Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 1979 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1979
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1979A rectangle has a length of 9cm and a width of 4cm. What is its perimeter?
- 2nd May 1979'The manager's tone was measured, giving nothing away about her real opinion.' What does 'measured' suggest about the manager's tone?
- 3rd May 1979A cube net has six squares arranged in a cross shape, each with a different symbol. When folded into a cube, how many squares end up directly opposite the square marked with a star?
- 4th May 1979'The cave stretched back into darkness, its silence broken only by the steady drip of water.' What mood does this sentence create?
- 5th May 1979Which meaning of 'sound' fits this sentence: 'Her argument was sound, even if her delivery was nervous.' (a) a noise (b) to measure the depth of water (c) well-reasoned and reliable (d) healthy in body?
- 6th May 1979WOOL is to SHEEP as MILK is to ?
- 7th May 1979A cube has a side length of 4 cm. What is its volume?
- 8th May 1979A shop sells 2,468 items in January and 3,551 in February. Estimate the two-month total by rounding each figure to the nearest thousand, then state how far the estimate is from the true total.
- 9th May 1979Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: SHRIN ( ? ) NIT
- 10th May 1979OAR is to BOAT as PEDAL is to ?
- 11th May 1979(ACCURATE, INACCURATE) (SECURE, INSECURE) (VISIBLE, ?)
- 12th May 197915 - 7 = 4 + [ ]. Find the missing number.
- 13th May 1979L=8, M=3, N=5, P=10, Q=25. Work out (L - M) x N. Which letter has this value?
- 14th May 1979Isla is older than Kofi. Meera is older than Priti. Who is the oldest?
- 15th May 1979Which ONE word means both 'a piece of jewellery worn on a finger' and 'the sound a bell or telephone makes'? A) BELL B) RING C) CHIME D) BAND E) TONE
- 16th May 1979Here are five words: BALLOON, CAMERA, COFFEE, PENCIL, RABBIT. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 17th May 1979KEY is to PIANO as STRING is to ? A) Guitar B) Music C) Note D) Sound E) Chord
- 18th May 197912 - 5 = [ ] + 3. Find the missing number.
- 19th May 1979HAMMER is to NAIL as SCREWDRIVER is to SCREW as SPANNER is to ? A) Nail B) Screw C) Bolt D) Plank E) Wire
- 20th May 1979Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to OPTIMISTIC. A) hopeful B) pessimistic C) confident D) cheerful E) calm
- 21st May 1979A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Please also verify the total before submitting.' A) OVER B) SUMS C) FORM D) DATE E) SIGN
- 22nd May 1979Leo scored higher than Mona. Nia scored higher than Omar. Who scored higher, Leo or Omar?
- 23rd May 1979Find the next letter: A, B, D, G, K, ( ? )
- 24th May 1979Using the rule where each letter's alphabet position has 5 added to it, which word does the code 8-6-25 represent?
- 25th May 1979Which word can mean both 'a piece of ground for growing plants' and 'a piece of furniture for sleeping on'? A) Yard B) Bed C) Plot D) Garden E) Room
- 26th May 1979In this code, every vowel moves 3 places forward in the alphabet, and every consonant moves 2 places back. If the code for STONE is QRRLH, what is the code for PLAIN, using the same rule? A) NJDLL B) NJDGL C) NJLDL D) NJDLG E) OJDLL
- 27th May 1979(FORTH) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) F B) O C) R D) T E) H
- 28th May 1979Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose the word 'crept' instead of 'walked' to describe a character entering a room.
- 29th May 1979'which somehow felt worse than shouting' - whose feelings does this phrase most likely describe?
- 30th May 1979'a loose sign clattered like something trying to get out' - what does this simile suggest to the reader?
- 31st May 1979'His refusal to apologise surprised his classmates.' What verb is 'refusal' built from, and what does the whole word mean?