Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2016 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2016, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2016
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2016Find the next letter: T, Q, N, K, ( ? )
- 2nd May 2016M=4, N=8, P=12, Q=2, R=6. Work out P / Q. Which letter has this value?
- 3rd May 2016T ( ? ? ? ) ON. A) ICE B) OWL C) ARM D) ILL E) RAY
- 4th May 2016Find the word that completes both compound words: RAIN____ and ____FALL.
- 5th May 2016GJ is to KN as HL is to ( ? ) A) LP B) LO C) KP D) MP E) LN
- 6th May 2016Find the next number: 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ( ? ) A) 41 B) 47 C) 45 D) 40 E) 49
- 7th May 2016Find the letter that continues the series: K, N, J, M, I, ( ? ) A) L B) H C) M D) K E) J
- 8th May 2016'He bore the news with such steadiness that none present guessed how it had wounded him.' What does this sentence tell you about how the character behaved compared with how he actually felt?
- 9th May 2016Give the meaning of the suffix '-less' as in 'fearless' or 'careless'.
- 10th May 2016'Volunteers planted over two thousand trees in the new community woodland last spring.' How many trees were planted, according to this sentence?
- 11th May 2016Give one word from the extract that means 'concerned' or 'anxious'.
- 12th May 2016'Leo hovered by the classroom door.' What does 'hovered' suggest about how Leo was feeling?
- 13th May 2016'William laughed too loudly at the joke, glancing round the table to see if the others had noticed his mistake.' What does this suggest about William's true feeling, despite laughing?
- 14th May 2016True or False: The extract suggests the sea is calm and still.
- 15th May 2016'It's nothing,' Sam muttered, pressing his hand against his side and trying not to limp. What does this suggest about whether Sam is telling the truth?
- 16th May 2016How old was Zainab when she built the water filter, according to the extract?
- 17th May 2016'The ancient manuscript was so brittle that the librarian handled it with gloved hands.' 'Brittle' most likely describes an object that is: A) flexible and strong B) easily broken or cracked C) freshly made D) waterproof
- 18th May 2016Why might a writer choose to present both a positive and a negative view of the same change, rather than only one?
- 19th May 2016Explain why a scientist writing up an experiment might write 'The solution was heated' rather than 'I heated the solution.'
- 20th May 2016Choose the correct verb: "Neither the teacher nor the pupils (was/were) aware of the fire alarm test."
- 21st May 2016Why might a writer choose to support a general claim with a specific survey rather than leaving the claim unsupported?
- 22nd May 2016True or False: the stage direction '(quietly)' tells the reader exactly what Zara is thinking.
- 23rd May 2016Choose the correct word: "He gave her a genuine (1)_______ on her painting." (complement/compliment)
- 24th May 2016Give one example from the extract of something a later finish time could clash with.
- 25th May 2016A poem uses many short, quick images early on to describe the market, then settles into one longer, slower description near the end. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 26th May 2016A jug contains 3 litres of water. How many 300 ml glasses can be completely filled from the jug?
- 27th May 2016A recipe requires 2 eggs, 100 g of butter and 150 g of sugar to serve 5 people. Find the amount of butter needed to serve 15 people.
- 28th May 2016Find a number, other than 1, that is both a square number and a cube number, between 1 and 100.
- 29th May 2016I think of a number, halve it, then add 11, to get 20. What was my number?
- 30th May 2016A triangle has angles x, x and 2x degrees. Find x.
- 31st May 2016A net is a straight row of six identical squares. Could this fold into a closed cube? Explain briefly.