Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 1973 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1973
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1973Jake, Kim and Leo each play exactly one instrument: piano, violin or drums. Jake does not play the violin. Kim does not play the piano or the drums. Leo does not play the drums. What instrument does Jake play?
- 2nd February 19734 (17) 3 | 6 (?) 5. The first number is doubled, then three times the second number is added. Work out the missing number. A) 25 B) 27 C) 24 D) 30 E) 22
- 3rd February 1973Which ONE word means both 'extra money charged for borrowing, or earned on savings' and 'a feeling of wanting to know more about something'? A) PROFIT B) CURIOSITY C) INTEREST D) CHARGE E) ATTENTION
- 4th February 1973Using the same alphabet-position rule (A=1, B=2, up to Z=26), which word has the code 6-9-5-12-4? A) FIELD B) FIELS C) GIELD D) FIELE E) EIDLF
- 5th February 1973M=7, N=3, P=10, R=21, S=31. Work out M x N + P. Which letter has this value?
- 6th February 19734 x 6 = [ ] + 9. Find the missing number.
- 7th February 1973Which word is most nearly opposite to ABUNDANT? A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Wealthy
- 8th February 1973If the code for SPARK is URCTM, what is the code for FLAME, using the same rule? A) HNCOG B) DJYKC C) EKZLD D) GMBNF E) HNCPG
- 9th February 1973Find the word that completes both compound words: ARM____ and ____MAN.
- 10th February 1973A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The recipe always altered slightly depending on the cook.' A) LAMP B) MEAL C) SALT D) RATE E) COAT
- 11th February 1973Find the next letter: D, G, K, P, ( ? )
- 12th February 1973Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (LEAF, TREE) (PETAL, FLOWER) (FEATHER, ? ) A) Nest B) Wing C) Bird D) Sky E) Beak
- 13th February 1973Find the one word that can come before all three of these words to make a real compound word each time: ___BOARD, ___STORM, ___FALL. A) Snow B) Over C) Water D) Surf E) Chess
- 14th February 1973Find the letter that continues the series: V, R, N, J, ( ? ) A) G B) E C) F D) H E) D
- 15th February 1973Explain in one sentence why varying sentence length improves a piece of creative writing.
- 16th February 1973In your own words, explain why some residents want the hives moved further from housing.
- 17th February 1973'Counting the lanes to keep her mind from racing ahead of her body.' What does this phrase suggest Priya is trying to do?
- 18th February 1973What event brings Ellie back to the present moment?
- 19th February 1973How many lines are quoted in 'The sky clenches its grey fist, / holding its breath before the fall'?
- 20th February 1973'The summit finally offered its view as a reward.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 21st February 1973A prompt asks: "What if it never got dark?" Give one specific, interesting consequence a pupil could focus a story around, rather than trying to describe every effect of endless daylight.
- 22nd February 1973'Her explanation, though technically accurate, felt somehow evasive.' Explain how the word 'though' helps you work out that 'evasive' has a negative rather than positive meaning here.
- 23rd February 1973Find and copy the phrase that shows Mia has done this before.
- 24th February 1973Replace the vague phrase 'walked quickly' with one strong, specific verb.
- 25th February 1973Explain why a writer might choose to describe a small background sound, like a chair scraping, at a tense moment in a story.
- 26th February 1973True or False: in a playscript, a character's feelings are usually stated directly by a narrator.
- 27th February 1973Choose the correct spelling: "Remember to (1)_______ your spellings every evening." (practice/practise)
- 28th February 1973True or False: Theo denies that he made a promise about leaving by nine.