Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
December 2014 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in December 2014, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in December 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2014Fill the gap with 'who' or 'that': 'The scientist ___ discovered the vaccine later won an award.' (a defining clause about a person)
- 2nd December 2014What repeated phrase does the writer use at the start of the extract?
- 3rd December 2014Explain why the pronoun 'I' in direct speech usually needs to change when converting to reported speech.
- 4th December 2014Complete with the correct word: 'The medicine had a strong ___ on his energy levels.' (affect/effect)
- 5th December 2014Find the misspelled word and explain why the usual 'i before e except after c' rule does not straightforwardly apply: 'The parcel felt surprisingly heavy for its size, so Sam checked the wieght on the label.'
- 6th December 2014True or False: according to the extract, polytunnels leave crops unprotected from frost.
- 7th December 2014Explain what is meant by the idiom "a piece of cake" in the sentence: "After weeks of practice, the spelling test felt like a piece of cake."
- 8th December 2014Write an original metaphor describing a busy classroom, without using "like" or "as".
- 9th December 2014Why might a writer use words like 'begins with', 'then' and 'once' when explaining a process?
- 10th December 2014In Extract B, which phrase most directly appeals to the reader's sense of fairness for children?
- 11th December 2014Explain why planning an ending before writing the middle of a story can help avoid a weak or rushed conclusion.
- 12th December 2014A poem describing the forge uses short, sharp lines during the hammering, then longer, calmer lines once the finished tool cools. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 13th December 2014Why might a factual extract about how something works need slower, more careful reading than a fiction extract describing a feeling?
- 14th December 2014Round 4832 to the nearest hundred.
- 15th December 2014A 5-pack of pens costs 2 pounds. Find the price per pen.
- 16th December 2014A ruler's scale has marks at 0 cm and 5 cm, with 5 equal gaps between them. What value does each small gap represent?
- 17th December 2014100 - 6_ = 37, where the underscore is the missing units digit of the two-digit number 6_. Find the missing digit.
- 18th December 2014What is the order of rotational symmetry of a rectangle that is not a square?
- 19th December 2014A measuring cylinder has marks at 100 ml and 150 ml, with 5 equal divisions between them. What does each division represent?
- 20th December 2014A line graph shows a plant's height was 12 cm on day 0 and 20 cm on day 4, growing at a steady rate. What was its height on day 2?
- 21st December 2014A sequence has nth term 3n + 5. Work out the first three terms.
- 22nd December 2014A recipe for 6 people needs 450 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 9 people, at the same rate?
- 23rd December 2014A car park charges 2.50 pounds for the first hour and 1.20 pounds for each additional hour. How much does 4 hours cost?
- 24th December 201491 - 47
- 25th December 2014What is 0.75 written as a fraction in its simplest form?
- 26th December 2014A sequence begins 200, 190, 180, ... Find the 8th term.
- 27th December 2014A film starts at 19:45 and lasts 2 hours 20 minutes. What time does it end?
- 28th December 2014What is 7 times 6, minus 5?
- 29th December 2014Share 32 counters between two people in the ratio 3:5.
- 30th December 2014What is the smallest four-digit number that can be made using the digits 5, 0, 8 and 2 exactly once, if the number cannot start with 0?
- 31st December 2014A minibus can carry 16 passengers. Work out how many passengers 7 minibuses can carry.