Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 2011 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in July 2011, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in July 2011
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 2011Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY. A) energetic B) exhausted C) anxious D) confused E) content
- 2nd July 2011Which word is closest in meaning to TRANQUIL? A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Anxious D) Busy E) Excited
- 3rd July 2011Find the next number: 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, ( ? )
- 4th July 2011Freya is in front of Grace in a queue. Grace is in front of Harun. Who is directly in the middle of these three?
- 5th July 2011GI ( ? ? ? ) LER. A) OWL B) ILL C) ARE D) ANT E) OAT
- 6th July 2011Find the word that completes both compound words: FOOT____ and ____STOOL.
- 7th July 2011STANZA is to POEM as MOVEMENT is to ( ? ) A) Song B) Symphony C) Orchestra D) Note E) Rhythm
- 8th July 2011Find the next letter in this woven sequence, which combines three separate simpler sequences: B, Z, G, D, X, I, F, V, K, ( ? )
- 9th July 2011Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, S, N, H, ( ? ) A) A B) C C) B D) E E) F
- 10th July 2011Which word could best replace 'perplexed' in the sentence 'She stood perplexed at the foot of the stairs, unsure which way to turn': puzzled, delighted, furious, or exhausted?
- 11th July 2011Add the correct prefix to 'agree' to make a word meaning 'to not agree': ___agree.
- 12th July 2011'Despite early doubts, the scheme proved remarkably successful.' What does 'remarkably' suggest about how successful the scheme was?
- 13th July 2011'many parents worry that a later start would simply clash with work and childcare arrangements.' What does 'clash' suggest about the relationship between school times and parents' schedules?
- 14th July 2011Find and copy the phrase that shows Leo has been thinking carefully about what to say.
- 15th July 2011'The old woman's hands trembled slightly as she unfolded the letter, though the room was far from cold.' Why does the phrase 'though the room was far from cold' matter for working out her feeling?
- 16th July 2011Why might a writer sustain one comparison across several words in a sentence, rather than using a new comparison for every detail?
- 17th July 2011'No, really, I'm fine to walk home,' said Ellie, glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. What contradiction can be found between what Ellie says and what she does?
- 18th July 2011'clean water, not the flood itself, was making more people ill' - what does this sentence suggest about the real danger after a flood?
- 19th July 2011'The stadium was virtually empty long before the final whistle.' 'Virtually' is closest in meaning to: A) completely B) almost entirely C) never D) occasionally
- 20th July 2011Give one word from the extract that means roughly the same as 'complain'.
- 21st July 2011Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The letter was delivered by the postman.'
- 22nd July 2011Identify the tense of the underlined verb: "By the time the bus arrived, Sam had already left."
- 23rd July 2011According to the extract, how long did the higher-scoring pupils read independently each day?
- 24th July 2011Why might a playwright choose to have Dad say 'Did I? Sorry' rather than simply apologising fully and clearly?
- 25th July 2011Choose the correct word: "The library was completely (1)_______ during the exam." (quiet/quite)
- 26th July 2011True or False: the extract argues strongly that the school day should not be changed at all.
- 27th July 2011True or False: a poem describing a busy, crowded scene often uses long lists or piled-up images to reflect that sense of business.
- 28th July 2011A parcel has a total mass of 3.1 kg. The packaging has a mass of 275 g. Calculate the mass of the contents, in grams.
- 29th July 2011A cake recipe for 12 people uses 360 g of sugar. How much sugar is needed to make the recipe for 3 people?
- 30th July 2011Is 49 a square number, a cube number, both, or neither?
- 31st July 2011I think of a number, multiply it by 5, and the result is 60. What was my number?