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11+
ENGLISH
PRACTICE
TEST

TIME
ALLOWED:
20
MINUTES



Instructions:
Write
in
pencil.
Work
as
quickly
as
you
can,
taking

care
not
to
miss
out
any
questions.
If
you
make
a
mistake,
rub
it

out
and
write
in
your
new
answer
clearly.
If
you
finish
before
the

allotted
time,
check
through
all
your
answers.



(A)
In
each
sentence
below
choose
one
of
the
suffixes









ful









ly












ment














ship

which
will
fit
correctly
onto
the
end
of
the
word
underlined.



An
example
has
been
done
to
help
you.

E.g.
During
the
war
many
people
suffered
great
hard
.



Answer:
ship
(hardship)



1)
He
was
so
power
that
it
took
six
policemen
to
hold
him.

_________

2)
We
had
to
visit
the
History
depart
at
the
school.


 _________

3)
It
was
a
wonder
moment
in
the
film.
 
 
 
 
_________

4)
The
Queen
waved
goodbye
to
the
war
.
 
 
 
 
_________

5)
She
was
hard
the
best‐behaved
pupil
at
school.
 
 
_________





(B)
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
and
write
your
answer
on

the
line
provided.



1)
“He
cant
come
out
to
play
today,”
said
Steven.

 
 ________

2)
“Where
is
the
dangerous
animal
”
asked
the
man.
________

3)
The
lady
bought
a
hat
a
scarf
and
some
perfume.

________

4)
We
always
go
the
pantomime
at
Christmas

 
 ________

5)
My
group
liked
the
book,
The
Lost
Secret
Of
Argus.

 ________









(C)
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



1)
We
ran
all
the
way
to
the
house
to
get
some
 
_______________
.

(i)
research
(ii)
respect
(iii)
refreshments
(iv)
regard



2)
I
do
not
understand
the
best
_____________
to
take.

(i)
journey
(ii)
visit
(iii)
route
(iv)
homage



3)
The
chairman
was
a
notable
______________
from
the
meeting.

(i)
candidate
(ii)
visitor
(iii)
absentee
(iv)
examiner



4)
We
_______________
going
to
the
football
match.

(i)
trudged
(ii)
enjoyed
(iii)
inspired
(iv)
raced



5)
He
was
very
________________
after
running
in
the
marathon.

(i)
encouraged
(ii)
engaged
(iii)
exhausted
(iv)
engrossed





(D)
In
the
sentences
below
there
are
two
words
in
brackets
which

sound
the
same,
but
which
are
spelt
differently.
Find
the
word
that
you

think
is
the
correct
one
for
the
sentence
and
write
your
answer
on
the
line.



1)
Sometimes
my
sister
(
growns,
groans
)
when
she
has
to
go
to
bed.

____________

2)
My
uncle
(
past,
passed
)
his
driving
test
yesterday.



____________

3)
He
(
herd,
heard
)
the
loud
explosion
in
the
night.
____________

4)
(
They’re,
their
)
going
to
move
to
a
new
house
today.____________

5)
The
old
woman
had
to
(
break,
brake
)
hard
in
her
car.____________





(E)
In
the
following
sentences
work
out
what
the
plural
of
the
word

underlined
would
be.
Write
your
answer
on
the
line.



1)
The
shelf
was
full
of
old
books.

 
 ______________

2)
Ten
sheep
were
grazing
in
the
field.
 ______________

3)
My
brother
gave
me
half
of
his
apple.

 ______________

4)
The
potato
is
used
to
make
chips.

 
 ______________

5)
He
was
a
brave
hero
to
rescue
the
dog
from
drowning.

_____________

(F)
In
each
line
below
write
in
an
adjective
formed
from
the
noun
on
the

left.
An
example
has
been
done
to
help
you.



E.g.
danger
­
The
escaped
prisoner
was
______________


Answer:
dangerous



1)
Energy
‐
The
man
was
very
__________________
for
eighty
three.

2)
Reason
‐
I
thought
the
referee
was
a
________________
man.

3)
Mountain
‐
The
road
went
through
________________
territory.

4)
Marvel
‐
We
had
a
________________
time
at
the
fun
fair.

5)
Volcano
‐
There
was
________________
ash
everywhere.





(G)
Each
sentence
below
contains
two
verbs.
Work
out
what
the
two

verbs
are
and
then
underline
them.


An
example
has
been
done
to
help
you.



E.g.
Adam
tried
to
guess
the
answer
to
the
question.

Answer:
tried
and
guess



1)
Sally
didn’t
see
the
truck
as
she
crossed
the
road.

2)
I
wish
the
sun
would
come
out.

3)
We
hurried
to
wave
to
the
train.

4)
Mike
laughed
at
what
she
said.

5)
The
hedgehog
tried
to
cross
the
busy
road.



(H)
In
each
sentence
below
there
is
a
word
that
has
been
deliberately

spelt
wrong.
Spot
that
word
and
then
write
out
the
correctly
spelt
word
on
the

line
provided.
An
example
has
been
done
to
help
you.



E.g.
He
wiped
his
fourhead
with
his
hand.

Answer:
forehead
is
the
correct
spelling
of
“fourhead”



1)
The
baby
had
a
quite
night’s
sleep.
_______________

2)
In
school
we
had
to
draw
a
block
graff.
_______________

3)
The
girl
had
an
exsellent
report.
_______________

4)
My
father
couldn’t
reach
the
ceeling.
_______________

5)
At
the
fete
there
was
a
cocoanut
shy.
_______________

END
OF
THE
TEST

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ANSWERS
TO
ENGLISH
TEST:



(A)
1)
ful





2)
ment





3)
ful




4)
ship





5)
ly



(B)
1)
’
(apostrophe)





2)
?
(question
mark)






3)
,
(comma)







4)
.
(full
stop)










5)
“”
(inverted
commas)



(C)
1)
refreshments




2)
route




3)
absentee





4)
enjoyed











5)
exhausted



(D)
1)
groans




2)
passed





3)
heard





4)
they’re




5)
brake



(E)
1)
shelves




2)
sheep






3)
halves




4)
potatoes




5)
heroes



(F)
1)
energetic





2)
reasonable





3)
mountainous





4)
marvellous








5)
volcanic



(G)
1)
see
/
crossed





2)
wish
/come






3)
hurried
/
wave












4)
laughed
/
said




5)
tried
/
cross



(H)
1)
quiet




2)
graph





3)
excellent





4)
ceiling





5)
coconut





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