Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 1974 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1974
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1974Find the next letter: A, B, D, H, P, ( ? )
- 2nd February 1974These letter pairs follow a pattern where the gap between the pairs grows each time. Find the next pair: AB, DE, HI, ( ? ) A) MN B) LM C) NO D) MO E) NM
- 3rd February 1974'He bore the news with such steadiness that none present guessed how it had wounded him.' What does this sentence tell you about how the character behaved compared with how he actually felt?
- 4th February 1974Give the meaning of the suffix '-less' as in 'fearless' or 'careless'.
- 5th February 1974True or False: According to the sentence 'The bridge, though costly to build, has cut journey times by half', the bridge was cheap to build.
- 6th February 1974True or False: According to the extract, every school that has tried a later start has seen improved attendance.
- 7th February 1974True or False: Nadia gets up and leaves as soon as Leo sits down.
- 8th February 1974'Grace kept glancing towards the door, though she had checked twice already that it was locked.' What feeling does this action suggest, and why?
- 9th February 1974'as though it could not settle' - what does this phrase suggest about the sea's behaviour?
- 10th February 1974'How was the exam?' his father asked. Daniel shrugged and changed the subject. What might Daniel's non-answer suggest?
- 11th February 1974What three materials does the extract say the water filter was made from?
- 12th February 1974'The negotiations were tense, with neither side willing to compromise.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'tense' suggests stress or strain rather than calm?
- 13th February 1974Explain in your own words the two different reactions to the cycle lanes described in the extract.
- 14th February 1974Identify the passive construction in: 'The bridge, which had been built over a century ago, was finally repaired last spring.'
- 15th February 1974Choose the correct verb: "Everybody in the class (is/are) expected to hand in the form by Friday."
- 16th February 1974In your own words, explain what the survey mentioned in the extract found.
- 17th February 1974What does Zara's line 'You said that ten minutes ago' suggest about how long she has been waiting?
- 18th February 1974Choose the correct word: "He gave her a genuine (1)_______ on her painting." (complement/compliment)
- 19th February 1974Why might a writer present both sides of an issue like a school start-time change, rather than only the benefits?
- 20th February 1974How many lines are quoted in 'Voices pile on voices, a tower of noise / that sways but never quite falls'?
- 21st February 1974A water tank fills at a constant rate, taking 12 minutes to fill 156 litres. Calculate how long it would take to fill a 400 litre tank, to the nearest minute.
- 22nd February 1974A recipe requires 2 eggs, 100 g of butter and 150 g of sugar to serve 5 people. Find the amount of butter needed to serve 15 people.
- 23rd February 1974Find a number, other than 1, that is both a square number and a cube number, between 1 and 100.
- 24th February 1974I think of a number, multiply by 3, then subtract 5, and the result is 40. What was my number?
- 25th February 1974An isosceles triangle has one of its two equal base angles equal to 50 degrees. Find the size of the third angle.
- 26th February 1974Use Euler's rule, faces + vertices = edges + 2, to find the number of edges of a solid with 5 faces and 5 vertices.
- 27th February 1974A bar chart shows the number of pets owned by pupils: cats 8, dogs 12, fish 5, rabbits 3. How many pupils in total own one of these pets?
- 28th February 1974Two straight lines cross, forming an angle of 37 degrees on one side. Find the vertically opposite angle.