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December 1964 5-a-day

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December 1964

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in December 1964

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 1964'which somehow felt worse than shouting' - whose feelings does this phrase most likely describe?
  2. 2nd December 1964'a loose sign clattered like something trying to get out' - what does this simile suggest to the reader?
  3. 3rd December 1964'His refusal to apologise surprised his classmates.' What verb is 'refusal' built from, and what does the whole word mean?
  4. 4th December 1964Explain the difference in meaning between 'to jump on the bandwagon' and 'to hit the nail on the head'.
  5. 5th December 1964Why might a writer choose to quote the rangers' caution rather than simply reporting the record numbers alone?
  6. 6th December 1964Sentence completion: 'The manual gave a highly ___ account of how to assemble the furniture, listing every screw and panel.' Choose the best word: vague, detailed, brief, casual.
  7. 7th December 1964In the line 'The tide slides in on silver feet', how many lines are quoted?
  8. 8th December 1964Complete the sentence with the correct correlative word: "The soup was (1)_______ too salty but also far too thin." A) not only B) either C) neither
  9. 9th December 1964Give a synonym for 'ancient' that is stronger/more formal than 'old'.
  10. 10th December 1964What does the word 'finally' suggest about how long Amara had been waiting?
  11. 11th December 1964'She remembered the exact moment the letter arrived: the postman's knock, the crackle of the envelope, the way her hands shook as she opened it.' What signal phrase shows this is a flashback, and why does the sentence slow down here?
  12. 12th December 1964Rank these three words for anger from mildest to strongest: furious, irritated, angry.
  13. 13th December 1964What had happened to Noah's sandcastle by the time he noticed it?
  14. 14th December 1964Choose the correct verb form: 'By the time the bus arrived, the queue ___ around the corner.' A) stretches B) had stretched C) stretch
  15. 15th December 1964Choose the correct word: "Signing the peace treaty was a (1)_______ moment for both countries." A) historic B) historical
  16. 16th December 1964What is unusual about the light in the corridors, according to the extract?
  17. 17th December 1964'the hinges shrieking in protest' - name the technique used here.
  18. 18th December 1964Give an antonym for 'brave'.
  19. 19th December 1964Find 1% of 600.
  20. 20th December 1964Find the difference in temperature between -7 degrees C and 6 degrees C.
  21. 21st December 1964Which of these numbers is NOT divisible by 9: 342, 630, 451?
  22. 22nd December 1964State the two steps you should always take before calculating the area of a compound shape made of several rectangles.
  23. 23rd December 1964Find the perimeter of a rectangle measuring 7 cm by 4 cm.
  24. 24th December 1964A train travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h for 3 hours. How far does it travel?
  25. 25th December 1964A Venn diagram shows 40 pupils in total. 25 play football, 18 play tennis, and 10 play both. How many play neither sport?
  26. 26th December 1964Solve: 5x = 35.
  27. 27th December 1964Write 7/20 as a decimal.
  28. 28th December 1964Solve 3x + 8 = 29.
  29. 29th December 1964A bar chart shows a shop sold 35 umbrellas in April and 20 in May. How many more umbrellas were sold in April than May?
  30. 30th December 1964Solve 4(x + 1) = 2(x + 9).
  31. 31st December 1964A total bill of 56 pounds is split equally between 4 friends, but one friend also owes an extra 5 pounds for a drink they had alone. Find how much that friend pays in total.