Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 2013 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in September 2013, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in September 2013
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2013Choose the word closest in meaning to SPACIOUS. A) cramped B) roomy C) tall D) narrow E) empty
- 2nd September 2013A=6, B=9, C=2, D=30, E=90. Work out (A + B) x C. Which letter has this value?
- 3rd September 2013PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to ( ? ) A) Sentence B) Author C) Book D) Page E) Library
- 4th September 2013TOU ( ??? ) DLE. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) CAN B) HAN C) BUN D) FON E) SAN
- 5th September 2013Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (CAT, KITTEN) (DOG, PUPPY) (HORSE, ? ) A) Foal B) Calf C) Cub D) Lamb E) Kid
- 6th September 2013Find the word that completes both compound words: HORSE____ and ____BACK.
- 7th September 2013Which word is most nearly opposite to RELUCTANT? A) Hesitant B) Willing C) Nervous D) Slow E) Confident
- 8th September 2013G ( ? ? ? ) ER. A) OWL B) OWN C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 9th September 2013Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to MAGNANIMOUS? A) Generous B) Petty C) Proud D) Calm E) Honest
- 10th September 2013If the code for TULIP is UVMJQ, what is the code for CHAIR, using the same rule? A) EJCKT B) BGZHQ C) DBIJS D) SJBID E) DIBJS
- 11th September 2013For the title 'My Favourite Place', would a story mountain or a point-by-point plan usually fit better, and why?
- 12th September 2013Find and correct the single error: 'we left the house early to catch the train.'
- 13th September 2013Sentence completion: 'The committee's decision was met with ___ approval from every member.' Choose the best word: partial, unanimous, doubtful, delayed.
- 14th September 2013True or False: classic-style descriptive writing usually builds atmosphere through a single dramatic sentence rather than through several connected details.
- 15th September 2013Explain why a non-fiction writer might quote a shopkeeper directly rather than simply writing 'some people are unhappy'.
- 16th September 2013Correct this sentence if needed: 'Students, who arrive late, will not be admitted until the interval.' (Meaning: only late-arriving students are affected, not all students.)
- 17th September 2013Why might a writer use a short sentence like 'It does not have to be this way' after two longer sentences?
- 18th September 2013Convert to reported speech: 'We will finish the project tomorrow,' said the team.
- 19th September 2013Complete with the correct homophone: '___ bag is this on the table?' (belonging to whom)
- 20th September 2013Find the misspelled word and explain the rule that fixes it: 'The two teams begining their match were evenly matched.'
- 21st September 2013In your own words, explain how a polytunnel keeps crops warm, according to the extract.
- 22nd September 2013An idiom you have not seen before, "jump on the bandwagon", appears in this sentence: "Once one shop started selling the toy, every other shop jumped on the bandwagon." Using context alone, suggest a sensible meaning.
- 23rd September 2013Write one sentence using personification to describe a storm approaching.
- 24th September 2013Which happens first, according to the extract: pressing the sheet, or pouring the pulp onto the screen?
- 25th September 2013What is a rhetorical question, and identify one example from Extract B.
- 26th September 2013Write one opening line for a story about a boy who finds a locked door in his new house, using a piece of dialogue mid-conversation as your hook.
- 27th September 2013'The forge breathes its orange heat into the cold morning.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 28th September 2013In the sentence 'No sensible person could deny that recycling saves the planet', which genre is most likely being used?
- 29th September 2013Explain why estimating before doing a calculation is a useful check, even when you plan to use a calculator.
- 30th September 2013A 12-pack of juice cartons costs 4.80 pounds. Find the price per carton.