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December 1955 5-a-day

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December 1955

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in December 1955

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

  1. 1st December 1955What is 40% of 65?
  2. 2nd December 1955The first term of a sequence is 3, and each term after that is found by doubling the previous term and adding 1. What is the third term?
  3. 3rd December 1955Correct the punctuation in this sentence: 'the girls bag was found near the school gate'.
  4. 4th December 1955A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm. Find its area.
  5. 5th December 1955What is 0.6 written as a fraction in its simplest form?
  6. 6th December 1955BC is to YX as GH is to ? A) TS B) ST C) SU D) TU E) SS
  7. 7th December 1955Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to BRAVE.
  8. 8th December 1955MILE ( ??? ) WALL - which word completes MILE and begins WALL?
  9. 9th December 19553 (14) 4 | 5 (?) 3.
  10. 10th December 1955Here are five words: TEAM, MATE, MEAT, TABLE, CHESS. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  11. 11th December 1955Priya is taller than Sam. Sam is taller than Tariq. Tariq is taller than Ben. Who is the second shortest?
  12. 12th December 1955Find the next number in the series: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ( ? )
  13. 13th December 1955Find the next term in the series: 4, 7, 13, 25, 49, ( ? )
  14. 14th December 19552, 6, 18, 54, ( ? ) A) 108 B) 144 C) 150 D) 162 E) 216
  15. 15th December 1955Which ONE word means both 'a piece of clothing worn knotted around the neck with a shirt' and 'an equal score at the end of a match'? A) SCARF B) DRAW C) TIE D) KNOT E) SCORE
  16. 16th December 1955PETAL is to FLOWER as BRANCH is to ? A) Root B) Leaf C) Tree D) Forest E) Trunk
  17. 17th December 1955Which word is closest in meaning to VIVID? A) Dull B) Bright C) Boring D) Faint E) Grey
  18. 18th December 1955Find the next number: 96, 48, 24, 12, 6, ( ? )
  19. 19th December 1955Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (UP, DOWN) (LEFT, RIGHT) (IN, ? ) A) Around B) Out C) Over D) Under E) Through
  20. 20th December 1955B ( ? ? ? ) USION. A) OWL B) ARE C) ILL D) ICE E) OAT
  21. 21st December 1955Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'The demo onstage impressed everyone.'
  22. 22nd December 1955SPARK is to FIRE as CRACK is to ( ? ) A) Break B) Glass C) Sound D) Noise E) Damage
  23. 23rd December 1955Find the next number in this sequence, which weaves together three separate simpler sequences: 1, 10, 100, 2, 20, 90, 3, 30, 80, ( ? )
  24. 24th December 1955Find the letter that continues the series: B, E, C, F, D, ( ? ) A) G B) A C) H D) F E) I
  25. 25th December 1955'It was, in short, a most disagreeable errand, and one he would gladly have declined had duty permitted.' What does this sentence tell you about the character's attitude to the errand?
  26. 26th December 1955The root 'scrib/script' means to write. What does 'transcribe' most likely mean?
  27. 27th December 1955Explain why a non-fiction writer might include a statistic, such as a percentage or number, rather than a vague description like 'many people'.
  28. 28th December 1955In your own words, summarise the two main concerns raised against changing school start times.
  29. 29th December 1955Explain in one sentence why the writer chooses to show Nadia's feelings through her actions rather than having her state directly how she feels.
  30. 30th December 1955'He answered every question in a single word, his eyes fixed on the floor.' What might this behaviour suggest about how the character is feeling during the conversation?
  31. 31st December 1955Explain in one sentence why using an animal comparison for the sea, rather than simply describing waves rising and falling, makes the description more powerful.