Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 1964 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1964
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1964A five-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The floor bitterly creaked under our feet.' A) Orbit B) Oorbi C) Floob D) Itcre E) Loorb
- 2nd September 1964Find the letter that continues the series: X, U, R, O, ( ? ) A) L B) M C) K D) N E) J
- 3rd September 1964Combine these two short sentences into one longer sentence for better flow: 'The door creaked open. Nobody was there.'
- 4th September 1964'Residents report far more butterflies and wildflowers in nearby parks.' What does 'far more' suggest about the scale of the change?
- 5th September 1964In the sentence 'Priya's stomach tightened as the announcer read out the names', which word tells the reader Priya felt anxious?
- 6th September 1964Find and copy the phrase that shows the present-day sounds disappear as Ellie remembers.
- 7th September 1964True or False: onomatopoeia means a word that looks like what it describes.
- 8th September 1964A poem uses short, broken lines when describing the hardest part of the climb, then longer, flowing lines once the summit is reached. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 9th September 1964True or False: for an open or abstract prompt, it is best to try to cover as many possible interpretations of the theme as you can within one response.
- 10th September 1964'The detective's theory was plausible, though not yet proven.' 'Plausible' is closest in meaning to: A) impossible B) reasonable or believable C) certain D) foolish
- 11th September 1964What happens at the very end of the extract that creates a sudden sense of danger?
- 12th September 1964Replace the vague phrase 'walked quickly' with one strong, specific verb.
- 13th September 1964'He opened his mouth. Nothing came.' Why might the writer have used two very short sentences here instead of one longer sentence?
- 14th September 1964True or False: in a playscript, a character's feelings are usually stated directly by a narrator.
- 15th September 1964Choose the correct spelling: "Remember to (1)_______ your spellings every evening." (practice/practise)
- 16th September 1964Give one word to describe Theo's likely feeling, based on the fact that he admits his mistake but still pushes back at Ellie.
- 17th September 1964'The old house groaned under the weight of the storm, as though it too longed for the night to end.' What human feeling is given to the house here?
- 18th September 1964Explain the difference in meaning between "consequently" and "nevertheless" when joining two sentences.
- 19th September 1964Complete the gap using the word bank: 'Maya (1)_______ the door quietly behind her.' Word bank: closed, shouted, painted
- 20th September 1964'A single bee will visit hundreds of flowers in one day, transferring pollen from bloom to bloom as it feeds.' What is this process called?
- 21st September 1964Write 'four thousand and eighteen' in figures.
- 22nd September 1964Two amounts are in the ratio 3 : 4, and the larger amount is 15 more than the smaller. Find the value of one part of the ratio.
- 23rd September 1964List the first five multiples of 7.
- 24th September 1964Ben has 45 pounds. He buys 3 games at 12 pounds each. How much money does he have left?
- 25th September 1964Calculate the volume of a cuboid measuring 6 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm.
- 26th September 1964Two straight lines cross at a point. One of the four angles formed is 63 degrees. State the size of the angle vertically opposite it.
- 27th September 1964Jack pays for a 4.35 pound magazine with a 5 pound note. How much change does he get?
- 28th September 1964A bag has 3 yellow and 7 white balls. What is the probability of picking a yellow ball?
- 29th September 1964Using the formula P = 2l + 2w, find P when l = 8 and w = 5.
- 30th September 1964The mean of four numbers is 9. Three of the numbers are 6, 8 and 11. Find the fourth number.