Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 1971 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1971
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1971Find the three-letter word that completes both words: CAR____ and ____ALS.
- 2nd September 1971FILTER is to IMPURITIES as SIEVE is to ( ? ) A) Flour B) Lumps C) Kitchen D) Cook E) Bowl
- 3rd September 1971Find the next number: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ( ? )
- 4th September 1971Find the letter that continues the series: C, Y, F, V, I, S, ( ? ) A) L B) K C) M D) P E) N
- 5th September 1971Give one word from the sentence 'The carriage rattled interminably along the rutted lane' that tells the reader the journey felt very long.
- 6th September 1971What does the suffix '-tion' usually do to a verb, as in 'inform' becoming 'information'?
- 7th September 1971'Some scientists remain cautiously optimistic about the new treatment, while others urge more research before it is widely used.' In your own words, summarise the two different views mentioned in this sentence.
- 8th September 1971According to the extract, why do some doctors think early school starts are harmful?
- 9th September 1971'which felt like something' - what does this phrase suggest about how Leo interprets Nadia staying seated?
- 10th September 1971Explain why an inference about a character's feelings must always be supported with evidence from the text, rather than simply stated.
- 11th September 1971Find and copy the word that personifies the sound the sea makes as it retreats.
- 12th September 1971'Of course I don't mind,' said Priya, though she folded her arms and turned slightly away. What does Priya's body language suggest about her actual feelings?
- 13th September 1971True or False: According to the extract, Zainab built her filter in a professional laboratory.
- 14th September 1971'His apology, though brief, seemed entirely sincere.' Explain how the word 'though' helps you work out that 'sincere' has a positive meaning here despite the apology being short.
- 15th September 1971What effect does the word 'however' have at the start of the sentence about drivers?
- 16th September 1971Rewrite in the active voice: 'The trophy was awarded to the winning team by the judges.'
- 17th September 1971Classify this sentence as simple, compound or complex: "When the bell rang, the pupils rushed outside."
- 18th September 1971True or False: according to the extract, the survey found no link between reading for pleasure and test scores.
- 19th September 1971What is Dad doing when the extract begins, according to the stage direction?
- 20th September 1971Choose the correct word: "Pupils are not (1)_______ to bring mobile phones into the exam hall." (allowed/aloud)
- 21st September 1971According to the extract, why might a later school start time help teenagers concentrate better?
- 22nd September 1971'Stalls stretched out like a patchwork quilt of colour.' Name the simile in this line.
- 23rd September 1971Convert 2400 g into kilograms.
- 24th September 1971A paint mix uses blue and white paint in the ratio 2 : 3. If 10 litres of blue paint is used, how much white paint is needed?
- 25th September 1971List the first six triangular numbers.
- 26th September 1971I think of a number, subtract 8, then double the result, to get 24. What was my number?
- 27th September 1971A triangle has angles of 42 and 67 degrees. Find the third angle.
- 28th September 1971A square-based pyramid has 5 faces. How many of these faces are triangles?
- 29th September 1971In a bar chart, the tallest bar shows 24 and the shortest shows 9. What is the difference between them?
- 30th September 1971Four angles around a point are 90, 85, 100 and y degrees. Find y.