Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
March 1970 5-a-day
Every sheet in March 1970
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 1970A square has a perimeter of 36cm. What is the length of one side?
- 2nd March 1970'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?
- 3rd March 1970Which word is closest in meaning to 'reluctant': eager, unwilling, curious, confident?
- 4th March 1970A pack of 12 juice cartons costs 4.20 pounds. What is the cost of 5 cartons at the same rate?
- 5th March 1970Round 4,867 to the nearest hundred.
- 6th March 1970BUTTER ( ) WHEEL - which word completes BUTTER and begins WHEEL?
- 7th March 1970Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to METICULOUS.
- 8th March 1970Find the next number: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?
- 9th March 19708 (6) 4 | 10 (?) 6.
- 10th March 1970Using the rule where A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, which word does the code 7-9-6-20 represent?
- 11th March 1970Find 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
- 12th March 1970Zara is older than Yusuf. Yusuf is older than Xander. Xander is older than Wendy. Who is the second oldest?
- 13th March 1970Freya ran further than Oliver. Oliver ran further than Isla. Isla ran further than Noah. Who ran the second furthest?
- 14th March 1970KEY ( ??? ) ROOM. Choose the missing word from: A) Note B) Board C) Stone D) Word E) Hole
- 15th March 1970Choose the word closest in meaning to SPACIOUS. A) cramped B) roomy C) tall D) narrow E) empty
- 16th March 1970A=6, B=9, C=2, D=30, E=90. Work out (A + B) x C. Which letter has this value?
- 17th March 1970PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to ( ? ) A) Sentence B) Author C) Book D) Page E) Library
- 18th March 1970TOU ( ??? ) 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
- 19th March 1970Complete 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
- 20th March 1970Find the word that completes both compound words: HORSE____ and ____BACK.
- 21st March 1970Which word is most nearly opposite to RELUCTANT? A) Hesitant B) Willing C) Nervous D) Slow E) Confident
- 22nd March 1970G ( ? ? ? ) ER. A) OWL B) OWN C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 23rd March 1970Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to MAGNANIMOUS? A) Generous B) Petty C) Proud D) Calm E) Honest
- 24th March 1970If 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
- 25th March 1970For a non-fiction writing task such as a letter or a report, which planning tool is usually more useful than a story mountain?
- 26th March 1970Find and correct the single error: 'Each of the puppies were given a new home.'
- 27th March 1970Sentence completion: 'The witness gave a ___ account of the accident, recalling every small detail.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, confusing.
- 28th March 1970'The rain had turned the lane to mud, and by dusk the last light had drained from the sky entirely.' What two changes does this sentence describe: one to the setting, one to the time of day?
- 29th March 1970Explain why a non-fiction writer might quote a shopkeeper directly rather than simply writing 'some people are unhappy'.
- 30th March 1970Correct 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.)
- 31st March 1970Why might a writer use a short sentence like 'It does not have to be this way' after two longer sentences?