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May 1974 5-a-day

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May 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st May 1974Find the letter that continues the series: C, H, M, R, ( ? ) A) V B) X C) W D) U E) T
  2. 2nd May 1974Name the three main things 11+ examiners typically mark creative writing for.
  3. 3rd May 1974According to the extract, what has happened to honey yields since the beehive scheme began?
  4. 4th May 1974True or False: The simile 'like a tiny silver eye' compares the whistle to something watchful.
  5. 5th May 1974'the present rushed back in, sharp and ordinary' - what does 'ordinary' suggest about how Ellie feels about the present, compared to the memory?
  6. 6th May 1974'The sky clenches its grey fist.' Which word gives the sky a human quality?
  7. 7th May 1974How many lines are quoted in 'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking, / it simply waits, patient as stone'?
  8. 8th May 1974Why is choosing the most obvious situation for an abstract theme word often a weaker choice than a more specific, personal one?
  9. 9th May 1974'The ancient oak, gnarled and twisted, had stood in the field for three hundred years.' 'Gnarled' most likely describes wood that is: A) smooth and straight B) rough, knotted and twisted C) freshly cut D) painted
  10. 10th May 1974Explain in one sentence why the writer uses a short sentence for 'Somewhere above her, a door handle turned' rather than a longer, more detailed sentence.
  11. 11th May 1974Why might too much dialogue that simply repeats what has already been described weaken a story?
  12. 12th May 1974What does the phrase 'seemed impossibly loud' suggest about the chair scraping, compared with how loud it would normally seem?
  13. 13th May 1974In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?
  14. 14th May 1974Choose the correct word: "The (1)_______ of the school gave a speech at assembly." (principal/principle)
  15. 15th May 1974What had Theo promised, according to Ellie's line?
  16. 16th May 1974'The garden basked cheerfully in the sunshine, as if it, too, shared in the family's good news.' Does this description match or contrast with the good mood mentioned? Explain your answer.
  17. 17th May 1974Complete the sentence: "The museum's dinosaur exhibit was fascinating; (1)_______, its gift shop was surprisingly small." A) moreover B) in contrast C) therefore
  18. 18th May 1974Complete the gap: 'The children waited (1)_______ for the bell to ring.' A) impatiently B) impatient C) impatience
  19. 19th May 1974What does the writer suggest would happen to fruits and vegetables without bee pollination?
  20. 20th May 1974In the number 6,732, what is the value of the digit 7?
  21. 21st May 1974Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 8, and their difference is 21. Find the two numbers.
  22. 22nd May 1974I am a two-digit number, a multiple of 4, and a factor of 60. What could I be?
  23. 23rd May 1974Ben has 45 pounds. He buys 3 games at 12 pounds each. How much money does he have left?
  24. 24th May 1974Calculate the volume of a cuboid measuring 6 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm.
  25. 25th May 1974A straight line is divided into two angles by a single ray. One angle is 106 degrees and the other is x degrees. Find x.
  26. 26th May 1974Amara has 20 pounds. She buys a t-shirt for 8.99 pounds and a cap for 6.50 pounds. Does she have enough left to buy a 5 pound water bottle? Explain your answer.
  27. 27th May 1974Put these events in order from least likely to most likely: (a) rolling an even number on a fair dice, (b) picking the ace of spades from a full deck of 52 cards, (c) the sun rising tomorrow.
  28. 28th May 1974Using the formula C = 4 + 2m from the previous question, work out the cost of a 6-mile taxi journey.
  29. 29th May 1974A pupil scores 65, 72 and 80 on three tests. What score is needed on a fourth test for the mean of all four to be 75?
  30. 30th May 1974A graph shows a car uses a 50-litre tank of fuel to travel 400km at a steady rate. How far can it travel on 20 litres?
  31. 31st May 1974A model car is built at a scale of 1:20. If the real car is 4m long, how long is the model, in cm?