Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 1987 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1987
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1987A class of 15 pupils has a mean test score of 62. A new pupil joins and scores 78. Work out the new mean score for all 16 pupils.
- 2nd July 1987A runner covers 8 km every 40 minutes at a steady pace. At this rate, how long would it take to cover 20 km?
- 3rd July 1987A bar chart shows 6 students chose football, 4 chose swimming and 2 chose tennis. If a student is picked at random from these 12, what is the probability they chose swimming?
- 4th July 1987Two numbers have a sum of 20 and a difference of 4. Find the two numbers.
- 5th July 1987Find 35% of 180.
- 6th July 1987A train departs at 22:40 and the journey takes 1 hour 35 minutes. What time does it arrive?
- 7th July 1987Find 2/3 of 57.
- 8th July 1987Write 4:15 pm using the 24-hour clock.
- 9th July 1987A figure made only of straight lines shows a square of side 6cm with one diagonal drawn corner to corner. Which shape can be traced using only lines already in the figure: a right-angled triangle with legs 6cm and 6cm, or one with legs 3cm and 6cm?
- 10th July 1987Example 1: code NP shows an arrow pointing North. Example 2: code SP shows an arrow pointing South. Example 3: code NQ shows an arrow pointing North with a double-line tail. What does code SQ show?
- 11th July 1987Add these amounts: 3.45 pounds, 7.6 pounds and 0.85 pounds.
- 12th July 1987What is 15 percent of 200?
- 13th July 1987Find the one letter that completes the word before the brackets and starts the word after the brackets: BREA ( ? ) ANCE
- 14th July 1987Correct this sentence: 'Their going to the concert on saturday with there cousins.'
- 15th July 1987What is 11 squared?
- 16th July 1987A car park charges 1.50 pounds for the first hour and 1 pound for each hour after that. How much does a 4-hour stay cost?
- 17th July 1987'The crowd fell silent as the results were announced.' What does this sentence suggest about how the crowd was feeling?
- 18th July 1987Which word is closest in meaning to 'concise': (a) lengthy (b) brief (c) confusing (d) loud?
- 19th July 1987If the code for CAT is DBU (each letter moved one place forward in the alphabet), what is the code for DOG?
- 20th July 1987Which of these is the odd one out: a black square, a black square, a white square with a black border, a black square?
- 21st July 1987'The team had lost their last six matches, but the manager still spoke confidently about their chances in the final.' What does this suggest about the manager?
- 22nd July 1987A tank holds 60 litres when full. It is currently 3/4 full. If 9 litres are removed, what fraction of the tank is now full?
- 23rd July 1987Rewrite this sentence with the correct capital letter and full stop: 'the museum opens at nine oclock'
- 24th July 1987What is 3/8 of 64?
- 25th July 1987EF is to VU as IJ is to ? A) QR B) RS C) RQ D) QP E) SR
- 26th July 1987APPRENTICE is to EXPERT as SAPLING is to ?
- 27th July 1987FOOT ( ) OUT - which word completes FOOT and begins OUT?
- 28th July 1987(15 - 6) x 3 = [ ] + 15. Find the missing number.
- 29th July 1987Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: TWI ( ? ) EAK
- 30th July 1987Jake, Kim and Leo each play exactly one instrument: piano, violin or drums. Jake does not play the violin. Kim does not play the piano or the drums. Leo does not play the drums. What instrument does Jake play?
- 31st July 19874 (17) 3 | 6 (?) 5. The first number is doubled, then three times the second number is added. Work out the missing number. A) 25 B) 27 C) 24 D) 30 E) 22