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May 1965 5-a-day

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May 1965

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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Every sheet in May 1965

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

  1. 1st May 1965Find the missing three-letter word that fits both sentences: 'The carpenter used a ( ) to cut the wood.' and 'I ( ) my friend at the shop yesterday.'
  2. 2nd May 1965A rectangle is 7cm by 5cm. What is its area?
  3. 3rd May 1965'The young violinist looked reticent backstage, saying little as the other players warmed up around her.' What does 'reticent' suggest about the violinist?
  4. 4th May 1965Which word means the opposite of 'transparent': see-through, clear, cloudy, glossy?
  5. 5th May 1965A jacket originally costing 60 pounds is reduced by 25%. What is the sale price?
  6. 6th May 1965A shop reduces a 40 pound jacket by 25 percent in a sale. What is the sale price?
  7. 7th May 1965TEA ( ) HOLE - which word completes TEA and begins HOLE?
  8. 8th May 1965Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to RELUCTANT.
  9. 9th May 1965Find the next number: 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?
  10. 10th May 19655 (13) 3 | 4 (?) 6.
  11. 11th May 1965In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on (for example, TOP has the code 7-12-11). Which word does the code 8-6-13 represent?
  12. 12th May 1965A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'She kept extra index cards in a folder.' A) TRAY B) RAIN C) NEXT D) DEXT E) EXTR
  13. 13th May 1965Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ( ? )
  14. 14th May 1965Which ONE word means both 'a container often made of cardboard' and 'to fight using your fists'? A) PUNCH B) FIGHT C) BOX D) CRATE E) SPAR
  15. 15th May 1965A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Japan today announced new plans.' A) PANT B) PANDA C) TODY D) DAYT E) ANTO
  16. 16th May 1965Choose the word closest in meaning to CHEERFUL. A) miserable B) joyful C) tired D) angry E) calm
  17. 17th May 19653, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ( ? )
  18. 18th May 1965SPANIEL is to DOG as TROUT is to ( ? ) A) Sea B) Fish C) River D) Fisherman E) Scales
  19. 19th May 1965A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The bags and boxes were carried inside the hall.' A) SAND B) BAND C) ANDS D) DAND E) NDBO
  20. 20th May 1965In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 subtracted from it. If the code for JULY is 6-17-8-21, what is the code for SILK, using the same rule?
  21. 21st May 1965If the code for MOUSE is OQWUG, what is the code for TIGER, using the same rule?
  22. 22nd May 1965Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID? A) Secretive B) Honest C) Confused D) Angry E) Quiet
  23. 23rd May 1965W ( ? ? ? ) ATE. A) EST B) OWL C) ILL D) ARE E) OAR
  24. 24th May 1965Which word is closest in meaning to INSCRUTABLE? A) Obvious B) Mysterious C) Friendly D) Simple E) Talkative
  25. 25th May 1965If the code for CANDLE is ECPFNG, what is the code for CLOCK, using the same rule? A) FORFN B) DMPDL C) MEQNE D) ENQME E) ENQEM
  26. 26th May 1965Why is it a problem if a pupil spends eight minutes writing a detailed plan in a 30-minute writing task?
  27. 27th May 1965Find and correct the single error: 'I recieved a letter from my cousin yesterday.'
  28. 28th May 1965What type of word (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) is missing in the sentence 'The children played ___ in the garden all afternoon'?
  29. 29th May 1965In the sentence 'I could not say what drew me back to that house, only that some part of me had never truly left it', is the extract written in first person or third person?
  30. 30th May 1965'Several shopkeepers say the removal of parking spaces has hurt their trade.' Give one word from this sentence that means 'damaged' or 'harmed'.
  31. 31st May 1965Should this sentence have commas around the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.'? Explain your answer.