Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
March 1993 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every sheet in March 1993
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 1993Which word is closest in meaning to VORACIOUS (used to describe an appetite or desire)? A) Modest B) Insatiable C) Delicate D) Cautious E) Occasional
- 2nd March 1993If the code for MARBLE is PDUEOH, what is the code for HORSE, using the same rule? A) LSVWI B) JQTUG C) KRUHV D) HVURK E) KRUVH
- 3rd March 1993True or False: it is good practice to note one specific detail or example next to each stage of a plan, not just a general idea.
- 4th March 1993Find and correct the single error: 'The chefs speciality was a rich tomato soup.'
- 5th March 1993Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (quietly, loudly, slowly, quickly): 'She tiptoed ___ past the sleeping baby so as not to wake him.'
- 6th March 1993Explain, in your own words, what 'the wind played tricks among the rocks' suggests, without copying the original wording.
- 7th March 1993True or False: According to the extract, every shopkeeper in the town supports the new cycle scheme.
- 8th March 1993Fill the gap with 'who' or 'that': 'The scientist ___ discovered the vaccine later won an award.' (a defining clause about a person)
- 9th March 1993What repeated phrase does the writer use at the start of the extract?
- 10th March 1993Explain why the pronoun 'I' in direct speech usually needs to change when converting to reported speech.
- 11th March 1993Complete with the correct homophone: 'Please put your coat over ___.' (in that place)
- 12th March 1993Find the misspelled word and explain why the usual 'i before e except after c' rule does not straightforwardly apply: 'The parcel felt surprisingly heavy for its size, so Sam checked the wieght on the label.'
- 13th March 1993True or False: according to the extract, polytunnels leave crops unprotected from frost.
- 14th March 1993Explain what is meant by the idiom "a piece of cake" in the sentence: "After weeks of practice, the spelling test felt like a piece of cake."
- 15th March 1993Write an original metaphor describing a busy classroom, without using "like" or "as".
- 16th March 1993Why might a writer use words like 'begins with', 'then' and 'once' when explaining a process?
- 17th March 1993In Extract B, which phrase most directly appeals to the reader's sense of fairness for children?
- 18th March 1993Explain why planning an ending before writing the middle of a story can help avoid a weak or rushed conclusion.
- 19th March 1993A poem describing the forge uses short, sharp lines during the hammering, then longer, calmer lines once the finished tool cools. Give one reason a poet might do this.
- 20th March 1993Why might a factual extract about how something works need slower, more careful reading than a fiction extract describing a feeling?
- 21st March 1993True or False: an estimate should use the exact same numbers as the real calculation.
- 22nd March 1993Explain why comparing the total prices of two differently sized packs, without finding a unit price, can be misleading.
- 23rd March 1993A ruler's scale has marks at 0 cm and 5 cm, with 5 equal gaps between them. What value does each small gap represent?
- 24th March 199390 - 5_ = 38, where the underscore is the missing units digit of the two-digit number 5_. Find the missing digit.
- 25th March 1993Name a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles.
- 26th March 1993On the cylinder in the previous question, the liquid level is 2 divisions above the 100 ml mark. What is the volume of liquid?
- 27th March 1993Using the same conversion graph (10 miles = 16 km), how many miles is 32 km?
- 28th March 1993A sequence has nth term 3n + 5. Work out the first three terms.
- 29th March 1993A cinema sells tickets at 8 pounds for adults and 5 pounds for children. A group buys 3 adult and 4 child tickets, then uses a 10 pound voucher. How much do they pay in total?
- 30th March 1993A recipe for 4 people needs 320g of rice. How much rice is needed for 7 people?
- 31st March 199317 x 30