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October 1973 5-a-day

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October 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in October 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 October 1973How many 1/4-litre glasses can be filled from 3 litres of juice?
  2. 2nd October 1973A solid stands on a 2 by 3 grid with heights A1 = 1, B1 = 0, C1 = 2, A2 = 3, B2 = 1, C2 = 0. How many individual unit cubes are touching the table?
  3. 3rd October 1973Top-left: white square. Top-right: black square. Bottom-left: white pentagon. What is the bottom-right cell?
  4. 4th October 1973A cell is shaded in row 1, column 3 of a grid, with a diagonal mirror line running from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner. Which cell is the reflection?
  5. 5th October 1973Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: 'Because the attic light had failed, she read the diary by torchlight.'
  6. 6th October 1973Find the missing letter: FIL ( ? ) ARE, where the letter completes the first word and starts the second.
  7. 7th October 1973Which is larger, 5/9 or 0.6?
  8. 8th October 1973In a race, Owen finished before Priya. Priya finished before Ravi. Sana finished before Owen. Who finished first?
  9. 9th October 1973What is the past tense of 'lay' (as in 'to lay something down')?
  10. 10th October 1973'The rain hammered against the window.' Name the technique used in this sentence.
  11. 11th October 1973Share 84 sweets in the ratio 3:4.
  12. 12th October 1973'The rescued fox seemed wary of every sound, flinching at the smallest movement near its cage.' What does 'wary' suggest about the fox's state of mind?
  13. 13th October 1973Find the missing three-letter word that fits both sentences: 'Please put the sheep back in the ( ).' and 'I need a ( ) to sign this form.'
  14. 14th October 1973A rectangle is 7cm by 5cm. What is its area?
  15. 15th October 1973What is the past participle of 'begin' (as in 'the concert had ___')?
  16. 16th October 1973What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, ...?
  17. 17th October 1973Work out 2/5 of 90.
  18. 18th October 1973A shop reduces a 40 pound jacket by 25 percent in a sale. What is the sale price?
  19. 19th October 1973HARD ( ) HOUSE - which word completes HARD and begins HOUSE?
  20. 20th October 1973Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANSPARENT.
  21. 21st October 1973Find the next number: 6, 40, 10, 34, 14, 28, ?
  22. 22nd October 19734 (7) 5 | 6 (?) 10.
  23. 23rd October 1973In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 2 added to it. If the code for SAD is 21-3-6, what is the code for WIN?
  24. 24th October 1973In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on. If the code for SHIP is 8-19-18-11, what is the code for LAMP, using the same rule? A) 15-26-14-11 B) 12-1-13-16 C) 14-25-13-10 D) 15-25-14-12 E) 12-26-13-11
  25. 25th October 1973Which ONE word means both 'a flying nocturnal mammal' and 'the equipment used to hit a ball in cricket'? A) CLUB B) BAT C) RACKET D) MOUSE E) STICK
  26. 26th October 1973Which ONE word means both 'a container often made of cardboard' and 'to fight using your fists'? A) PUNCH B) FIGHT C) BOX D) CRATE E) SPAR
  27. 27th October 1973MAR ( ??? ) TLE. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) TEA B) KET C) POT D) LID E) URN
  28. 28th October 1973Choose the word closest in meaning to GENUINE. A) fake B) rare C) authentic D) valuable E) modern
  29. 29th October 1973(SPIDER, WEB) (BEE, HIVE) (BIRD, ?) A) Nest B) Cage C) Branch D) Egg E) Feather
  30. 30th October 1973ABUNDANT is to SCARCE as GENEROUS is to ( ? ) A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cautious E) Friendly
  31. 31st October 1973FOOT ( ??? ) ROOM. Choose the missing word from: A) Ball B) Step C) Path D) Print E) Hold