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11+ EnglishIn the full 11+ Arcade
Deep Sea Dive: a vocabulary game for the 11+
Dive a submarine through four ocean zones to a treasure chest on the sea floor, 6,000 metres down. Each right answer takes the sub deeper, pings the sonar and collects pearls.
Included in every Prep4All plan. Space Mission is free to try first.
A round4 zones · about 5 min
LevelsRock Pool · Coral Reef · Deep Ocean
Daily challengeA new challenge every day
Unlock: Polar SeaFinish a dive with two currents or fewer to unlock
About Deep Sea Dive
Deep Sea Dive practises 11+ vocabulary questions: closest and opposite meanings, words in context, homonyms, words with more than one meaning, and analogies. The dive passes through four real ocean zones, from the sunlight zone to the abyss, and each zone leans on one topic. Every zone has three dive stages and ends with a harder pressure test.
Questions get harder after three right in a row and easier after two misses in a row. The answer bar never runs out; it only decides the bonus pearls, and the rank counts right answers before pearls. A wrong answer is a current that pushes the sub up a little, never above the zone’s checkpoint, and the trap is explained before the dive goes on.
How to play Deep Sea Dive
- Choose a starting dive (Rock Pool, Coral Reef or Deep Ocean), or take the daily challenge.
- Tap the right answer to dive to the next stage, answering while the bar is long for bonus pearls.
- Get three right in a row to fire a sonar sweep that reveals hidden treasure.
- Pass the pressure test at the end of each zone for three extra pearls.
- Reach the treasure chest on the sea floor, then read the dive log to see how each trap works.
What it practises for the 11+
- Word Meanings
- 11+ vocabulary questions ask for the word closest or opposite in meaning, the meaning a word has in a sentence, or the odd one out. Your child learns to use the clues in a sentence and to spot look-alikes: frugal looks like fragile but means careful not to waste money. Learn the topic →
- Homonyms
- Homonyms are words spelt the same with different meanings, like key (very important) and key (it opens a lock). Questions ask which meaning a sentence uses, so your child learns to read the clue words around it. Learn the topic →
- Multiple Meanings
- Here one word must fit two different sentences, such as date (a day and a fruit). Your child has to look past the first meaning that comes to mind and check that the word fits both gaps. Learn the topic →
- Analogies
- An analogy gives a pair of linked words and asks which word completes a second pair in the same way. It builds the habit of putting the link into a sentence, such as ‘a foal is a young horse’, and testing each option against it. Learn the topic →
Closest-meaning, opposite-meaning and analogy questions also come up in 11+ verbal reasoning papers set by GL Assessment, CEM, ISEB and many independent schools.
Try Deep Sea Dive questions
Questions from the game, for you to try together. Have a go before opening the answer.
Question 1 · Word Meanings
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘fragile’ in this sentence? Wrap the “fragile” glass vase in bubble wrap so that it does not crack.
- frugal
- soft
- sturdy
- delicate
- small
Show the answer
delicate — The clue is ‘so that it does not crack’. Here, fragile means easily broken, so delicate is closest.
Question 2 · Homonyms
What does ‘key’ mean in this sentence? The detective found a “key” piece of evidence.
- very important
- a list that explains the symbols on a map
- a button that you press on a keyboard
- a platform by the water where boats are tied up
- a shaped piece of metal that opens a lock
Show the answer
very important — The clue is ‘piece of evidence’, so here ‘key’ means very important.
Question 3 · Multiple Meanings
Choose the one word that fits both gaps. The school play has been moved to a new ___. A ___ is a sweet brown fruit that grows on palm trees.
- calendar
- month
- cake
- date
- day
Show the answer
date — Date fits both gaps. In sentence 1 it means the day, month and year when something happens; in sentence 2 it means a sweet brown fruit.
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