Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 1989 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1989
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1989Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANQUIL.
- 2nd July 1989Find the next number: 50, 47, 42, 35, 26, ?
- 3rd July 19893 (12) 5 | 4 (?) 6.
- 4th July 1989In this code, each letter's alphabet position is doubled. If the code for TIN is 40-18-28, what is the code for FIG?
- 5th July 19894 (20) 6 | 5 (?) 7. The outside numbers are multiplied together, then the first outside number is subtracted. Work out the missing number. A) 30 B) 35 C) 24 D) 40 E) 33
- 6th July 1989Here are five words: CRICKET, FOOTBALL, KETTLE, RUGBY, TOASTER. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 7th July 1989If the code for METEOR is UMBMWZ, what is the code for TROPHY, using the same rule? A) AZWXPG B) BYWXQG C) CZXXPG D) BZWXPG E) BZXWPG
- 8th July 1989SUN ( ??? ) POT. Choose the missing word from: A) Set B) Shine C) Flower D) Beam E) Light
- 9th July 1989Choose the word closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC. A) idealistic B) impractical C) emotional D) practical E) careless
- 10th July 1989Which ONE word means both 'a piece of paper money' and 'a short written message'? A) Bill B) Note C) Cash D) Letter E) Ticket
- 11th July 1989CUB is to LION as CALF is to ( ? ) A) Farm B) Cow C) Milk D) Herd E) Pasture
- 12th July 1989FIRE ( ??? ) SHOP. Choose the missing word from: A) Work B) Place C) Ball D) Side E) Arm
- 13th July 1989In this code, each letter's alphabet position is halved. If the code for BJT is 1-5-10, what is the code for FDH, using the same rule?
- 14th July 1989Which word is closest in meaning to WEARY? A) Energetic B) Tired C) Anxious D) Excited E) Calm
- 15th July 1989Which word is most nearly opposite to GENEROUS? A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cheerful E) Honest
- 16th July 1989Y ( ? ? ? ) TH. A) EAR B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) ICE
- 17th July 1989Which word can mean both 'the side of a hill' and 'a steep, sloping surface used for skiing'? A) Cliff B) Slope C) Ridge D) Peak E) Valley
- 18th July 1989If the code for PARROT is NYPPMR, what is the code for GOOSE, using the same rule? A) DLLPB B) FNNRD C) EMMCQ D) CQMME E) EMMQC
- 19th July 1989Name the five stages of a story mountain plan, in order.
- 20th July 1989Find and correct the single error: 'Its raining heavily outside.'
- 21st July 1989Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (since, unless, while, until): 'You will not pass the test ___ you revise properly.'
- 22nd July 1989'Beyond the hedgerow, the fields rolled away in shades of gold and green, broken only by the dark line of the wood.' Name two colours mentioned in this description of the setting.
- 23rd July 1989'Cycle use in the town has more than doubled since the scheme began.' In your own words, explain what this sentence tells the reader about the scheme's popularity.
- 24th July 1989Explain why 'The girl that won the race' would normally not use commas, while 'Sophie, who won the race,' would.
- 25th July 1989True or False: The writer suggests the exhaust fume problem only happens occasionally.
- 26th July 1989Convert to reported speech: 'Where are you going?' Sarah asked her brother.
- 27th July 1989Complete with the correct word: 'The medicine had a strong ___ on his energy levels.' (affect/effect)
- 28th July 1989Find the misspelled word: 'The childran ran outside as soon as the bell rang.'
- 29th July 1989Give one word or phrase from the extract that describes how traditional greenhouses are heated.
- 30th July 1989Explain what is meant by the idiom "bite the bullet" in the sentence: "Tom finally decided to bite the bullet and tell his coach he wanted to quit the team."
- 31st July 1989Why should figurative language usually be used sparingly, one or two images per paragraph, rather than in every sentence?