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October 1956 5-a-day

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October 1956

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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Every sheet in October 1956

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

  1. 1st October 1956Give one feature of Extract B's language that shows it is non-fiction rather than fiction.
  2. 2nd October 1956Complete the gap: 'She read the letter twice, unable to (1)_______ what it actually meant.'
  3. 3rd October 1956Explain why a 20% increase followed by a 20% decrease does not return an amount to its original value.
  4. 4th October 1956A total of 180 pounds is shared in the ratio 1 : 5 between Zara and a savings fund. Zara then spends 1/3 of her share. How much does Zara have left?
  5. 5th October 1956A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  6. 6th October 1956Two cousins' ages add up to 25, and one is 3 years older than the other. Find the older cousin's age.
  7. 7th October 1956A point G is reflected in the x-axis to give the image (7, -3). What were the original coordinates of G?
  8. 8th October 1956A cinema showing starts at 22:40 and lasts 2 hours 5 minutes. At what time, using the 24-hour clock, does it finish?
  9. 9th October 1956A frequency table shows 1 pupil scored 5, 3 pupils scored 6, and 2 pupils scored 8 in a quiz. Work out the mean score.
  10. 10th October 1956A sequence follows the rule 'double the previous term, then subtract 1', starting at 3. Find the first four terms.
  11. 11th October 1956True or False: on a GL-style multiple-choice paper, it is generally better to fill in your best guess than to leave a question blank.
  12. 12th October 1956A pattern sequence made from matchsticks has 4 matchsticks in pattern 1, 7 in pattern 2 and 10 in pattern 3. How many matchsticks will be in pattern 6?
  13. 13th October 1956A price list shows a return train ticket costs 14.80 pounds, and a single ticket costs 8.50 pounds. How much cheaper is the return ticket than buying two single tickets?
  14. 14th October 1956A function machine multiplies a number by 4, then subtracts 6, giving an output of 26. What was the input number?
  15. 15th October 1956A jug holds 2 litres of juice. If 350ml is poured out, how many millilitres remain?
  16. 16th October 1956Order these decimals from smallest to largest: 0.6, 0.09, 0.45, 0.5.
  17. 17th October 1956What is 9 x 6?
  18. 18th October 1956A box of 24 chocolates is shared equally between 4 children. How many chocolates does each child get?
  19. 19th October 1956A square has a perimeter of 36 cm. What is the length of one side?
  20. 20th October 1956Find 3/5 of 65.
  21. 21st October 1956What is a third of 45?
  22. 22nd October 1956Solve for x: 4x + 5 = 33.
  23. 23rd October 1956A shop has 84 balloons. It sells 1/3 of them in the first hour. How many balloons are sold in the first hour?
  24. 24th October 1956Work out 3/5 x 5/6, giving your answer in its simplest form.
  25. 25th October 1956The ratio of cars to vans in a car park is 5 : 2. There are 40 cars. How many vehicles are there in total?
  26. 26th October 1956A triangle has an area of 42 cm^2 and a base of 12 cm. Find its perpendicular height.
  27. 27th October 1956Find 10% of 480 ml.
  28. 28th October 195613 x 4 = ? (use 13 = 10 + 3)
  29. 29th October 1956If a = 6 and b = 4, work out the value of 3a - b.
  30. 30th October 1956A two-digit number has a tens digit that is twice its units digit, and the digits add up to 9. What is the number?
  31. 31st October 1956What is 15 less than 92?