Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2023 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2023, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2023
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 20233, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
- 2nd May 2023SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
- 3rd May 2023A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
- 4th May 2023In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
- 5th May 2023If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
- 6th May 2023Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
- 7th May 2023W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 8th May 2023Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
- 9th May 2023If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
- 10th May 2023Name the five stages of a story mountain plan, in order.
- 11th May 2023Find and correct the single error: 'Its raining heavily outside.'
- 12th May 2023Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (since, unless, while, until): 'You will not pass the test ___ you revise properly.'
- 13th May 2023'Beyond the hedgerow, the fields rolled away in shades of gold and green, broken only by the dark line of the wood.' Name two colours mentioned in this description of the setting.
- 14th May 2023'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
- 15th May 2023Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.
- 16th May 2023Find and copy the short sentence used at the end of the extract for emphasis.
- 17th May 2023Convert to reported speech: Maria said, 'I feel unwell today.'
- 18th May 2023Complete with the correct word: 'The medicine had a strong ___ on his energy levels.' (affect/effect)
- 19th May 2023Find the misspelled word: 'The teacher was embarassed after tripping over the bag.'
- 20th May 2023What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?
- 21st May 2023Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
- 22nd May 2023Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
- 23rd May 2023What is the purpose of shaking the pulp gently on the mesh screen, according to the extract?
- 24th May 2023Give one word from Extract B that shows the writer feels strongly that swimming is important.
- 25th May 2023What does "in medias res" mean when applied to a story's opening?
- 26th May 2023How many lines are quoted in 'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again, / until the iron finally learns to bend'?
- 27th May 2023Give one typical feature of a persuasive extract that would not usually appear in a purely factual non-fiction extract.
- 28th May 2023Round 4832 to the nearest hundred.
- 29th May 2023A 5-pack of pens costs 2 pounds. Find the price per pen.
- 30th May 2023Convert 420 mm to centimetres.
- 31st May 20234_ + 27 = 71, where the underscore is the missing units digit of the two-digit number. Find the missing digit.