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January 1997 - 11+ Entrance 5-a-day

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January 1997

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

January 1997 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in January 1997

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st January 1997Find the letter that continues the series, where the gap between letters grows by one place each time: D, F, I, M, ( ? )
  2. 2nd January 1997Which ONE word means both 'an organised contest between two teams or players' and 'a short thin stick used to light a fire'? A) GAME B) FLAME C) MATCH D) CONTEST E) SPARK
  3. 3rd January 1997Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY. A) energetic B) exhausted C) anxious D) confused E) content
  4. 4th January 1997Which word is closest in meaning to TRANQUIL? A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Anxious D) Busy E) Excited
  5. 5th January 1997Find the next number: 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, ( ? )
  6. 6th January 1997Freya is in front of Grace in a queue. Grace is in front of Harun. Who is directly in the middle of these three?
  7. 7th January 1997GI ( ? ? ? ) LER. A) OWL B) ILL C) ARE D) ANT E) OAT
  8. 8th January 1997Find the word that completes both compound words: FOOT____ and ____STOOL.
  9. 9th January 1997STANZA is to POEM as MOVEMENT is to ( ? ) A) Song B) Symphony C) Orchestra D) Note E) Rhythm
  10. 10th January 1997Find the next letter in this woven sequence, which combines three separate simpler sequences: B, Z, G, D, X, I, F, V, K, ( ? )
  11. 11th January 1997Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, S, N, H, ( ? ) A) A B) C C) B D) E E) F
  12. 12th January 1997Give one word from the sentence 'The carriage rattled interminably along the rutted lane' that tells the reader the journey felt very long.
  13. 13th January 1997What does the suffix '-tion' usually do to a verb, as in 'inform' becoming 'information'?
  14. 14th January 1997'Despite early doubts, the scheme proved remarkably successful.' What does 'remarkably' suggest about how successful the scheme was?
  15. 15th January 1997'many parents worry that a later start would simply clash with work and childcare arrangements.' What does 'clash' suggest about the relationship between school times and parents' schedules?
  16. 16th January 1997Find and copy the phrase that shows Leo has been thinking carefully about what to say.
  17. 17th January 1997'The old woman's hands trembled slightly as she unfolded the letter, though the room was far from cold.' Why does the phrase 'though the room was far from cold' matter for working out her feeling?
  18. 18th January 1997Why might a writer sustain one comparison across several words in a sentence, rather than using a new comparison for every detail?
  19. 19th January 1997'No, really, I'm fine to walk home,' said Ellie, glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. What contradiction can be found between what Ellie says and what she does?
  20. 20th January 1997'clean water, not the flood itself, was making more people ill' - what does this sentence suggest about the real danger after a flood?
  21. 21st January 1997'The stadium was virtually empty long before the final whistle.' 'Virtually' is closest in meaning to: A) completely B) almost entirely C) never D) occasionally
  22. 22nd January 1997Give one word from the extract that means roughly the same as 'complain'.
  23. 23rd January 1997Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The letter was delivered by the postman.'
  24. 24th January 1997Identify the tense of the underlined verb: "By the time the bus arrived, Sam had already left."
  25. 25th January 1997According to the extract, how long did the higher-scoring pupils read independently each day?
  26. 26th January 1997Why might a playwright choose to have Dad say 'Did I? Sorry' rather than simply apologising fully and clearly?
  27. 27th January 1997Choose the correct word: "Pupils are not (1)_______ to bring mobile phones into the exam hall." (allowed/aloud)
  28. 28th January 1997True or False: the extract argues strongly that the school day should not be changed at all.
  29. 29th January 1997True or False: a poem describing a busy, crowded scene often uses long lists or piled-up images to reflect that sense of business.
  30. 30th January 1997A parcel has a total mass of 3.1 kg. The packaging has a mass of 275 g. Calculate the mass of the contents, in grams.
  31. 31st January 1997A paint mix uses blue and white paint in the ratio 2 : 3. If 10 litres of blue paint is used, how much white paint is needed?