Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
February 1995 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1995
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1995BAKER is to BREAD as TAILOR is to ( ? ) A) Fabric B) Clothes C) Needle D) Thread E) Scissors
- 2nd February 1995If the code for XYZ is ZAB, what is the code for VWX, using the same rule (each letter moves 2 places forward, wrapping round the alphabet if needed)? A) XYZ B) WXY C) YZA D) XZY E) ZXY
- 3rd February 1995In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 6 added to it. If the code for BIRD is 8-15-24-10, what is the code for FROG, using the same rule?
- 4th February 1995In this code, every vowel moves 1 place back in the alphabet, and every consonant moves 4 places forward. What is the code for LAMP?
- 5th February 1995(SPAR) (AIN). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) P C) A D) R E) N
- 6th February 1995'The dog cowered under the table, ears flat against its head.' What does 'cowered' suggest about how the dog was feeling?
- 7th February 1995Find and copy the phrase that shows Amara was angry without saying a word.
- 8th February 1995Why might a writer set a scene at dusk rather than in bright daylight when trying to create an eerie atmosphere?
- 9th February 1995The adjective 'active' can become an adverb by adding a suffix. What is the adverb, and what does it mean in 'She actively supported the campaign'?
- 10th February 1995'His excuse for being late didn't hold water.' What does 'didn't hold water' mean here?
- 11th February 1995Give one word from the extract that means 'gives credit to' or 'attributes to'.
- 12th February 1995Complete the gap: 'The team trained for months; ___ , they lost in the very first round.' Choose from: therefore, despite this, furthermore.
- 13th February 1995'The tide slides in on silver feet.' Which word gives the tide a human quality, an example of personification?
- 14th February 1995Complete the sentence with the better word for a personal diary entry: "Today I (1)_______ my new book and could not put it down." Choose: A) commenced B) started C) initiated
- 15th February 1995Complete the analogy: Chapter is to book as scene is to ___.
- 16th February 1995In the sentence 'Amara stood outside the head teacher's office, the folder of certificates clutched so tightly against her chest that the corners had begun to crease', which phrase shows Amara was gripping the folder very hard?
- 17th February 1995'But now, standing in the doorway of the same house, none of it seemed real.' What word signals a return to the present, and what does 'now' suggest about the relationship between the past and present moments?
- 18th February 1995"She was (1)_______ terrified of spiders." Choose the word matching "absolutely": A) a little B) somewhat C) petrified
- 19th February 1995Why does Noah build his new sandcastle 'closer to the dunes this time'?
- 20th February 1995In the sentence 'The cat slept QUIETLY on the windowsill', what word class is the capitalised word?
- 21st February 1995Choose the correct word: "(1)_______ than twenty pupils attended the after-school club." A) Less B) Fewer
- 22nd February 1995What does Jack notice about the corridors as he walks further into the house?
- 23rd February 1995'The lid was stiff, but when it finally gave way...' What does 'finally' suggest about how easy it was to open the trunk?
- 24th February 1995Give a synonym for 'happy'.
- 25th February 1995Find 40% of 150 using 10% as a building block.
- 26th February 1995Work out -6 + 9.
- 27th February 1995Write down a multiple of both 4 and 5 that is less than 30.
- 28th February 1995A cross-shaped tile is made from a 12 cm by 4 cm rectangle and a 4 cm by 12 cm rectangle overlapping at their centres, where the overlapping square is 4 cm by 4 cm. Find the total area of the cross.