Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 1972 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1972
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1972Find the misspelled word: 'The teacher was embarassed after tripping over the bag.'
- 2nd September 1972What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?
- 3rd September 1972Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
- 4th September 1972Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
- 5th September 1972What is the purpose of shaking the pulp gently on the mesh screen, according to the extract?
- 6th September 1972Give one word from Extract B that shows the writer feels strongly that swimming is important.
- 7th September 1972What does "in medias res" mean when applied to a story's opening?
- 8th September 1972How many lines are quoted in 'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again, / until the iron finally learns to bend'?
- 9th September 1972Give one typical feature of a persuasive extract that would not usually appear in a purely factual non-fiction extract.
- 10th September 1972Round 4832 to the nearest hundred.
- 11th September 1972A 5-pack of pens costs 2 pounds. Find the price per pen.
- 12th September 1972Convert 420 mm to centimetres.
- 13th September 19726 x Z = 42, where Z is a single digit. Find Z.
- 14th September 1972How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle that is not a square have?
- 15th September 1972On the scale in the previous question, the pointer sits 3 divisions above the 0 kg mark. What weight is shown?
- 16th September 1972A line graph shows a plant's height was 12 cm on day 0 and 20 cm on day 4, growing at a steady rate. What was its height on day 2?
- 17th September 1972A sequence begins 4, 9, 14, 19, ... Write down the next two terms.
- 18th September 1972A recipe for 6 people needs 450 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 9 people, at the same rate?
- 19th September 1972A car park charges 2.50 pounds for the first hour and 1.20 pounds for each additional hour. How much does 4 hours cost?
- 20th September 197291 - 47
- 21st September 1972Share 36 sweets in the ratio 2:1.
- 22nd September 1972Solve: n/3 + 4 = 10.
- 23rd September 1972A right angle is split into two parts, one of 35 degrees. Find the other part.
- 24th September 1972Multiply 6 by 9.
- 25th September 1972Write 45:27 in its simplest form, working in your head. Which single number should you spot as the common factor?
- 26th September 1972What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 45,872?
- 27th September 1972A warehouse has 68 boxes. It receives a delivery of 47 more. How many boxes does the warehouse have now?
- 28th September 1972If 4 identical rulers cost 3 pounds 60 in total, how much do 9 rulers cost?
- 29th September 1972Find the mean of this data set: 5, 15, 25, 35.
- 30th September 1972Take 27 away from 82.