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March 1971 5-a-day

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March 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

March 1971 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in March 1971

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

  1. 1st March 1971A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her extra credit emerged after the review.' A) DITE B) TEME C) ITEM D) CRED E) MERGE
  2. 2nd March 1971Choose the word closest in meaning to ANCIENT. A) modern B) young C) age-old D) broken E) rare
  3. 3rd March 1971FIRE ( ??? ) SHOP. Choose the missing word from: A) Place B) Work C) House D) Side E) Man
  4. 4th March 1971Choose the word closest in meaning to LENIENT. A) strict B) lax C) fair D) angry E) firm
  5. 5th March 1971Choose the word closest in meaning to DILIGENT. A) lazy B) hardworking C) careless D) forgetful E) slow
  6. 6th March 1971Choose the word closest in meaning to FRIVOLOUS. A) Serious B) Silly C) Generous D) Wealthy E) Cautious
  7. 7th March 1971FH is to HF as JL is to ( ? ) A) JL B) LJ C) KL D) LK E) JK
  8. 8th March 1971HAMMER is to NAIL as ( ? ) is to SCREW A) Wrench B) Screwdriver C) Drill D) Bolt E) Nut
  9. 9th March 1971If a shape is a square, it has four equal sides. Shape X does not have four equal sides. What can you conclude about Shape X?
  10. 10th March 1971(GRAND) (RIVE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) G B) D C) R D) A E) N
  11. 11th March 1971Three pupils, Kofi, Lily and Marco, each play one sport (netball, tennis or hockey) and each was born in a different month (April, May or June). The hockey player was born in May. Kofi was born in April. Lily does not play hockey. Kofi does not play tennis. What sport does Kofi play, and what sport does Marco play?
  12. 12th March 1971If the code for TUVW is ZABC, what is the code for XYZQ, using the same rule? A) DEFW B) CDEV C) DEFX D) EFGX E) CDEW
  13. 13th March 1971Under timed conditions, spot the misspelled word: 'The recieved parcel contained a birthday present.'
  14. 14th March 1971'The traffic hummed like a river of light.' Name the simile in this line.
  15. 15th March 1971True or False: it is always best to choose the first prompt listed on the paper without reading the others.
  16. 16th March 1971Where should the apostrophe go in 'the students results' (referring to the results belonging to several students)?
  17. 17th March 1971'The river sings a silver song.' Which word in this line is an example of personification, giving a human quality to something non-human?
  18. 18th March 1971A pupil describes a character as 'unusual' in one draft and 'weird' in another, to describe the same behaviour. Explain the difference in connotation between these two words.
  19. 19th March 1971How many lines are quoted in 'The train stitches the dark countryside together, / rattling its steady, patient rhythm'?
  20. 20th March 1971Which word has a more negative connotation: "cheap" or "inexpensive"?
  21. 21st March 1971Identify the word class of 'garden' in the sentence 'They plan to garden every weekend'.
  22. 22nd March 1971State the main difference between persuasive writing and discursive writing.
  23. 23rd March 1971'The beam swept the sea like a searching hand.' Name the simile in this line.
  24. 24th March 1971Correct the punctuation error: 'Whats the time?'
  25. 25th March 1971State whether inference questions (working out something not directly stated) are more commonly associated with fiction extracts or with straightforward factual non-fiction extracts.
  26. 26th March 1971'The orchard sighs as the last apple falls.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
  27. 27th March 1971Correct the double negative: 'I haven't got no pencil.'
  28. 28th March 1971Explain why a report's recommendation should be based on the findings given rather than a personal, emotional appeal.
  29. 29th March 1971Give one feature of Extract B's language that shows it is non-fiction rather than fiction.
  30. 30th March 1971Complete the gap: 'Although the museum was due to close, the curator (1)_______ the visitors to stay a few minutes longer.'
  31. 31st March 1971A company's profit falls from 250,000 pounds to 220,000 pounds. Express the fall as a percentage decrease of the original profit.