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December 2021 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in December 2021, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in December 2021
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2021'The river sings a silver song.' Which word in this line is an example of personification, giving a human quality to something non-human?
- 2nd December 2021A pupil describes a character as 'unusual' in one draft and 'weird' in another, to describe the same behaviour. Explain the difference in connotation between these two words.
- 3rd December 2021How many lines are quoted in 'The train stitches the dark countryside together, / rattling its steady, patient rhythm'?
- 4th December 2021Which word has a more negative connotation: "cheap" or "inexpensive"?
- 5th December 2021Identify the word class of 'garden' in the sentence 'They plan to garden every weekend'.
- 6th December 2021State the main difference between persuasive writing and discursive writing.
- 7th December 2021'The beam swept the sea like a searching hand.' Name the simile in this line.
- 8th December 2021Correct the punctuation error: 'Whats the time?'
- 9th December 2021State whether inference questions (working out something not directly stated) are more commonly associated with fiction extracts or with straightforward factual non-fiction extracts.
- 10th December 2021'The orchard sighs as the last apple falls.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 11th December 2021Correct the double negative: 'I haven't got no pencil.'
- 12th December 2021Explain why a report's recommendation should be based on the findings given rather than a personal, emotional appeal.
- 13th December 2021Give one feature of Extract B's language that shows it is non-fiction rather than fiction.
- 14th December 2021Complete the gap: 'Although the museum was due to close, the curator (1)_______ the visitors to stay a few minutes longer.'
- 15th December 2021A company's profit falls from 250,000 pounds to 220,000 pounds. Express the fall as a percentage decrease of the original profit.
- 16th December 2021A journey of 320 km is split into two parts in the ratio 3 : 5. Given that 1/4 of the shorter part is on a motorway, how many km of the journey are on a motorway?
- 17th December 2021A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
- 18th December 2021Five years ago, Ben was 9. How old is he now?
- 19th December 2021Write down the coordinates of the point 4 units to the right and 3 units up from the origin.
- 20th December 2021Using the timetable in the previous question, how long does the train wait at Bilton?
- 21st December 2021Class X has a mean test score of 62 and a range of 30. Class Y has a mean test score of 62 and a range of 12. Compare the two classes' scores in one sentence.
- 22nd December 2021Find the nth term rule for the sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, ...
- 23rd December 2021A pupil has 10 minutes left and 6 unanswered questions. Roughly how long can they spend on each remaining question?
- 24th December 2021A pattern sequence made from matchsticks has 4 matchsticks in pattern 1, 7 in pattern 2 and 10 in pattern 3. How many matchsticks will be in pattern 6?
- 25th December 2021A price list shows a return train ticket costs 14.80 pounds, and a single ticket costs 8.50 pounds. How much cheaper is the return ticket than buying two single tickets?
- 26th December 2021A function machine multiplies a number by 4, then subtracts 6, giving an output of 26. What was the input number?
- 27th December 2021A jug holds 2 litres of juice. If 350ml is poured out, how many millilitres remain?
- 28th December 2021Order these decimals from smallest to largest: 0.6, 0.09, 0.45, 0.5.
- 29th December 2021What is 9 x 6?
- 30th December 2021A box of 24 chocolates is shared equally between 4 children. How many chocolates does each child get?
- 31st December 2021A square has a perimeter of 36 cm. What is the length of one side?