nadia is older than Oscar. Priti is older than Nadia. Oscar is older than Quinn. Quinn is older than Ravi. Who is the second oldest?
- 13th October 2010Find the next letter: A, B, D, E, G, ( ? )
- 14th October 2010P=4, Q=20, R=8, S=15, T=48. Work out (Q - R) x P. Which letter has this value?
- 15th October 2010Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'The tired gentleman waved back.'
- 16th October 2010In this code, DOG is GRJ and CAT is FDW. Using the same rule, what is the code for BOAT? A) ERDW B) EQDW C) FRDW D) ERDV E) DRDW
- 17th October 2010(SEAL) (AND). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) E C) A D) L E) M
- 18th October 2010'The wind howled around the chimney like a wolf calling to its pack.' Name the simile in this sentence.
- 19th October 2010'It wasn't me,' he said, though his voice cracked halfway through the sentence. What does 'cracked' suggest about how Jamie was feeling as he spoke?
- 20th October 2010Find and copy the simile used to describe the loose sign.
- 21st October 2010The word 'decision' appears in 'The judge's decision surprised everyone in the courtroom.' Which familiar verb is this word built from, and what word class is 'decision'?
- 22nd October 2010Explain the idiom in: 'Once she realised her mistake, she decided to bite the bullet and tell her manager straight away.'
- 23rd October 2010In your own words, explain why the rangers are cautious about claiming the seabird population has fully recovered.
- 24th October 2010Sentence completion: 'The critic's review was ___ , praising almost nothing about the performance.' Choose the best word: mixed, scathing, warm, brief.
- 25th October 2010True or False: a poem written entirely in free verse, with no regular rhyme scheme, has an irregular structure.
- 26th October 2010Complete the gap with the correct pronoun: "Mr Ahmed and his daughter packed the car quietly, since (1)_______ of them wanted to wake the rest of the family." Choose: He, She, Neither, They.
- 27th October 2010Rank these three words from mildest to strongest: furious, annoyed, enraged.
- 28th October 2010True or False: in the extract, Amara opens the office door herself.
- 29th October 2010Explain why a writer might choose to summarise ten years in one sentence but spend a whole paragraph describing a single afternoon.
- 30th October 2010"The team's performance was (1)_______ disappointing, given how well they had trained." Choose the best word: A) mildly B) bitterly C) somewhat
- 31st October 2010Explain why a writer might show a character's feelings through their actions, such as picking up a spade, rather than stating directly how they feel.