This is what it takes to get into a grammar school

Schools in England are to be given the right to apply to select pupils by ability, under plans also allowing grammar schools to expand.

Theresa May wants them to take quotas of poor pupils or help run other schools.

"The truth is that we already have selection... by house price, selection by wealth," the PM says.

Harry Potter-esque buildings, Latin and rugby teams are often associated with grammar education.

But what does it really take to get into them?

Critics think Theresa May wants your school to look like this

There's a tricky test to get in

Each selective-entrance school sets their own exam which often includes English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning sections.

The 11-plus is done by boys and girls in their final year of primary school, at about 11 years old.

These don't lend themselves to the teaching usually done in primary schools and therefore some people say those who are able to afford tutoring are more likely to pass.

Eleven Plus Exams have given us some questions for you to try out - but remember only about 15 seconds is spent on each one in order to get through the whole paper before the time is up.

Answers are at the bottom of the article

Boys sit tests in the early 1960s

English

Question 1

Select the option (A, B, C or D) which has the sentence with the most suitable grammar.

A. Was it he whom had a house burn down?

B. Was it he whose house burnt down?

C. Was it he that had a house burn down?

D. Was it he who's house burnt down?

Question 2

For the given word, change one letter to create a new word that means the same as the definition provided.

A. PAEAN - A person or community following heathen practices.

B. TACET - a plane surface.

C. DECAY - Lure something or someone away from a planned course.

Maths

Question 1

A rectangle has the coordinates: (2, 5), (2, 2) and (7, 2). What is the fourth coordinate?

A. (7, 7)

B. (5, 2)

C. (7, 5)

D. (5, 5)

E. (2, 7)

Question 2

3 9 12 36 39 __

What is the next number in the sequence above?

A. 42

B. 117

C. 48

D. 75

E. 144

Non-verbal reasoning

Question 1

Question 2

Verbal reasoning

Question 1

Fill in the missing letters to complete the words so that they form synonyms and antonyms of the given word.

A. FLAWLESS - IM_A_ _LATE and B_EMI_H_D

B. SOPHISTICATED - I_TRI_ATE and U_REFIN_D

C. IDIOSYNCRASY - E_CEN_RIC_TY and NO_MA_ITY

Question 2

Choose one option out of the four given, that has wholly correct grammar.

A. I often quote my favourite Shakespearean line, "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster…"

B. I often quote my favourite Shakespearean line "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster…"

C. I often quote my favourite Shakespearean line: "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster…"

D. I often quote my favourite Shakespearean line; "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster…"

Answers

English - 1B, 2 A - PAGAN, B - FACET, C - DECOY.

Maths - 1C, 2B.

Non-verbal reasoning - 1D, 2B.

Verbal reasoning - 1A - IMMACULATE, BLEMISHED, B - INTRICATE, UNREFINED, C - ECCENTRICITY, NORMALITY, 2C.

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