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October 1968 5-a-day

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October 1968

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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

  1. 1st October 1968Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to GENUINE. A) real B) fake C) rare D) precious E) plain
  2. 2nd October 1968Which ONE word means both 'a fitting that controls the flow of water' and 'a style of dance performed in shoes with metal soles'? A) Jig B) Tap C) Step D) Flow E) Beat
  3. 3rd October 1968Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to HUMBLE. A) modest B) proud C) shy D) polite E) small
  4. 4th October 1968Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) noisy B) chaotic C) peaceful D) busy E) anxious
  5. 5th October 1968Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to DILIGENT. A) Hardworking B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  6. 6th October 1968TR is to QO as JG is to ( ? ) A) GD B) FD C) GE D) HD E) GC
  7. 7th October 1968AC is to CA as EG is to ( ? ) A) EG B) GE C) FG D) GF E) EF
  8. 8th October 1968All the pupils in Class 5 own a bicycle. Tom owns a bicycle. Is Tom definitely in Class 5?
  9. 9th October 1968(TEAM) (AZE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) T B) E C) A D) M E) Z
  10. 10th October 1968Farah is taller than Grace. Hugo is taller than Ivy. Grace is taller than Jax. Is Hugo taller or shorter than Jax, or can this not be determined?
  11. 11th October 1968In this code, the first two letters of a four-letter word move 3 places forward in the alphabet, and the last two letters move 3 places back. If the code for FLAT is IOXQ, what is the code for GONE, using the same rule? A) JRKB B) JQKB C) IRKB D) JRLC E) KRJB
  12. 12th October 1968Choose the correct option: 'Neither of the boys (was / were) ready on time.'
  13. 13th October 1968'Streetlights blink awake one by one.' Which word gives the streetlights a human quality?
  14. 14th October 1968Why should a pupil pick the prompt they have the most specific ideas for, rather than the prompt that sounds most impressive?
  15. 15th October 1968Correct the punctuation: 'She had one request see her family before the operation.'
  16. 16th October 1968True or False: A poem written in four-line stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme has an irregular, unpredictable structure.
  17. 17th October 1968Explain the difference in connotation between 'thrifty' and 'stingy', two words for someone careful with money.
  18. 18th October 1968'The train stitches the dark countryside together.' Which word is the metaphor's key verb, borrowed from sewing?
  19. 19th October 1968Why might a persuasive writer deliberately choose a word with a strong negative connotation when describing the opposing side of an argument?
  20. 20th October 1968What sentence type is 'What a fantastic goal that was!'?
  21. 21st October 1968Why is it a strength, not a weakness, for a persuasive piece to mention and then answer a counter-argument?
  22. 22nd October 1968True or False: a poem written from the point of view of a single character, using 'I', is written in the first person.
  23. 23rd October 1968Correct the comma splice: 'The bell rang, everyone stood up.'
  24. 24th October 1968A mixed-genre paper asks pupils to compare the tone of a fiction extract and a non-fiction extract on a similar subject. What does 'tone' mean in this context?
  25. 25th October 1968A poem describing a busy harvest uses short, quick lines, then switches to longer, slower lines once the orchard is described as empty. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  26. 26th October 1968Choose the correct word: 'We have (fewer / less) time than we thought.'
  27. 27th October 1968A pupil writes a persuasive letter to a local council. Which paragraph should generally state the reason for writing: the opening or the closing paragraph?
  28. 28th October 1968In Extract A, what does Grandad do every year at dusk?
  29. 29th October 1968Explain why, in an open cloze passage with no word bank, checking word class before thinking of an exact word saves time.
  30. 30th October 1968A 60-pound coat has its price increased by 30%, then the new price is reduced by 30%. Work out the final price, and state whether it is the same as the original 60 pounds.
  31. 31st October 1968In a class of 30 pupils, 3/5 walk to school. Of the pupils who do not walk, the ratio who cycle to those who are driven is 1 : 3. How many pupils are driven to school?