Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
November 1956 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1956
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1956Two friends share 56 pounds in the ratio 3 : 4. How much does each receive?
- 2nd November 1956Which is larger, 0.6 or 5/8?
- 3rd November 1956What is 7 times 8, minus 9?
- 4th November 1956Share 54 counters between two people in the ratio 4:5.
- 5th November 1956How many 1/4-litre glasses can be filled from 3 litres of juice?
- 6th November 1956The same solid (centre stack height 3, all eight surrounding stacks height 2, on a 3 by 3 grid) is lifted, dipped completely in paint so every outward-facing surface, including the underside, is coloured, then rebuilt in exactly the same arrangement. How many individual unit cubes have exactly 1 painted face?
- 7th November 1956A 3 by 3 grid uses a single rule running in reading order (left to right, row 1, then row 2, then row 3): the figure rotates 45 degrees clockwise from each cell to the next, starting at 0 degrees in the top-left cell. What is the rotation of the bottom-right (9th) cell?
- 8th November 1956A black arrow points right, lying above a horizontal mirror line, with a small notch cut into its top edge near the tail. After reflecting the arrow in the mirror line, which edge does the notch now appear on, and which way does the arrow still point?
- 9th November 1956Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: 'Because the attic light had failed, she read the diary by torchlight.'
- 10th November 1956Find the missing letter: FIL ( ? ) ARE, where the letter completes the first word and starts the second.
- 11th November 1956Write 0.08 as a percentage.
- 12th November 1956In a race, Owen finished before Priya. Priya finished before Ravi. Sana finished before Owen. Who finished first?
- 13th November 1956What is the past tense of 'lay' (as in 'to lay something down')?
- 14th November 1956Circle the correctly punctuated sentence: (a) 'Its going to rain,' said Mrs Patel. (b) 'It's going to rain,' said Mrs Patel.
- 15th November 1956Share 84 sweets in the ratio 3:4.
- 16th November 1956'Despite his best efforts, the young vet's voice faltered as he explained the diagnosis to the worried family.' What does 'faltered' suggest about the vet's voice?
- 17th November 1956Which word is closest in meaning to 'ancient': ARCHAIC, MODERN, RECENT, NEW?
- 18th November 1956A rectangle is 7cm by 5cm. What is its area?
- 19th November 1956'The stagehand's diligent checks meant nothing was left to chance on the night of the concert.' Which word below is opposite in meaning to 'diligent': careless, thorough, patient, quiet?
- 20th November 1956If the code for TREE is 20-18-5-5 (each number is the letter's position in the alphabet), what number code represents the word CAB?
- 21st November 1956Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 22nd November 1956A shop reduces a 40 pound jacket by 25 percent in a sale. What is the sale price?
- 23rd November 1956FOOT ( ) ALL - which word completes FOOT and begins ALL?
- 24th November 1956Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to HUMBLE.
- 25th November 1956Find the next number: 70, 64, 58, 52, 46, ?
- 26th November 19564 (9) 7 | 5 (?) 11.
- 27th November 1956In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 3 taken away from it. If the code for PLUM is 13-9-18-10, which word does the code 4-12-9-1 represent?
- 28th November 1956(SEAT) (ART). Exactly one letter can move from the end of the first word to the front of the second word so that both words made are still correctly spelled real words. Which letter moves? A) S B) E C) A D) T E) R
- 29th November 1956HK is to KH as PQ is to ( ? ) A) QP B) PQ C) QK D) KP E) PK
- 30th November 1956Which ONE word means both 'a container often made of cardboard' and 'to fight using your fists'? A) PUNCH B) FIGHT C) BOX D) CRATE E) SPAR