Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance

January 1982 5-a-day

← Today's 11+ Entrance sheet

January 1982

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in January 1982

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st January 1982Which shape is the odd one out: a shape with 4 sides and 1 line of symmetry, a shape with 4 sides and 1 line of symmetry, a shape with 4 sides and 2 lines of symmetry, a shape with 4 sides and 1 line of symmetry?
  2. 2nd January 1982Find the next number in the sequence: 3, 7, 15, 31, ...
  3. 3rd January 1982In the sentence 'The committee deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict', what does 'deliberated' suggest about how the decision was made?
  4. 4th January 1982CAT ( ) BOWL - which word completes CAT and begins BOWL?
  5. 5th January 1982(POSSIBLE, IMPOSSIBLE) (PATIENT, IMPATIENT) (MATURE, ?)
  6. 6th January 1982Find the next number: 10, 17, 31, 59, 115, ( ? )
  7. 7th January 1982F=30, G=3, H=4, J=18, K=12. Work out F - G x H. Which letter has this value?
  8. 8th January 1982In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on (for example, BIG has the code 25-18-20). Which word does the code 24-6-11 represent?
  9. 9th January 1982Using the key L=5, M=6, N=11, P=30, Q=1, work out (N - M) x M. Which letter has this value?
  10. 10th January 1982Find the next number in the series: 200, 190, 181, 173, 166, ( ? )
  11. 11th January 1982Find the next number in the series: 2, 4, 10, 28, 82, ( ? )
  12. 12th January 1982Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) plentiful B) scarce C) huge D) common E) fresh
  13. 13th January 1982A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her costume attracted lots of attention.' A) COST B) MEAT C) READ D) ALCO E) TUME
  14. 14th January 1982If the code for CHASE is GLEWI, what is the code for BRAKE, using the same rule? A) EUDNH B) FVEOI C) GWFPJ D) FVDOH E) EVFOI
  15. 15th January 1982Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID. A) dishonest B) secretive C) honest D) shy E) formal
  16. 16th January 1982Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Busy D) Anxious E) Sudden
  17. 17th January 1982Which word can mean both 'a piece of writing that tells a story' and 'one level of a building'? A) Level B) Story C) Floor D) Chapter E) Book
  18. 18th January 1982AUTHOR is to BOOK as COMPOSER is to ( ? ) A) Music B) Symphony C) Instrument D) Orchestra E) Song
  19. 19th January 1982Ben is older than Cara. Cara is older than Dev. Dev is older than Ellis. Who is the second youngest?
  20. 20th January 1982(SPAN) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) P C) A D) T E) N
  21. 21st January 1982Four pupils, Amir, Bea, Cody and Dee, each have a different favourite subject: maths, art, science or music. Amir's favourite is not maths or science. Bea's favourite is not art or music. Cody's favourite is not music. Dee's favourite is science. What is Amir's favourite subject?
  22. 22nd January 1982If the code for BRISK is WMDNF, what is the code for CLOUD, using the same rule? A) YHKQZ B) XGJPY C) WFIOX D) XHJPZ E) YGKPX
  23. 23rd January 1982Identify the tense of the verb in 'By the time we arrived, the film had already started.'
  24. 24th January 1982'The city exhales its last warmth into the cold night air.' Explain what is being compared to what in this metaphor.
  25. 25th January 1982State whether the prompt 'Sport is more important than art in school. Do you agree?' is asking for narrative, persuasive or descriptive writing.
  26. 26th January 1982Join these two sentences correctly with a semicolon: 'The rain finally stopped. The sun came out almost immediately.'
  27. 27th January 1982In the line 'The river sings a silver song', how many lines are quoted here?
  28. 28th January 1982The word 'light' appears in 'Please turn on the light.' and 'The suitcase felt surprisingly light.' Explain the two meanings.
  29. 29th January 1982True or False: repeated sounds or rhythms in a poem about travel can be used to mimic the movement being described.
  30. 30th January 1982A writer describes a character's home as "cosy" rather than "cramped". What impression is the writer trying to create?
  31. 31st January 1982What sentence type is 'Close the window, please.'?