Test (1) The Odyssey: The Sirens - 11 Plus Tests

Test (1) The Odyssey: The Sirens

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After we had got out into the open sea, wewent on until we reached the island of the goddessCirce. We then drew our ship up on to the sands,and when it was beached, we got out of her andstepped ashore. After disembarking, we fell soundasleep on the shore, where we waited untildaybreak. As soon as early dawn shone forth,rosy-fingered, Circe dressed herself in her finestclothes, as she knew of our coming. She came asfast as she could, and her handmaidens came withher, bringing us bread, meat and wine, of whichthere was plenty. Then she stood in the midst of us and began tospeak. "You have done bold things during yourtravels," she said, "so now you can stay here forthe rest of the day, feast until you are full, and goon with your voyage at daybreak tomorrowmorning, as you sail again over the sea. In themeantime, I will tell Odysseus about the courseyou should take, and I will explain everything tohim that will happen on the route. This will preventyour suffering from misadventure, either by land orsea, as I do not wish you to suffer any hindrance onyour journey away from here."

We agreed to do as she had said, and feastedthroughout the long day until the going down of thesun. All day long we ate and drank before the sunwent down. When the sun had set and darkness cameover the land, my comrades laid themselves down tosleep by the stern cables of the ship. Whilst they laydown and slept, Circe took me by the hand, and ledme apart from my company, so I was seated awayfrom the others. She reclined on a long chair by myside and asked me all about our adventures. Sheenquired about what I had seen and done.

Comprehension Questions

1 What is meant by 'open sea'?A. sea that has a river pouring into itB. shallow seaC. sea close to landD. deep seaE. sea so far away from land that there is no land to enclose it

2 What time was it when the men arrived on shore?A. early eveningB. daybreakC. night timeD. dinner timeE. the middle of the day

3 Why did the men fall asleep on the shore?A. it was night-timeB. they had been given a sleeping potionC. the shore was a Greek name for a bedD. they had found some pillows and blankets left by previous visitorsE. they did not realise it was a beach

4 How do we know that when Circe found out thatthe men had arrived, she wished to be friendlytowards them?A. she told them to sleep on her beachB. she brought them foodC. she put on her best clothesD. she wanted to see the shipE. even though she was a god she did not kill them



5 What does the statement 'I do not wish you tosuffer any hindrance' mean?A. I do not want you to suffer from disease or illnessB. I do not want you to suffer from indigestion from the food I gave youC. I do not want you to suffer from hunger, which is why my handmaidens gave you foodD. I want you to go on your journey without being obstructedE. I wish you would hurry up

6 What does the word 'misadventure' mean?A. misfortuneB. mistakeC. miseryD. a cancelled adventureE. a missed shot

7 How can you tell that it was night time whenCirce led Odysseus away by the hand?A. the men sleptB. darkness had come and the sun had set over the landC. the men were tired after all the feastingD. Circe wanted to talk to Odysseus apart from the othersE. the stars are mentioned

8 Which of the following does not describe Circe?A. helpfulB. powerfulC. wealthyD. greedyE. well dressed

Find the missing word or words

9 A man had _______ sons who were always _______ with one another.Choose two: A. one B. fluorescent C. no D. severa E. quarrelling F. half

10 He could not get them to live together in _______.Choose one: A. spite B. vengeance C. harmony D. revenge E. discord F. separation

11 He was _______ to convince them of their ________.Choose two: A. determined B. shed C. price D. folly E. means F. wealth

12 He told them to fetch a _______ of _______.Choose two: A. sticks B. price C. bundle D. fish E. eggs F. happiness

13 He _______ each in turn to _______ it across his knee.Choose two: A. invited B. break C. return D. reject E. denied F. loved

14 They all tried and all failed, and then he _______ the _______ of sticks.Choose two: A. reduced B. bundle C. untied D. increased E. copied F. flock

15 They had no _______ at all in breaking the sticks.Choose one: A. difficulty B. desire C. wood D. string E. tie F. strength

16 The lesson is that united you will be _______.Choose one: A. weaker B. invisible C. excited D. vanquished E. destroyed F. stronger



Matching words: select the word that is the SAME or SIMILAR to the first word

17 drew A. cooked B. sailed C. sang D. fell E. pulled F. liked

18 beached A. told B. tidied C. cleaned D. disinfected E. left F. landed

19 disembarking A. joining B. leaving C. selling D. buying E. barking

20 midst A. muddle B. mist C. most D. middle E. enemy F. friend

21 voyage A. journey B. view C. charge D. refund E. porridge F. sausage G. age

22 misadventure A. adventure B. mission C. mishap D. trial E. omission

23 hindrance A. trance B. charges C. tax D. payment E. rear F. posterior G. delay

24 stern A. front B. back C. side D. underneath E. top

25 reclined A. lined B. lied C. lay D. laid E. lent

26 enquired A. told B. asked C. investigated D. solved E. undermined

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Maths Part 1

35 A car completes a journey of 45 miles in 2 hours and 15 minutes. What is theaverage speed?(A) 20 mph (B) 50 mph (C) 25 mph (D) 40 mph (E) 30 mph

36 Your pet rabbit is fed 5g of food six times a day. How many grams has the pet eatenafter one week?(A) 420g (B) 896g (C) 490g (D) 672g (E) 210g

37 Your aunt is buying some toys to make birthdaybags for a party. What is the cost of 3 toys at£1.50 each and 4 toys at £3 each?(A) £16.50 (B) £3.00 (C) £4.25 (D) £2.75 (E) £4.15

38 In a garden there are 4 frogs, 2 ducks and 4 pigeons.What fraction of all the animals in the garden are good atswimming?(A) 5/7 (B) 5/8 (C) 3/5 (D) 5/11 (E) 3/8

39 The film 'Treasure Island' is due to start at 1pm and is 2 hours long, but the previous programmeoverruns by 30 minutes, so your film starts late. What time does your film end?(A) 4:15pm (B) 4pm (C) 3:30pm (D) 3:45pm (E) 4:30pm



40 Imagine that you move house and go to a new school. The new school starts at 8:45am. If it takesyou 30 minutes to get ready and 5 minutes to walk to school, what is the latest time you can get upin the morning without having to run to school?(A) 7:40am (B) 7:45am (C) 8:15am (D) 7:35am (E) 8:10am

41 A banana milkshake and 5 cakes cost £3.70 altogether. If a milkshake costs 70p,what is the cost of a cake?(A) 50p (B) 70p (C) 60p (D) 75p (E) 35p

42 A vanilla milkshake and 5 cakes cost £2.15 altogether. If a cake costs 25p, what is the cost of themilkshake?(A) 90p (B) £1.10 (C) 70p (D) 95p (E) £1.00

Maths Part 2

43 A rectangle has a perimeter of 80cm. One of the sides has a length of 5cm. What is the length ofanother of the sides in this shape - one that is adjacent to the first one? ('adjacent' means 'next to', soit is next to the first side.) Give the number of cm for the answer.

44 Number who identifiedthree types of birds

Number who identified three types oftrees from their leaves

Number who did notcomplete any tasks

Boys 19 17 ?Girls 23 19 ?Your class went on a trip to a nature reserve. The children were given three tasks, as shown in thetable. Some did not complete any of the three tasks. There were 103 children on the trip altogether,including 43 girls. How many boys did not complete any of the tasks?

45 You have to fill several cups with fruit juice, and each cup holds 200 mls. How many full cups canyou fill using a jug that contains 1.25 litres?

46The amount pointed to by the arrowrepresents 5g.A family of tortoises are fed cabbagesand broccoli and other greens each day.The table shows how many grams ofbroccoli they eat each day for oneweek. How many grams of broccoli didthey eat on Monday?



47The amount pointed to by the arrowrepresents 20g.Some fish in a tank are fed food thatfloats on the water each day. The tableshows how many grams they actuallyate each day for one week, which wassometimes less than the amount theywere given, as on some days theywould not eat it all and some had to bescooped off the surface and thrownaway. The fish were fed 310g of foodon Tuesday but they did not eat thewhole amount. How many grams werewasted on this day?

48Some children on an activities holidayare put in different teams, and are givenpoints each day after completing sometasks, for example, points for building aden. The table shows how many pointsthe Orange team won each day for oneweek.The amount pointed to represents 10points.How many more points did the Orangeteam win on Monday compared withTuesday?

49 Icabob is growing a sunflower plant on his shelf and he records its height at the same time each dayat 8pm.He starts measuring the height when the plant is exactly as high as a book on the shelf.The plant grows the same amount each day and grows 7cm a week.How many days pass after he starts measuring it before he records an increase in growth of 139mmor more?

50 What is the area in square metres of 32 tiles, each with a side of 25cm in length?









Comprehension Questions1 E2 C3 A4 B5 D6 A7 B8 DMissing word or words9 E and D10 C11 D and A12 A and C13 A and B14 B and C15 A16 FMatching words17 E18 F19 B20 D21 A22 C23 G24 B25 C26 B

NVR27 E and F28 E and D29 D and E30 E and B31 E32 F33 A34 BMaths Part 135 A36 E37 A38 C39 C40 E41 C42 AMaths Part 243 35 cm44 2445 646 85g47 30g48 3049 14 days50 2







NVR explanations for test number 2

27. The stages a shape goes through are: white outside, grey inside, dot-circle outside, gone

28. Stages for a circle in one place are: white, grey, dot, gone.

29. Two white circles lead a grey circle going clockwise. Small circle goes anti-clockwise.

30. Grey circle leads going clockwise. Following circle has 3, 4, 5 parts.

31. Each row contains one each of the following circles: middle, right, lower. Each row has its own type ofcircle and shading.

32. Each row contains one each of the following circles: middle, left, lower. Each row has a DIFFERENTtype of circle.

33. Each row contains in turn: one V, one and a half Vs and 2 Vs (making a W). Each row has aDIFFERENT arrangement of semi-circles.

34. Each row contains in turn: one V, one and a half Vs and 2 Vs (making a W). Each row has aDIFFERENT type of shading. �



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