Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 2016 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in February 2016, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in February 2016
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 20163, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
- 2nd February 2016SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
- 3rd February 2016A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
- 4th February 2016In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
- 5th February 2016If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
- 6th February 2016Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
- 7th February 2016W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 8th February 2016Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
- 9th February 2016If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
- 10th February 2016Why is it a problem if a pupil spends eight minutes writing a detailed plan in a 30-minute writing task?
- 11th February 2016Find and correct the single error: 'I recieved a letter from my cousin yesterday.'
- 12th February 2016What type of word (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) is missing in the sentence 'The children played ___ in the garden all afternoon'?
- 13th February 2016In the sentence 'I could not say what drew me back to that house, only that some part of me had never truly left it', is the extract written in first person or third person?
- 14th February 2016'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
- 15th February 2016Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.
- 16th February 2016Find and copy the short sentence used at the end of the extract for emphasis.
- 17th February 2016Convert to reported speech: Maria said, 'I feel unwell today.'
- 18th February 2016Complete with the correct homophone: 'I can't believe ___ going on holiday tomorrow!' (they are)
- 19th February 2016Find the misspelled word: 'The teacher was embarassed after tripping over the bag.'
- 20th February 2016What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?
- 21st February 2016Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
- 22nd February 2016Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
- 23rd February 2016What is the purpose of shaking the pulp gently on the mesh screen, according to the extract?
- 24th February 2016Give one word from Extract B that shows the writer feels strongly that swimming is important.
- 25th February 2016What does "in medias res" mean when applied to a story's opening?
- 26th February 2016How many lines are quoted in 'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again, / until the iron finally learns to bend'?
- 27th February 2016Give one typical feature of a persuasive extract that would not usually appear in a purely factual non-fiction extract.
- 28th February 2016Estimate 58 x 21 by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 29th February 2016A 250 g jar of jam costs 1.50 pounds. Find the price per 100 g.