Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
December 2013 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in December 2013, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in December 2013
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2013Find the next number: 96, 48, 24, 12, 6, ( ? )
- 2nd December 2013Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (UP, DOWN) (LEFT, RIGHT) (IN, ? ) A) Around B) Out C) Over D) Under E) Through
- 3rd December 2013B ( ? ? ? ) USION. A) OWL B) ARE C) ILL D) ICE E) OAT
- 4th December 2013Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'The demo onstage impressed everyone.'
- 5th December 2013SPARK is to FIRE as CRACK is to ( ? ) A) Break B) Glass C) Sound D) Noise E) Damage
- 6th December 2013Find the next number in this sequence, which weaves together three separate simpler sequences: 1, 10, 100, 2, 20, 90, 3, 30, 80, ( ? )
- 7th December 2013Find the letter that continues the series: B, E, C, F, D, ( ? ) A) G B) A C) H D) F E) I
- 8th December 2013Give one word from the sentence 'The carriage rattled interminably along the rutted lane' that tells the reader the journey felt very long.
- 9th December 2013What does the suffix '-tion' usually do to a verb, as in 'inform' becoming 'information'?
- 10th December 2013Explain why a non-fiction writer might include a statistic, such as a percentage or number, rather than a vague description like 'many people'.
- 11th December 2013In your own words, summarise the two main concerns raised against changing school start times.
- 12th December 2013Explain in one sentence why the writer chooses to show Nadia's feelings through her actions rather than having her state directly how she feels.
- 13th December 2013'He answered every question in a single word, his eyes fixed on the floor.' What might this behaviour suggest about how the character is feeling during the conversation?
- 14th December 2013Explain in one sentence why using an animal comparison for the sea, rather than simply describing waves rising and falling, makes the description more powerful.
- 15th December 2013'I suppose it will do,' Mrs Fenwick said, examining the room without expression. What tone does 'I suppose it will do' suggest, and what does this imply about her opinion of the room?
- 16th December 2013Give one word from the extract that means 'went down' or 'reduced', referring to the floods.
- 17th December 2013'Her argument was compelling, backed by clear evidence at every stage.' 'Compelling' is closest in meaning to: A) confusing B) convincing C) short D) careless
- 18th December 2013True or False: according to the extract, every driver in the town is unhappy about the cycle lanes.
- 19th December 2013'Mistakes were made.' Explain what effect leaving out the doer has in this sentence.
- 20th December 2013Classify this sentence as simple, compound or complex: "The rain stopped, but the wind grew stronger."
- 21st December 2013What kind of evidence does the writer use to support the opening claim: a personal opinion, an expert quotation, or a survey?
- 22nd December 2013Give one stage direction from the extract that shows a change in Dad's attention during the scene.
- 23rd December 2013Choose the correct word: "Pupils are not (1)_______ to bring mobile phones into the exam hall." (allowed/aloud)
- 24th December 2013What effect does the phrase 'on the other hand' have in this extract?
- 25th December 2013'Voices pile on voices, a tower of noise.' Which word shows the voices are being added on top of each other?
- 26th December 2013A car travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h for 4 hours. Calculate the distance travelled.
- 27th December 2013A paint mix uses blue and white paint in the ratio 2 : 3. If 10 litres of blue paint is used, how much white paint is needed?
- 28th December 2013List the first six triangular numbers.
- 29th December 2013I think of a number, add 9, and the result is 23. What was my number?
- 30th December 2013Two angles on a straight line are 118 degrees and y degrees. Find y.
- 31st December 2013How many edges does a triangular prism have?