Can You Pass This UK Eleven-Plus Test from Yesteryear?

Swap two words for the following sentence to make sense: The swam fish in the sea.

• Fish and sea

• Swam and sea

• Swam and fish

Pick out the word that is different from the rest: Pencil, Chalk, Ruler, Pen

• Chalk

• Ruler

• Pen

What is the sum of ninety-five and four hundred and eleven?

• 516

• 506

• 496

Complete the sentence: Note is to music as ____ is to sentence.

• Length

• Sense

• Word

Which of the following words has the same meaning as clothes?

• Washing

• Apparel

• Frock

Which word describes a collection of crows?

• Cowardice

• Murder

• Bloat

Swap two words for the following sentence to make sense: Willie had ten or eleven birthday on his letters.

• Birthday and letters

• His and birthday

• Ten and eleven

How many seconds are there between 11.53am and 12.18pm the same day?

• 1,500

• 250

• 2,500

Which is the best reason for the following sentence: A clock is useful in the house.

• We should be late for school without it.

• It tells us the correct time.

• It often needs winding.

Pick out the word that is different from the rest: Sweet, Rich, Chocolate, Sugary

• Rich

• Sugary

• Chocolate

What are the missing numbers in the following sequence: 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, _, 35, _

• 27 and 44

• 28 and 31

• 30 and 42

Complete the sentence: Back is to front, as heel is to _____.

• Side

• Toe

• Place

Which of the following words has the same meaning as twin?

• Triplet

• Duplicate

• Brother

Out of a $6,000 donation, $1,000 was given as prizes to a local school. Half of the remainder was given to charity. The rest was divided amongst 4 children. How much did each child get?

• $1,000

• $625

• $750

Based on the following particulars, what is the name of someone who is a twin, tall, good at arithmetic, and will be eleven next year?

• Tom

• Peter

• David