Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
April 2011 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in April 2011, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in April 2011
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2011Here are five words: THAMES, EVEREST, SEVERN, KILIMANJARO, TRENT. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 2nd April 2011SUN ( ??? ) POT. Choose the missing word from: A) Set B) Shine C) Flower D) Beam E) Light
- 3rd April 2011Choose the word closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC. A) idealistic B) impractical C) emotional D) practical E) careless
- 4th April 2011Which ONE word means both 'a piece of paper money' and 'a short written message'? A) Bill B) Note C) Cash D) Letter E) Ticket
- 5th April 2011CUB is to LION as CALF is to ( ? ) A) Farm B) Cow C) Milk D) Herd E) Pasture
- 6th April 2011FIRE ( ??? ) SHOP. Choose the missing word from: A) Work B) Place C) Ball D) Side E) Arm
- 7th April 2011In this code, each letter's alphabet position is halved. If the code for BJT is 1-5-10, what is the code for FDH, using the same rule?
- 8th April 2011Which word is closest in meaning to WEARY? A) Energetic B) Tired C) Anxious D) Excited E) Calm
- 9th April 2011Which word is most nearly opposite to GENEROUS? A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cheerful E) Honest
- 10th April 2011Y ( ? ? ? ) TH. A) EAR B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 11th April 2011Which word can mean both 'the side of a hill' and 'a steep, sloping surface used for skiing'? A) Cliff B) Slope C) Ridge D) Peak E) Valley
- 12th April 2011If the code for PARROT is NYPPMR, what is the code for GOOSE, using the same rule? A) DLLPB B) FNNRD C) EMMCQ D) CQMME E) EMMQC
- 13th April 2011A pupil's plan for a story reads: 'boy finds map - follows clues - gets lost - finds treasure'. Which stage of the story mountain is missing?
- 14th April 2011Find and correct the single error: 'The weather effected the outcome of the match.'
- 15th April 2011Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (although, because, however, before): 'The match was cancelled ___ the pitch was flooded.'
- 16th April 2011'From where I stood, the harbour looked almost peaceful, though I knew what lay beneath its calm surface.' What does this sentence suggest about the difference between appearance and reality?
- 17th April 2011'Cycle use in the town has more than doubled since the scheme began.' In your own words, explain what this sentence tells the reader about the scheme's popularity.
- 18th April 2011Explain why 'The girl that won the race' would normally not use commas, while 'Sophie, who won the race,' would.
- 19th April 2011True or False: The writer suggests the exhaust fume problem only happens occasionally.
- 20th April 2011Convert to reported speech: 'Where are you going?' Sarah asked her brother.
- 21st April 2011Which spelling is correct: recieve or receive?
- 22nd April 2011Find the misspelled word: 'The childran ran outside as soon as the bell rang.'
- 23rd April 2011Give one word or phrase from the extract that describes how traditional greenhouses are heated.
- 24th April 2011Explain 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."
- 25th April 2011Why should figurative language usually be used sparingly, one or two images per paragraph, rather than in every sentence?
- 26th April 2011Give one word from the extract that means 'spread out equally across a surface'.
- 27th April 2011In Extract A, what is Mia doing while the others have already jumped in?
- 28th April 2011What is a "circular ending", and why can it make a short story feel more complete?
- 29th April 2011'Sparks scattered like a handful of thrown stars.' Name the simile in this line.
- 30th April 2011True or False: on a mixed-genre paper, a question that asks pupils to compare tone across Extract A and Extract B could only be answered correctly using evidence from Extract A alone.