Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 1962 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1962
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1962(SEAT) (RAP). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) E C) A D) T E) R
- 2nd July 1962In the sentence 'Maya sprinted down the corridor, her shoes slapping against the tiles', which single word tells the reader Maya was running very fast?
- 3rd July 1962'Jamie held the tangled kite behind his back.' What does this action suggest Jamie is trying to do?
- 4th July 1962Explain in one sentence why the writer describes the wind as finding 'a gap to slip through' rather than simply saying it blew through a gap.
- 5th July 1962'The teacher's explanation was admirably clear.' Identify the word class of 'admirably' and the adjective it is built from.
- 6th July 1962Explain what 'it was raining cats and dogs' means in the sentence: 'We cancelled the picnic because it was raining cats and dogs.'
- 7th July 1962'a record number of nesting pairs this spring' - what does 'record' tell the reader about this year's count compared to previous years?
- 8th July 1962Complete the gap with the best connective: 'The bridge had been closed for repairs; ___ , traffic was diverted through the town centre.' Choose from: as a result, although, meanwhile.
- 9th July 1962'The waves crashed like a thousand galloping horses.' Name the simile in this line.
- 10th July 1962Complete the sentence for a formal letter: "I am writing to (1)_______ you of an important change to the timetable." Choose: A) tell B) inform C) blab
- 11th July 1962Complete the analogy: Key is to lock as password is to ___.
- 12th July 1962Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose to describe a character's actions, such as gripping a folder, instead of simply writing 'Amara felt nervous'.
- 13th July 1962'He had not set foot in the old schoolyard in twenty years.' What tense is used here, and what does it usually signal in a story?
- 14th July 1962"The lecture was (1)_______ boring." Choose the word matching "utterly": A) mildly B) somewhat C) excruciatingly
- 15th July 1962True or False: according to the extract, Noah gives up building sandcastles after this happens.
- 16th July 1962Choose the correct word: 'The dog wagged ___ tail.' A) its B) it's
- 17th July 1962Explain the difference between "imply" and "infer", using each in a short sentence.
- 18th July 1962Explain in one sentence why an unexplained sound, like a creaking floorboard, can create tension in a story.
- 19th July 1962Explain in one sentence why the writer chooses to describe the trunk's contents as 'only a single folded letter' rather than listing several objects.
- 20th July 1962In the sentence 'The detective's account was accurate', give a word that means the OPPOSITE of 'accurate'.
- 21st July 1962Find 99% of 400 using a quick mental shortcut.
- 22nd July 1962Work out 3 - 10.
- 23rd July 1962I am even, I am divisible by 3, and I lie between 20 and 30. What number am I?
- 24th July 1962A compound shape is made from a 9 cm by 6 cm rectangle with a 3 cm by 2 cm rectangle removed from one corner. Find its area.
- 25th July 1962An L-shaped room is made from a 6 m by 4 m rectangle with a 2 m by 3 m rectangle removed from one corner. Find the remaining area.
- 26th July 1962A coach travels 150 miles at an average speed of 50 mph. How long does the journey take?
- 27th July 1962True or False: in a Venn diagram, the region where two circles overlap should be counted twice when finding the total number in either set.
- 28th July 1962A function machine has the rule 'add 6, then multiply by 2'. Find the output for an input of 5.
- 29th July 1962In a bag of 40 sweets, 3/8 are red. How many sweets are red?
- 30th July 1962Simplify 6a + 4a - a.
- 31st July 1962A bar chart shows 4 classes with 28, 30, 26 and 32 pupils. Find the mean class size.