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August 1956 5-a-day

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August 1956

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st August 1956Write 3/5 as a decimal.
  2. 2nd August 1956Estimate 68 x 31 by rounding each number to the nearest 10, then give the estimate.
  3. 3rd August 1956Work out 168 / 7.
  4. 4th August 1956Which is greater: -15 or -9?
  5. 5th August 1956Find the perimeter of a rectangle 9cm long and 5cm wide.
  6. 6th August 1956Express the ratio 15:25 in its simplest form.
  7. 7th August 1956A book costs 8.50 pounds. Calculate the cost of 6 copies of the book.
  8. 8th August 1956Add 59 and 26.
  9. 9th August 1956Convert 7/20 to a decimal.
  10. 10th August 1956A solid stands on a 3 by 2 grid (columns A, B, C; rows 1, 2). Heights: A1 = 1, B1 = 2, C1 = 1, A2 = 2, B2 = 1, C2 = 1. What is the front elevation, reading columns A, B, C?
  11. 11th August 1956Figure 1: triangle rotated 0 degrees with 2 dots. Figure 2: triangle rotated 90 degrees clockwise with 5 dots. Figure 3: square rotated 45 degrees clockwise with 3 dots. What should the answer figure look like?
  12. 12th August 1956A net has a straight line of four squares: smiley face, star, moon, heart, as before, but this time a diamond is attached directly above the moon instead of above the star. Is the diamond opposite the moon, adjacent to it, or impossible to tell using the gap rule alone?
  13. 13th August 1956If 4 pens cost 3.20 pounds, how much do 7 pens cost at the same rate?
  14. 14th August 1956Find the mean of 5, 9, 4, 10 and 2.
  15. 15th August 1956SILENT is closest in meaning to: (a) loud (b) quiet (c) fast (d) bright.
  16. 16th August 1956'The committee's decision was met with widespread apathy rather than outrage.' What does 'apathy' mean in this sentence?
  17. 17th August 1956Using the same code (A=1, B=2, and so on, added together), what is the code total for 'CAB'?
  18. 18th August 1956Work out 6 x 7 - 9.
  19. 19th August 1956I am thinking of a number. If you double it and then subtract 7, you get 15. What is my number?
  20. 20th August 1956A shape is reflected in a horizontal mirror line (a top-bottom flip). If it started with a dot in the bottom-left corner, where is the dot now?
  21. 21st August 1956Which two words are closest in meaning: HAPPY, ANGRY, JOYFUL, TIRED?
  22. 22nd August 1956(CARD) (ART). Exactly one letter can move from the end of the first word to the front of the second word so that both words made are still correctly spelled real words. Which letter moves, and what are the two new words?
  23. 23rd August 1956A price of 80 pounds increases by 5%, and the new price then decreases by 5%. Is the final price the same as the original 80 pounds? Explain briefly.
  24. 24th August 1956In a sequence, a triangle gains one extra dot along its base at each step (1 dot, 2 dots, 3 dots). How many dots will the fifth shape have?
  25. 25th August 1956Find the next number in the sequence: 3, 7, 15, 31, ...
  26. 26th August 1956Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly: 'The dog's bone was buried in the garden' or 'The dogs' bone was buried in the garden' (for one dog)?
  27. 27th August 1956SNOW ( ) WALK - which word completes SNOW and begins WALK?
  28. 28th August 1956(LOOP, POOL) (STOP, POTS) (DEER, ?)
  29. 29th August 1956Find the next number: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ( ? )
  30. 30th August 1956F=2, G=5, H=7, J=12, K=20. Work out F + G. Which letter has this value?
  31. 31st August 1956In this code, each letter's alphabet position is doubled. If the code for CAT is 6-2-40, what is the code for DOG?