Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 1982 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1982
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1982WIND ( ??? ) STONE - which word completes WIND and begins STONE?
- 2nd July 198212 (5) 7 | 15 (?) 9.
- 3rd July 1982Here are five words: SQUARE, TRIANGLE, MONDAY, CIRCLE, FRIDAY. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 4th July 1982Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Rich
- 5th July 1982Here are five words: SQUARE, HEXAGON, TUESDAY, TRIANGLE, THURSDAY. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 6th July 1982Here are five words: VIOLIN, SOFA, TRUMPET, ARMCHAIR, CELLO. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 7th July 1982Find the letter that continues the series, where the gap between letters grows by one place each time: D, F, I, M, ( ? )
- 8th July 1982Which ONE word means both 'an organised contest between two teams or players' and 'a short thin stick used to light a fire'? A) GAME B) FLAME C) MATCH D) CONTEST E) SPARK
- 9th July 1982Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY. A) energetic B) exhausted C) anxious D) confused E) content
- 10th July 1982Which word is closest in meaning to TRANQUIL? A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Anxious D) Busy E) Excited
- 11th July 1982Find the next number: 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, ( ? )
- 12th July 1982Freya is in front of Grace in a queue. Grace is in front of Harun. Who is directly in the middle of these three?
- 13th July 1982GI ( ? ? ? ) LER. A) OWL B) ILL C) ARE D) ANT E) OAT
- 14th July 1982Find the word that completes both compound words: FOOT____ and ____STOOL.
- 15th July 1982STANZA is to POEM as MOVEMENT is to ( ? ) A) Song B) Symphony C) Orchestra D) Note E) Rhythm
- 16th July 1982Find the next letter in this woven sequence, which combines three separate simpler sequences: B, Z, G, D, X, I, F, V, K, ( ? )
- 17th July 1982Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, S, N, H, ( ? ) A) A B) C C) B D) E E) F
- 18th July 1982'He bore the news with such steadiness that none present guessed how it had wounded him.' What does this sentence tell you about how the character behaved compared with how he actually felt?
- 19th July 1982Give the meaning of the suffix '-less' as in 'fearless' or 'careless'.
- 20th July 1982'Despite early doubts, the scheme proved remarkably successful.' What does 'remarkably' suggest about how successful the scheme was?
- 21st July 1982'many parents worry that a later start would simply clash with work and childcare arrangements.' What does 'clash' suggest about the relationship between school times and parents' schedules?
- 22nd July 1982Find and copy the phrase that shows Leo has been thinking carefully about what to say.
- 23rd July 1982'The old woman's hands trembled slightly as she unfolded the letter, though the room was far from cold.' Why does the phrase 'though the room was far from cold' matter for working out her feeling?
- 24th July 1982Why might a writer sustain one comparison across several words in a sentence, rather than using a new comparison for every detail?
- 25th July 1982'No, really, I'm fine to walk home,' said Ellie, glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. What contradiction can be found between what Ellie says and what she does?
- 26th July 1982'clean water, not the flood itself, was making more people ill' - what does this sentence suggest about the real danger after a flood?
- 27th July 1982'The stadium was virtually empty long before the final whistle.' 'Virtually' is closest in meaning to: A) completely B) almost entirely C) never D) occasionally
- 28th July 1982Give one word from the extract that means roughly the same as 'complain'.
- 29th July 1982Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The letter was delivered by the postman.'
- 30th July 1982Identify the tense of the underlined verb: "By the time the bus arrived, Sam had already left."
- 31st July 1982According to the extract, how long did the higher-scoring pupils read independently each day?