Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
March 1973 5-a-day
Every sheet in March 1973
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 1973Explain the difference between personification in general and pathetic fallacy specifically.
- 2nd March 1973Complete the sentence: "It rained heavily all week; (1)_______, the football pitch was unplayable." A) meanwhile B) as a result C) in addition
- 3rd March 1973Two words from a word bank could both fit grammatically in this gap: 'The old bridge (1)_______ under the weight of the lorry.' The word bank includes 'creaked' and 'exploded'. Explain which word fits the sentence's tone better and why.
- 4th March 1973Explain in one sentence why the writer opens with 'Honeybees are far more than just honey-makers' rather than starting with a fact about pollination.
- 5th March 1973Order these numbers from smallest to largest: -5, -1, 2, -8.
- 6th March 1973Two amounts are in the ratio 3 : 4, and the larger amount is 15 more than the smaller. Find the value of one part of the ratio.
- 7th March 1973List the first five multiples of 7.
- 8th March 1973A shop sells pens in packs of 8 for 3.20 pounds per pack. What is the cost of one pen?
- 9th March 1973A shape is made of two cuboids joined together: one measuring 4 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm, and another measuring 5 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm. Find the total volume.
- 10th March 1973State whether an angle of 155 degrees is acute, obtuse, reflex or a right angle.
- 11th March 1973Jack pays for a 4.35 pound magazine with a 5 pound note. How much change does he get?
- 12th March 1973A bag has 3 yellow and 7 white balls. What is the probability of picking a yellow ball?
- 13th March 1973Using the formula P = 2l + 2w, find P when l = 8 and w = 5.
- 14th March 1973Find the range of 23, 9, 17, 31, 15.
- 15th March 1973A temperature graph shows a steady rise from 8C at 6am to 20C at 12 noon. What is the temperature at 9am?
- 16th March 1973A map has a scale where 2cm represents 5km. How many km does 8cm represent?
- 17th March 1973Look at the number sequence: 5, 9, 13, 17, ... What is the next term?
- 18th March 1973Calculate: 4,672 + 1,859.
- 19th March 1973Four friends, Leo, Mia, Sam and Zara, each finished in a different position (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) in a race. (1) Leo did not finish 1st or 4th. (2) Mia finished immediately before Sam. (3) Zara finished 1st. Find each person's finishing position.
- 20th March 1973Write 'seven thousand and sixty' in figures.
- 21st March 1973Tom has 45 pounds. He spends 1/3 of it on a book, then 2/5 of what is left on a game. How much does he have left?
- 22nd March 1973Find the missing term in this sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, [], 37.
- 23rd March 1973A train journey starts at 09:45 and takes 1 hour 50 minutes. What time does it arrive?
- 24th March 1973Order these from smallest to largest: 0.45, 2/5, 48%.
- 25th March 1973Work out 4.7 + 3.85.
- 26th March 1973What is 47 + 68?
- 27th March 1973Express 18 out of 40 as a percentage.
- 28th March 1973A cafe sells a meal deal for 5 pounds 50, or the items separately for 2 pounds 20 and 3 pounds 60. How much is saved by buying the meal deal?
- 29th March 1973Find the mean of 6, 9, 12, 13.
- 30th March 1973Five numbers have a range of 18. The smallest number is 7. What is the largest number?
- 31st March 1973Work out 5/6 - 3/8, giving your answer in its simplest form.