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August 2015 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in August 2015, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in August 2015
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 201515 - 7 = 4 + [ ]. Find the missing number.
- 2nd August 2015L=8, M=3, N=5, P=10, Q=25. Work out (L - M) x N. Which letter has this value?
- 3rd August 2015Isla is older than Kofi. Meera is older than Priti. Who is the oldest?
- 4th August 2015Which ONE word means both 'a piece of jewellery worn on a finger' and 'the sound a bell or telephone makes'? A) BELL B) RING C) CHIME D) BAND E) TONE
- 5th August 2015Here are five words: BALLOON, CAMERA, COFFEE, PENCIL, RABBIT. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 6th August 2015VICTORY is to DEFEAT as PRAISE is to ? A) Reward B) Criticism C) Applause D) Compliment E) Silence
- 7th August 201512 - 5 = [ ] + 3. Find the missing number.
- 8th August 2015HAMMER is to NAIL as SCREWDRIVER is to SCREW as SPANNER is to ? A) Nail B) Screw C) Bolt D) Plank E) Wire
- 9th August 2015Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to OPTIMISTIC. A) hopeful B) pessimistic C) confident D) cheerful E) calm
- 10th August 2015A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Please also verify the total before submitting.' A) OVER B) SUMS C) FORM D) DATE E) SIGN
- 11th August 2015Leo scored higher than Mona. Nia scored higher than Omar. Who scored higher, Leo or Omar?
- 12th August 2015Find the next letter: A, B, D, G, K, ( ? )
- 13th August 2015Using the rule where each letter's alphabet position has 5 added to it, which word does the code 8-6-25 represent?
- 14th August 2015Which word can mean both 'a piece of ground for growing plants' and 'a piece of furniture for sleeping on'? A) Yard B) Bed C) Plot D) Garden E) Room
- 15th August 2015In this code, every vowel moves 3 places forward in the alphabet, and every consonant moves 2 places back. If the code for STONE is QRRLH, what is the code for PLAIN, using the same rule? A) NJDLL B) NJDGL C) NJLDL D) NJDLG E) OJDLL
- 16th August 2015(FORTH) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) F B) O C) R D) T E) H
- 17th August 2015Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose the word 'crept' instead of 'walked' to describe a character entering a room.
- 18th August 2015'which somehow felt worse than shouting' - whose feelings does this phrase most likely describe?
- 19th August 2015'a loose sign clattered like something trying to get out' - what does this simile suggest to the reader?
- 20th August 2015'His refusal to apologise surprised his classmates.' What verb is 'refusal' built from, and what does the whole word mean?
- 21st August 2015Explain the difference in meaning between 'to jump on the bandwagon' and 'to hit the nail on the head'.
- 22nd August 2015Why might a writer choose to quote the rangers' caution rather than simply reporting the record numbers alone?
- 23rd August 2015Sentence completion: 'The manual gave a highly ___ account of how to assemble the furniture, listing every screw and panel.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, casual.
- 24th August 2015In the line 'The tide slides in on silver feet', how many lines are quoted?
- 25th August 2015Complete the sentence with the correct correlative word: "The soup was (1)_______ too salty but also far too thin." A) not only B) either C) neither
- 26th August 2015Give a synonym for 'ancient' that is stronger/more formal than 'old'.
- 27th August 2015What does the word 'finally' suggest about how long Amara had been waiting?
- 28th August 2015'She remembered the exact moment the letter arrived: the postman's knock, the crackle of the envelope, the way her hands shook as she opened it.' What signal phrase shows this is a flashback, and why does the sentence slow down here?
- 29th August 2015Rank these three words for anger from mildest to strongest: furious, irritated, angry.
- 30th August 2015What had happened to Noah's sandcastle by the time he noticed it?
- 31st August 2015Choose the correct verb form: 'By the time the bus arrived, the queue ___ around the corner.' A) stretches B) had stretched C) stretch