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January 2019 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in January 2019, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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January 2019

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

January 2019 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in January 2019

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

  1. 1st January 2019A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The old piano vents were dusty.' A) Oven B) Iano C) Nove D) Anov E) Vent
  2. 2nd January 2019Find the letter that continues the series: D, F, H, J, ( ? ) A) K B) L C) M D) J E) I
  3. 3rd January 2019Give one example of figurative language you could use to describe a storm.
  4. 4th January 2019Give one word from the extract that means 'requested'.
  5. 5th January 2019Name the simile used to describe the coach's whistle.
  6. 6th January 2019True or False: Ellie is remembering a time when she was ten years old.
  7. 7th January 2019A poem uses very short lines during its description of the storm's peak, after longer lines earlier. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  8. 8th January 2019'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking.' Which two words describe how the climber's legs feel?
  9. 9th January 2019Explain in your own words what the saying "Actions speak louder than words" means.
  10. 10th January 2019'The negotiations were protracted, dragging on for over a year before an agreement was reached.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'protracted' means 'lasting a long time'?
  11. 11th January 2019Why might a writer choose specific numbers, 'the fifth, the ninth', rather than just saying Mia avoided the creaky stairs?
  12. 12th January 2019Rewrite the sentence 'The old house looked scary' using a specific, sensory detail instead of the vague word 'scary'.
  13. 13th January 2019True or False: according to the extract, Ravi manages to say the announcement without any trouble.
  14. 14th January 2019Why might a playscript use short, clipped lines of dialogue between two characters rather than longer speeches?
  15. 15th January 2019Choose the correct word: "She kept a neat drawer full of pens, envelopes and other (1)_______." (stationary/stationery)
  16. 16th January 2019Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
  17. 17th January 2019'The birds sang brightly outside the hospital window, indifferent to the silence within.' Explain how this description contrasts with the likely mood inside the room.
  18. 18th January 2019Complete the sentence: "The choir rehearsed in the hall; (1)_______, the orchestra practised in a room upstairs." A) meanwhile B) consequently C) nevertheless
  19. 19th January 2019In a cloze passage, the word 'wandered' was used correctly in a gap, but the word bank also offered 'strolled' and 'trudged'. Explain why 'strolled' or 'trudged' might be less suitable if the surrounding sentence describes someone moving with no particular direction or purpose.
  20. 20th January 2019True or False: according to the extract, honeybees are useful only because they produce honey.
  21. 21st January 2019Round 4,652 to the nearest hundred.
  22. 22nd January 2019Two jars of sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9. The larger jar has 25 more sweets than the smaller jar. How many sweets are in the smaller jar?
  23. 23rd January 2019List all the factors of 30.
  24. 24th January 2019A recipe for 4 people needs 300 g of rice. How much rice is needed for 10 people?
  25. 25th January 2019A cuboid has a volume of 200 cm^3, and its base is 10 cm by 5 cm. Find its height.
  26. 26th January 2019Quadrilateral WXYZ has angle W = 85 degrees, angle X = 97 degrees, angle Y = 110 degrees and angle Z = x degrees. Find x.
  27. 27th January 2019A shop reduces a 15.00 pound jacket by 3.25 pounds. What is the new price?
  28. 28th January 2019A bag contains only red and blue counters. The probability of picking red is 2/5. What is the probability of picking blue?
  29. 29th January 2019Using the formula A = s x s, find A when s = 7.
  30. 30th January 2019Find the median of 4, 9, 2, 15, 7.
  31. 31st January 2019A line graph shows a plant's height as 4cm at week 1 and 10cm at week 3, growing at a steady rate. What is the height at week 2?