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March 1973 5-a-day

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March 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in March 1973

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 1973Explain the difference between personification in general and pathetic fallacy specifically.
  2. 2nd March 1973Complete the sentence: "It rained heavily all week; (1)_______, the football pitch was unplayable." A) meanwhile B) as a result C) in addition
  3. 3rd March 1973Two words from a word bank could both fit grammatically in this gap: 'The old bridge (1)_______ under the weight of the lorry.' The word bank includes 'creaked' and 'exploded'. Explain which word fits the sentence's tone better and why.
  4. 4th March 1973Explain in one sentence why the writer opens with 'Honeybees are far more than just honey-makers' rather than starting with a fact about pollination.
  5. 5th March 1973Order these numbers from smallest to largest: -5, -1, 2, -8.
  6. 6th March 1973Two amounts are in the ratio 3 : 4, and the larger amount is 15 more than the smaller. Find the value of one part of the ratio.
  7. 7th March 1973List the first five multiples of 7.
  8. 8th March 1973A shop sells pens in packs of 8 for 3.20 pounds per pack. What is the cost of one pen?
  9. 9th March 1973A shape is made of two cuboids joined together: one measuring 4 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm, and another measuring 5 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm. Find the total volume.
  10. 10th March 1973State whether an angle of 155 degrees is acute, obtuse, reflex or a right angle.
  11. 11th March 1973Jack pays for a 4.35 pound magazine with a 5 pound note. How much change does he get?
  12. 12th March 1973A bag has 3 yellow and 7 white balls. What is the probability of picking a yellow ball?
  13. 13th March 1973Using the formula P = 2l + 2w, find P when l = 8 and w = 5.
  14. 14th March 1973Find the range of 23, 9, 17, 31, 15.
  15. 15th March 1973A temperature graph shows a steady rise from 8C at 6am to 20C at 12 noon. What is the temperature at 9am?
  16. 16th March 1973A map has a scale where 2cm represents 5km. How many km does 8cm represent?
  17. 17th March 1973Look at the number sequence: 5, 9, 13, 17, ... What is the next term?
  18. 18th March 1973Calculate: 4,672 + 1,859.
  19. 19th March 1973Four friends, Leo, Mia, Sam and Zara, each finished in a different position (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) in a race. (1) Leo did not finish 1st or 4th. (2) Mia finished immediately before Sam. (3) Zara finished 1st. Find each person's finishing position.
  20. 20th March 1973Write 'seven thousand and sixty' in figures.
  21. 21st March 1973Tom has 45 pounds. He spends 1/3 of it on a book, then 2/5 of what is left on a game. How much does he have left?
  22. 22nd March 1973Find the missing term in this sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, [], 37.
  23. 23rd March 1973A train journey starts at 09:45 and takes 1 hour 50 minutes. What time does it arrive?
  24. 24th March 1973Order these from smallest to largest: 0.45, 2/5, 48%.
  25. 25th March 1973Work out 4.7 + 3.85.
  26. 26th March 1973What is 47 + 68?
  27. 27th March 1973Express 18 out of 40 as a percentage.
  28. 28th March 1973A cafe sells a meal deal for 5 pounds 50, or the items separately for 2 pounds 20 and 3 pounds 60. How much is saved by buying the meal deal?
  29. 29th March 1973Find the mean of 6, 9, 12, 13.
  30. 30th March 1973Five numbers have a range of 18. The smallest number is 7. What is the largest number?
  31. 31st March 1973Work out 5/6 - 3/8, giving your answer in its simplest form.