Free 11+ Practice Questions (with Answers)

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Here are a few free, exam-style 11+ questions to try with your child — one from each of the four main areas. Answers and short explanations are at the bottom, so you can check understanding, not just the result.

1. Maths

A train leaves at 14:35 and arrives at 16:10. How long is the journey?

A) 1 hr 15 min   B) 1 hr 25 min   C) 1 hr 35 min   D) 1 hr 45 min

2. English — Vocabulary

Choose the word most similar in meaning to “reluctant”.

A) Eager   B) Unwilling   C) Cheerful   D) Careless

3. Verbal Reasoning

Finger is to Hand as Toe is to ___ ?

A) Leg   B) Foot   C) Arm   D) Knee

4. Non-Verbal Reasoning

In a set of shapes, four follow a rule and one breaks it: the number of dots inside each shape matches its number of sides (a triangle has 3 dots, a square 4, and so on). Which is the odd one out — a hexagon (6 sides) containing only 4 dots, or a pentagon (5 sides) containing 5 dots?

Answers

• 1. C — 1 hr 35 min. 14:35 to 16:35 is 2 hours; 16:10 is 25 minutes before that, so 2 hr − 25 min.
• 2. B — Unwilling. “Reluctant” means hesitant or unwilling, the opposite of eager.
• 3. B — Foot. A finger is part of a hand; a toe is part of a foot.
• 4. The hexagon. It has 6 sides but only 4 dots, so it breaks the “dots = sides” rule.

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