Lesson Worksheet: Analysing Text Eleven Plus
In this worksheet, we will practice evaluating a list of statements in order to determine the answer to a question.
Q1:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
Chris, Darren, Dylan, Jen, and Tessa did a science test.
Chris got 3 more marks than Tessa and 9 more marks than Darren.
Dylan was 1 mark away from getting a full score.
Tessa got 10 marks.
Jen got double the number of marks Darren got.
If these statements are true, only one of the sentences below must be true.
Which one?
- AThe maximum number of marks on the test was 15.
- BTessa got 1 more mark than Jen.
- CJen had the second lowest mark.
- DChris scored more than Dylan.
- EDylan had the highest mark.
Q2:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
All 5 floors of an apartment are occupied by at least 1 person.
Claire lives by herself, and she lives 3 floors above Rachel.
Wes lives 4 floors below Ty.
Saskia lives on the floor above Wes but one floor below Melvin.
Melvin and Luca live together on a floor by themselves.
Who lives on the lowest floor?
- AWes
- BTy
- CLuca and Melvin
- DRachel and Wes
- ESaskia
Q3:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
At break time, Maria has two oranges and a pear.
Marcus has one orange and one apple.
Tim has the same number of oranges as Maria and twice as many apples as Marcus.
How many pieces of fruit does Tim have?
- A5
- B2
- C3
- D4
- E6
Q4:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
Marianne lives on the third floor of the building.
Bertie lives on the floor below Marianne.
James lives on the floor below Bertie.
Bethan and Miriam live two floors above James.
Claire lives on the same floor as Bertie.
Who lives on the second floor?
- ABethan and Miriam
- BJames
- CBertie
- DBertie and Claire
- EBethan, Marianne, and Miriam
Q5:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
Ben, Dan, Julian, Owen, and Parth took a maths test.
Parth got 28 marks.
Julian got 2 marks more than Ben.
Owen got full marks on the test.
Ben got 5 marks less than Parth.
Dan got 3 marks less than Julian.
If these statements are true, only one of the sentences below must be true. Which one?
- AParth had the third lowest mark.
- BBen had the lowest mark.
- CJulian had the third lowest mark.
- DDan got 1 more mark than Ben.
- EOwen had the same marks as Parth.
Q6:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
Celia, Kai, Rick, Scott, and Toby went to eat at a buffet.
Everyone except Toby ate sushi.
Kai had a salad, while Toby had a burger.
Celia, Kai, and Rick had stir fry, while Scott and Toby ate roast turkey.
All of them had dessert.
Who had the greatest number of different dishes at the buffet?
- AScott
- BKai
- CToby
- DCelia
- ERick
Q7:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
Sofia, Aiden, and Ibrahim all work at the same bakery.
The morning shift runs from 8 am to 12 pm and the evening shift from 4 pm to 8 pm.
Aiden works the evening shift every weekday.
Sofia works the morning shift Monday through Wednesday and the evening shift at weekends.
Ibrahim works with Sofia on Monday and Wednesday and with Aiden on Tuesday and Thursday.
If these statements are true, only one of the sentences below cannot be true. Which one?
- ASofia and Aiden never work the same shift.
- BAiden does not work on Saturday.
- CIbrahim works the fewest hours each week.
- DSofia works the most hours each week.
- EEveryone works on Wednesday.
Q8:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
The siblings in the Wong family are called Adam, Ethan, Jake, Lauren, and Lily.
Ethan is 3 years older than Lily.
Lauren is 12 years older than Jake and 2 years younger than Adam.
Jake is 18 years old.
Lauren is three times as old as Lily.
If these statements are true, only one of the sentences below must be true. Which one?
- AAll of the children are older than 11.
- BThe sum of their ages is 103.
- CAdam is three times older than Ethan.
- DLauren is 18 years older than Ethan.
- ELily is 12.
Q9:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
Ali, Ben, Jack, Nick, and Tyler are all streaming at the same time.
Ben has more viewers than Tyler.
The combined number of viewers watching Ali and Jack is lower than the number of Nick’s viewers.
Jack has more viewers than Ben but fewer viewers than Ali.
Who has the most viewers?
- ABen
- BAli
- CJack
- DNick
- ETyler
Q10:
Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question.
Adnaan, Alex, Claire, Jen, and Robbie all work in a building that has different departments on each floor.
Adnaan works in the Business Department.
Jen works on the second floor in Finance.
The Business Department is two floors above Human Resources and one floor above Finance.
Robbie works in Human Resources.
Claire works with Jen, and Alex works with Adnaan.
If these statements are true, only one of the sentences below must be true. Which one?
- AThree people work on floors below the Business Department.
- BThe Business Department is located on the first floor.
- CHuman Resources is one floor above Finance.
- DClaire works one floor above Alex.
- EThree people work on floors above Human Resources.