Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
January 1975 5-a-day
Every sheet in January 1975
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 1975A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed in miles per hour?
- 2nd January 1975What is 7 x 8, then add 15?
- 3rd January 1975HOME ( ) OUT - which word completes HOME and begins OUT?
- 4th January 1975Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANQUIL.
- 5th January 1975Find the next number: 50, 47, 42, 35, 26, ?
- 6th January 19753 (12) 5 | 4 (?) 6.
- 7th January 1975In this code, each letter's alphabet position is doubled. If the code for TIN is 40-18-28, what is the code for FIG?
- 8th January 19754 (20) 6 | 5 (?) 7. The outside numbers are multiplied together, then the first outside number is subtracted. Work out the missing number. A) 30 B) 35 C) 24 D) 40 E) 33
- 9th January 1975Here are five words: CRICKET, FOOTBALL, KETTLE, RUGBY, TOASTER. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 10th January 1975Choose the word closest in meaning to FRANTIC. A) calm B) frenzied C) tired D) sad E) careful
- 11th January 1975SUN ( ??? ) POT. Choose the missing word from: A) Set B) Shine C) Flower D) Beam E) Light
- 12th January 1975Choose the word closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC. A) idealistic B) impractical C) emotional D) practical E) careless
- 13th January 1975Which ONE word means both 'a piece of paper money' and 'a short written message'? A) Bill B) Note C) Cash D) Letter E) Ticket
- 14th January 1975CUB is to LION as CALF is to ( ? ) A) Farm B) Cow C) Milk D) Herd E) Pasture
- 15th January 1975FIRE ( ??? ) SHOP. Choose the missing word from: A) Work B) Place C) Ball D) Side E) Arm
- 16th January 1975In this code, each letter's alphabet position is halved. If the code for BJT is 1-5-10, what is the code for FDH, using the same rule?
- 17th January 1975Which word is closest in meaning to WEARY? A) Energetic B) Tired C) Anxious D) Excited E) Calm
- 18th January 1975Which word is most nearly opposite to GENEROUS? A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cheerful E) Honest
- 19th January 1975Y ( ? ? ? ) TH. A) EAR B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 20th January 1975Which word can mean both 'the side of a hill' and 'a steep, sloping surface used for skiing'? A) Cliff B) Slope C) Ridge D) Peak E) Valley
- 21st January 1975If the code for PARROT is NYPPMR, what is the code for GOOSE, using the same rule? A) DLLPB B) FNNRD C) EMMCQ D) CQMME E) EMMQC
- 22nd January 1975Why should a pupil check their plan against the title before starting to write?
- 23rd January 1975Find and correct the single error: 'By next summer, she will have finish her exams.'
- 24th January 1975Sentence completion: 'The old bridge looked ___ , but engineers confirmed it was perfectly safe.' Choose the best word: sturdy, precarious, colourful, distant.
- 25th January 1975'She could not tell what Edward was thinking; his face, as ever, gave nothing away.' Does this sentence suggest the narrator has access to Edward's thoughts?
- 26th January 1975'Cycle use in the town has more than doubled since the scheme began.' In your own words, explain what this sentence tells the reader about the scheme's popularity.
- 27th January 1975Explain why 'The girl that won the race' would normally not use commas, while 'Sophie, who won the race,' would.
- 28th January 1975True or False: The writer suggests the exhaust fume problem only happens occasionally.
- 29th January 1975Convert to reported speech: 'Where are you going?' Sarah asked her brother.
- 30th January 1975Choose the correct spelling: 'She was hopping / hoping to win the race.' (wishing to win)
- 31st January 1975Find the misspelled word: 'The childran ran outside as soon as the bell rang.'