Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
May 1994 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1994
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1994Find the next number: 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?
- 2nd May 19945 (13) 3 | 4 (?) 6.
- 3rd May 1994In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on (for example, TOP has the code 7-12-11). Which word does the code 8-6-13 represent?
- 4th May 1994A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'She kept extra index cards in a folder.' A) TRAY B) RAIN C) NEXT D) DEXT E) EXTR
- 5th May 1994Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ( ? )
- 6th May 1994Here are five words: THAMES, EVEREST, SEVERN, KILIMANJARO, TRENT. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
- 7th May 1994A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Japan today announced new plans.' A) PANT B) PANDA C) TODY D) DAYT E) ANTO
- 8th May 1994Choose the word closest in meaning to CHEERFUL. A) miserable B) joyful C) tired D) angry E) calm
- 9th May 19943, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
- 10th May 1994SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
- 11th May 1994A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
- 12th May 1994In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
- 13th May 1994If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
- 14th May 1994Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
- 15th May 1994W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
- 16th May 1994Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
- 17th May 1994If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
- 18th May 1994A pupil's plan for a story reads: 'boy finds map - follows clues - gets lost - finds treasure'. Which stage of the story mountain is missing?
- 19th May 1994Find and correct the single error: 'The weather effected the outcome of the match.'
- 20th May 1994Cloze: Complete the gap using a word from this bank (although, because, however, before): 'The match was cancelled ___ the pitch was flooded.'
- 21st May 1994'From where I stood, the harbour looked almost peaceful, though I knew what lay beneath its calm surface.' What does this sentence suggest about the difference between appearance and reality?
- 22nd May 1994'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
- 23rd May 1994Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.
- 24th May 1994Find and copy the short sentence used at the end of the extract for emphasis.
- 25th May 1994Convert to reported speech: Maria said, 'I feel unwell today.'
- 26th May 1994Which spelling is correct: recieve or receive?
- 27th May 1994Find the misspelled word: 'The teacher was embarassed after tripping over the bag.'
- 28th May 1994What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?
- 29th May 1994Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
- 30th May 1994Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
- 31st May 1994What is the purpose of shaking the pulp gently on the mesh screen, according to the extract?