Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 1967 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1967
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1967Find the letter that continues the series: C, H, M, R, ( ? ) A) V B) X C) W D) U E) T
- 2nd February 1967Name the three main things 11+ examiners typically mark creative writing for.
- 3rd February 1967According to the extract, what has happened to honey yields since the beehive scheme began?
- 4th February 1967True or False: The simile 'like a tiny silver eye' compares the whistle to something watchful.
- 5th February 1967'the present rushed back in, sharp and ordinary' - what does 'ordinary' suggest about how Ellie feels about the present, compared to the memory?
- 6th February 1967'The sky clenches its grey fist.' Which word gives the sky a human quality?
- 7th February 1967How many lines are quoted in 'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking, / it simply waits, patient as stone'?
- 8th February 1967Why is choosing the most obvious situation for an abstract theme word often a weaker choice than a more specific, personal one?
- 9th February 1967'The ancient oak, gnarled and twisted, had stood in the field for three hundred years.' 'Gnarled' most likely describes wood that is: A) smooth and straight B) rough, knotted and twisted C) freshly cut D) painted
- 10th February 1967Explain in one sentence why the writer uses a short sentence for 'Somewhere above her, a door handle turned' rather than a longer, more detailed sentence.
- 11th February 1967Name two of the five senses that a pupil might use, other than sight, to describe a busy market.
- 12th February 1967What does the phrase 'seemed impossibly loud' suggest about the chair scraping, compared with how loud it would normally seem?
- 13th February 1967What is the purpose of a stage direction such as '(angrily)' before a line of dialogue?
- 14th February 1967Choose the correct word: "We walked (1)_______ the old church on our way to the park." (past/passed)
- 15th February 1967What had Theo promised, according to Ellie's line?
- 16th February 1967'The garden basked cheerfully in the sunshine, as if it, too, shared in the family's good news.' Does this description match or contrast with the good mood mentioned? Explain your answer.
- 17th February 1967Complete the sentence: "The museum's dinosaur exhibit was fascinating; (1)_______, its gift shop was surprisingly small." A) moreover B) in contrast C) therefore
- 18th February 1967Complete the gap: 'The children waited (1)_______ for the bell to ring.' A) impatiently B) impatient C) impatience
- 19th February 1967What does the writer suggest would happen to fruits and vegetables without bee pollination?
- 20th February 1967In the number 6,732, what is the value of the digit 7?
- 21st February 1967Two shares are in the ratio 1 : 6, and the difference between them is 40. Find the total of the two shares.
- 22nd February 1967Is 91 a prime number? Explain your answer.
- 23rd February 1967A minibus can carry 14 passengers. How many minibuses are needed to transport 100 people?
- 24th February 1967A box is a cube with edges of 8 cm. Calculate its volume.
- 25th February 1967A straight line is divided into two angles by a single ray. One angle is 106 degrees and the other is x degrees. Find x.
- 26th February 1967A sandwich costs 2.65 pounds and a drink costs 1.15 pounds. What is the total cost?
- 27th February 1967A fair six-sided dice is rolled once. What is the probability of rolling a 4?
- 28th February 1967A taxi's cost in pounds is described in words as 'a 4 pound fixed charge plus 2 pounds per mile'. Write this as a formula using C for cost and m for miles.