Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 1957 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1957
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1957(FORTH) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) F B) O C) R D) T E) H
- 2nd September 1957Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose the word 'crept' instead of 'walked' to describe a character entering a room.
- 3rd September 1957'which somehow felt worse than shouting' - whose feelings does this phrase most likely describe?
- 4th September 1957'a loose sign clattered like something trying to get out' - what does this simile suggest to the reader?
- 5th September 1957'His refusal to apologise surprised his classmates.' What verb is 'refusal' built from, and what does the whole word mean?
- 6th September 1957Explain the difference in meaning between 'to jump on the bandwagon' and 'to hit the nail on the head'.
- 7th September 1957Why might a writer choose to quote the rangers' caution rather than simply reporting the record numbers alone?
- 8th September 1957Sentence completion: 'The manual gave a highly ___ account of how to assemble the furniture, listing every screw and panel.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, casual.
- 9th September 1957In the line 'The tide slides in on silver feet', how many lines are quoted?
- 10th September 1957Complete the sentence with the correct correlative word: "The soup was (1)_______ too salty but also far too thin." A) not only B) either C) neither
- 11th September 1957Which word has a more negative connotation, even though both describe spending carefully: thrifty or stingy?
- 12th September 1957What does the word 'finally' suggest about how long Amara had been waiting?
- 13th September 1957'She remembered the exact moment the letter arrived: the postman's knock, the crackle of the envelope, the way her hands shook as she opened it.' What signal phrase shows this is a flashback, and why does the sentence slow down here?
- 14th September 1957Rank these three words for anger from mildest to strongest: furious, irritated, angry.
- 15th September 1957What had happened to Noah's sandcastle by the time he noticed it?
- 16th September 1957Choose the correct verb form: 'By the time the bus arrived, the queue ___ around the corner.' A) stretches B) had stretched C) stretch
- 17th September 1957Choose the correct word: "Signing the peace treaty was a (1)_______ moment for both countries." A) historic B) historical
- 18th September 1957What is unusual about the light in the corridors, according to the extract?
- 19th September 1957'the hinges shrieking in protest' - name the technique used here.
- 20th September 1957Give an antonym for 'brave'.
- 21st September 1957Find 5% of 80.
- 22nd September 1957A submarine is at a depth of -120 m. It rises by 45 m. What is its new depth?
- 23rd September 1957Is 522 divisible by 3?
- 24th September 1957A shape is made from two rectangles placed side by side: one 6 cm by 4 cm and one 3 cm by 4 cm, joined along their 4 cm sides to form a longer rectangle. Find the total area.
- 25th September 1957Find the perimeter of a rectangle measuring 7 cm by 4 cm.
- 26th September 1957A cyclist rides 60 km in 4 hours at a constant speed. Work out her average speed in km/h.
- 27th September 1957A two-way table shows that 12 pupils own a cat and a dog, 20 own a cat only, and 15 own a dog only. How many pupils own at least one of a cat or a dog?
- 28th September 1957A function machine has the rule 'multiply by 3, then add 4'. If the output is 19, find the input.
- 29th September 1957Write 7/20 as a decimal.
- 30th September 1957Solve 3x + 8 = 29.