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May 1968 5-a-day

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May 1968

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st May 1968Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
  2. 2nd May 1968'The birds sang brightly outside the hospital window, indifferent to the silence within.' Explain how this description contrasts with the likely mood inside the room.
  3. 3rd May 1968Complete the sentence: "The choir rehearsed in the hall; (1)_______, the orchestra practised in a room upstairs." A) meanwhile B) consequently C) nevertheless
  4. 4th May 1968In a cloze passage, the word 'wandered' was used correctly in a gap, but the word bank also offered 'strolled' and 'trudged'. Explain why 'strolled' or 'trudged' might be less suitable if the surrounding sentence describes someone moving with no particular direction or purpose.
  5. 5th May 1968True or False: according to the extract, honeybees are useful only because they produce honey.
  6. 6th May 1968Round 4,652 to the nearest hundred.
  7. 7th May 1968Two jars of sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9. The larger jar has 25 more sweets than the smaller jar. How many sweets are in the smaller jar?
  8. 8th May 1968List all the factors of 30.
  9. 9th May 1968Maya buys 3 books at 4.50 pounds each and pays with a 20 pound note. How much change does she receive?
  10. 10th May 1968A tank holds 5 litres of water. How many cm^3 is this?
  11. 11th May 1968Quadrilateral WXYZ has angle W = 85 degrees, angle X = 97 degrees, angle Y = 110 degrees and angle Z = x degrees. Find x.
  12. 12th May 1968A shop reduces a 15.00 pound jacket by 3.25 pounds. What is the new price?
  13. 13th May 1968A bag contains only red and blue counters. The probability of picking red is 2/5. What is the probability of picking blue?
  14. 14th May 1968Using the formula A = s x s, find A when s = 7.
  15. 15th May 1968Find the median of 4, 9, 2, 15, 7.
  16. 16th May 1968A line graph shows a plant's height as 4cm at week 1 and 10cm at week 3, growing at a steady rate. What is the height at week 2?
  17. 17th May 1968An exchange rate shows 10 pounds is equal to 12 US dollars. How many dollars is 25 pounds equal to?
  18. 18th May 1968In this 3 by 3 grid, every row and every column adds up to 18: Row 1: 3, 8, 7. Row 2: 10, a, 2. Row 3: 5, 4, b. Find the values of a and b.
  19. 19th May 1968Calculate: 36 x 24.
  20. 20th May 1968Look at this sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54, ... What is the next term?
  21. 21st May 1968Round 37,458 to the nearest hundred.
  22. 22nd May 1968A shop has 80 T-shirts. It sells 3/4 of them on Monday, then half of the remaining T-shirts on Tuesday. How many T-shirts are left?
  23. 23rd May 1968Solve for x: 3x - 4 = 17.
  24. 24th May 1968Milk costs 90p per litre. How much does 1.5 litres cost?
  25. 25th May 1968Find 35% of 160.
  26. 26th May 1968Round 7.362 to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th May 1968Find 20% of 150.
  28. 28th May 1968A price of 60 pounds is increased by 10%, then the new price is increased by a further 10%. Find the final price.
  29. 29th May 1968Which is better value: 3 pens for 2 pounds 40, or 5 pens for 3 pounds 75?
  30. 30th May 1968What is 3/5 of 45?
  31. 31st May 1968A square has an area of 81 cm squared. What is the length of one side?