Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 1961 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1961
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1961In this code, each letter's alphabet position is doubled. If the code for CLOCK is 6-24-30-6-22, what is the code for TRAIN, using the same rule? A) 20-18-1-9-14 B) 40-36-2-18-28 C) 40-18-2-18-14 D) 20-36-1-9-28 E) 40-36-1-18-14
- 2nd July 1961Kiran is heavier than Leo. Leo is heavier than Mona. Mona is heavier than Nina. Who is the lightest?
- 3rd July 1961Which ONE word means both 'the inner surface of your hand' and 'a tropical tree with long leaves at the top'? A) LEAF B) HAND C) PALM D) COCONUT E) FROND
- 4th July 1961Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to GENUINE. A) real B) fake C) rare D) precious E) plain
- 5th July 1961Which ONE word means both 'a fitting that controls the flow of water' and 'a style of dance performed in shoes with metal soles'? A) Jig B) Tap C) Step D) Flow E) Beat
- 6th July 1961Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to HUMBLE. A) modest B) proud C) shy D) polite E) small
- 7th July 1961Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) noisy B) chaotic C) peaceful D) busy E) anxious
- 8th July 1961Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to DILIGENT. A) Hardworking B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
- 9th July 1961TR is to QO as JG is to ( ? ) A) GD B) FD C) GE D) HD E) GC
- 10th July 1961AC is to CA as EG is to ( ? ) A) EG B) GE C) FG D) GF E) EF
- 11th July 1961All the pupils in Class 5 own a bicycle. Tom owns a bicycle. Is Tom definitely in Class 5?
- 12th July 1961(TEAM) (AZE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) T B) E C) A D) M E) Z
- 13th July 1961Farah is taller than Grace. Hugo is taller than Ivy. Grace is taller than Jax. Is Hugo taller or shorter than Jax, or can this not be determined?
- 14th July 1961In this code, the first two letters of a four-letter word move 3 places forward in the alphabet, and the last two letters move 3 places back. If the code for FLAT is IOXQ, what is the code for GONE, using the same rule? A) JRKB B) JQKB C) IRKB D) JRLC E) KRJB
- 15th July 1961Under timed conditions, spot the misspelled word: 'The recieved parcel contained a birthday present.'
- 16th July 1961'Streetlights blink awake one by one.' Which word gives the streetlights a human quality?
- 17th July 1961An opening-line prompt begins: 'Maya had never been so scared in her life.' Name one detail a continuation must stay consistent with.
- 18th July 1961Choose the grammatically correct subjunctive form: 'If I (was / were) taller, I would join the basketball team.'
- 19th July 1961True or False: A poem written in four-line stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme has an irregular, unpredictable structure.
- 20th July 1961Explain the difference in connotation between 'thrifty' and 'stingy', two words for someone careful with money.
- 21st July 1961'The train stitches the dark countryside together.' Which word is the metaphor's key verb, borrowed from sewing?
- 22nd July 1961Why might a persuasive writer deliberately choose a word with a strong negative connotation when describing the opposing side of an argument?
- 23rd July 1961Add the missing comma: 'After finishing his homework Tom went outside to play.'
- 24th July 1961Explain why a specific example is more persuasive than a vague general statement.
- 25th July 1961True or False: a poem written from the point of view of a single character, using 'I', is written in the first person.
- 26th July 1961Correct the comma splice: 'The bell rang, everyone stood up.'
- 27th July 1961Which genre is being described: 'A short piece that presents facts, uses headings, and aims to inform the reader about a topic'?
- 28th July 1961A poem describing a busy harvest uses short, quick lines, then switches to longer, slower lines once the orchard is described as empty. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 29th July 1961Choose the correct word: 'We have (fewer / less) time than we thought.'
- 30th July 1961A pupil writes a persuasive letter to a local council. Which paragraph should generally state the reason for writing: the opening or the closing paragraph?
- 31st July 1961In Extract A, what does Grandad do every year at dusk?