Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
July 1996 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1996
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1996CAT ( ) BOWL - which word completes CAT and begins BOWL?
- 2nd July 1996(POSSIBLE, IMPOSSIBLE) (PATIENT, IMPATIENT) (MATURE, ?)
- 3rd July 1996Find the next number: 10, 17, 31, 59, 115, ( ? )
- 4th July 1996F=30, G=3, H=4, J=18, K=12. Work out F - G x H. Which letter has this value?
- 5th July 1996In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on (for example, BIG has the code 25-18-20). Which word does the code 24-6-11 represent?
- 6th July 1996Using the key L=5, M=6, N=11, P=30, Q=1, work out (N - M) x M. Which letter has this value?
- 7th July 1996Find the next number in the series: 200, 190, 181, 173, 166, ( ? )
- 8th July 1996A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her extra credit emerged after the review.' A) DITE B) TEME C) ITEM D) CRED E) MERGE
- 9th July 1996Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) plentiful B) scarce C) huge D) common E) fresh
- 10th July 1996A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her costume attracted lots of attention.' A) COST B) MEAT C) READ D) ALCO E) TUME
- 11th July 1996If the code for CHASE is GLEWI, what is the code for BRAKE, using the same rule? A) EUDNH B) FVEOI C) GWFPJ D) FVDOH E) EVFOI
- 12th July 1996Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID. A) dishonest B) secretive C) honest D) shy E) formal
- 13th July 1996Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Busy D) Anxious E) Sudden
- 14th July 1996Which word can mean both 'a piece of writing that tells a story' and 'one level of a building'? A) Level B) Story C) Floor D) Chapter E) Book
- 15th July 1996AUTHOR is to BOOK as COMPOSER is to ( ? ) A) Music B) Symphony C) Instrument D) Orchestra E) Song
- 16th July 1996Ben is older than Cara. Cara is older than Dev. Dev is older than Ellis. Who is the second youngest?
- 17th July 1996(SPAN) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) P C) A D) T E) N
- 18th July 1996Four pupils, Amir, Bea, Cody and Dee, each have a different favourite subject: maths, art, science or music. Amir's favourite is not maths or science. Bea's favourite is not art or music. Cody's favourite is not music. Dee's favourite is science. What is Amir's favourite subject?
- 19th July 1996If the code for BRISK is WMDNF, what is the code for CLOUD, using the same rule? A) YHKQZ B) XGJPY C) WFIOX D) XHJPZ E) YGKPX
- 20th July 1996Which word class is 'quickly' in the sentence 'She quickly finished her homework': noun, verb, adverb, or adjective?
- 21st July 1996'The city exhales its last warmth into the cold night air.' Explain what is being compared to what in this metaphor.
- 22nd July 1996True or False: it is always best to choose the first prompt listed on the paper without reading the others.
- 23rd July 1996Where should the apostrophe go in 'the students results' (referring to the results belonging to several students)?
- 24th July 1996In the line 'The river sings a silver song', how many lines are quoted here?
- 25th July 1996The word 'light' appears in 'Please turn on the light.' and 'The suitcase felt surprisingly light.' Explain the two meanings.
- 26th July 1996True or False: repeated sounds or rhythms in a poem about travel can be used to mimic the movement being described.
- 27th July 1996A writer describes a character's home as "cosy" rather than "cramped". What impression is the writer trying to create?
- 28th July 1996Identify the word class of 'garden' in the sentence 'They plan to garden every weekend'.
- 29th July 1996State the main difference between persuasive writing and discursive writing.
- 30th July 1996'Every night I feed the light its steady diet of flame.' Which word is the key metaphor, borrowed from looking after a living creature?
- 31st July 1996Correct the punctuation and capitalisation in this line of speech: can you help me asked leo