Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
August 1959 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 1959
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 1959Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'Every scene artist paints a little differently.'
- 2nd August 1959Find the next number: 12, 19, 26, 33, 40, ( ? )
- 3rd August 1959Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (SUN, HOT) (ICE, COLD) (FIRE, ? ) A) Warm B) Bright C) Hot D) Burn E) Smoke
- 4th August 1959C ( ? ? ? ) FUL. A) ARE B) ASE C) ART D) ILL E) OWL
- 5th August 1959Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'Please shut the laptop entirely before travel.'
- 6th August 1959WARM is to SCORCHING as COOL is to ( ? ) A) Chilly B) Freezing C) Mild D) Damp E) Snowy
- 7th August 1959Find the next letter: A, B, D, H, P, ( ? )
- 8th August 1959These letter pairs follow a pattern where the gap between the pairs grows each time. Find the next pair: AB, DE, HI, ( ? ) A) MN B) LM C) NO D) MO E) NM
- 9th August 1959In the sentence 'The governess had, by long practice, learned to mask her weariness with a composed smile', what does 'mask' suggest she is doing with her tiredness?
- 10th August 1959Using the root 'aud' (to hear), explain what an 'audience' is.
- 11th August 1959True or False: According to the sentence 'The bridge, though costly to build, has cut journey times by half', the bridge was cheap to build.
- 12th August 1959True or False: According to the extract, every school that has tried a later start has seen improved attendance.
- 13th August 1959True or False: Nadia gets up and leaves as soon as Leo sits down.
- 14th August 1959'Grace kept glancing towards the door, though she had checked twice already that it was locked.' What feeling does this action suggest, and why?
- 15th August 1959'as though it could not settle' - what does this phrase suggest about the sea's behaviour?
- 16th August 1959'How was the exam?' his father asked. Daniel shrugged and changed the subject. What might Daniel's non-answer suggest?
- 17th August 1959What three materials does the extract say the water filter was made from?
- 18th August 1959'The negotiations were tense, with neither side willing to compromise.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'tense' suggests stress or strain rather than calm?
- 19th August 1959Explain in your own words the two different reactions to the cycle lanes described in the extract.
- 20th August 1959Identify the passive construction in: 'The bridge, which had been built over a century ago, was finally repaired last spring.'
- 21st August 1959Choose the correct verb: "Everybody in the class (is/are) expected to hand in the form by Friday."
- 22nd August 1959In your own words, explain what the survey mentioned in the extract found.
- 23rd August 1959What does Zara's line 'You said that ten minutes ago' suggest about how long she has been waiting?
- 24th August 1959Choose the correct word: "The scarf was a lovely (1)_______ to her new coat." (complement/compliment)
- 25th August 1959Why might a writer present both sides of an issue like a school start-time change, rather than only the benefits?
- 26th August 1959How many lines are quoted in 'Voices pile on voices, a tower of noise / that sways but never quite falls'?
- 27th August 1959A water tank fills at a constant rate, taking 12 minutes to fill 156 litres. Calculate how long it would take to fill a 400 litre tank, to the nearest minute.
- 28th August 1959A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 250 g of flour. How many eggs are needed for 750 g of flour?
- 29th August 1959Explain why triangular numbers can be found by adding consecutive counting numbers starting from 1.
- 30th August 1959A number has 12 added to it, then the result is divided by 4, giving 9. What was the original number?
- 31st August 1959An isosceles triangle has an apex angle of 40 degrees. Find the size of each of the other two, equal, angles.