Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
December 1985 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 1985
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 1985N ( ? ? ? ) BERG. A) ICE B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 2nd December 1985Which word is closest in meaning to VORACIOUS (used to describe an appetite or desire)? A) Modest B) Insatiable C) Delicate D) Cautious E) Occasional
- 3rd December 1985If the code for MARBLE is PDUEOH, what is the code for HORSE, using the same rule? A) LSVWI B) JQTUG C) KRUHV D) HVURK E) KRUVH
- 4th December 1985A pupil's plan for a story reads: 'boy finds map - follows clues - gets lost - finds treasure'. Which stage of the story mountain is missing?
- 5th December 1985Find and correct the single error: 'The weather effected the outcome of the match.'
- 6th December 1985Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (although, because, however, before): 'The match was cancelled ___ the pitch was flooded.'
- 7th December 1985'From where I stood, the harbour looked almost peaceful, though I knew what lay beneath its calm surface.' What does this sentence suggest about the difference between appearance and reality?
- 8th December 1985True or False: According to the extract, every shopkeeper in the town supports the new cycle scheme.
- 9th December 1985Fill the gap with 'who' or 'that': 'The scientist ___ discovered the vaccine later won an award.' (a defining clause about a person)
- 10th December 1985What repeated phrase does the writer use at the start of the extract?
- 11th December 1985Explain why the pronoun 'I' in direct speech usually needs to change when converting to reported speech.
- 12th December 1985Which spelling is correct: recieve or receive?
- 13th December 1985Find the misspelled word and explain why the usual 'i before e except after c' rule does not straightforwardly apply: 'The parcel felt surprisingly heavy for its size, so Sam checked the wieght on the label.'
- 14th December 1985True or False: according to the extract, polytunnels leave crops unprotected from frost.
- 15th December 1985Explain what is meant by the idiom "a piece of cake" in the sentence: "After weeks of practice, the spelling test felt like a piece of cake."
- 16th December 1985Write an original metaphor describing a busy classroom, without using "like" or "as".
- 17th December 1985Why might a writer use words like 'begins with', 'then' and 'once' when explaining a process?
- 18th December 1985In Extract B, which phrase most directly appeals to the reader's sense of fairness for children?
- 19th December 1985Explain why planning an ending before writing the middle of a story can help avoid a weak or rushed conclusion.
- 20th December 1985A poem describing the forge uses short, sharp lines during the hammering, then longer, calmer lines once the finished tool cools. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 21st December 1985Why might a factual extract about how something works need slower, more careful reading than a fiction extract describing a feeling?
- 22nd December 1985Round 0.0472 to 1 significant figure.
- 23rd December 1985True or False: the pack with the lowest total price is always the best value for money.
- 24th December 1985A ruler's scale has marks at 0 cm and 5 cm, with 5 equal gaps between them. What value does each small gap represent?
- 25th December 1985100 - 6_ = 37, where the underscore is the missing units digit of the two-digit number 6_. Find the missing digit.
- 26th December 1985What is the order of rotational symmetry of a rectangle that is not a square?
- 27th December 1985A measuring cylinder has marks at 100 ml and 150 ml, with 5 equal divisions between them. What does each division represent?
- 28th December 1985A car's fuel gauge line graph shows the tank was full (50 litres) at the start of a journey and empty after travelling 400 km. Assuming fuel is used at a constant rate, how much fuel is left after 240 km?
- 29th December 1985A sequence has nth term 3n + 5. Work out the first three terms.
- 30th December 1985A car journey of 240 km is completed in two stages. The first stage takes 2 hours at 60 km/h. The second stage covers the remaining distance in 1.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the second stage.
- 31st December 1985Bus A leaves at 14:05 and arrives at 15:40. Bus B leaves at 14:20 and takes the same journey time as Bus A. What time does Bus B arrive?