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August 2014 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in August 2014, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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August 2014

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

August 2014 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in August 2014

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st August 2014Using the same code (A=1, B=2, and so on, added together), what is the code total for 'CAB'?
  2. 2nd August 2014A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 cm and a width of 6 cm. What is its length?
  3. 3rd August 2014Find the one letter that completes the word before the brackets and starts the word after the brackets: BLAC ( ? ) NIT
  4. 4th August 2014A shape is reflected in a horizontal mirror line (a top-bottom flip). If it started with a dot in the bottom-left corner, where is the dot now?
  5. 5th August 2014Which word is closest in meaning to 'ancient': (a) modern (b) old (c) fast (d) small?
  6. 6th August 2014(CARD) (ART). Exactly one letter can move from the end of the first word to the front of the second word so that both words made are still correctly spelled real words. Which letter moves, and what are the two new words?
  7. 7th August 2014A price of 80 pounds increases by 5%, and the new price then decreases by 5%. Is the final price the same as the original 80 pounds? Explain briefly.
  8. 8th August 2014In a sequence, a triangle gains one extra dot along its base at each step (1 dot, 2 dots, 3 dots). How many dots will the fifth shape have?
  9. 9th August 2014In a code, HORSE is written JQTUG. Using the same rule, decode the word FCTM.
  10. 10th August 2014Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly: 'The dog's bone was buried in the garden' or 'The dogs' bone was buried in the garden' (for one dog)?
  11. 11th August 2014SNOW ( ) WALK - which word completes SNOW and begins WALK?
  12. 12th August 2014(LOOP, POOL) (STOP, POTS) (DEER, ?)
  13. 13th August 2014Find the next number: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ( ? )
  14. 14th August 2014F=2, G=5, H=7, J=12, K=20. Work out F + G. Which letter has this value?
  15. 15th August 2014In this code, each letter's alphabet position is doubled. If the code for CAT is 6-2-40, what is the code for DOG?
  16. 16th August 20145 (28) 9 | 7 (?) 4. The two outside numbers are added together, then the total is doubled. Work out the missing number. A) 20 B) 22 C) 24 D) 18 E) 26
  17. 17th August 20143 (21) 8 | 6 (?) 9. The two outside numbers are multiplied together, then the first outside number is subtracted. Work out the missing number. A) 48 B) 45 C) 42 D) 51 E) 54
  18. 18th August 2014Here are five words: JUPITER, RUBY, SATURN, EMERALD, MARS. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  19. 19th August 2014Choose the word closest in meaning to ANCIENT. A) modern B) young C) age-old D) broken E) rare
  20. 20th August 2014FIRE ( ??? ) SHOP. Choose the missing word from: A) Place B) Work C) House D) Side E) Man
  21. 21st August 2014Choose the word closest in meaning to LENIENT. A) strict B) lax C) fair D) angry E) firm
  22. 22nd August 2014Choose the word closest in meaning to DILIGENT. A) lazy B) hardworking C) careless D) forgetful E) slow
  23. 23rd August 2014Choose the word closest in meaning to FRIVOLOUS. A) Serious B) Silly C) Generous D) Wealthy E) Cautious
  24. 24th August 2014FH is to HF as JL is to ( ? ) A) JL B) LJ C) KL D) LK E) JK
  25. 25th August 2014HAMMER is to NAIL as ( ? ) is to SCREW A) Wrench B) Screwdriver C) Drill D) Bolt E) Nut
  26. 26th August 2014If a shape is a square, it has four equal sides. Shape X does not have four equal sides. What can you conclude about Shape X?
  27. 27th August 2014(GRAND) (RIVE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) G B) D C) R D) A E) N
  28. 28th August 2014Three pupils, Kofi, Lily and Marco, each play one sport (netball, tennis or hockey) and each was born in a different month (April, May or June). The hockey player was born in May. Kofi was born in April. Lily does not play hockey. Kofi does not play tennis. What sport does Kofi play, and what sport does Marco play?
  29. 29th August 2014If the code for TUVW is ZABC, what is the code for XYZQ, using the same rule? A) DEFW B) CDEV C) DEFX D) EFGX E) CDEW
  30. 30th August 2014Correct the spelling error: 'It was definately the best film I had ever seen.'
  31. 31st August 2014'The traffic hummed like a river of light.' Name the simile in this line.