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December 2019 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

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

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December 2019

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in December 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 December 2019A rectangular field measures 20 m by 15 m. A farmer wants to put a fence around it. How many metres of fencing are needed?
  2. 2nd December 2019In the sentence 'The old bridge groaned under the weight of the lorry', which word suggests the bridge is personified?
  3. 3rd December 2019AB is to DE as JK is to ? A) MN B) NM C) LN D) MO E) NL
  4. 4th December 2019Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ANCIENT.
  5. 5th December 2019AIR ( ??? ) UP - which word completes AIR and begins UP?
  6. 6th December 20194 (24) 6 | 3 (?) 5.
  7. 7th December 2019Here are five words: STONE, CHAIR, MARKET, SWORD, GARDEN. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  8. 8th December 2019Here are five words: OAK, MAPLE, TROUT, BIRCH, SALMON. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  9. 9th December 2019Maple Street runs longer than Elm Street. Elm Street runs longer than Oak Street. Oak Street runs longer than Pine Street. Which street is the second longest?
  10. 10th December 2019Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to GRACEFUL: A) Elegant B) Clumsy C) Slow D) Tall E) Quiet
  11. 11th December 2019Find the letter that continues the series: A, Y, C, W, E, U, ( ? )
  12. 12th December 2019Which ONE word means both 'a sea mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in water' and 'to close something firmly so that nothing can get in or out'? A) WALRUS B) SEAL C) OTTER D) SHUT E) LOCK
  13. 13th December 2019TOOTH ( ??? ) WOOD. Choose the missing word from: A) Paste B) Brush C) Ache D) Pick E) Ball
  14. 14th December 2019If the code for PLANT is NJYLR, what is the code for GRASS, using the same rule? A) EPYQQ B) FPZQQ C) EQYPQ D) EPYPQ E) DPYQQ
  15. 15th December 2019Find the next letter in this woven series: B, Y, D, W, F, U, ( ? )
  16. 16th December 2019F=6, G=9, H=15, J=27, K=45. Work out H - F. Which letter has this value?
  17. 17th December 2019S ( ? ? ? ) GET. A) POT B) TAR C) ILL D) ARM E) OWN
  18. 18th December 2019Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'A jaguar tsunami warning was issued.'
  19. 19th December 2019CF is to IF as DG is to ( ? ) A) JG B) GJ C) HJ D) JH E) IG
  20. 20th December 2019Find the next number: 5, 7, 11, 19, 35, ( ? )
  21. 21st December 2019Find the letter that continues the series: W, Z, C, F, ( ? ) A) H B) G C) I D) J E) F
  22. 22nd December 2019Which word could best replace 'perplexed' in the sentence 'She stood perplexed at the foot of the stairs, unsure which way to turn': puzzled, delighted, furious, or exhausted?
  23. 23rd December 2019Add the correct prefix to 'agree' to make a word meaning 'to not agree': ___agree.
  24. 24th December 2019'The museum, previously free to enter, introduced a small charge in 2019.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'brought in or started'.
  25. 25th December 2019Explain why a writer discussing a debate like this might choose to present both sides rather than only one.
  26. 26th December 2019Why might a writer describe an apology as 'rehearsed' and 'changing' rather than simply saying Leo apologised?
  27. 27th December 2019'The boy kept his coat on indoors, even by the fire, and answered his aunt's questions without once looking up from his plate.' Suggest a likely feeling and give two pieces of supporting evidence.
  28. 28th December 2019What is the sea compared to throughout this extract?
  29. 29th December 2019Explain why a dialogue tag such as 'snapped' changes how a reader should understand an otherwise ordinary-sounding line of speech.
  30. 30th December 2019Explain in one sentence why the writer compares the filter's cost to a bus fare rather than just giving a price.
  31. 31st December 2019'Despite the delay, the passengers remained remarkably calm.' What relationship between the two parts of the sentence does 'despite' signal?