Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 1988 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1988
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1988PAGE is to BOOK as SLICE is to ( ? ) A) Bread B) Loaf C) Knife D) Toast E) Sandwich
- 2nd February 1988Freya is not as tall as Grace. Grace is not as tall as Hana. Who is the tallest?
- 3rd February 1988(SHINE) (AGER). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) E B) S C) H D) I E) N
- 4th February 1988Aiden is older than Bea. Bea is older than Cade. Dara is older than Aiden. Cade is older than Emil. Is Dara older or younger than Emil, and how do you know?
- 5th February 1988If the code for JQVX is FMRT, what is the code for KPWY, using the same rule? A) GLSU B) HLSV C) GMSU D) FLSU E) GLRT
- 6th February 1988Choose the correct option: 'Neither of the boys (was / were) ready on time.'
- 7th February 1988A poem opens with images of noise and rushing, then ends with images of stillness and quiet. Give one reason a poet might structure a poem this way.
- 8th February 1988True or False: it is always best to choose the first prompt listed on the paper without reading the others.
- 9th February 1988Where should the apostrophe go in 'the students results' (referring to the results belonging to several students)?
- 10th February 1988'Snow fell like feathers from a torn pillow.' Name the simile in this line.
- 11th February 1988The word 'bank' appears in two sentences: 'She deposited the cheque at the bank.' and 'The children rolled down the grassy bank.' Explain the two different meanings.
- 12th February 1988A poem uses short, clipped lines to describe the train's noisy departure, then longer, flowing lines once it settles into its journey. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 13th February 1988Explain the difference in connotation between "childish" and "childlike".
- 14th February 1988Identify the word class of 'garden' in the sentence 'They plan to garden every weekend'.
- 15th February 1988State the main difference between persuasive writing and discursive writing.
- 16th February 1988A poem describing the lighthouse keeper's routine repeats the phrase 'every night' at the start of several stanzas. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 17th February 1988Correct the two apostrophe errors in this sentence, given that the room belongs to more than one lady and the coats belong to more than one man: 'The ladie's room was next to the mens coats.'
- 18th February 1988State whether inference questions (working out something not directly stated) are more commonly associated with fiction extracts or with straightforward factual non-fiction extracts.
- 19th February 1988'The apple tree empties its pockets of red and gold.' Which two colours are mentioned, and what do they likely describe?
- 20th February 1988Add a comma in the correct place: 'Without a moment's hesitation she dived into the water.'
- 21st February 1988Rewrite the informal sentence "I don't think this is fair and you should change it" in a more formal register suitable for a letter to a headteacher.
- 22nd February 1988Identify the simile used in Extract A and explain what it suggests about Grandad's feelings towards the swifts.
- 23rd February 1988Complete the gap: 'Although the museum was due to close, the curator (1)_______ the visitors to stay a few minutes longer.'
- 24th February 1988A company's profit falls from 250,000 pounds to 220,000 pounds. Express the fall as a percentage decrease of the original profit.
- 25th February 1988A journey of 320 km is split into two parts in the ratio 3 : 5. Given that 1/4 of the shorter part is on a motorway, how many km of the journey are on a motorway?
- 26th February 1988A cuboid has length 6 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Calculate its total surface area.
- 27th February 1988Maya is twice as old as her brother Leo. Maya is 16. How old is Leo?
- 28th February 1988Point H is at the origin, (0, 0). Translate H by 3 left and 5 up. Write down the new coordinates.
- 29th February 1988A train departs 09:20 and arrives 10:05. How long does the journey take?