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May 1972 5-a-day

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May 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

May 1972 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in May 1972

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

  1. 1st May 1972A shape has a dot in its top-left corner. The shape is reflected in a vertical mirror line (a left-right flip). Where is the dot now?
  2. 2nd May 1972Which word is closest in meaning to 'ancient': (a) modern (b) old (c) fast (d) small?
  3. 3rd May 1972Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to VOLUNTARY: A) Willing B) Compulsory C) Optional D) Unpaid E) Eager
  4. 4th May 1972A jacket costs 50 pounds and is increased by 20% for a new season. What is the new price?
  5. 5th May 1972A shape is reflected in a horizontal mirror line. If a black dot sits in the bottom-right corner of the original shape, where will it be in the reflection?
  6. 6th May 1972In a code, HORSE is written JQTUG. Using the same rule, decode the word FCTM.
  7. 7th May 1972What is the past tense of 'begin'?
  8. 8th May 1972LIME ( ) WALL - which word completes LIME and begins WALL?
  9. 9th May 1972(CHEF, KNIFE) (ARTIST, BRUSH) (PLUMBER, ?)
  10. 10th May 1972Find the next number: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ( ? )
  11. 11th May 1972F=8, G=3, H=5, J=52, K=59. Work out (F + G) x H - J. Which letter has this value?
  12. 12th May 1972In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 taken away from it. If the code for SUN is 15-17-10, which word does the code 4-11-16 represent?
  13. 13th May 1972Freya has more books than Grace. Hassan has more books than Ibrahim. Who has the most books?
  14. 14th May 1972Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANSPARENT. A) Clear B) Opaque C) Thin D) Glass E) Bright
  15. 15th May 1972Here are five words: JUPITER, RUBY, SATURN, EMERALD, MARS. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  16. 16th May 1972Choose the word closest in meaning to TIMID. A) bold B) shy C) angry D) clever E) tall
  17. 17th May 1972PUPPY is to DOG as KITTEN is to ? A) Cat B) Mouse C) Bird D) Fish E) Horse
  18. 18th May 1972A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The heat became extreme almost overnight.' A) CAME B) MEAL C) TREME D) BECA E) ALMO
  19. 19th May 1972Choose the word closest in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) scarce B) plentiful C) average D) limited E) rare
  20. 20th May 1972Choose the word closest in meaning to OBSTINATE. A) Flexible B) Stubborn C) Confused D) Shy E) Friendly
  21. 21st May 1972Which two of these are the odd ones out? A) Oak B) Salmon C) Birch D) Trout E) Willow
  22. 22nd May 1972BD is to FH as JL is to ( ? ) A) MO B) NP C) NO D) MP E) OP
  23. 23rd May 1972Amy, Ben and Cleo each own exactly one pet: a cat, a dog or a rabbit, and no two own the same pet. Amy does not own the cat. Ben owns the dog. Which pet does Amy own?
  24. 24th May 1972(CARD) (OVE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) C B) A C) R D) D E) O
  25. 25th May 1972No pupil in Year 5 has a packed lunch on Fridays. Which of these statements must be FALSE? A) Every Year 5 pupil has a school dinner on Fridays. B) Zara, who is in Year 5, has a packed lunch on Friday. C) Some Year 6 pupils have a packed lunch on Friday. D) No Year 5 pupil has a school dinner on Friday. E) Zara is not in Year 5.
  26. 26th May 1972In this code, the first three letters of a six-letter word move 2 places forward in the alphabet, and the last three letters move 2 places back. If the code for GARDEN is ICTBCL, what is the code for PLANET, using the same rule? A) RNCLCR B) RMCLCR C) RNCKCR D) RNCLBR E) SNCLCR
  27. 27th May 1972Identify the tense of the verb in 'By the time we arrived, the film had already started.'
  28. 28th May 1972How many lines are quoted in 'Streetlights blink awake one by one, / stitching the dark city back together'?
  29. 29th May 1972A pupil is given a single-word prompt: 'Forgotten'. Give one specific angle they could choose rather than trying to cover every possible meaning of the word.
  30. 30th May 1972Explain why the comma matters in these two versions: 'Let's eat, Grandma.' and 'Let's eat Grandma.'
  31. 31st May 1972A poem's final stanza repeats a word from its first stanza. Explain one reason a poet might do this.