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August 2016 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in August 2016, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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August 2016

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

August 2016 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in August 2016

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st August 2016Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (LEAF, TREE) (PETAL, FLOWER) (FEATHER, ? ) A) Nest B) Wing C) Bird D) Sky E) Beak
  2. 2nd August 2016Find the one word that can come before all three of these words to make a real compound word each time: ___BOARD, ___STORM, ___FALL. A) Snow B) Over C) Water D) Surf E) Chess
  3. 3rd August 2016Find the letter that continues the series: V, R, N, J, ( ? ) A) G B) E C) F D) H E) D
  4. 4th August 2016Explain in one sentence why varying sentence length improves a piece of creative writing.
  5. 5th August 2016In your own words, explain why some residents want the hives moved further from housing.
  6. 6th August 2016'Counting the lanes to keep her mind from racing ahead of her body.' What does this phrase suggest Priya is trying to do?
  7. 7th August 2016What event brings Ellie back to the present moment?
  8. 8th August 2016How many lines are quoted in 'The sky clenches its grey fist, / holding its breath before the fall'?
  9. 9th August 2016'The summit finally offered its view as a reward.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
  10. 10th August 2016A prompt asks: "What if it never got dark?" Give one specific, interesting consequence a pupil could focus a story around, rather than trying to describe every effect of endless daylight.
  11. 11th August 2016'Her explanation, though technically accurate, felt somehow evasive.' Explain how the word 'though' helps you work out that 'evasive' has a negative rather than positive meaning here.
  12. 12th August 2016Find and copy the phrase that shows Mia has done this before.
  13. 13th August 2016Why might too much dialogue that simply repeats what has already been described weaken a story?
  14. 14th August 2016Explain why a writer might choose to describe a small background sound, like a chair scraping, at a tense moment in a story.
  15. 15th August 2016In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?
  16. 16th August 2016Choose the correct word: "The (1)_______ of the school gave a speech at assembly." (principal/principle)
  17. 17th August 2016True or False: Theo denies that he made a promise about leaving by nine.
  18. 18th August 2016Explain the difference between personification in general and pathetic fallacy specifically.
  19. 19th August 2016Complete the sentence: "It rained heavily all week; (1)_______, the football pitch was unplayable." A) meanwhile B) as a result C) in addition
  20. 20th August 2016Two words from a word bank could both fit grammatically in this gap: 'The old bridge (1)_______ under the weight of the lorry.' The word bank includes 'creaked' and 'exploded'. Explain which word fits the sentence's tone better and why.
  21. 21st August 2016Explain in one sentence why the writer opens with 'Honeybees are far more than just honey-makers' rather than starting with a fact about pollination.
  22. 22nd August 2016Order these numbers from smallest to largest: -5, -1, 2, -8.
  23. 23rd August 2016Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 8, and their difference is 21. Find the two numbers.
  24. 24th August 2016I am a two-digit number, a multiple of 4, and a factor of 60. What could I be?
  25. 25th August 2016Maya buys 3 books at 4.50 pounds each and pays with a 20 pound note. How much change does she receive?
  26. 26th August 2016A tank holds 5 litres of water. How many cm^3 is this?
  27. 27th August 2016State whether an angle of 155 degrees is acute, obtuse, reflex or a right angle.
  28. 28th August 2016Amara has 20 pounds. She buys a t-shirt for 8.99 pounds and a cap for 6.50 pounds. Does she have enough left to buy a 5 pound water bottle? Explain your answer.
  29. 29th August 2016Put these events in order from least likely to most likely: (a) rolling an even number on a fair dice, (b) picking the ace of spades from a full deck of 52 cards, (c) the sun rising tomorrow.
  30. 30th August 2016Using the formula C = 4 + 2m from the previous question, work out the cost of a 6-mile taxi journey.
  31. 31st August 2016Find the range of 23, 9, 17, 31, 15.