Perhaps one of the best ways in which you can support your child is by understanding the challenges they’re facing. So why not try your hand at our sample 11-plus questions (without the help of a calculator!) to get a taste of the test? Remember, these would be completed under timed conditions so try not to overthink.
1. How many thirds are there in 9?
– 3
– 18
– 9
– 27
– 30
2. What is 21.7 x 9.4?
– 287.68
– 532.42
– 117.24
– 203.98
– 412.96
3. Mary keeps some animals on her farm. She has 12 sheep, 16 cows, 24 chickens and six pigs. Mary sells eight of her sheep. What percentage of her remaining animals are sheep?
4. The number codes for three of these four words are listed in a random order. Work out the code to answer the questions.
DEAR MEAD WARE DRAM
1435 6342 5231
– Find the code for the word DRAM
– Find the code for the word REAM
– Find the word that has the number code 6234
5. Find the pair of letters that completes each sentence in the most sensible way. Use the alphabet to help you.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Example: BN is to EK as HT is to (EW KW EQ KQ EP)
– PS is to RY as HL is to (NN FR SO JQ JR)
– BJ is to YQ as IH is to (QT PS NS PW SP)
– WB is to AJ as SC is to (WK HX WL AG VL)
– DM is to NW as HK is to (QT PS NS PW SP)
– PH is to VC as YO is to (DI EI BL TT EJ)
6. Find the four-letter word which can be added to the letters in capitals to make a new word. The new word will complete the sentence sensibly. Write the four-letter word. E.g. England is a constitutional MONY ARCH (monarchy).
– He had to CER over the wall
– She LOD the blinds
– Sam found lots of BARS at the antiques fair
– It was not her fault – she was BLESS
– The empty crisp packet had been DISED
7. In the sentences below, one of the following types of punctuation has been missed out: comma, full stop, question mark, apostrophe, inverted commas. Work out which type of punctuation is missing.
– “He
cant
come
out
to
play
today,”
said
Steven.
– “Where
is
the
dangerous
animal
”
asked
the
man.
– The
lady
bought
a
hat
a
scarf
and
some
perfume.
– We
always
go
the
pantomime
at
Christmas
– My
group
liked
the
book,
The
Lost
Secret
Of
Argus.
8. In each sentence below choose one word from the group of four that fits into the space. An example has been done to help you.
E.g.
In
the
Middle
Ages
there
were
many
outbreaks
of
diseases
and _______________
?
(i)
funerals
(ii)
weddings
(iii)
plagues
(iv)
celebrations
ANSWER: plagues
– We
ran
all
the
way
to
the
house
to
get
some
_______________
.
(i)
research
(ii)
respect
(iii)
refreshments
(iv)
regard
– I
do
not
understand
the
best
_____________
to
take.
(i)
journey
(ii)
visit
(iii)
route
(iv)
homage
– The
chairman
was
a
notable
______________
from
the
meeting.
(i)
candidate
(ii)
visitor
(iii)
absentee
(iv)
examiner
– We
_______________
going
to
the
football
match.
(i)
trudged
(ii)
enjoyed
(iii)
inspired
(iv)
raced
– He
was
very
________________
after
running
in
the
marathon.
(i)
encouraged
(ii)
engaged
(iii)
exhausted
(iv)
engrossed
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