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January 1976 5-a-day

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January 1976

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st January 1976Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to HUMBLE. A) modest B) proud C) shy D) polite E) small
  2. 2nd January 1976Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) noisy B) chaotic C) peaceful D) busy E) anxious
  3. 3rd January 1976Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to DILIGENT. A) Hardworking B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  4. 4th January 1976TR is to QO as JG is to ( ? ) A) GD B) FD C) GE D) HD E) GC
  5. 5th January 1976AC is to CA as EG is to ( ? ) A) EG B) GE C) FG D) GF E) EF
  6. 6th January 1976All the pupils in Class 5 own a bicycle. Tom owns a bicycle. Is Tom definitely in Class 5?
  7. 7th January 1976(TEAM) (AZE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) T B) E C) A D) M E) Z
  8. 8th January 1976Farah is taller than Grace. Hugo is taller than Ivy. Grace is taller than Jax. Is Hugo taller or shorter than Jax, or can this not be determined?
  9. 9th January 1976In this code, the first two letters of a four-letter word move 3 places forward in the alphabet, and the last two letters move 3 places back. If the code for FLAT is IOXQ, what is the code for GONE, using the same rule? A) JRKB B) JQKB C) IRKB D) JRLC E) KRJB
  10. 10th January 1976Correct the spelling error: 'It was definately the best film I had ever seen.'
  11. 11th January 1976'Streetlights blink awake one by one.' Which word gives the streetlights a human quality?
  12. 12th January 1976State whether the prompt 'Write a story that begins with someone finding an old key' is asking for narrative, persuasive or descriptive writing.
  13. 13th January 1976Choose the correct word: 'The cat licked (its / it's) paw.'
  14. 14th January 1976True or False: A poem written in four-line stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme has an irregular, unpredictable structure.
  15. 15th January 1976Explain the difference in connotation between 'thrifty' and 'stingy', two words for someone careful with money.
  16. 16th January 1976'The train stitches the dark countryside together.' Which word is the metaphor's key verb, borrowed from sewing?
  17. 17th January 1976Why might a persuasive writer deliberately choose a word with a strong negative connotation when describing the opposing side of an argument?
  18. 18th January 1976Identify the conjunction in the sentence 'I wanted to go outside, but it was raining.'
  19. 19th January 1976In a discursive essay, how many main viewpoints should generally be presented before the concluding paragraph?
  20. 20th January 1976True or False: a poem written from the point of view of a single character, using 'I', is written in the first person.
  21. 21st January 1976Correct the comma splice: 'The bell rang, everyone stood up.'
  22. 22nd January 1976In the sentence 'Surely no reasonable person could disagree that recycling should be compulsory', which genre is most likely being used: fiction, non-fiction, or persuasive?
  23. 23rd January 1976A poem describing a busy harvest uses short, quick lines, then switches to longer, slower lines once the orchard is described as empty. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  24. 24th January 1976Choose the correct word: 'We have (fewer / less) time than we thought.'
  25. 25th January 1976A pupil writes a persuasive letter to a local council. Which paragraph should generally state the reason for writing: the opening or the closing paragraph?
  26. 26th January 1976In Extract A, what does Grandad do every year at dusk?
  27. 27th January 1976Complete the gap: 'The recipe called for two eggs, but Tom had only (1)_______ , so he halved the other ingredients too.'
  28. 28th January 1976A savings account of 500 pounds earns 4% interest in a year. Work out the amount in the account after one year.
  29. 29th January 1976Explain why it is important to identify which step, the fraction or the ratio, happens first in a combined ratio and fraction problem.
  30. 30th January 1976A cube has edges of length 5 cm. Calculate its volume.
  31. 31st January 1976Two cousins' ages add up to 25, and one is 3 years older than the other. Find the older cousin's age.