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January 2018 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in January 2018, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in January 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 2018Statement 1: If a shape is a hexagon, it has six sides. Statement 2: A shape has five sides. Which conclusion must be true?
- 2nd January 2018(SAW, WAS) (TEN, NET) (TAP, ?) - each pair reverses the letters of the first word to make the second. What completes the third pair?
- 3rd January 2018Here are five words: SPARE, MARKET, STARE, GARDEN, PASTE. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 4th January 2018KEY is to PIANO as STRING is to ? A) Guitar B) Music C) Note D) Sound E) Chord
- 5th January 2018Omar scored higher than Layla. Layla scored higher than Freya. Freya scored higher than Ravi. Who scored the lowest?
- 6th January 2018Find the letter that continues the series: J, M, P, S, ( ? )
- 7th January 2018Choose the word closest in meaning to VIVID. A) dull B) bright C) faint D) plain E) grey
- 8th January 2018A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'During rehearsal, the piano ventured through several new jazz chords.' A) OVEN B) SONG C) TUNE D) KEYS E) BAND
- 9th January 2018Nadia is older than Oscar. Priti is older than Nadia. Oscar is older than Quinn. Quinn is older than Ravi. Who is the second oldest?
- 10th January 2018Find the next letter: A, B, D, E, G, ( ? )
- 11th January 2018P=4, Q=20, R=8, S=15, T=48. Work out (Q - R) x P. Which letter has this value?
- 12th January 2018Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'The tired gentleman waved back.'
- 13th January 2018In this code, DOG is GRJ and CAT is FDW. Using the same rule, what is the code for BOAT? A) ERDW B) EQDW C) FRDW D) ERDV E) DRDW
- 14th January 2018(SEAL) (AND). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) E C) A D) L E) M
- 15th January 2018'The wind howled around the chimney like a wolf calling to its pack.' Name the simile in this sentence.
- 16th January 2018'It wasn't me,' he said, though his voice cracked halfway through the sentence. What does 'cracked' suggest about how Jamie was feeling as he spoke?
- 17th January 2018Find and copy the simile used to describe the loose sign.
- 18th January 2018The word 'decision' appears in 'The judge's decision surprised everyone in the courtroom.' Which familiar verb is this word built from, and what word class is 'decision'?
- 19th January 2018Explain the idiom in: 'Once she realised her mistake, she decided to bite the bullet and tell her manager straight away.'
- 20th January 2018In your own words, explain why the rangers are cautious about claiming the seabird population has fully recovered.
- 21st January 2018Sentence completion: 'The critic's review was ___ , praising almost nothing about the performance.' Choose the best word: mixed, scathing, warm, brief.
- 22nd January 2018True or False: a poem written entirely in free verse, with no regular rhyme scheme, has an irregular structure.
- 23rd January 2018Complete the gap with the correct pronoun: "Mr Ahmed and his daughter packed the car quietly, since (1)_______ of them wanted to wake the rest of the family." Choose: He, She, Neither, They.
- 24th January 2018Complete the analogy: Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___.
- 25th January 2018True or False: in the extract, Amara opens the office door herself.
- 26th January 2018Explain why a writer might choose to summarise ten years in one sentence but spend a whole paragraph describing a single afternoon.
- 27th January 2018"The team's performance was (1)_______ disappointing, given how well they had trained." Choose the best word: A) mildly B) bitterly C) somewhat
- 28th January 2018Explain why a writer might show a character's feelings through their actions, such as picking up a spade, rather than stating directly how they feel.
- 29th January 2018Choose the correct connective: 'Priya trained for the race every morning before school; ___, she finished in the top three.' A) however B) meanwhile C) consequently
- 30th January 2018Choose the correct word: "There has been a considerable (1)_______ of rainfall this month." A) amount B) number
- 31st January 2018True or False: Jack is moving when he hears the floorboard creak.