Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
January 1962 5-a-day
Every sheet in January 1962
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 1962F=6, G=9, H=15, J=27, K=45. Work out H - F. Which letter has this value?
- 2nd January 1962S ( ? ? ? ) GET. A) POT B) TAR C) ILL D) ARM E) OWN
- 3rd January 1962Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'A jaguar tsunami warning was issued.'
- 4th January 1962CF is to IF as DG is to ( ? ) A) JG B) GJ C) HJ D) JH E) IG
- 5th January 1962Find the next number: 5, 7, 11, 19, 35, ( ? )
- 6th January 1962Find the letter that continues the series: W, Z, C, F, ( ? ) A) H B) G C) I D) J E) F
- 7th January 1962True or False: In classic-style extracts, a character's feelings are usually stated directly by the narrator rather than shown through actions or description.
- 8th January 1962The word 'inspect' contains the root 'spect' (to look). What does 'inspect' mean?
- 9th January 1962'The museum, previously free to enter, introduced a small charge in 2019.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'brought in or started'.
- 10th January 1962Explain why a writer discussing a debate like this might choose to present both sides rather than only one.
- 11th January 1962Why might a writer describe an apology as 'rehearsed' and 'changing' rather than simply saying Leo apologised?
- 12th January 1962'The boy kept his coat on indoors, even by the fire, and answered his aunt's questions without once looking up from his plate.' Suggest a likely feeling and give two pieces of supporting evidence.
- 13th January 1962What is the sea compared to throughout this extract?
- 14th January 1962Explain why a dialogue tag such as 'snapped' changes how a reader should understand an otherwise ordinary-sounding line of speech.
- 15th January 1962Explain in one sentence why the writer compares the filter's cost to a bus fare rather than just giving a price.
- 16th January 1962'Despite the delay, the passengers remained remarkably calm.' What relationship between the two parts of the sentence does 'despite' signal?
- 17th January 1962According to the extract, what has happened to the use of the new cycle routes over time?
- 18th January 1962Rewrite in the passive voice: 'The chef prepared the meal.'
- 19th January 1962Classify this sentence as simple, compound or complex: "The dog barked loudly."
- 20th January 1962Give one word from the extract that means 'able to be measured or shown with evidence'.
- 21st January 1962What does Zara's final line, 'It doesn't matter now', most likely suggest, given everything that came before it?
- 22nd January 1962Choose the correct word: "For pudding, we chose a chocolate (1)_______." (desert/dessert)
- 23rd January 1962In your own words, summarise the disadvantage of a later school finish mentioned in the extract.
- 24th January 1962'The square hums with a hundred small bargains.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 25th January 1962Convert 5.2 km into metres.
- 26th January 1962A squash drink is mixed in the ratio 1 : 4 (squash to water). How much water is needed for 50 ml of squash?
- 27th January 1962The 5th triangular number is 15. Work out the 6th triangular number.
- 28th January 1962I think of a number, subtract 8, then double the result, to get 24. What was my number?
- 29th January 1962A triangle has angles of 42 and 67 degrees. Find the third angle.
- 30th January 1962A square-based pyramid has 5 faces. How many of these faces are triangles?
- 31st January 1962A pictogram key states that one symbol represents 6 cars, and a half symbol represents 3 cars. A row shows 2 full symbols and a half symbol. How many cars does this represent?