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December 2018 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in December 2018, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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December 2018

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in December 2018

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

  1. 1st December 2018Here are five words: DIAMOND, RUBY, COPPER, EMERALD, IRON. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  2. 2nd December 2018Write 0.08 as a percentage.
  3. 3rd December 2018'Tom's hands trembled as he opened the envelope.' What does this suggest about Tom?
  4. 4th December 2018Find the missing letter: GLO ( ? ) OVE, where the letter completes the first word and starts the second.
  5. 5th December 2018The temperature at the start of the day is -6 degrees Celsius. By midday it has risen by 11 degrees. What is the temperature at midday?
  6. 6th December 2018A ribbon is 3.6 metres long. It is cut into pieces 40 cm long. How many complete pieces can be cut?
  7. 7th December 2018Give one word from this sentence that means 'extremely tired': 'By the end of the hike, the exhausted walkers could barely lift their feet.'
  8. 8th December 2018Which word is closest in meaning to 'abundant': (a) scarce (b) plentiful (c) expensive (d) hidden?
  9. 9th December 2018Two odd ones out: which two words do NOT belong with the others - APPLE, CARROT, BANANA, POTATO, ORANGE?
  10. 10th December 2018A 3D shape is built from two layers: the bottom layer is a 3x2 arrangement of cubes, and the top layer is a single row of 2 cubes sitting on part of the bottom layer. How many cubes in total make up the shape?
  11. 11th December 2018Which word is closest in meaning to 'reluctantly': (a) eagerly (b) unwillingly (c) quickly (d) confidently?
  12. 12th December 2018A shop has 150 items. Two-thirds are sold, and of those sold, 10% are returned. How many items remain sold (not returned)?
  13. 13th December 2018Give one word that means the same as 'exhausted'.
  14. 14th December 2018Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The tired hikers finally reached the summit.'
  15. 15th December 2018EF is to GH as PQ is to ? A) QR B) RT C) RS D) SR E) QS
  16. 16th December 2018SPARK is to FIRE as SEED is to ?
  17. 17th December 2018CROSS ( ) WORK - which word completes CROSS and begins WORK?
  18. 18th December 20188 x 3 = 16 + [ ]. Find the missing number.
  19. 19th December 2018Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: CHI ( ? ) OAL
  20. 20th December 2018Ben is older than Cara. Dev is older than Ben. Cara is older than Ellie. Who is the youngest?
  21. 21st December 2018Find the missing number that makes both sides equal: 15 + 9 = 13 + [ ]
  22. 22nd December 2018Which ONE word means both 'to guide or show the way' and 'a heavy, soft grey metal once used in water pipes and paint'? A) GUIDE B) METAL C) LEAD D) STEER E) TIN
  23. 23rd December 2018Using A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, the code for CLOUD is 3-12-15-21-4. What is the code for STORM, using the same rule? A) 18-19-14-17-12 B) 19-20-15-18-13 C) 20-21-16-19-14 D) 19-20-18-15-13 E) 13-18-15-20-19
  24. 24th December 2018Find the letter that continues the series: E, I, M, Q, ( ? )
  25. 25th December 2018All the trophies in the display cabinet are gold. The tallest trophy in the school is silver. What can you correctly conclude about the tallest trophy?
  26. 26th December 2018Which word is most nearly opposite to DILIGENT? A) Careful B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  27. 27th December 2018Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position (A=1 to Z=26) is doubled, the code for CAB is 6-2-4. What is the code for FED, using the same rule? A) 12-10-8 B) 6-5-4 C) 10-8-6 D) 12-8-10 E) 6-10-4
  28. 28th December 2018Find the missing number: (9 x 3) - 7 = 30 - ( ? ) A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 20 E) 30
  29. 29th December 2018A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The opera terrified the young pianist backstage.' A) MEAL B) LAMP C) RATE D) DUST E) COAT
  30. 30th December 2018Find the next number in this woven series: 5, 20, 9, 16, 13, 12, ( ? )
  31. 31st December 2018Eight books are on a shelf. The dictionary is to the left of the atlas. The atlas is to the left of the novel. Which of these three books is in the middle?