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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.

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May 2024

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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.

  1. 1st May 2024'Snow fell like feathers from a torn pillow.' Name the simile in this line.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 4th May 2024Explain the difference in connotation between "childish" and "childlike".
  5. 5th May 2024What sentence type is 'Close the window, please.'?
  6. 6th May 2024Give an example of the 'rule of three' in a sentence persuading readers to recycle more.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.'
  9. 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.
  10. 10th May 2024'The apple tree empties its pockets of red and gold.' Which two colours are mentioned, and what do they likely describe?
  11. 11th May 2024Add a comma in the correct place: 'Without a moment's hesitation she dived into the water.'
  12. 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.
  13. 13th May 2024Identify the simile used in Extract A and explain what it suggests about Grandad's feelings towards the swifts.
  14. 14th May 2024Complete the gap: 'She read the letter twice, unable to (1)_______ what it actually meant.'
  15. 15th May 2024Explain why a 20% increase followed by a 20% decrease does not return an amount to its original value.
  16. 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?
  17. 17th May 2024A cuboid has length 6 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Calculate its total surface area.
  18. 18th May 2024Two cousins' ages add up to 25, and one is 3 years older than the other. Find the older cousin's age.
  19. 19th May 2024A point G is reflected in the x-axis to give the image (7, -3). What were the original coordinates of G?
  20. 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?
  21. 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.
  22. 22nd May 2024A sequence follows the rule 'double the previous term, then subtract 1', starting at 3. Find the first four terms.
  23. 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.
  24. 24th May 2024Find the 10th term of the sequence with nth term 6n - 2.
  25. 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?
  26. 26th May 2024Solve: 5x - 4 = 21.
  27. 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?
  28. 28th May 2024Write 5/8 as a decimal.
  29. 29th May 2024What number bond to 20 pairs with 14?
  30. 30th May 2024A baker makes 84 muffins and packs them into boxes of 6. How many boxes does she fill?
  31. 31st May 2024A rectangle has an area of 48 cm squared and a width of 6 cm. What is its length?