There was an article in the Times a few years back showing sample questions fro the 11+ exam from 1900, 1960, which was right around my era, and current day "exams"
These are not the exact questions, but close in style and difficulty!
From 1900: A coal cellar is 4'9"x 6'3"x 6'6": each ton of coal costs 1 pound 6 shillings and 7 pence, and takes 40 cubic feet�how much would it cost to fill the cellar with coal?
From 1960: A coal cellar is 4'x 6'x 6': coal costs 3 pounds per ton and takes 40 cubic feet�how much would it cost to fill the cellar.
From 2000: Bob, Ranjit and Shaniqua pass by houses numbered 3, 41, 17 and 29�.put these in the correct order! There was more concern about a politically correct group walking up the street than there was about actually educating the kids