Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
August 1972 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 1972
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 1972Which word means the opposite of 'transparent': see-through, clear, cloudy, glossy?
- 2nd August 1972A jacket originally costing 60 pounds is reduced by 25%. What is the sale price?
- 3rd August 1972What is 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form?
- 4th August 1972TEA ( ) HOLE - which word completes TEA and begins HOLE?
- 5th August 1972Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to RELUCTANT.
- 6th August 1972Find the next number: 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?
- 7th August 19725 (13) 3 | 4 (?) 6.
- 8th August 1972In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on (for example, TOP has the code 7-12-11). Which word does the code 8-6-13 represent?
- 9th August 1972A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'She kept extra index cards in a folder.' A) TRAY B) RAIN C) NEXT D) DEXT E) EXTR
- 10th August 1972Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ( ? )
- 11th August 1972If the code for METEOR is UMBMWZ, what is the code for TROPHY, using the same rule? A) AZWXPG B) BYWXQG C) CZXXPG D) BZWXPG E) BZXWPG
- 12th August 1972A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Japan today announced new plans.' A) PANT B) PANDA C) TODY D) DAYT E) ANTO
- 13th August 1972Choose the word closest in meaning to CHEERFUL. A) miserable B) joyful C) tired D) angry E) calm
- 14th August 19723, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
- 15th August 1972SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
- 16th August 1972A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
- 17th August 1972In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
- 18th August 1972If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
- 19th August 1972Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
- 20th August 1972W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 21st August 1972Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
- 22nd August 1972If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
- 23rd August 1972Name the five stages of a story mountain plan, in order.
- 24th August 1972Find and correct the single error: 'Its raining heavily outside.'
- 25th August 1972Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (since, unless, while, until): 'You will not pass the test ___ you revise properly.'
- 26th August 1972'Beyond the hedgerow, the fields rolled away in shades of gold and green, broken only by the dark line of the wood.' Name two colours mentioned in this description of the setting.
- 27th August 1972'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
- 28th August 1972Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.
- 29th August 1972Find and copy the short sentence used at the end of the extract for emphasis.
- 30th August 1972Convert to reported speech: Maria said, 'I feel unwell today.'
- 31st August 1972Complete with the correct word: 'The medicine had a strong ___ on his energy levels.' (affect/effect)