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March 2013 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in March 2013, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in March 2013
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 2013(BEE, HONEY) (COW, MILK) (SHEEP, ?)
- 2nd March 2013(7 x 8) - (6 x 5) = [ ] x 13. Find the missing number.
- 3rd March 2013W=8, X=5, Y=3, Z=37, A=40. Work out (W x X) - Y. Which letter has this value?
- 4th March 2013Statement 1: If Ahmed finishes his homework, he can play football. Statement 2: If Ahmed plays football, he gets tired. Statement 3: Ahmed is not tired. Which conclusion must be true?
- 5th March 2013Here are five words: VIOLIN, TRUMPET, HAMMER, CELLO, WRENCH. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 6th March 2013Here are five words: BEACH, PENCIL, THROWN, MARKET, CEREAL. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 7th March 2013DIMINISH is to DECREASE as AUGMENT is to ? A) Increase B) Reduce C) Maintain D) Replace E) Remove
- 8th March 2013In a race, Ben finished before Cara. Dev finished after Ben but before Cara. Who finished first?
- 9th March 2013Which ONE word means both 'the inner surface of your hand' and 'a type of tropical tree'? A) Palm B) Leaf C) Branch D) Wrist E) Coconut
- 10th March 201390, 81, 72, 63, ( ? )
- 11th March 2013A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Both grandmas and grandpas came to the reunion.' A) SAND B) MEET C) FEST D) HOME E) LOVE
- 12th March 2013No pupil in Class 5 plays the trumpet. Every trumpet player in the school is in the orchestra. Freddie plays the trumpet. What must be true about Freddie?
- 13th March 2013TEACHER is to SCHOOL as DOCTOR is to ( ? ) A) Patient B) Hospital C) Medicine D) Nurse E) Ambulance
- 14th March 2013In this code, every letter moves 1 place forward in the alphabet, then the first and last letters of the result are swapped. If the code for LAMP is QBNM, what is the code for WIND, using the same rule? A) XJOE B) EJOX C) EJOE D) XJOX E) EOJX
- 15th March 2013Which word can mean both 'the outer covering of a tree' and 'the short, sharp sound a dog makes'? A) Trunk B) Bark C) Skin D) Growl E) Branch
- 16th March 2013In this code, each letter's code number equals its alphabet position multiplied by its position in the word (the 1st letter x1, the 2nd letter x2, the 3rd letter x3, and so on). What is the code for CAB?
- 17th March 2013(SEAT) (RAP). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) E C) A D) T E) R
- 18th March 2013In the sentence 'Maya sprinted down the corridor, her shoes slapping against the tiles', which single word tells the reader Maya was running very fast?
- 19th March 2013'Jamie held the tangled kite behind his back.' What does this action suggest Jamie is trying to do?
- 20th March 2013Explain in one sentence why the writer describes the wind as finding 'a gap to slip through' rather than simply saying it blew through a gap.
- 21st March 2013'The teacher's explanation was admirably clear.' Identify the word class of 'admirably' and the adjective it is built from.
- 22nd March 2013Explain what 'it was raining cats and dogs' means in the sentence: 'We cancelled the picnic because it was raining cats and dogs.'
- 23rd March 2013'a record number of nesting pairs this spring' - what does 'record' tell the reader about this year's count compared to previous years?
- 24th March 2013Complete the gap with the best connective: 'The bridge had been closed for repairs; ___ , traffic was diverted through the town centre.' Choose from: as a result, although, meanwhile.
- 25th March 2013'The waves crashed like a thousand galloping horses.' Name the simile in this line.
- 26th March 2013Complete the sentence for a formal letter: "I am writing to (1)_______ you of an important change to the timetable." Choose: A) tell B) inform C) blab
- 27th March 2013Complete the analogy: Key is to lock as password is to ___.
- 28th March 2013Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose to describe a character's actions, such as gripping a folder, instead of simply writing 'Amara felt nervous'.
- 29th March 2013'He had not set foot in the old schoolyard in twenty years.' What tense is used here, and what does it usually signal in a story?
- 30th March 2013"The lecture was (1)_______ boring." Choose the word matching "utterly": A) mildly B) somewhat C) excruciatingly
- 31st March 2013True or False: according to the extract, Noah gives up building sandcastles after this happens.