English Common Entrance 11+

Part 1: Grammar (10 questions)

1. Which word is a noun in this sentence?

The children played football in the garden.

A) played

B) in

C) children

D) the

2. Choose the correct verb form:
She ___ to school every morning.

A) go

B) going

C) goes

D) gone

3. Which sentence is written in the past tense?

A) They walk to the park.

B) They are walking to the park.

C) They will walk to the park.

D) They walked to the park.

4. Identify the adjective:
The old house looked empty.

A) house

B) looked

C) old

D) empty

5. Which sentence uses the correct subject–verb agreement?

A) The dogs barks loudly.

B) The dog bark loudly.

C) The dogs bark loudly.

D) The two dogs barks loudly.

6. Which word is a pronoun?

A) quickly

B) they

C) apple

D) happy

7. Choose the correct preposition:
The cat hid ___ the table.

A) in

B) under

C) on

D) over

8. Which sentence is a command?

A) Can you help me?

B) Please open the window.

C) I will open the window.

D) The window is open.

9. Which is the correct question?

A) You are coming?

B) Are you coming?

C) Coming you are?

D) You coming are?

10. Choose the correct conjunction:
I wanted to go out, ___ it was raining.

A) or

B) and

C) but

D) so

Part 2: Punctuation (5 questions)

11. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

A) My sister lives in London England.

B) My sister lives in London, England.

C) My sister lives, in London England.

12. Which sentence needs an apostrophe?

A) The cats tail is fluffy.

B) The cat tail is fluffy.

C) The cat tail’s fluffy.

13. Choose the correct use of capital letters:

A) my brother Jack likes football.

B) My brother jack likes football.

C) My brother Jack likes football.

14. Which sentence uses speech marks correctly?

A) “I’m tired.” said Tom.

B) “I’m tired,” said Tom.

C) “I’m tired said Tom.”

15. Which sentence needs a comma?

A) After lunch we played outside.

B) After lunch, we played outside.

C) After lunch we, played outside.

Part 3: Spelling (5 questions)

16. Choose the correct plural form:
One leaf, two ___

A) leafs

B) leaves

C) leafes

D) leavs

17. Choose the correct homophone:
Please take a ___ of cake.

A) peace

B) piece

18. Add the correct prefix to make the opposite of “happy”:

A) dishappy

B) mishappy

C) unhappy

D) nonhappy

19. Add the correct suffix:
Teach → ___ (person who teaches)

A) teacher

B) teaching

C) teachment

D) teached

20. Choose the correct spelling:

A) becaus

B) becos

C) because

D) becuase

Part 4: Writers’ Techniques (10 questions)

21. Which sentence shows alliteration?

A) The snake slithered silently.

B) The bird sang sweetly.

C) The sun is hot.

22. Which word is an onomatopoeia?

A) jump

B) splash

C) run

D) big

23. “Her smile was as bright as the sun.” What technique is used?

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Personification

D) Alliteration

24. Choose the correct abbreviation:
Doctor → ___

A) Do.

B) Dtr.

C) Dr.

D) Dc.

25. Which word is a synonym for angry?

A) calm

B) furious

C) gentle

D) sad

26. Which word is an antonym of brave?

A) bold

B) strong

C) cowardly

D) fearless

27. Which phrase creates imagery?

A) The room was small.

B) The room smelled of old books and rain.

C) The room had a door.

28. Choose the sentence using personification:

A) The stars danced in the night sky.

B) The stars are bright.

C) The sky is dark.

29. What is the synonym for begin?

A) stop

B) start

C) end

D) finish

30. What is the antonym for increase?

A) grow

B) rise

C) reduce

D) add

Part 5: Reading Comprehension (2 passages · 10 questions)

Passage 1: “The Mysterious Garden”

Emma pushed open the rusty gate and stepped into the garden.

The air smelled of damp earth and wild flowers. Ivy climbed the crumbling walls,

and somewhere nearby a bird sang a tune she’d never heard before.

She felt as if she had stepped into another world.

Passage 1: “The Mysterious Garden”

Emma pushed open the rusty gate and stepped into the garden.

The air smelled of damp earth and wild flowers. Ivy climbed the crumbling walls,

and somewhere nearby a bird sang a tune she’d never heard before.

She felt as if she had stepped into another world.

31. What is the main setting of the passage?

A) A park

B) A secret garden

C) A forest

D) A farm

32. Which word best describes Emma’s feeling?

A) frightened

B) angry

C) excited

D) tired

33. Which sense is described in “The air smelled of damp earth and wild flowers”?

A) smell

B) sight

C) touch

D) sound

34. The phrase “stepped into another world” means Emma felt the place was:

A) ordinary

B) familiar

C) boring

D) magical

35. What evidence shows that the garden was old?

A) It had bright flowers.

B) The walls were crumbling.

C) The bird sang.

Passage 2: “The Storm at Sea”

The waves crashed against the small boat as the wind howled.

Tom held tightly to the rope, his hands slippery with rain.

Lightning flashed across the sky, and for a moment he could see the dark cliffs ahead.

He knew he had to steer carefully or be dashed against the rocks.

Passage 2: “The Storm at Sea”

The waves crashed against the small boat as the wind howled.

Tom held tightly to the rope, his hands slippery with rain.

Lightning flashed across the sky, and for a moment he could see the dark cliffs ahead.

He knew he had to steer carefully or be dashed against the rocks.

36. What is the main problem in the passage?

A) Tom is lost in a forest.

B) Tom is fishing.

C) Tom is climbing a mountain.

D) Tom is caught in a storm at sea.

37. What does “the wind howled” show?

A) The wind was gentle.

B) The wind was very strong and loud.

C) The wind was quiet.

38. What emotion does Tom feel?

A) fear

B) boredom

C) happiness

D) anger

39. The word crashed is an example of:

A) metaphor

B) simile

C) alliteration

D) onomatopoeia

40. What will Tom probably do next?

A) Go to sleep.

B) Jump into the sea.

C) Steer the boat carefully.

D) Ignore the storm.