Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 2018 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in July 2018, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in July 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 2018Choose the word closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC. A) idealistic B) impractical C) emotional D) practical E) careless
- 2nd July 2018Which ONE word means both 'a piece of paper money' and 'a short written message'? A) Bill B) Note C) Cash D) Letter E) Ticket
- 3rd July 2018CUB is to LION as CALF is to ( ? ) A) Farm B) Cow C) Milk D) Herd E) Pasture
- 4th July 2018FIRE ( ??? ) SHOP. Choose the missing word from: A) Work B) Place C) Ball D) Side E) Arm
- 5th July 2018In this code, each letter's alphabet position is halved. If the code for BJT is 1-5-10, what is the code for FDH, using the same rule?
- 6th July 2018Which word is closest in meaning to WEARY? A) Energetic B) Tired C) Anxious D) Excited E) Calm
- 7th July 2018Which word is most nearly opposite to GENEROUS? A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cheerful E) Honest
- 8th July 2018Y ( ? ? ? ) TH. A) EAR B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 9th July 2018Which word can mean both 'the side of a hill' and 'a steep, sloping surface used for skiing'? A) Cliff B) Slope C) Ridge D) Peak E) Valley
- 10th July 2018If the code for PARROT is NYPPMR, what is the code for GOOSE, using the same rule? A) DLLPB B) FNNRD C) EMMCQ D) CQMME E) EMMQC
- 11th July 2018True or False: it is good practice to note one specific detail or example next to each stage of a plan, not just a general idea.
- 12th July 2018Find and correct the single error: 'The chefs speciality was a rich tomato soup.'
- 13th July 2018Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (quietly, loudly, slowly, quickly): 'She tiptoed ___ past the sleeping baby so as not to wake him.'
- 14th July 2018Explain, in your own words, what 'the wind played tricks among the rocks' suggests, without copying the original wording.
- 15th July 2018'Cycle use in the town has more than doubled since the scheme began.' In your own words, explain what this sentence tells the reader about the scheme's popularity.
- 16th July 2018Explain why 'The girl that won the race' would normally not use commas, while 'Sophie, who won the race,' would.
- 17th July 2018True or False: The writer suggests the exhaust fume problem only happens occasionally.
- 18th July 2018Convert to reported speech: 'Where are you going?' Sarah asked her brother.
- 19th July 2018Complete with the correct homophone: 'Please put your coat over ___.' (in that place)
- 20th July 2018Find the misspelled word: 'The childran ran outside as soon as the bell rang.'
- 21st July 2018Give one word or phrase from the extract that describes how traditional greenhouses are heated.
- 22nd July 2018Explain what is meant by the idiom "bite the bullet" in the sentence: "Tom finally decided to bite the bullet and tell his coach he wanted to quit the team."
- 23rd July 2018Why should figurative language usually be used sparingly, one or two images per paragraph, rather than in every sentence?
- 24th July 2018Give one word from the extract that means 'spread out equally across a surface'.
- 25th July 2018In Extract A, what is Mia doing while the others have already jumped in?
- 26th July 2018What is a "circular ending", and why can it make a short story feel more complete?
- 27th July 2018'Sparks scattered like a handful of thrown stars.' Name the simile in this line.
- 28th July 2018True or False: on a mixed-genre paper, a question that asks pupils to compare tone across Extract A and Extract B could only be answered correctly using evidence from Extract A alone.
- 29th July 2018True or False: an estimate should use the exact same numbers as the real calculation.
- 30th July 2018Explain why comparing the total prices of two differently sized packs, without finding a unit price, can be misleading.
- 31st July 2018A bottle holds 1.5 litres. How many millilitres is this?