Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2014 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2014, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2014A train leaves at 11:20 and takes 2 hours 35 minutes to arrive. What time does it arrive?
- 2nd May 2014A stadium's official capacity is given as 'about 30,000' after being rounded to the nearest 10,000. What is the smallest whole number the true capacity could be?
- 3rd May 2014What word means the same as both 'a request for money owed' and 'the beak of a bird'?
- 4th May 2014'The climb proved more arduous than the guidebook had suggested.' What does 'arduous' suggest about the climb?
- 5th May 2014A cyclist rides at 12 km per hour for 2 hours 30 minutes. How far do they travel?
- 6th May 2014A ribbon is cut in the ratio 2:3. If the ribbon is 45cm long, how long is the shorter piece?
- 7th May 2014'The scientist's claim, though bold, was backed by years of careful data.' What does 'bold' suggest about the claim?
- 8th May 2014In a sequence, a square rotates 90 degrees clockwise at each step. If it starts pointing with one corner at the top, which way up will it be after two steps?
- 9th May 2014Choose the word closest in meaning to ENORMOUS: tiny, average, huge, narrow.
- 10th May 2014'The old sailor could read the sky before any forecast was issued.' What does 'read' mean in this sentence?
- 11th May 2014Find the one word that completes both words in brackets to make two new compound words: CLASS ( ? ) MATE
- 12th May 2014Choose the word closest in meaning to RELUCTANT: eager, unwilling, curious, confident.
- 13th May 2014Find the missing number: ? / 9 = 8
- 14th May 2014Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: CHA ( ? ) OWN
- 15th May 2014DESERT is to DRY as RAINFOREST is to ?
- 16th May 2014(STAND, TAN) (CRIMP, RIM) (STOMP, ?)
- 17th May 2014(10 - 4) x 5 = [ ] + 20. Find the missing number.
- 18th May 2014L=5, M=6, N=3, P=23, Q=33. Work out L + M x N. Which letter has this value?
- 19th May 2014The blue box is heavier than the red box. The green box is lighter than the red box. Which box is the lightest?
- 20th May 2014Choose the word closest in meaning to FRAGILE. A) sturdy B) delicate C) heavy D) careless E) plain
- 21st May 2014Here are five words: CARAVAN, PENCIL, TRAILER, MARKET, SCOOTER. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 22nd May 2014SECOND is to MINUTE as MINUTE is to ? A) Hour B) Day C) Week D) Clock E) Second
- 23rd May 2014Every dog in the park is on a lead, except Max, who is off the lead. If a dog in the park is NOT on a lead, which dog must it be?
- 24th May 2014AB is to BA as CD is to ?
- 25th May 2014If the code for TIGER is WLJHU, what is the code for ZEBRA, using the same rule?
- 26th May 2014A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'That horse achieved a new track record last year.' A) EACH B) RACE C) FAST D) WINS E) LAPS
- 27th May 2014Four pupils, Eli, Fay, Gus and Hana, sit evenly spaced around a circular table. Eli sits directly opposite Fay. Gus sits immediately clockwise of Fay. Who sits immediately clockwise of Eli?
- 28th May 2014Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'Their improv almost went wrong.'
- 29th May 2014In this code, each letter's alphabet position is multiplied by 3. If the code for BEG is 6-15-21, what is the code for FAD, using the same rule? A) 18-3-12 B) 21-3-12 C) 18-6-12 D) 15-3-12 E) 18-3-15
- 30th May 2014M=9, N=3, P=27, Q=6, R=18. Work out M x N. Which letter has this value?
- 31st May 2014In this code, every vowel's alphabet position is doubled, and every consonant's alphabet position stays the same. Using this rule, which word does the code 6-12-30-7 represent?