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July 1975 5-a-day

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July 1975

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in July 1975

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

  1. 1st July 19758 x 3 = 16 + [ ]. Find the missing number.
  2. 2nd July 1975Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: CHI ( ? ) OAL
  3. 3rd July 1975Ben is older than Cara. Dev is older than Ben. Cara is older than Ellie. Who is the youngest?
  4. 4th July 1975Find the missing number that makes both sides equal: 15 + 9 = 13 + [ ]
  5. 5th July 1975Which ONE word means both 'to guide or show the way' and 'a heavy, soft grey metal once used in water pipes and paint'? A) GUIDE B) METAL C) LEAD D) STEER E) TIN
  6. 6th July 1975Using A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, the code for CLOUD is 3-12-15-21-4. What is the code for STORM, using the same rule? A) 18-19-14-17-12 B) 19-20-15-18-13 C) 20-21-16-19-14 D) 19-20-18-15-13 E) 13-18-15-20-19
  7. 7th July 1975Find the letter that continues the series: E, I, M, Q, ( ? )
  8. 8th July 1975All the trophies in the display cabinet are gold. The tallest trophy in the school is silver. What can you correctly conclude about the tallest trophy?
  9. 9th July 1975Which word is most nearly opposite to DILIGENT? A) Careful B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  10. 10th July 1975Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position (A=1 to Z=26) is doubled, the code for CAB is 6-2-4. What is the code for FED, using the same rule? A) 12-10-8 B) 6-5-4 C) 10-8-6 D) 12-8-10 E) 6-10-4
  11. 11th July 1975Find the missing number: (9 x 3) - 7 = 30 - ( ? ) A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 20 E) 30
  12. 12th July 1975A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The opera terrified the young pianist backstage.' A) MEAL B) LAMP C) RATE D) DUST E) COAT
  13. 13th July 1975Find the next number in this woven series: 5, 20, 9, 16, 13, 12, ( ? )
  14. 14th July 1975Eight books are on a shelf. The dictionary is to the left of the atlas. The atlas is to the left of the novel. Which of these three books is in the middle?
  15. 15th July 1975A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The old piano vents were dusty.' A) Oven B) Iano C) Nove D) Anov E) Vent
  16. 16th July 1975Find the letter that continues the series: D, F, H, J, ( ? ) A) K B) L C) M D) J E) I
  17. 17th July 1975Give one example of figurative language you could use to describe a storm.
  18. 18th July 1975Give one word from the extract that means 'requested'.
  19. 19th July 1975Name the simile used to describe the coach's whistle.
  20. 20th July 1975True or False: Ellie is remembering a time when she was ten years old.
  21. 21st July 1975A poem uses very short lines during its description of the storm's peak, after longer lines earlier. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  22. 22nd July 1975'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking.' Which two words describe how the climber's legs feel?
  23. 23rd July 1975Explain in your own words what the saying "Actions speak louder than words" means.
  24. 24th July 1975'The negotiations were protracted, dragging on for over a year before an agreement was reached.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'protracted' means 'lasting a long time'?
  25. 25th July 1975Why might a writer choose specific numbers, 'the fifth, the ninth', rather than just saying Mia avoided the creaky stairs?
  26. 26th July 1975Name two of the five senses that a pupil might use, other than sight, to describe a busy market.
  27. 27th July 1975True or False: according to the extract, Ravi manages to say the announcement without any trouble.
  28. 28th July 1975What is the purpose of a stage direction such as '(angrily)' before a line of dialogue?
  29. 29th July 1975Choose the correct word: "We walked (1)_______ the old church on our way to the park." (past/passed)
  30. 30th July 1975Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
  31. 31st July 1975'The birds sang brightly outside the hospital window, indifferent to the silence within.' Explain how this description contrasts with the likely mood inside the room.