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November 1965 5-a-day

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November 1965

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in November 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 November 1965FOOT ( ) OUT - which word completes FOOT and begins OUT?
  2. 2nd November 1965(15 - 6) x 3 = [ ] + 15. Find the missing number.
  3. 3rd November 1965Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: TWI ( ? ) EAK
  4. 4th November 1965Jake, Kim and Leo each play exactly one instrument: piano, violin or drums. Jake does not play the violin. Kim does not play the piano or the drums. Leo does not play the drums. What instrument does Jake play?
  5. 5th November 19654 (17) 3 | 6 (?) 5. The first number is doubled, then three times the second number is added. Work out the missing number. A) 25 B) 27 C) 24 D) 30 E) 22
  6. 6th November 1965Which ONE word means both 'extra money charged for borrowing, or earned on savings' and 'a feeling of wanting to know more about something'? A) PROFIT B) CURIOSITY C) INTEREST D) CHARGE E) ATTENTION
  7. 7th November 1965Using the same alphabet-position rule (A=1, B=2, up to Z=26), which word has the code 6-9-5-12-4? A) FIELD B) FIELS C) GIELD D) FIELE E) EIDLF
  8. 8th November 1965M=7, N=3, P=10, R=21, S=31. Work out M x N + P. Which letter has this value?
  9. 9th November 19654 x 6 = [ ] + 9. Find the missing number.
  10. 10th November 1965Which word is most nearly opposite to ABUNDANT? A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Wealthy
  11. 11th November 1965If the code for SPARK is URCTM, what is the code for FLAME, using the same rule? A) HNCOG B) DJYKC C) EKZLD D) GMBNF E) HNCPG
  12. 12th November 1965Find the word that completes both compound words: ARM____ and ____MAN.
  13. 13th November 1965A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The recipe always altered slightly depending on the cook.' A) LAMP B) MEAL C) SALT D) RATE E) COAT
  14. 14th November 1965Find the next letter: D, G, K, P, ( ? )
  15. 15th November 1965Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (LEAF, TREE) (PETAL, FLOWER) (FEATHER, ? ) A) Nest B) Wing C) Bird D) Sky E) Beak
  16. 16th November 1965Find the one word that can come before all three of these words to make a real compound word each time: ___BOARD, ___STORM, ___FALL. A) Snow B) Over C) Water D) Surf E) Chess
  17. 17th November 1965Find the letter that continues the series: V, R, N, J, ( ? ) A) G B) E C) F D) H E) D
  18. 18th November 1965Explain in one sentence why varying sentence length improves a piece of creative writing.
  19. 19th November 1965In your own words, explain why some residents want the hives moved further from housing.
  20. 20th November 1965'Counting the lanes to keep her mind from racing ahead of her body.' What does this phrase suggest Priya is trying to do?
  21. 21st November 1965What event brings Ellie back to the present moment?
  22. 22nd November 1965How many lines are quoted in 'The sky clenches its grey fist, / holding its breath before the fall'?
  23. 23rd November 1965'The summit finally offered its view as a reward.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
  24. 24th November 1965A prompt asks: "What if it never got dark?" Give one specific, interesting consequence a pupil could focus a story around, rather than trying to describe every effect of endless daylight.
  25. 25th November 1965'Her explanation, though technically accurate, felt somehow evasive.' Explain how the word 'though' helps you work out that 'evasive' has a negative rather than positive meaning here.
  26. 26th November 1965Find and copy the phrase that shows Mia has done this before.
  27. 27th November 1965Why might too much dialogue that simply repeats what has already been described weaken a story?
  28. 28th November 1965Explain why a writer might choose to describe a small background sound, like a chair scraping, at a tense moment in a story.
  29. 29th November 1965In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?
  30. 30th November 1965Choose the correct word: "The (1)_______ of the school gave a speech at assembly." (principal/principle)