11+ Entrance Examination (GL Assessment) — Questions and Answers

Question 1: A compass bearing of 135° corresponds to which direction?

North-East
South-East (Correct answer)
South-West
North-West

Correct answer: South-East

Compass bearings go clockwise from North (0°). 90° = East, 135° = halfway between East (90°) and South (180°) = South-East.

Question 2: In a sale, all prices are reduced by 1/5. A jacket originally costs £45. What is the sale price?

£38
£9
£36 (Correct answer)
£40

Correct answer: £36

Reduction = 1/5 × £45 = £9. Sale price = £45 - £9 = £36.

Question 3: A pattern of dots is shown: Row 1 has 1 dot, Row 2 has 3 dots, Row 3 has 5 dots. These form a triangular number pattern. How many dots are in Row 7?

15
17
13 (Correct answer)
11

Correct answer: 13

The pattern is odd numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13. Row 7 has 13 dots.

Question 4: Where does the apostrophe go to show that several girls own a school bag?

girl's bag
girls bag
girls's bag
girls' bag (Correct answer)

Correct answer: girls' bag

'Girls' is already a plural noun ending in -s, so the apostrophe is placed after the final s: girls' bag.

Question 5: Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Walking through the park, I saw a beautiful sunset.
I saw a beautiful sunset while walking through the park.
Walking through the park, the sunset was beautiful. (Correct answer)
The sunset was beautiful as I walked through the park.

Correct answer: Walking through the park, the sunset was beautiful.

'Walking through the park' is a dangling modifier because it implies the sunset was walking through the park, which is illogical. The sentence should clarify who was walking.

Question 6: A number is increased by 25% to give 90. What was the original number?

72 (Correct answer)
67.5
80
75

Correct answer: 72

Original × 1.25 = 90. Original = 90 ÷ 1.25 = 72.

Question 7: A library has 300 books. 2/5 of the books are fiction and 30% are non-fiction. The rest are poetry books. How many poetry books are in the library?

120
210
90 (Correct answer)
90

Correct answer: 90

First, calculate the number of fiction books: 2/5 of 300 is (300 ÷ 5) × 2 = 60 × 2 = 120. Next, calculate the number of non-fiction books: 30% of 300 is (300 ÷ 100) × 30 = 3 × 30 = 90. Add these together: 120 + 90 = 210. Finally, subtract this total from the original number of books to find the number of poetry books: 300 - 210 = 90.

Question 8: In a survey, 45% of 200 people preferred tea, 30% preferred coffee, and the rest preferred juice. How many people preferred juice?

60
50 (Correct answer)
70
40

Correct answer: 50

Juice = 100% - 45% - 30% = 25%. 25% of 200 = 50 people.

Question 9: What is the longest word you can make from the letters E, A, R, T, H, S?

RATES
HEATS
HEARTS (Correct answer)
EARTH

Correct answer: HEARTS

HEARTS uses all six letters (H, E, A, R, T, S) making it 6 letters long. HEATS is 5 letters, EARTH is 5 letters, and RATES is 5 letters.

Question 10: A sequence of grids is shown. Grid 1: one cell shaded in corner. Grid 2: two cells shaded along edge. Grid 3: three cells shaded in L-shape. What is the total number of shaded cells in the first 10 grids?

60
100
55 (Correct answer)
45

Correct answer: 55

Grid n has n shaded cells. The total for 10 grids = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 55.

Question 11: Find the next number in this series: 2, 5, 3, 6, 4, ...

6
5
8
7 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 7

The sequence follows an alternating pattern of 'add 3', then 'subtract 2'. 2 + 3 = 5; 5 - 2 = 3; 3 + 3 = 6; 6 - 2 = 4. The next step is to add 3, so 4 + 3 = 7.

Question 12: If you look at a clock in a mirror, the time appears to show 3:00. What is the actual time?

3:00
9:00 (Correct answer)
12:00
6:00

Correct answer: 9:00

A mirror reverses the image horizontally. When a clock shows 3:00 in a mirror, the actual time is 9:00, as the hands are reversed.

Question 13: A recipe for 12 cupcakes requires 150g of sugar. How much sugar is needed to make 30 cupcakes?

300g
450g
375g (Correct answer)
225g

Correct answer: 375g

To find the amount of sugar for one cupcake, divide the total sugar by the number of cupcakes: 150g ÷ 12 = 12.5g per cupcake. To make 30 cupcakes, multiply the amount per cupcake by 30: 12.5g × 30 = 375g. Alternatively, recognise that 30 is 2.5 times 12 (30 ÷ 12 = 2.5). Therefore, you need 2.5 times the amount of sugar: 150g × 2.5 = 375g.

Question 14: Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list?

Semi-colon
Comma
Dash
Colon (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Colon

A colon is used to introduce a list or to signal that something follows directly from the previous clause.

Question 15: Two identical right-angled triangles are placed together along their longest side. What shape can they form?

Square
Any of these, depending on the triangle
Parallelogram
Rectangle (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Rectangle

When two identical right-angled triangles are joined along their hypotenuse (longest side), they form a rectangle. If the triangle is isosceles, they form a square (which is a special rectangle).

Question 16: Which sentence correctly uses inverted commas (speech marks) for direct speech?

"Don't forget your coat, said Dad."
"What time is the school play?" asked my mum. (Correct answer)
The teacher announced "We are going to the museum."
"I'm really excited", said Ben, "for the trip tomorrow".

Correct answer: "What time is the school play?" asked my mum.

The question mark must be placed inside the closing inverted comma because it is part of the speech. The other options are incorrect: a comma is needed after 'excited', a comma is missing before the speech in the third option, and the reporting clause ('said Dad') should not be inside the speech marks.

Question 17: Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to PERILOUS?

Calm
Simple
Hazardous (Correct answer)
Safe

Correct answer: Hazardous

The word 'perilous' means full of danger or risk. 'Hazardous' also means risky and dangerous, making it the correct synonym. 'Safe' is an antonym (the opposite), while 'calm' and 'simple' have different meanings.

Question 18: A shape is rotated 180 degrees. It originally looked like the letter 'L'. What does it look like now?

Like a backwards L (⌐)
Like the letter J
Like an upside-down L (Γ) (Correct answer)
Like a rotated L (⌐ flipped)

Correct answer: Like an upside-down L (Γ)

Rotating the letter L by 180 degrees turns it upside down, creating a shape like the Greek letter Gamma (Γ), with the horizontal line at the top going right and the vertical line going down.

Question 19: A bus arrives every 12 minutes. The first bus arrives at 07:05. What time does the fourth bus arrive?

07:41 (Correct answer)
07:53
07:36
07:29

Correct answer: 07:41

First bus: 07:05. Second: 07:17. Third: 07:29. Fourth: 07:41. Each bus is 12 minutes after the previous one. Alternatively: 3 intervals × 12 = 36 minutes after 07:05 = 07:41.

Question 20: Looking at a sequence: Figure 1 has 1 small square inside a large square. Figure 2 has 4 small squares (2×2) inside a large square. Figure 3 has 9 small squares (3×3). How many small squares are in Figure 6?

36 (Correct answer)
42
24
30

Correct answer: 36

The number of small squares follows the square number pattern: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. Figure 6 has 6² = 36 small squares.

Question 21: Choose the sentence with correct apostrophe use:

Its a lovely day today.
The children's coats were wet. (Correct answer)
The cat chased it's tail.
The dog's are playing in the park.

Correct answer: The children's coats were wet.

'Children's' correctly shows possession — the coats belonging to the children. 'Children' is an irregular plural, so the apostrophe comes before the 's'.

Question 22: A water tank holds 350 litres. It is 3/7 full. How many more litres are needed to fill it?

100 litres
250 litres
150 litres
200 litres (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 200 litres

Currently has 3/7 × 350 = 150 litres. Remaining = 350 - 150 = 200 litres needed.

Question 23: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'Despite the heavy rain, the children were ______ to play outside.'

unable
reluctant
eager (Correct answer)
afraid

Correct answer: eager

'Despite' indicates contrast — so despite the bad weather, the children still wanted to play. 'Eager' shows enthusiasm despite the rain.

Question 24: Identify the adverb in the following sentence: 'The exhausted runner finished the race surprisingly easily.'

finished
exhausted
surprisingly (Correct answer)
race

Correct answer: surprisingly

'Surprisingly' is an adverb because it modifies (describes) another adverb, 'easily'. 'Exhausted' is an adjective, 'finished' is a verb, and 'race' is a noun.

Question 25: In the sentence: 'The politician's speech was ambiguous, leaving many journalists uncertain of his true position.', what is the best definition of the word 'ambiguous'?

Having more than one possible meaning (Correct answer)
Clear and direct
Loud and powerful
Long and boring

Correct answer: Having more than one possible meaning

The context clue in the sentence is that the journalists were 'uncertain of his true position'. This tells us that the speech was not clear. Therefore, 'ambiguous' means something that is open to more than one interpretation or has more than one possible meaning.

Question 26: If the code for TREE is USFF, what is the code for BUSH?

DXUJ
CVTI (Correct answer)
CVSH
BUSH

Correct answer: CVTI

Each letter moves forward by one in the alphabet: B→C, U→V, S→T, H→I, giving CVTI.

Question 27: Identify the passive voice sentence:

She writes poetry every day.
The dog chased the cat.
The letter was posted yesterday. (Correct answer)
They are building a new school.

Correct answer: The letter was posted yesterday.

'The letter was posted yesterday' is passive because the subject (letter) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer is not mentioned.

Question 28: Which sentence contains a relative clause?

He ran fast and won the race.
The book that I borrowed was fascinating. (Correct answer)
They arrived late because of the traffic.
She sings beautifully.

Correct answer: The book that I borrowed was fascinating.

'That I borrowed' is a relative clause introduced by the relative pronoun 'that', giving more information about 'the book'.

Question 29: A square number between 50 and 100 is also a multiple of 4. What is it?

100
49
64 (Correct answer)
81

Correct answer: 64

Square numbers between 50 and 100: 64 (8²) and 81 (9²). 64 ÷ 4 = 16 (yes), 81 ÷ 4 = 20.25 (no). The answer is 64.

Question 30: In the sentence 'The committee has reached its decision', what is the subject?

Committee (Correct answer)
Decision
Reached
Has

Correct answer: Committee

The committee is performing the action (reaching a decision), making it the subject of the sentence.

Question 31: What type of word is 'however' in the sentence: 'The weather was cold; however, they enjoyed the walk'?

Conjunction
Connective adverb (Correct answer)
Adverb
Preposition

Correct answer: Connective adverb

'However' is a connective adverb (also called a conjunctive adverb) that links two independent clauses and shows contrast.

Question 32: What is the correct plural form of the word 'child'?

childes
children (Correct answer)
childs
childrens

Correct answer: children

'Children' is the irregular plural of 'child' and does not follow the standard rule of adding -s or -es.

Question 33: Choose the correct verb form: 'By tomorrow, she ______ the book.'

read
was reading
will have read (Correct answer)
reads

Correct answer: will have read

'Will have read' is the future perfect tense, used for actions that will be completed before a specific point in the future.

Question 34: Solve: 2(3x - 4) = 22

5 (Correct answer)
6
4
3

Correct answer: 5

2(3x - 4) = 22. Expand: 6x - 8 = 22. Add 8: 6x = 30. Divide by 6: x = 5.

Question 35: In a sequence of shapes, each shape adds one more dot. Shape 1 has 2 dots, Shape 2 has 4 dots, Shape 3 has 6 dots. How many dots does Shape 5 have?

14
8
10 (Correct answer)
12

Correct answer: 10

Each shape adds 2 dots: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Shape 5 has 10 dots.

Question 36: Read: 'James peered through the frosted glass, his heart pounding.' What can we infer about James?

He is anxious or nervous (Correct answer)
He is angry
He is cold
He is tired

Correct answer: He is anxious or nervous

A pounding heart is a physical sign of anxiety or nervousness. Combined with 'peering' (looking cautiously), James appears nervous about what he might see.

Question 37: Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?

But she went to the shop forgot her money.
She went to the shop, but forgot her.
She went to the shop, but she forgot her money. (Correct answer)
She went but to the shop she forgot.

Correct answer: She went to the shop, but she forgot her money.

Option A correctly uses 'but' to join two complete, contrasting clauses with proper grammar.

Question 38: Read the following lines from a poem: The winter wind, a bitter, biting thief, Stole the last leaf and left the branch with grief. Which literary device is used in the first line?

Alliteration (Correct answer)
Onomatopoeia
A metaphor
A simile

Correct answer: Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence. In the line 'The winter wind, a bitter, biting thief', the 'b' sound is repeated in 'bitter' and 'biting', creating an alliterative effect that emphasizes the harshness of the wind.

Question 39: Which word class does 'beneath' belong to in: 'The treasure was buried beneath the old oak tree'?

Adverb
Preposition (Correct answer)
Adjective
Conjunction

Correct answer: Preposition

'Beneath' is a preposition showing the position of the treasure in relation to the tree (beneath it).

Question 40: What does 'reading between the lines' mean?

Reading every other line
Understanding the hidden or implied meaning (Correct answer)
Reading very carefully
Reading backwards

Correct answer: Understanding the hidden or implied meaning

'Reading between the lines' means understanding what is implied but not directly stated — the hidden or deeper meaning behind the words.

Question 41: In a code, if CAT = 24, DOG = 26, what does PIG equal?

32
36
34 (Correct answer)
30

Correct answer: 34

C=3, A=1, T=20 → 3+1+20=24. D=4, O=15, G=7 → 4+15+7=26. P=16, I=9, G=7 → 16+9+7=32. Wait: let me recalculate. Actually P(16)+I(9)+G(7)=32. The answer is 32.

Question 42: Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly to show that ONE dog owns a bowl?

The dog's' bowl was empty.
The dogs' bowl was empty.
The dogs bowl was empty.
The dog's bowl was empty. (Correct answer)

Correct answer: The dog's bowl was empty.

'The dog's bowl' correctly uses an apostrophe + s to show possession by a single dog.

Question 43: Two gears are interlocked. If the left gear turns clockwise, which way does the right gear turn?

Anticlockwise (Correct answer)
Clockwise
Both ways
It doesn't move

Correct answer: Anticlockwise

Interlocking gears always turn in opposite directions. If the left gear turns clockwise, the right gear turns anticlockwise.

Question 44: What is 15% of £240?

£32
£34
£38
£36 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: £36

15% of £240 = 0.15 × 240 = £36. Alternatively: 10% = £24, 5% = £12, so 15% = £24 + £12 = £36.

Question 45: A cube is painted red on all faces, then cut into 27 equal smaller cubes (3×3×3). How many small cubes have exactly two red faces?

6
1
12 (Correct answer)
8

Correct answer: 12

Edge cubes (not at corners) have exactly 2 painted faces. A 3×3×3 cube has 12 edges, each with 1 middle cube = 12 cubes with 2 red faces.

Question 46: Read: 'I must have walked a million miles today!' This is an example of:

Hyperbole (Correct answer)
Understatement
Litotes
Irony

Correct answer: Hyperbole

Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration for emphasis. Walking 'a million miles' is an exaggeration to emphasise how tired the speaker feels.

Question 47: A clock loses 5 minutes every hour. If it is set correctly at noon, what time does it show at 4 PM?

3:20 PM
3:40 PM (Correct answer)
3:30 PM
3:45 PM

Correct answer: 3:40 PM

In 4 hours, the clock loses 4 × 5 = 20 minutes. It shows 4:00 - 0:20 = 3:40 PM.

Question 48: A cube has a volume of 64 cm³. What is the length of one edge?

8 cm
4 cm (Correct answer)
16 cm
6 cm

Correct answer: 4 cm

Volume of a cube = edge³. So edge = ∛64 = 4 cm (since 4 × 4 × 4 = 64).

Question 49: What type of text structure does the word 'consequently' signal?

Comparison
Cause and effect (Correct answer)
Chronological order
Problem and solution

Correct answer: Cause and effect

'Consequently' means 'as a result' and signals a cause-and-effect relationship — something happened, and consequently, something else resulted from it.

Question 50: A garden fence has posts every 2 metres. If the fence is 20 metres long, how many posts are needed?

20
9
10
11 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 11

This is a fence post problem: number of posts = (length ÷ spacing) + 1 = (20 ÷ 2) + 1 = 11 posts.

Question 51: Read the following passage and answer the question below. The school fête was a cacophony of sounds. The brass band competed with the cheerful shouts from the coconut shy, while the head teacher’s voice, distorted by a megaphone, announced the raffle winners. A persistent buzzing from a candyfloss machine provided a constant undercurrent to the joyful chaos. Despite the overwhelming noise, everyone wore a broad smile. Which word from the passage best captures the overall atmosphere of the fête?

Joyful (Correct answer)
Persistent
Chaos
Distorted

Correct answer: Joyful

Although the fête is described as noisy ('cacophony') and chaotic, the passage explicitly states it was a 'joyful chaos' and that 'everyone wore a broad smile'. Therefore, 'joyful' is the word that best encapsulates the overall feeling or atmosphere of the event.

Question 52: Read the following passage and answer the question below. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 1824, it is one of the oldest and most respected charities in the region. The lifeboats are crewed almost entirely by volunteers, who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Their distinctive blue and orange lifeboats are a familiar sight, launching in all weathers to go to the aid of those in peril. According to the text, who primarily crews the RNLI lifeboats?

Members of the Royal Navy
Coastguard officers
Volunteers (Correct answer)
Full-time paid employees

Correct answer: Volunteers

The passage contains the sentence: 'The lifeboats are crewed almost entirely by volunteers...'. This directly answers the question.

Question 53: In a fold-and-punch question, a square piece of paper is folded in half vertically, then a hole is punched in the top-right corner. When unfolded, where are the holes?

Top-right and bottom-right
Bottom-right only
Top-left and top-right (Correct answer)
Top-right only

Correct answer: Top-left and top-right

When folded vertically in half, the right side folds onto the left. A hole punched in the top-right goes through both layers, creating holes in both the top-left and top-right when unfolded.

Question 54: A 3x3 grid contains squares with different shading. In the top row, the squares are: [Shaded top half], [Shaded bottom half], [Fully shaded]. In the middle row, the squares are: [Shaded left half], [Shaded right half], [Fully shaded]. In the bottom row, the squares are: [Shaded top half], [Shaded right half], [A missing square]. What is the missing square?

An unshaded square
A square with the top half and right half shaded (Correct answer)
A square with the bottom half and left half shaded
A fully shaded square

Correct answer: A square with the top half and right half shaded

The logic in this matrix is that the third square in each row is a superposition, or combination, of the shading in the first two squares. In the top row, shading the top half and the bottom half results in a fully shaded square. The same applies to the middle row (left half + right half = full). Therefore, in the bottom row, combining the shading of the top half and the right half results in a square with both the top and right halves shaded.

Question 55: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

She done her homework very quickly.
There were fewer people there than we expected. (Correct answer)
The dog wagged it's tail excitedly.
Me and my friend went to the cinema.

Correct answer: There were fewer people there than we expected.

This sentence correctly uses 'fewer' for a countable noun (people). The other sentences are incorrect: 'My friend and I' should be used as the subject. 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is'; the possessive is 'its'. 'Done' is a past participle and should be 'did' in this context.

Question 56: A train ticket from London to Manchester costs £60. The price is set to increase by 5%. What will the new price of the ticket be?

£65.00
£66.00
£63.00 (Correct answer)
£60.50

Correct answer: £63.00

First, find the value of the 5% increase. 10% of £60 is £6, so 5% is half of that, which is £3. The new price is the original price plus the increase: £60 + £3 = £63.00.

Question 57: A train departs at 09:45 and arrives at 11:20. How long is the journey?

2 hours 25 minutes
1 hour 35 minutes (Correct answer)
1 hour 25 minutes
1 hour 45 minutes

Correct answer: 1 hour 35 minutes

From 09:45 to 11:20: 09:45 to 10:45 = 1 hour, 10:45 to 11:20 = 35 minutes. Total = 1 hour 35 minutes.

Question 58: Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Its a lovely day, isn't it?
It's a lovely day, isn't it? (Correct answer)
Its a lovely day isnt it.
It's a lovely day isn't it.

Correct answer: It's a lovely day, isn't it?

'It's' and 'isn't' both need apostrophes for contractions, a comma separates the tag question, and a question mark ends the sentence.

Question 59: Read: 'Although it was raining heavily, Sarah decided to walk to the shops.' What type of clause is 'Although it was raining heavily'?

Relative clause
Noun clause
Main clause
Subordinate clause (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Subordinate clause

This is a subordinate clause because it begins with 'although' (a subordinating conjunction) and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

Question 60: In the phrase 'a stitch in time saves nine', what does the proverb mean?

Nine is a lucky number
Quick action prevents bigger problems (Correct answer)
Sewing is important
Time heals everything

Correct answer: Quick action prevents bigger problems

This proverb means that fixing a small problem now prevents it from becoming a much larger problem later.

Question 61: Find the two words, one from each group, that are most opposite in meaning. (BRAVE, TIMID, LOUD) (QUIET, SHY, BOLD)

BRAVE and SHY
TIMID and BOLD (Correct answer)
LOUD and BOLD
LOUD and QUIET

Correct answer: TIMID and BOLD

The word 'timid' means showing a lack of courage or confidence, easily frightened. The word 'bold' means confident and courageous. Therefore, 'timid' and 'bold' are the most opposite in meaning (antonyms).

Question 62: Convert 0.375 to a fraction in its simplest form.

15/40
3/8 (Correct answer)
37/100
375/100

Correct answer: 3/8

0.375 = 375/1000. Simplify by dividing both by 125: 375÷125 = 3, 1000÷125 = 8. So 0.375 = 3/8.

Question 63: A school has 450 pupils. 2/5 are boys. How many girls are there?

225
180
270 (Correct answer)
300

Correct answer: 270

Boys = 2/5 × 450 = 180. Girls = 450 - 180 = 270.

Question 64: Three friends share a bill of £84 in the ratio 2:3:2. How much does the person paying the middle share pay?

£28
£36 (Correct answer)
£48
£24

Correct answer: £36

Total parts = 2 + 3 + 2 = 7. One part = £84 ÷ 7 = £12. Middle share (3 parts) = 3 × £12 = £36.

Question 65: Read: 'The fox, sly and cunning, crept silently towards the henhouse.' What is 'sly and cunning' in this sentence?

A parenthetical phrase (Correct answer)
An embedded clause
A relative clause
An appositive phrase

Correct answer: A parenthetical phrase

'Sly and cunning' is a parenthetical phrase set off by commas. It adds extra information about the fox but could be removed without changing the sentence's grammatical structure.

Question 66: In the phrase 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers', what literary device is used?

Onomatopoeia
Sibilance
Assonance
Alliteration (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words. Here, the 'P' sound is repeated throughout.

Question 67: Which word is the verb in this sentence? 'The tall man quickly ran down the steep hill.'

steep
tall
quickly
ran (Correct answer)

Correct answer: ran

'Ran' is the verb (action word) in the sentence; 'tall' and 'steep' are adjectives, and 'quickly' is an adverb.

Question 68: If you fold a square piece of paper in half diagonally, what shape do you get?

Pentagon
Triangle (Correct answer)
Smaller square
Rectangle

Correct answer: Triangle

Folding a square along its diagonal creates a right-angled isosceles triangle.

Question 69: Read the following passage and answer the question below. Liam zipped up his rucksack with a final, decisive tug. Inside, packed with military precision, were his waterproof trousers, a Tupperware box of carefully cut sandwiches, and a brand new bird-watching guide. He had been checking the weather forecast for Pembrokeshire every hour since Monday. He glanced at the clock; it was only 6:00 a.m., but his coach wasn't due to leave the school until 8:30 a.m. He paced to the window, peering through the curtains at the pre-dawn gloom, hoping to see the first signs of a clear sky. Based on the passage, how is Liam most likely feeling about his school trip?

Excited and thoroughly prepared. (Correct answer)
Bored and impatient for the day to start.
Anxious and worried about the weather.
Annoyed that he had to wake up so early.

Correct answer: Excited and thoroughly prepared.

The text describes Liam's 'military precision' packing, his new guide, and his early wake-up time not as annoyances, but as signs of eagerness. His constant checking of the weather and pacing show anticipation rather than anxiety. These details collectively point to him being excited and well-prepared.

Question 70: If you stack 4 cubes in an L-shape on a flat surface and look at it from above, how many squares do you see?

5
2
3
4 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 4

From above, each cube shows its top face as a square. Since no cubes are stacked on top of each other in an L-shape, you see all 4 squares arranged in an L pattern.

Question 71: A rectangular swimming pool is 50 m long, 25 m wide, and 2 m deep. What is its volume in cubic metres?

2,000 m³
5,000 m³
1,250 m³
2,500 m³ (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 2,500 m³

Volume = length × width × depth = 50 × 25 × 2 = 2,500 m³.

Question 72: If 3/4 of a number is 60, what is 2/3 of the same number?

40
53.33 (Correct answer)
80
45

Correct answer: 53.33

3/4 of the number = 60, so the number = 60 × 4/3 = 80. Then 2/3 of 80 = 160/3 ≈ 53.33.

Question 73: Where should a comma be placed in this sentence? 'After eating lunch we went to the park.'

After 'lunch' (Correct answer)
After 'park'
After 'After'
After 'we'

Correct answer: After 'lunch'

A comma should follow the introductory clause 'After eating lunch' to separate it from the main clause.

Question 74: Choose the correct word to fill the blank: 'The children played in the ______ park.'

sunny (Correct answer)
happily
ran
quickly

Correct answer: sunny

'Sunny' is an adjective that describes the noun 'park'; the other options are adverbs or a verb, which cannot describe a noun.

Question 75: A spinner has sections numbered 1-5. What is the probability of spinning an even number?

1/2
2/5 (Correct answer)
3/5
1/5

Correct answer: 2/5

Even numbers from 1-5: 2 and 4 (that's 2 numbers). Probability = 2/5.

Question 76: What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'?

Affect is a verb, effect is usually a noun (Correct answer)
There is no difference
Affect is a noun, effect is a verb
They mean the same thing

Correct answer: Affect is a verb, effect is usually a noun

'Affect' is typically a verb (to influence something), while 'effect' is typically a noun (the result of something). For example: 'The weather affects my mood' vs 'The effect of rain is flooding.'

Question 77: In a visual analogy, a full glass relates to an empty glass. A closed book relates to what?

An open book (Correct answer)
A blank page
A torn book
A bookshelf

Correct answer: An open book

The relationship is between opposite states: full/empty, closed/open. A closed book relates to an open book.

Question 78: In an analogy, a small dark triangle relates to a large light triangle. A small dark circle relates to what?

Large light circle (Correct answer)
Small dark square
Small light circle
Large dark circle

Correct answer: Large light circle

The relationship changes size (small → large) and shade (dark → light) while keeping the shape the same. So a small dark circle becomes a large light circle.

Question 79: Which of the following words is an adverb?

gently (Correct answer)
gentler
gentle
gentleness

Correct answer: gently

'Gently' is an adverb describing how an action is done; 'gentle' is an adjective, 'gentleness' is a noun, and 'gentler' is a comparative adjective.

Question 80: Which of the following is a compound sentence?

The dog barked and the cat ran away. (Correct answer)
The dog barked.
Running quickly, he caught the bus.
Because she was tired, she went to bed.

Correct answer: The dog barked and the cat ran away.

'The dog barked and the cat ran away' is compound because two independent clauses are joined by the conjunction 'and'.

11+ Entrance Examination (GL Assessment)

The 11+ is a selective entrance examination taken by Year 6 pupils in England to gain entry into grammar schools and selective independent schools, testing ability in English, Mathematics, and Reasoning skills.

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