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September 2020 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in September 2020, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.

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September 2020

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in September 2020

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

  1. 1st September 2020Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to CAUTIOUS. A) careful B) reckless C) quiet D) slow E) wise
  2. 2nd September 2020Here are five words: OAK, ROSE, MAPLE, TULIP, BIRCH. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  3. 3rd September 20201, 3, 7, 13, 21, ( ? )
  4. 4th September 2020Choose the word closest in meaning to FRAGILE. A) sturdy B) delicate C) heavy D) flexible E) solid
  5. 5th September 2020Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to RETICENT. A) Shy B) Quiet C) Talkative D) Nervous E) Polite
  6. 6th September 2020Find the missing number: 15 + 9 = 4 x ( ? ) A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8
  7. 7th September 2020KNIFE is to CUT as BROOM is to ( ? ) A) Clean B) Sweep C) Dust D) Floor E) Handle
  8. 8th September 2020If it rains, the match is cancelled. It did not rain today. What can you conclude about the match?
  9. 9th September 2020(BEARD) (RAB). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) B B) D C) E D) A E) R
  10. 10th September 2020All members of the art club use the workshop on Mondays. Leo uses the workshop on Mondays. Priya is a member of the art club. What can you definitely conclude about Priya, and what can you NOT definitely conclude about Leo?
  11. 11th September 2020If the code for PLAN is UQFS, what is the code for VOTE, using the same rule? A) AYTJ B) ZSYK C) ATYJ D) BUZK E) ZTXI
  12. 12th September 2020Identify the tense of the verb in 'By the time we arrived, the film had already started.'
  13. 13th September 2020True or False: a poem with a strict ABAB rhyme scheme in every stanza has no regular pattern.
  14. 14th September 2020An opening-line prompt begins: 'Maya had never been so scared in her life.' Name one detail a continuation must stay consistent with.
  15. 15th September 2020Choose the grammatically correct subjunctive form: 'If I (was / were) taller, I would join the basketball team.'
  16. 16th September 2020'Autumn empties its pockets of gold and rust.' Explain what is being compared to what in this metaphor.
  17. 17th September 2020Explain the difference in connotation between 'assertive' and 'bossy' when describing someone who gives instructions confidently.
  18. 18th September 2020'The carriages rocked like a cradle on wheels.' Name the simile in this line.
  19. 19th September 2020Give one word with a positive connotation and one word with a negative connotation that both mean "unusual".
  20. 20th September 2020Add the missing comma: 'After finishing his homework Tom went outside to play.'
  21. 21st September 2020Explain why a specific example is more persuasive than a vague general statement.
  22. 22nd September 2020How many lines are quoted in 'Every night I feed the light its steady diet of flame, / so that far-off ships need never fear the rocks below'?
  23. 23rd September 2020Correct the punctuation error, given that three boys own the bikes: 'The three boys bikes were left outside.'
  24. 24th September 2020Which genre is being described: 'A short piece that presents facts, uses headings, and aims to inform the reader about a topic'?
  25. 25th September 2020True or False: a poem set in autumn or at harvest time often uses ideas of change or endings as well as describing the season itself.
  26. 26th September 2020Choose the correct pronoun: 'Jack and (I / me) are going to the cinema.'
  27. 27th September 2020Give the correct sign-off for a formal letter that began "Dear Mrs Owusu,".
  28. 28th September 2020In Extract B, give one fact stated about how long swifts can stay airborne.
  29. 29th September 2020Complete the gap: 'The path grew steadily (1)_______ as they climbed higher up the hillside.'
  30. 30th September 2020A town's population of 8000 increases by 5%. Work out the new population.