Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 1959 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1959
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1959Find the next number in the series: 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, ( ? )
- 2nd May 1959MAR ( ??? ) TLE. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) TEA B) KET C) POT D) LID E) URN
- 3rd May 1959Choose the word closest in meaning to GENUINE. A) fake B) rare C) authentic D) valuable E) modern
- 4th May 1959(SPIDER, WEB) (BEE, HIVE) (BIRD, ?) A) Nest B) Cage C) Branch D) Egg E) Feather
- 5th May 1959ABUNDANT is to SCARCE as GENEROUS is to ( ? ) A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cautious E) Friendly
- 6th May 1959FOOT ( ??? ) ROOM. Choose the missing word from: A) Ball B) Step C) Path D) Print E) Hold
- 7th May 1959Which word is closest in meaning to ANCIENT? A) Modern B) Ageless C) Old D) Young E) New
- 8th May 1959If the code for APPLE is ZOOKD, what is the code for GRAPE, using the same rule?
- 9th May 1959Which word can mean both 'a group of musicians' and 'a strip of material used to hold something together'? A) Choir B) Band C) Orchestra D) Belt E) Team
- 10th May 1959D ( ? ? ? ) IST. A) ART B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 11th May 1959Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TACITURN (describing someone who says very little)? A) Shy B) Talkative C) Quiet D) Serious E) Calm
- 12th May 1959If the code for WALNUT is VZKMTS, what is the code for GRASS, using the same rule? A) EPYQQ B) HSBTT C) QFZRR D) RRZQF E) FQZRR
- 13th May 1959True or False: it is good practice to note one specific detail or example next to each stage of a plan, not just a general idea.
- 14th May 1959Find and correct the single error: 'The chefs speciality was a rich tomato soup.'
- 15th May 1959Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (quietly, loudly, slowly, quickly): 'She tiptoed ___ past the sleeping baby so as not to wake him.'
- 16th May 1959Explain, in your own words, what 'the wind played tricks among the rocks' suggests, without copying the original wording.
- 17th May 1959'The council responded cautiously, promising to review the parking changes within six months.' What does 'cautiously' suggest about how the council reacted?
- 18th May 1959Punctuate correctly: 'Mount Everest which is the tallest mountain in the world attracts thousands of climbers each year.'
- 19th May 1959Explain in one sentence why persuasive writing often links a problem directly to its effect on a sympathetic group, such as children, rather than describing the problem in general terms.
- 20th May 1959Convert to reported speech: 'I am standing right here,' shouted Jack.
- 21st May 1959Complete with the correct homophone: 'Please put your coat over ___.' (in that place)
- 22nd May 1959Choose the correctly spelled word: A) occured B) occurred C) ocurred D) occurrred
- 23rd May 1959According to the extract, how much energy do polytunnels save compared with traditional greenhouses?
- 24th May 1959Explain what is meant by the idiom "burn the midnight oil" in the sentence: "The whole team had to burn the midnight oil to finish the project before the deadline."
- 25th May 1959Explain why "as cold as ice" is generally considered a weak simile to use in creative writing.
- 26th May 1959True or False: according to the extract, the sheet of paper is used before it has fully dried.
- 27th May 1959Why might a mixed-genre paper pair a fiction extract about hesitation at a pool with a persuasive extract about closing pools?
- 28th May 1959Explain why an opening line describing a character waking up and getting ready for the day is generally considered a weak choice for an 11+ story.
- 29th May 1959'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again.' Which word suggests the sound is repeated many times?
- 30th May 1959Which genre is being described: 'a short piece that explains a process using technical terms and no named characters'?
- 31st May 1959True or False: an estimate should use the exact same numbers as the real calculation.