Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
September 1985 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1985
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1985FH is to HF as JL is to ( ? ) A) JL B) LJ C) KL D) LK E) JK
- 2nd September 1985HAMMER is to NAIL as ( ? ) is to SCREW A) Wrench B) Screwdriver C) Drill D) Bolt E) Nut
- 3rd September 1985If a shape is a square, it has four equal sides. Shape X does not have four equal sides. What can you conclude about Shape X?
- 4th September 1985(GRAND) (RIVE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) G B) D C) R D) A E) N
- 5th September 1985Three pupils, Kofi, Lily and Marco, each play one sport (netball, tennis or hockey) and each was born in a different month (April, May or June). The hockey player was born in May. Kofi was born in April. Lily does not play hockey. Kofi does not play tennis. What sport does Kofi play, and what sport does Marco play?
- 6th September 1985If the code for TUVW is ZABC, what is the code for XYZQ, using the same rule? A) DEFW B) CDEV C) DEFX D) EFGX E) CDEW
- 7th September 1985Correct the spelling error: 'It was definately the best film I had ever seen.'
- 8th September 1985'The traffic hummed like a river of light.' Name the simile in this line.
- 9th September 1985Why should a pupil pick the prompt they have the most specific ideas for, rather than the prompt that sounds most impressive?
- 10th September 1985Correct the punctuation: 'She had one request see her family before the operation.'
- 11th September 1985'The river sings a silver song.' Which word in this line is an example of personification, giving a human quality to something non-human?
- 12th September 1985A pupil describes a character as 'unusual' in one draft and 'weird' in another, to describe the same behaviour. Explain the difference in connotation between these two words.
- 13th September 1985How many lines are quoted in 'The train stitches the dark countryside together, / rattling its steady, patient rhythm'?
- 14th September 1985Which word has a more negative connotation: "cheap" or "inexpensive"?
- 15th September 1985What sentence type is 'What a fantastic goal that was!'?
- 16th September 1985Why is it a strength, not a weakness, for a persuasive piece to mention and then answer a counter-argument?
- 17th September 1985'The beam swept the sea like a searching hand.' Name the simile in this line.
- 18th September 1985Correct the punctuation error: 'Whats the time?'
- 19th September 1985A mixed-genre paper asks pupils to compare the tone of a fiction extract and a non-fiction extract on a similar subject. What does 'tone' mean in this context?
- 20th September 1985'The orchard sighs as the last apple falls.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
- 21st September 1985Correct the double negative: 'I haven't got no pencil.'
- 22nd September 1985Explain why a report's recommendation should be based on the findings given rather than a personal, emotional appeal.
- 23rd September 1985Give one feature of Extract B's language that shows it is non-fiction rather than fiction.
- 24th September 1985Explain why, in an open cloze passage with no word bank, checking word class before thinking of an exact word saves time.
- 25th September 1985A 60-pound coat has its price increased by 30%, then the new price is reduced by 30%. Work out the final price, and state whether it is the same as the original 60 pounds.
- 26th September 1985In a class of 30 pupils, 3/5 walk to school. Of the pupils who do not walk, the ratio who cycle to those who are driven is 1 : 3. How many pupils are driven to school?
- 27th September 1985A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
- 28th September 1985Two cousins' ages add up to 25, and one is 3 years older than the other. Find the older cousin's age.
- 29th September 1985A point G is reflected in the x-axis to give the image (7, -3). What were the original coordinates of G?
- 30th September 1985A cinema showing starts at 22:40 and lasts 2 hours 5 minutes. At what time, using the 24-hour clock, does it finish?