Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2015 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2015, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2015
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2015Give a synonym for 'enormous'.
- 2nd May 2015FG is to GF as JK is to ? A) JK B) KL C) LK D) JJ E) KJ
- 3rd May 2015WHISPER is to SHOUT as DRIZZLE is to ?
- 4th May 2015BULLET ( ) READ - which word completes BULLET and begins READ?
- 5th May 20155 x [ ] = 60 - 15. Find the missing number.
- 6th May 2015Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: SPR ( ? ) ARD
- 7th May 2015Mia is taller than Noah. Omar is taller than Mia. Priya is shorter than Noah. Put them in order from tallest to shortest and say who is second tallest.
- 8th May 2015(PUSH) (OWL). 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? A) P B) U C) S D) H E) W
- 9th May 2015Which ONE word means both 'able to wait calmly without complaining' and 'a person who is receiving medical treatment'? A) PATIENT B) CALM C) VICTIM D) GENTLE E) CLIENT
- 10th May 2015U=8, V=2, W=11, X=6, Y=27. Work out U x V + W. Which letter has this value?
- 11th May 201520 - 8 = [ ] + 5. Find the missing number.
- 12th May 20159 (3) 12 | 22 (?) 15. Find the missing number, using the same rule as the first pair.
- 13th May 2015Nadia is shorter than Omar. Omar is shorter than Priti. Who is the tallest?
- 14th May 2015Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position is doubled then 1 is subtracted, the code for BAD is 3-1-7. Which word has the code 5-9-13? A) CEG B) CDF C) DEG D) CEF E) BDG
- 15th May 2015Find the next number: 100, 90, 81, 73, 66, ( ? )
- 16th May 2015A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The warm welcome always included a hug and fresh bread.' A) DUST B) RATE C) COAT D) MEAL E) LAMP
- 17th May 2015Find the next number: 2, 4, 10, 28, 82, ( ? )
- 18th May 2015In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 9 subtracted from it. If the code for JUMP is 1-12-4-7, what is the code for LOOK, using the same rule?
- 19th May 2015A five-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The floor bitterly creaked under our feet.' A) Orbit B) Oorbi C) Floob D) Itcre E) Loorb
- 20th May 2015Find the letter that continues the series: X, U, R, O, ( ? ) A) L B) M C) K D) N E) J
- 21st May 2015Combine these two short sentences into one longer sentence for better flow: 'The door creaked open. Nobody was there.'
- 22nd May 2015'Residents report far more butterflies and wildflowers in nearby parks.' What does 'far more' suggest about the scale of the change?
- 23rd May 2015In the sentence 'Priya's stomach tightened as the announcer read out the names', which word tells the reader Priya felt anxious?
- 24th May 2015Find and copy the phrase that shows the present-day sounds disappear as Ellie remembers.
- 25th May 2015True or False: onomatopoeia means a word that looks like what it describes.
- 26th May 2015A poem uses short, broken lines when describing the hardest part of the climb, then longer, flowing lines once the summit is reached. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 27th May 2015True or False: for an open or abstract prompt, it is best to try to cover as many possible interpretations of the theme as you can within one response.
- 28th May 2015'The detective's theory was plausible, though not yet proven.' 'Plausible' is closest in meaning to: A) impossible B) reasonable or believable C) certain D) foolish
- 29th May 2015What happens at the very end of the extract that creates a sudden sense of danger?
- 30th May 2015Replace the vague phrase 'walked quickly' with one strong, specific verb.
- 31st May 2015'He opened his mouth. Nothing came.' Why might the writer have used two very short sentences here instead of one longer sentence?