Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 1956 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1956
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 19565 (28) 9 | 7 (?) 4. The two outside numbers are added together, then the total is doubled. Work out the missing number. A) 20 B) 22 C) 24 D) 18 E) 26
- 2nd September 19563 (21) 8 | 6 (?) 9. The two outside numbers are multiplied together, then the first outside number is subtracted. Work out the missing number. A) 48 B) 45 C) 42 D) 51 E) 54
- 3rd September 1956Find the next number in the series: 2, 4, 10, 28, 82, ( ? )
- 4th September 1956Choose the word closest in meaning to ANCIENT. A) modern B) young C) age-old D) broken E) rare
- 5th September 1956FIRE ( ??? ) SHOP. Choose the missing word from: A) Place B) Work C) House D) Side E) Man
- 6th September 1956Choose the word closest in meaning to LENIENT. A) strict B) lax C) fair D) angry E) firm
- 7th September 1956Choose the word closest in meaning to DILIGENT. A) lazy B) hardworking C) careless D) forgetful E) slow
- 8th September 1956Choose the word closest in meaning to FRIVOLOUS. A) Serious B) Silly C) Generous D) Wealthy E) Cautious
- 9th September 1956FH is to HF as JL is to ( ? ) A) JL B) LJ C) KL D) LK E) JK
- 10th September 1956HAMMER is to NAIL as ( ? ) is to SCREW A) Wrench B) Screwdriver C) Drill D) Bolt E) Nut
- 11th September 1956If a shape is a square, it has four equal sides. Shape X does not have four equal sides. What can you conclude about Shape X?
- 12th September 1956(GRAND) (RIVE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) G B) D C) R D) A E) N
- 13th September 1956Three pupils, Kofi, Lily and Marco, each play one sport (netball, tennis or hockey) and each was born in a different month (April, May or June). The hockey player was born in May. Kofi was born in April. Lily does not play hockey. Kofi does not play tennis. What sport does Kofi play, and what sport does Marco play?
- 14th September 1956If the code for TUVW is ZABC, what is the code for XYZQ, using the same rule? A) DEFW B) CDEV C) DEFX D) EFGX E) CDEW
- 15th September 1956Correct the spelling error: 'It was definately the best film I had ever seen.'
- 16th September 1956'The traffic hummed like a river of light.' Name the simile in this line.
- 17th September 1956State whether the prompt 'Sport is more important than art in school. Do you agree?' is asking for narrative, persuasive or descriptive writing.
- 18th September 1956Join these two sentences correctly with a semicolon: 'The rain finally stopped. The sun came out almost immediately.'
- 19th September 1956'The river sings a silver song.' Which word in this line is an example of personification, giving a human quality to something non-human?
- 20th September 1956A pupil describes a character as 'unusual' in one draft and 'weird' in another, to describe the same behaviour. Explain the difference in connotation between these two words.
- 21st September 1956How many lines are quoted in 'The train stitches the dark countryside together, / rattling its steady, patient rhythm'?
- 22nd September 1956Which word has a more negative connotation: "cheap" or "inexpensive"?
- 23rd September 1956What sentence type is 'Close the window, please.'?
- 24th September 1956Give an example of the 'rule of three' in a sentence persuading readers to recycle more.
- 25th September 1956'The beam swept the sea like a searching hand.' Name the simile in this line.
- 26th September 1956Correct the punctuation error: 'Whats the time?'
- 27th September 1956True or False: the same question types (for example, 'explain the writer's use of language to build atmosphere') are equally likely to appear for both a fiction extract and a purely factual non-fiction extract.
- 28th September 1956'The orchard sighs as the last apple falls.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 29th September 1956Correct the double negative: 'I haven't got no pencil.'
- 30th September 1956Explain why a report's recommendation should be based on the findings given rather than a personal, emotional appeal.