Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
December 1962 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 1962
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 1962Join these two words to make one compound word: FOOT + BALL.
- 2nd December 1962A cuboid-shaped box has a length of 10cm, a width of 4cm and a volume of 120cm cubed. What is its height?
- 3rd December 1962'The hall fell buoyant with relief once the final note had faded and the applause began.' What does 'buoyant' suggest about the mood in the hall?
- 4th December 1962Which word is closest in meaning to 'reluctant': eager, unwilling, curious, confident?
- 5th December 1962A pack of 12 juice cartons costs 4.20 pounds. What is the cost of 5 cartons at the same rate?
- 6th December 1962Two numbers have a sum of 30 and a difference of 8. What are the two numbers?
- 7th December 1962BUTTER ( ) WHEEL - which word completes BUTTER and begins WHEEL?
- 8th December 1962Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to METICULOUS.
- 9th December 1962Find the next number: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?
- 10th December 19628 (6) 4 | 10 (?) 6.
- 11th December 1962Using the rule where A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, which word does the code 7-9-6-20 represent?
- 12th December 1962Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: PAR ( ? ) ORN A) K B) T C) M D) B E) C
- 13th December 1962Zara is older than Yusuf. Yusuf is older than Xander. Xander is older than Wendy. Who is the second oldest?
- 14th December 1962Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to REMOTE. A) Distant B) Nearby C) Empty D) Cold E) Quiet
- 15th December 1962KEY ( ??? ) ROOM. Choose the missing word from: A) Note B) Board C) Stone D) Word E) Hole
- 16th December 1962Choose the word closest in meaning to SPACIOUS. A) cramped B) roomy C) tall D) narrow E) empty
- 17th December 1962A=6, B=9, C=2, D=30, E=90. Work out (A + B) x C. Which letter has this value?
- 18th December 1962PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to ( ? ) A) Sentence B) Author C) Book D) Page E) Library
- 19th December 1962TOU ( ??? ) DLE. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) CAN B) HAN C) BUN D) FON E) SAN
- 20th December 1962Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (CAT, KITTEN) (DOG, PUPPY) (HORSE, ? ) A) Foal B) Calf C) Cub D) Lamb E) Kid
- 21st December 1962Find the word that completes both compound words: HORSE____ and ____BACK.
- 22nd December 1962Which word is most nearly opposite to RELUCTANT? A) Hesitant B) Willing C) Nervous D) Slow E) Confident
- 23rd December 1962G ( ? ? ? ) ER. A) OWL B) OWN C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 24th December 1962Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to MAGNANIMOUS? A) Generous B) Petty C) Proud D) Calm E) Honest
- 25th December 1962If the code for TULIP is UVMJQ, what is the code for CHAIR, using the same rule? A) EJCKT B) BGZHQ C) DBIJS D) SJBID E) DIBJS
- 26th December 1962For the title 'My Favourite Place', would a story mountain or a point-by-point plan usually fit better, and why?
- 27th December 1962Find and correct the single error: 'we left the house early to catch the train.'
- 28th December 1962Sentence completion: 'The committee's decision was met with ___ approval from every member.' Choose the best word: partial, unanimous, doubtful, delayed.
- 29th December 1962True or False: classic-style descriptive writing usually builds atmosphere through a single dramatic sentence rather than through several connected details.
- 30th December 1962Explain why a non-fiction writer might quote a shopkeeper directly rather than simply writing 'some people are unhappy'.
- 31st December 1962Correct this sentence if needed: 'Students, who arrive late, will not be admitted until the interval.' (Meaning: only late-arriving students are affected, not all students.)