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March 2012 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in March 2012, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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March 2012

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in March 2012

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st March 2012'The negotiations were fraught, with both sides refusing to compromise.' What does 'fraught' suggest about the negotiations?
  2. 2nd March 2012A sequence starts 3, 7, 15, 31. Describe the rule in words and give the next term.
  3. 3rd March 2012Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to ABUNDANT: plentiful, scarce, common, large.
  4. 4th March 2012A recipe uses 350ml of milk. How many full 250ml glasses can be poured from 2 litres of milk after the recipe has used its share?
  5. 5th March 2012In a 2x2 grid, the top-left shape has 3 sides, the top-right shape has 4 sides and the bottom-left shape has 4 sides. Each row's shapes increase by 1 side moving left to right, and each column's shapes increase by 1 side moving top to bottom. How many sides does the bottom-right shape have?
  6. 6th March 2012If each letter of a word is coded by moving it forward one place in the alphabet (so CAT would be coded as DBU), decode the word 'EBSL' back to the original word it stands for.
  7. 7th March 2012A triangle has angles of 48 degrees and 72 degrees. What is the third angle?
  8. 8th March 2012A phone bill of 45 pounds is reduced by 10%. What is the new bill?
  9. 9th March 2012A shape is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. If a shaded triangle sits in the top-left corner of the original shape, where will it be after the rotation?
  10. 10th March 2012A rectangle has an area of 48 cm squared and a length of 8 cm. What is its width?
  11. 11th March 2012Give a word that is the opposite of 'reluctant'.
  12. 12th March 2012GRASS ( ) SLIDE - which word completes GRASS and begins SLIDE?
  13. 13th March 2012(CHILD, CHILDREN) (MAN, MEN) (TOOTH, ?)
  14. 14th March 2012Find the next number: 160, 80, 40, 20, 10, ( ? )
  15. 15th March 2012F=4, G=6, H=10, J=2, K=12. Work out G x J. Which letter has this value?
  16. 16th March 2012In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 3 added to it. If the code for FOX is 9-18-27, what is the code for PIG?
  17. 17th March 2012In this code, each letter's alphabet position is doubled. If the code for CLOCK is 6-24-30-6-22, what is the code for TRAIN, using the same rule? A) 20-18-1-9-14 B) 40-36-2-18-28 C) 40-18-2-18-14 D) 20-36-1-9-28 E) 40-36-1-18-14
  18. 18th March 2012Kiran is heavier than Leo. Leo is heavier than Mona. Mona is heavier than Nina. Who is the lightest?
  19. 19th March 2012Which ONE word means both 'the inner surface of your hand' and 'a tropical tree with long leaves at the top'? A) LEAF B) HAND C) PALM D) COCONUT E) FROND
  20. 20th March 2012Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to GENUINE. A) real B) fake C) rare D) precious E) plain
  21. 21st March 2012Which ONE word means both 'a fitting that controls the flow of water' and 'a style of dance performed in shoes with metal soles'? A) Jig B) Tap C) Step D) Flow E) Beat
  22. 22nd March 2012Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to HUMBLE. A) modest B) proud C) shy D) polite E) small
  23. 23rd March 2012Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) noisy B) chaotic C) peaceful D) busy E) anxious
  24. 24th March 2012Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to DILIGENT. A) Hardworking B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  25. 25th March 2012TR is to QO as JG is to ( ? ) A) GD B) FD C) GE D) HD E) GC
  26. 26th March 2012AC is to CA as EG is to ( ? ) A) EG B) GE C) FG D) GF E) EF
  27. 27th March 2012All the pupils in Class 5 own a bicycle. Tom owns a bicycle. Is Tom definitely in Class 5?
  28. 28th March 2012(TEAM) (AZE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) T B) E C) A D) M E) Z
  29. 29th March 2012Farah is taller than Grace. Hugo is taller than Ivy. Grace is taller than Jax. Is Hugo taller or shorter than Jax, or can this not be determined?
  30. 30th March 2012In this code, the first two letters of a four-letter word move 3 places forward in the alphabet, and the last two letters move 3 places back. If the code for FLAT is IOXQ, what is the code for GONE, using the same rule? A) JRKB B) JQKB C) IRKB D) JRLC E) KRJB
  31. 31st March 2012Punctuate this sentence with a single comma: 'After the match the players shook hands.'