Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 2024 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every 11+ Entrance sheet published in May 2024, with answers. English, maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning at entrance-exam pitch.
Every sheet in May 2024
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2024'Snow fell like feathers from a torn pillow.' Name the simile in this line.
- 2nd May 2024The word 'bank' appears in two sentences: 'She deposited the cheque at the bank.' and 'The children rolled down the grassy bank.' Explain the two different meanings.
- 3rd May 2024A poem uses short, clipped lines to describe the train's noisy departure, then longer, flowing lines once it settles into its journey. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 4th May 2024Explain the difference in connotation between "childish" and "childlike".
- 5th May 2024What sentence type is 'Close the window, please.'?
- 6th May 2024Give an example of the 'rule of three' in a sentence persuading readers to recycle more.
- 7th May 2024A poem describing the lighthouse keeper's routine repeats the phrase 'every night' at the start of several stanzas. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 8th May 2024Correct the two apostrophe errors in this sentence, given that the room belongs to more than one lady and the coats belong to more than one man: 'The ladie's room was next to the mens coats.'
- 9th May 2024True or False: the same question types (for example, 'explain the writer's use of language to build atmosphere') are equally likely to appear for both a fiction extract and a purely factual non-fiction extract.
- 10th May 2024'The apple tree empties its pockets of red and gold.' Which two colours are mentioned, and what do they likely describe?
- 11th May 2024Add a comma in the correct place: 'Without a moment's hesitation she dived into the water.'
- 12th May 2024Rewrite the informal sentence "I don't think this is fair and you should change it" in a more formal register suitable for a letter to a headteacher.
- 13th May 2024Identify the simile used in Extract A and explain what it suggests about Grandad's feelings towards the swifts.
- 14th May 2024Complete the gap: 'She read the letter twice, unable to (1)_______ what it actually meant.'
- 15th May 2024Explain why a 20% increase followed by a 20% decrease does not return an amount to its original value.
- 16th May 2024A total of 180 pounds is shared in the ratio 1 : 5 between Zara and a savings fund. Zara then spends 1/3 of her share. How much does Zara have left?
- 17th May 2024A cuboid has length 6 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Calculate its total surface area.
- 18th May 2024Two cousins' ages add up to 25, and one is 3 years older than the other. Find the older cousin's age.
- 19th May 2024A point G is reflected in the x-axis to give the image (7, -3). What were the original coordinates of G?
- 20th May 2024A cinema showing starts at 22:40 and lasts 2 hours 5 minutes. At what time, using the 24-hour clock, does it finish?
- 21st May 2024A frequency table shows 1 pupil scored 5, 3 pupils scored 6, and 2 pupils scored 8 in a quiz. Work out the mean score.
- 22nd May 2024A sequence follows the rule 'double the previous term, then subtract 1', starting at 3. Find the first four terms.
- 23rd May 2024True or False: on a GL-style multiple-choice paper, it is generally better to fill in your best guess than to leave a question blank.
- 24th May 2024Find the 10th term of the sequence with nth term 6n - 2.
- 25th May 2024A cinema sells popcorn at 3.40 pounds and a drink at 2.10 pounds. What is the cost of one popcorn and one drink together?
- 26th May 2024Solve: 5x - 4 = 21.
- 27th May 2024A school buys 15 footballs at 8 pounds each and gets a 12-pound discount on the total order. How much does the school pay?
- 28th May 2024Write 5/8 as a decimal.
- 29th May 2024What number bond to 20 pairs with 14?
- 30th May 2024A baker makes 84 muffins and packs them into boxes of 6. How many boxes does she fill?
- 31st May 2024A rectangle has an area of 48 cm squared and a width of 6 cm. What is its length?