Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
December 2012 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in December 2012, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in December 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2012DE is to GH as LM is to ? A) NO B) PQ C) PO D) OP E) NP
- 2nd December 2012THERMOMETER is to TEMPERATURE as SCALES is to ?
- 3rd December 2012TEEN ( ) LESS - which word completes TEEN and begins LESS?
- 4th December 201220 - [ ] = 3 x 4. Find the missing number.
- 5th December 2012Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: SLA ( ? ) ICK
- 6th December 2012Ada, Ben and Cleo are sitting in a row of three seats numbered 1, 2 and 3 from left to right. Ada is not sitting in seat 1. Cleo is sitting to the immediate right of Ben. Ben is not sitting in seat 3. Which seat is Ada sitting in?
- 7th December 2012SIDE ( ) WALK. Choose the missing word that completes SIDE and begins WALK. A) Ways B) Board C) Kick D) Show E) Long
- 8th December 2012Which ONE word means both 'the long, flexible nose of an elephant' and 'the thick main stem of a tree, below its branches'? A) STEM B) TRUNK C) NOSE D) BRANCH E) ROOT
- 9th December 2012P=3, Q=6, R=5, S=33, T=18. Work out P + Q x R. Which letter has this value?
- 10th December 20126 (14) 8 | 7 (?) 5. Find the missing number, using the same rule as the first pair.
- 11th December 2012Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, T, Q, ( ? )
- 12th December 2012Find the next letter in the series: D, H, L, P, ( ? ) A) S B) T C) U D) R E) Q
- 13th December 2012P=2, Q=5, R=3, S=21, T=16. Work out (P + Q) x R - Q. Which letter has this value?
- 14th December 2012Which word can mean both 'to arrange in order of importance' and 'a row or line, as in a taxi rank'? A) Line B) Rank C) Row D) Sort E) Grade
- 15th December 2012A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The final amplified chorus filled the entire hall.' A) RATE B) LAMP C) MEAL D) COAT E) DUST
- 16th December 2012Find the next number: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ( ? )
- 17th December 2012Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (HAPPY, SAD) (FAST, SLOW) (LOUD, ? ) A) Noisy B) Quiet C) Soft D) High E) Deep
- 18th December 2012GAR ( ??? ) TIST. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) Den B) Age C) Net D) Min E) Ton
- 19th December 2012Find the letter that continues the series: B, F, J, N, ( ? ) A) P B) Q C) R D) O E) N
- 20th December 2012Rewrite this flat opening to make it more engaging: 'One day a boy went to the park.'
- 21st December 2012True or False: According to the extract, every resident is happy with the beehive scheme.
- 22nd December 2012Explain in one sentence why the writer chose 'glinted' rather than 'shone' to describe the whistle under the pool lights.
- 23rd December 2012Explain in one sentence why a writer might use a flashback rather than simply telling the reader that Ellie once refused to leave the house as a child.
- 24th December 2012'Lightning stitched a silver seam across the sky.' Explain what is being compared to what in this metaphor.
- 25th December 2012True or False: a simile always uses the word 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison.
- 26th December 2012A pupil is given the theme word "Discovery". Give one specific, concrete situation, not a general idea, that could form the basis of a story.
- 27th December 2012'The room was spacious, with plenty of room to move around.' 'Spacious' is closest in meaning to: A) cramped B) large C) dark D) untidy
- 28th December 2012True or False: Mia is walking confidently and without caution.
- 29th December 2012Explain why a very short sentence can be effective immediately after a longer, more descriptive one.
- 30th December 2012Give one word from the extract that shows Ravi had prepared thoroughly for the announcement.
- 31st December 2012In a playscript, where does a character's name usually appear in relation to their line of dialogue?