Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
August 1986 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 1986
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 1986Continue the letter series: Z, X, V, T, ...
- 2nd August 1986Which meaning of 'sound' fits this sentence: 'Her argument was sound, even if her delivery was nervous.' (a) a noise (b) to measure the depth of water (c) well-reasoned and reliable (d) healthy in body?
- 3rd August 1986Continue the number series: 81, 27, 9, 3, ...
- 4th August 1986Work out 13 x 12.
- 5th August 1986A car park charges £1.50 for the first hour and 80p for every hour after that. How much does 3 hours cost?
- 6th August 1986Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: SHRIN ( ? ) NIT
- 7th August 1986OAR is to BOAT as PEDAL is to ?
- 8th August 1986(ACCURATE, INACCURATE) (SECURE, INSECURE) (VISIBLE, ?)
- 9th August 198615 - 7 = 4 + [ ]. Find the missing number.
- 10th August 1986L=8, M=3, N=5, P=10, Q=25. Work out (L - M) x N. Which letter has this value?
- 11th August 1986Isla is older than Kofi. Meera is older than Priti. Who is the oldest?
- 12th August 1986Which ONE word means both 'a piece of jewellery worn on a finger' and 'the sound a bell or telephone makes'? A) BELL B) RING C) CHIME D) BAND E) TONE
- 13th August 1986Here are five words: BALLOON, CAMERA, COFFEE, PENCIL, RABBIT. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 14th August 1986VICTORY is to DEFEAT as PRAISE is to ? A) Reward B) Criticism C) Applause D) Compliment E) Silence
- 15th August 198612 - 5 = [ ] + 3. Find the missing number.
- 16th August 1986HAMMER is to NAIL as SCREWDRIVER is to SCREW as SPANNER is to ? A) Nail B) Screw C) Bolt D) Plank E) Wire
- 17th August 1986Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to OPTIMISTIC. A) hopeful B) pessimistic C) confident D) cheerful E) calm
- 18th August 1986A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Please also verify the total before submitting.' A) OVER B) SUMS C) FORM D) DATE E) SIGN
- 19th August 1986Leo scored higher than Mona. Nia scored higher than Omar. Who scored higher, Leo or Omar?
- 20th August 1986Find the next letter: A, B, D, G, K, ( ? )
- 21st August 1986Using the rule where each letter's alphabet position has 5 added to it, which word does the code 8-6-25 represent?
- 22nd August 1986Which word can mean both 'a piece of ground for growing plants' and 'a piece of furniture for sleeping on'? A) Yard B) Bed C) Plot D) Garden E) Room
- 23rd August 1986In this code, every vowel moves 3 places forward in the alphabet, and every consonant moves 2 places back. If the code for STONE is QRRLH, what is the code for PLAIN, using the same rule? A) NJDLL B) NJDGL C) NJLDL D) NJDLG E) OJDLL
- 24th August 1986(FORTH) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) F B) O C) R D) T E) H
- 25th August 1986Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose the word 'crept' instead of 'walked' to describe a character entering a room.
- 26th August 1986'which somehow felt worse than shouting' - whose feelings does this phrase most likely describe?
- 27th August 1986'a loose sign clattered like something trying to get out' - what does this simile suggest to the reader?
- 28th August 1986'His refusal to apologise surprised his classmates.' What verb is 'refusal' built from, and what does the whole word mean?
- 29th August 1986Explain the difference in meaning between 'to jump on the bandwagon' and 'to hit the nail on the head'.
- 30th August 1986Why might a writer choose to quote the rangers' caution rather than simply reporting the record numbers alone?
- 31st August 1986Sentence completion: 'The manual gave a highly ___ account of how to assemble the furniture, listing every screw and panel.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, casual.