Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
June 1977 5-a-day
Every sheet in June 1977
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 1977A pack of 12 juice cartons costs 4.20 pounds. What is the cost of 5 cartons at the same rate?
- 2nd June 1977A recipe for 6 pancakes uses 240 ml of milk. A cook makes 15 pancakes. How much milk is needed, in litres?
- 3rd June 1977BUTTER ( ) WHEEL - which word completes BUTTER and begins WHEEL?
- 4th June 1977Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to METICULOUS.
- 5th June 1977Find the next number: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?
- 6th June 19778 (6) 4 | 10 (?) 6.
- 7th June 1977Using the rule where A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, which word does the code 7-9-6-20 represent?
- 8th June 1977Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: PAR ( ? ) ORN A) K B) T C) M D) B E) C
- 9th June 1977Zara is older than Yusuf. Yusuf is older than Xander. Xander is older than Wendy. Who is the second oldest?
- 10th June 1977Here are five words: THAMES, EVEREST, SEVERN, KILIMANJARO, TRENT. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 11th June 1977KEY ( ??? ) ROOM. Choose the missing word from: A) Note B) Board C) Stone D) Word E) Hole
- 12th June 1977Choose the word closest in meaning to SPACIOUS. A) cramped B) roomy C) tall D) narrow E) empty
- 13th June 1977A=6, B=9, C=2, D=30, E=90. Work out (A + B) x C. Which letter has this value?
- 14th June 1977PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to ( ? ) A) Sentence B) Author C) Book D) Page E) Library
- 15th June 1977TOU ( ??? ) DLE. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) CAN B) HAN C) BUN D) FON E) SAN
- 16th June 1977Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (CAT, KITTEN) (DOG, PUPPY) (HORSE, ? ) A) Foal B) Calf C) Cub D) Lamb E) Kid
- 17th June 1977Find the word that completes both compound words: HORSE____ and ____BACK.
- 18th June 1977Which word is most nearly opposite to RELUCTANT? A) Hesitant B) Willing C) Nervous D) Slow E) Confident
- 19th June 1977G ( ? ? ? ) ER. A) OWL B) OWN C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 20th June 1977Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to MAGNANIMOUS? A) Generous B) Petty C) Proud D) Calm E) Honest
- 21st June 1977If the code for TULIP is UVMJQ, what is the code for CHAIR, using the same rule? A) EJCKT B) BGZHQ C) DBIJS D) SJBID E) DIBJS
- 22nd June 1977A pupil's plan for a story reads: 'boy finds map - follows clues - gets lost - finds treasure'. Which stage of the story mountain is missing?
- 23rd June 1977Find and correct the single error: 'The weather effected the outcome of the match.'
- 24th June 1977Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (although, because, however, before): 'The match was cancelled ___ the pitch was flooded.'
- 25th June 1977'From where I stood, the harbour looked almost peaceful, though I knew what lay beneath its calm surface.' What does this sentence suggest about the difference between appearance and reality?
- 26th June 1977Explain why a non-fiction writer might quote a shopkeeper directly rather than simply writing 'some people are unhappy'.
- 27th June 1977Correct this sentence if needed: 'Students, who arrive late, will not be admitted until the interval.' (Meaning: only late-arriving students are affected, not all students.)
- 28th June 1977Why might a writer use a short sentence like 'It does not have to be this way' after two longer sentences?
- 29th June 1977Convert to reported speech: 'We will finish the project tomorrow,' said the team.
- 30th June 1977Which spelling is correct: recieve or receive?