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January 1968 5-a-day

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January 1968

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

January 1968 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in January 1968

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

  1. 1st January 1968'Reluctant to leave, Sara lingered by the door.' Does 'lingered' suggest Sara left quickly or slowly?
  2. 2nd January 1968DH is to EJ as MP is to ? A) NR B) NQ C) OR D) MR E) NP
  3. 3rd January 1968Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to FRUGAL.
  4. 4th January 1968WIND ( ??? ) STONE - which word completes WIND and begins STONE?
  5. 5th January 196812 (5) 7 | 15 (?) 9.
  6. 6th January 1968Here are five words: SQUARE, TRIANGLE, MONDAY, CIRCLE, FRIDAY. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  7. 7th January 1968Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Rich
  8. 8th January 1968Here are five words: SQUARE, HEXAGON, TUESDAY, TRIANGLE, THURSDAY. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  9. 9th January 1968Here are five words: VIOLIN, SOFA, TRUMPET, ARMCHAIR, CELLO. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  10. 10th January 1968Find the letter that continues the series, where the gap between letters grows by one place each time: D, F, I, M, ( ? )
  11. 11th January 1968Which ONE word means both 'an organised contest between two teams or players' and 'a short thin stick used to light a fire'? A) GAME B) FLAME C) MATCH D) CONTEST E) SPARK
  12. 12th January 1968Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY. A) energetic B) exhausted C) anxious D) confused E) content
  13. 13th January 1968Which word is closest in meaning to TRANQUIL? A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Anxious D) Busy E) Excited
  14. 14th January 1968Find the next number: 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, ( ? )
  15. 15th January 1968Freya is in front of Grace in a queue. Grace is in front of Harun. Who is directly in the middle of these three?
  16. 16th January 1968GI ( ? ? ? ) LER. A) OWL B) ILL C) ARE D) ANT E) OAT
  17. 17th January 1968Find the word that completes both compound words: FOOT____ and ____STOOL.
  18. 18th January 1968STANZA is to POEM as MOVEMENT is to ( ? ) A) Song B) Symphony C) Orchestra D) Note E) Rhythm
  19. 19th January 1968Find the next letter in this woven sequence, which combines three separate simpler sequences: B, Z, G, D, X, I, F, V, K, ( ? )
  20. 20th January 1968Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, S, N, H, ( ? ) A) A B) C C) B D) E E) F
  21. 21st January 1968In the sentence 'The governess had, by long practice, learned to mask her weariness with a composed smile', what does 'mask' suggest she is doing with her tiredness?
  22. 22nd January 1968Using the root 'aud' (to hear), explain what an 'audience' is.
  23. 23rd January 1968'Despite early doubts, the scheme proved remarkably successful.' What does 'remarkably' suggest about how successful the scheme was?
  24. 24th January 1968'many parents worry that a later start would simply clash with work and childcare arrangements.' What does 'clash' suggest about the relationship between school times and parents' schedules?
  25. 25th January 1968Find and copy the phrase that shows Leo has been thinking carefully about what to say.
  26. 26th January 1968'The old woman's hands trembled slightly as she unfolded the letter, though the room was far from cold.' Why does the phrase 'though the room was far from cold' matter for working out her feeling?
  27. 27th January 1968Why might a writer sustain one comparison across several words in a sentence, rather than using a new comparison for every detail?
  28. 28th January 1968'No, really, I'm fine to walk home,' said Ellie, glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. What contradiction can be found between what Ellie says and what she does?
  29. 29th January 1968'clean water, not the flood itself, was making more people ill' - what does this sentence suggest about the real danger after a flood?
  30. 30th January 1968'The stadium was virtually empty long before the final whistle.' 'Virtually' is closest in meaning to: A) completely B) almost entirely C) never D) occasionally
  31. 31st January 1968Give one word from the extract that means roughly the same as 'complain'.