Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
August 1988 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 1988
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 1988What does the suffix '-tion' usually do to a verb, as in 'inform' becoming 'information'?
- 2nd August 1988True or False: According to the sentence 'The bridge, though costly to build, has cut journey times by half', the bridge was cheap to build.
- 3rd August 1988True or False: According to the extract, every school that has tried a later start has seen improved attendance.
- 4th August 1988True or False: Nadia gets up and leaves as soon as Leo sits down.
- 5th August 1988'Grace kept glancing towards the door, though she had checked twice already that it was locked.' What feeling does this action suggest, and why?
- 6th August 1988'as though it could not settle' - what does this phrase suggest about the sea's behaviour?
- 7th August 1988'How was the exam?' his father asked. Daniel shrugged and changed the subject. What might Daniel's non-answer suggest?
- 8th August 1988What three materials does the extract say the water filter was made from?
- 9th August 1988'The negotiations were tense, with neither side willing to compromise.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'tense' suggests stress or strain rather than calm?
- 10th August 1988Explain in your own words the two different reactions to the cycle lanes described in the extract.
- 11th August 1988Identify the passive construction in: 'The bridge, which had been built over a century ago, was finally repaired last spring.'
- 12th August 1988Choose the correct verb: "Everybody in the class (is/are) expected to hand in the form by Friday."
- 13th August 1988In your own words, explain what the survey mentioned in the extract found.
- 14th August 1988What does Zara's line 'You said that ten minutes ago' suggest about how long she has been waiting?
- 15th August 1988Choose the correct word: "Pupils are not (1)_______ to bring mobile phones into the exam hall." (allowed/aloud)
- 16th August 1988Why might a writer present both sides of an issue like a school start-time change, rather than only the benefits?
- 17th August 1988How many lines are quoted in 'Voices pile on voices, a tower of noise / that sways but never quite falls'?
- 18th August 1988A water tank fills at a constant rate, taking 12 minutes to fill 156 litres. Calculate how long it would take to fill a 400 litre tank, to the nearest minute.
- 19th August 1988A paint mix uses blue and white paint in the ratio 2 : 3. If 10 litres of blue paint is used, how much white paint is needed?
- 20th August 1988List the first six triangular numbers.
- 21st August 1988A number has 12 added to it, then the result is divided by 4, giving 9. What was the original number?
- 22nd August 1988An isosceles triangle has an apex angle of 40 degrees. Find the size of each of the other two, equal, angles.
- 23rd August 1988A cuboid has three different rectangular face sizes. How many faces of each size does it have?
- 24th August 1988In a bar chart, the tallest bar shows 24 and the shortest shows 9. What is the difference between them?
- 25th August 1988Two straight lines cross, forming an angle of 37 degrees on one side. Find the vertically opposite angle.
- 26th August 1988Four friends each own a different colour bike: red, blue, green or yellow. Dan's bike is not red or blue. Ellie's bike is green. Which colour must Dan's bike be?
- 27th August 1988A sequence begins 3, 7, 11, 15, ... What is the next term?
- 28th August 1988Write 3/10 as a decimal.
- 29th August 1988A journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes do two of these journeys take?
- 30th August 1988Convert 2.5 hours into minutes.
- 31st August 1988A price of 70 pounds is increased by 20%. What is the new price?