Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 1977 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1977
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1977Take 24 away from 71.
- 2nd May 1977A function machine takes an input, multiplies it by 3, then subtracts 5, to give an output of 22. What was the input?
- 3rd May 1977A library has 320 books. 3/8 of them are fiction. How many books are non-fiction?
- 4th May 1977Work out 7/10 - 1/5, giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 5th May 1977Complete the missing number: 9 : 4 = ___ : 20.
- 6th May 1977A cuboid has length 10 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Find its total surface area.
- 7th May 1977Write 0.65 as a percentage.
- 8th May 19776 x 8 = ?
- 9th May 1977A sequence starts 40, 34, 28, 22, ... Describe the term-to-term rule.
- 10th May 1977I think of a number, subtract 9, then multiply by 4. The result is 48. What was my number?
- 11th May 1977What is 9 times 5, minus 6?
- 12th May 1977Maya has a 10 pound note. She buys a drink costing 2.35 pounds. How much change does she get?
- 13th May 1977Work out 1/2 + 1/4.
- 14th May 1977Take 29 away from 83.
- 15th May 1977Simplify the ratio 56:35, working in your head. What is the largest number you can spot as a common factor?
- 16th May 1977A ribbon is 5/6 m long. It is cut into pieces each 1/12 m long. How many pieces are cut?
- 17th May 1977A solid stands on a 2 by 2 grid with stack heights A1 = 2, B1 = 2, A2 = 1, B2 = 3. How many unit cubes make up the solid altogether?
- 18th May 1977Row 1: triangle unshaded, triangle grey, triangle black. Row 2: square unshaded, square grey, square black. Row 3: pentagon unshaded, pentagon grey, ? What is the missing cell?
- 19th May 1977A single cell is shaded in row 2, column 1 of a grid that is 4 columns wide. A vertical mirror line runs down the grid exactly between column 2 and column 3. Which cell is the reflection?
- 20th May 1977Correct the punctuation and capitalisation in this sentence: 'my aunt who lives in bristol is visiting next tuesday'
- 21st May 1977Correct this sentence: 'the museum which was built in 1890 recieves thousands of visitors each year'
- 22nd May 1977Find 15% of 220.
- 23rd May 1977A triangle has a base of 12cm and a height of 9cm. What is its area?
- 24th May 1977'Her erratic timekeeping meant nobody knew when the workshop would actually open.' Which word below is closest in meaning to the opposite of 'erratic': steady, chaotic, unpredictable, hasty?
- 25th May 1977In the sentence 'Reluctant to answer, Sam stared at his shoes', what does 'reluctant' tell the reader about how Sam feels about answering?
- 26th May 1977Increase 60 by 15 percent.
- 27th May 1977Correct the error in this sentence: 'The volunteers has fed the animals before the vet arrived.'
- 28th May 1977Join these two words to make one compound word: FOOT + BALL.
- 29th May 1977A triangle has a base of 10cm and a height of 6cm. What is its area?
- 30th May 1977'The hall fell buoyant with relief once the final note had faded and the applause began.' What does 'buoyant' suggest about the mood in the hall?
- 31st May 1977Which word is closest in meaning to 'reluctant': eager, unwilling, curious, confident?