Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 1987 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1987
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1987Find the next number: 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?
- 2nd February 19875 (13) 3 | 4 (?) 6.
- 3rd February 1987In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on (for example, TOP has the code 7-12-11). Which word does the code 8-6-13 represent?
- 4th February 1987A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'She kept extra index cards in a folder.' A) TRAY B) RAIN C) NEXT D) DEXT E) EXTR
- 5th February 1987Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ( ? )
- 6th February 1987Freya ran further than Oliver. Oliver ran further than Isla. Isla ran further than Noah. Who ran the second furthest?
- 7th February 1987A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Japan today announced new plans.' A) PANT B) PANDA C) TODY D) DAYT E) ANTO
- 8th February 1987Choose the word closest in meaning to CHEERFUL. A) miserable B) joyful C) tired D) angry E) calm
- 9th February 19873, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
- 10th February 1987SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
- 11th February 1987A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
- 12th February 1987In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
- 13th February 1987If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
- 14th February 1987Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
- 15th February 1987W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 16th February 1987Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
- 17th February 1987If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
- 18th February 1987For a non-fiction writing task such as a letter or a report, which planning tool is usually more useful than a story mountain?
- 19th February 1987Find and correct the single error: 'Each of the puppies were given a new home.'
- 20th February 1987Sentence completion: 'The witness gave a ___ account of the accident, recalling every small detail.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, confusing.
- 21st February 1987'The rain had turned the lane to mud, and by dusk the last light had drained from the sky entirely.' What two changes does this sentence describe: one to the setting, one to the time of day?
- 22nd February 1987'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
- 23rd February 1987Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.
- 24th February 1987Find and copy the short sentence used at the end of the extract for emphasis.
- 25th February 1987Convert to reported speech: Maria said, 'I feel unwell today.'
- 26th February 1987Add the correct suffix, applying the doubling rule: 'run' + '-ing' = ?
- 27th February 1987Find the misspelled word: 'The teacher was embarassed after tripping over the bag.'
- 28th February 1987What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?