Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
April 2018 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in April 2018, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in April 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2018Find the next number in the series: 200, 190, 181, 173, 166, ( ? )
- 2nd April 2018D=5, E=20, F=4, G=2, H=13. Work out F x G + D. Which letter has this value?
- 3rd April 2018Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) plentiful B) scarce C) huge D) common E) fresh
- 4th April 2018A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her costume attracted lots of attention.' A) COST B) MEAT C) READ D) ALCO E) TUME
- 5th April 2018If the code for CHASE is GLEWI, what is the code for BRAKE, using the same rule? A) EUDNH B) FVEOI C) GWFPJ D) FVDOH E) EVFOI
- 6th April 2018Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID. A) dishonest B) secretive C) honest D) shy E) formal
- 7th April 2018Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Busy D) Anxious E) Sudden
- 8th April 2018Which word can mean both 'a piece of writing that tells a story' and 'one level of a building'? A) Level B) Story C) Floor D) Chapter E) Book
- 9th April 2018AUTHOR is to BOOK as COMPOSER is to ( ? ) A) Music B) Symphony C) Instrument D) Orchestra E) Song
- 10th April 2018Ben is older than Cara. Cara is older than Dev. Dev is older than Ellis. Who is the second youngest?
- 11th April 2018(SPAN) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) P C) A D) T E) N
- 12th April 2018Four pupils, Amir, Bea, Cody and Dee, each have a different favourite subject: maths, art, science or music. Amir's favourite is not maths or science. Bea's favourite is not art or music. Cody's favourite is not music. Dee's favourite is science. What is Amir's favourite subject?
- 13th April 2018If the code for BRISK is WMDNF, what is the code for CLOUD, using the same rule? A) YHKQZ B) XGJPY C) WFIOX D) XHJPZ E) YGKPX
- 14th April 2018Add the missing apostrophe: 'The dogs bone was buried in the garden.' (one dog owns the bone)
- 15th April 2018'The city exhales its last warmth into the cold night air.' Explain what is being compared to what in this metaphor.
- 16th April 2018State whether the prompt 'Write a story that begins with someone finding an old key' is asking for narrative, persuasive or descriptive writing.
- 17th April 2018Choose the correct word: 'The cat licked (its / it's) paw.'
- 18th April 2018In the line 'The river sings a silver song', how many lines are quoted here?
- 19th April 2018The word 'light' appears in 'Please turn on the light.' and 'The suitcase felt surprisingly light.' Explain the two meanings.
- 20th April 2018True or False: repeated sounds or rhythms in a poem about travel can be used to mimic the movement being described.
- 21st April 2018A writer describes a character's home as "cosy" rather than "cramped". What impression is the writer trying to create?
- 22nd April 2018Identify the conjunction in the sentence 'I wanted to go outside, but it was raining.'
- 23rd April 2018In a discursive essay, how many main viewpoints should generally be presented before the concluding paragraph?
- 24th April 2018'Every night I feed the light its steady diet of flame.' Which word is the key metaphor, borrowed from looking after a living creature?
- 25th April 2018Correct the punctuation and capitalisation in this line of speech: can you help me asked leo
- 26th April 2018In the sentence 'Surely no reasonable person could disagree that recycling should be compulsory', which genre is most likely being used: fiction, non-fiction, or persuasive?
- 27th April 2018How many lines are quoted in 'The apple tree empties its pockets of red and gold, / tired now, having given everything it had'?
- 28th April 2018Choose the correct word: 'There were (fewer / less) students in the class today.'
- 29th April 2018Give the correct sign-off for a formal letter that began "Dear Sir/Madam,".
- 30th April 2018True or False: Extract B includes a character whose feelings the reader must infer.