Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 1981 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1981
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1981D ( ? ? ? ) IST. A) ART B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 2nd February 1981Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TACITURN (describing someone who says very little)? A) Shy B) Talkative C) Quiet D) Serious E) Calm
- 3rd February 1981If the code for WALNUT is VZKMTS, what is the code for GRASS, using the same rule? A) EPYQQ B) HSBTT C) QFZRR D) RRZQF E) FQZRR
- 4th February 1981Name the five stages of a story mountain plan, in order.
- 5th February 1981Find and correct the single error: 'Its raining heavily outside.'
- 6th February 1981Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (since, unless, while, until): 'You will not pass the test ___ you revise properly.'
- 7th February 1981'Beyond the hedgerow, the fields rolled away in shades of gold and green, broken only by the dark line of the wood.' Name two colours mentioned in this description of the setting.
- 8th February 1981'The council responded cautiously, promising to review the parking changes within six months.' What does 'cautiously' suggest about how the council reacted?
- 9th February 1981Punctuate correctly: 'Mount Everest which is the tallest mountain in the world attracts thousands of climbers each year.'
- 10th February 1981Explain in one sentence why persuasive writing often links a problem directly to its effect on a sympathetic group, such as children, rather than describing the problem in general terms.
- 11th February 1981Convert to reported speech: 'I am standing right here,' shouted Jack.
- 12th February 1981Complete with the correct word: 'The medicine had a strong ___ on his energy levels.' (affect/effect)
- 13th February 1981Choose the correctly spelled word: A) occured B) occurred C) ocurred D) occurrred
- 14th February 1981According to the extract, how much energy do polytunnels save compared with traditional greenhouses?
- 15th February 1981Explain what is meant by the idiom "burn the midnight oil" in the sentence: "The whole team had to burn the midnight oil to finish the project before the deadline."
- 16th February 1981Explain why "as cold as ice" is generally considered a weak simile to use in creative writing.
- 17th February 1981True or False: according to the extract, the sheet of paper is used before it has fully dried.
- 18th February 1981Why might a mixed-genre paper pair a fiction extract about hesitation at a pool with a persuasive extract about closing pools?
- 19th February 1981Explain why an opening line describing a character waking up and getting ready for the day is generally considered a weak choice for an 11+ story.
- 20th February 1981'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again.' Which word suggests the sound is repeated many times?
- 21st February 1981Which genre is being described: 'a short piece that explains a process using technical terms and no named characters'?
- 22nd February 1981Round 4832 to the nearest hundred.
- 23rd February 1981A 5-pack of pens costs 2 pounds. Find the price per pen.
- 24th February 1981Convert 850 g to kilograms.
- 25th February 198194 - 3Y = 58, where Y is the missing units digit of the two-digit number 3Y. Find Y.
- 26th February 1981A quadrilateral has angles of 130, 130, 50 and x degrees. Find x.
- 27th February 1981A thermometer has labelled marks at 0 and 10 degrees C, with 5 equal divisions between them. What temperature does each division represent?
- 28th February 1981A line graph shows a plant's height was 12 cm on day 0 and 20 cm on day 4, growing at a steady rate. What was its height on day 2?