Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
April 1975 5-a-day
Every sheet in April 1975
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 1975DH is to EJ as MP is to ? A) NR B) NQ C) OR D) MR E) NP
- 2nd April 1975Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to FRUGAL.
- 3rd April 1975WIND ( ??? ) STONE - which word completes WIND and begins STONE?
- 4th April 197512 (5) 7 | 15 (?) 9.
- 5th April 1975Here are five words: SQUARE, TRIANGLE, MONDAY, CIRCLE, FRIDAY. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 6th April 1975Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Rich
- 7th April 1975Here are five words: SQUARE, HEXAGON, TUESDAY, TRIANGLE, THURSDAY. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 8th April 1975Here are five words: VIOLIN, SOFA, TRUMPET, ARMCHAIR, CELLO. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 9th April 1975Find the letter that continues the series, where the gap between letters grows by one place each time: D, F, I, M, ( ? )
- 10th April 1975Which ONE word means both 'an organised contest between two teams or players' and 'a short thin stick used to light a fire'? A) GAME B) FLAME C) MATCH D) CONTEST E) SPARK
- 11th April 1975Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY. A) energetic B) exhausted C) anxious D) confused E) content
- 12th April 1975Which word is closest in meaning to TRANQUIL? A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Anxious D) Busy E) Excited
- 13th April 1975Find the next number: 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, ( ? )
- 14th April 1975Freya is in front of Grace in a queue. Grace is in front of Harun. Who is directly in the middle of these three?
- 15th April 1975GI ( ? ? ? ) LER. A) OWL B) ILL C) ARE D) ANT E) OAT
- 16th April 1975Find the word that completes both compound words: FOOT____ and ____STOOL.
- 17th April 1975STANZA is to POEM as MOVEMENT is to ( ? ) A) Song B) Symphony C) Orchestra D) Note E) Rhythm
- 18th April 1975Find the next letter in this woven sequence, which combines three separate simpler sequences: B, Z, G, D, X, I, F, V, K, ( ? )
- 19th April 1975Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, S, N, H, ( ? ) A) A B) C C) B D) E E) F
- 20th April 1975'Mrs Ashworth's countenance darkened as she read the letter.' What does 'countenance' mean in this sentence?
- 21st April 1975The root 'dict' means to speak. Using this, explain what a 'predict' most likely means.
- 22nd April 1975'Despite early doubts, the scheme proved remarkably successful.' What does 'remarkably' suggest about how successful the scheme was?
- 23rd April 1975'many parents worry that a later start would simply clash with work and childcare arrangements.' What does 'clash' suggest about the relationship between school times and parents' schedules?
- 24th April 1975Find and copy the phrase that shows Leo has been thinking carefully about what to say.
- 25th April 1975'The old woman's hands trembled slightly as she unfolded the letter, though the room was far from cold.' Why does the phrase 'though the room was far from cold' matter for working out her feeling?
- 26th April 1975Why might a writer sustain one comparison across several words in a sentence, rather than using a new comparison for every detail?
- 27th April 1975'No, really, I'm fine to walk home,' said Ellie, glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. What contradiction can be found between what Ellie says and what she does?
- 28th April 1975'clean water, not the flood itself, was making more people ill' - what does this sentence suggest about the real danger after a flood?
- 29th April 1975'The stadium was virtually empty long before the final whistle.' 'Virtually' is closest in meaning to: A) completely B) almost entirely C) never D) occasionally
- 30th April 1975Give one word from the extract that means roughly the same as 'complain'.