Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
August 1995 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 1995
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 1995If the code for WALNUT is VZKMTS, what is the code for GRASS, using the same rule? A) EPYQQ B) HSBTT C) QFZRR D) RRZQF E) FQZRR
- 2nd August 1995For a non-fiction writing task such as a letter or a report, which planning tool is usually more useful than a story mountain?
- 3rd August 1995Find and correct the single error: 'Each of the puppies were given a new home.'
- 4th August 1995Sentence completion: 'The witness gave a ___ account of the accident, recalling every small detail.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, confusing.
- 5th August 1995'The rain had turned the lane to mud, and by dusk the last light had drained from the sky entirely.' What two changes does this sentence describe: one to the setting, one to the time of day?
- 6th August 1995'The council responded cautiously, promising to review the parking changes within six months.' What does 'cautiously' suggest about how the council reacted?
- 7th August 1995Punctuate correctly: 'Mount Everest which is the tallest mountain in the world attracts thousands of climbers each year.'
- 8th August 1995Explain in one sentence why persuasive writing often links a problem directly to its effect on a sympathetic group, such as children, rather than describing the problem in general terms.
- 9th August 1995Convert to reported speech: 'I am standing right here,' shouted Jack.
- 10th August 1995Add the correct suffix, applying the doubling rule: 'run' + '-ing' = ?
- 11th August 1995Choose the correctly spelled word: A) occured B) occurred C) ocurred D) occurrred
- 12th August 1995According to the extract, how much energy do polytunnels save compared with traditional greenhouses?
- 13th August 1995Explain what is meant by the idiom "burn the midnight oil" in the sentence: "The whole team had to burn the midnight oil to finish the project before the deadline."
- 14th August 1995Explain why "as cold as ice" is generally considered a weak simile to use in creative writing.
- 15th August 1995True or False: according to the extract, the sheet of paper is used before it has fully dried.
- 16th August 1995Why might a mixed-genre paper pair a fiction extract about hesitation at a pool with a persuasive extract about closing pools?
- 17th August 1995Explain why an opening line describing a character waking up and getting ready for the day is generally considered a weak choice for an 11+ story.
- 18th August 1995'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again.' Which word suggests the sound is repeated many times?
- 19th August 1995Which genre is being described: 'a short piece that explains a process using technical terms and no named characters'?
- 20th August 1995A shop's till shows a bill of 179.40 pounds for 6 identical items. Estimate the price of one item by rounding the total to the nearest 10 pounds first.
- 21st August 1995A 2-litre bottle of squash costs 3.00 pounds and a 3-litre bottle costs 4.20 pounds. Which is better value per litre?
- 22nd August 1995Convert 850 g to kilograms.
- 23rd August 1995100 - 6_ = 37, where the underscore is the missing units digit of the two-digit number 6_. Find the missing digit.
- 24th August 1995What is the order of rotational symmetry of a rectangle that is not a square?
- 25th August 1995A measuring cylinder has marks at 100 ml and 150 ml, with 5 equal divisions between them. What does each division represent?
- 26th August 1995A conversion graph shows that 10 miles is equal to 16 km. How many km is 5 miles?
- 27th August 1995A sequence begins 6, 10, 14, 18, ... Determine whether 100 is a term in the sequence. Show your working.
- 28th August 1995Three friends share a bill in the ratio 2:3:5. If the total bill is 60 pounds, how much does the friend with the largest share pay?
- 29th August 1995A journey of 245km is covered at an average speed of 70km/h. How long does the journey take?
- 30th August 1995Find 5% of 220.
- 31st August 1995Write 3/5 as a percentage.