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May 1977 5-a-day

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May 1977

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in May 1977

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

  1. 1st May 1977Take 24 away from 71.
  2. 2nd May 1977A function machine takes an input, multiplies it by 3, then subtracts 5, to give an output of 22. What was the input?
  3. 3rd May 1977A library has 320 books. 3/8 of them are fiction. How many books are non-fiction?
  4. 4th May 1977Work out 7/10 - 1/5, giving your answer in its simplest form.
  5. 5th May 1977Complete the missing number: 9 : 4 = ___ : 20.
  6. 6th May 1977A cuboid has length 10 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Find its total surface area.
  7. 7th May 1977Write 0.65 as a percentage.
  8. 8th May 19776 x 8 = ?
  9. 9th May 1977A sequence starts 40, 34, 28, 22, ... Describe the term-to-term rule.
  10. 10th May 1977I think of a number, subtract 9, then multiply by 4. The result is 48. What was my number?
  11. 11th May 1977What is 9 times 5, minus 6?
  12. 12th May 1977Maya has a 10 pound note. She buys a drink costing 2.35 pounds. How much change does she get?
  13. 13th May 1977Work out 1/2 + 1/4.
  14. 14th May 1977Take 29 away from 83.
  15. 15th May 1977Simplify the ratio 56:35, working in your head. What is the largest number you can spot as a common factor?
  16. 16th May 1977A ribbon is 5/6 m long. It is cut into pieces each 1/12 m long. How many pieces are cut?
  17. 17th May 1977A solid stands on a 2 by 2 grid with stack heights A1 = 2, B1 = 2, A2 = 1, B2 = 3. How many unit cubes make up the solid altogether?
  18. 18th May 1977Row 1: triangle unshaded, triangle grey, triangle black. Row 2: square unshaded, square grey, square black. Row 3: pentagon unshaded, pentagon grey, ? What is the missing cell?
  19. 19th May 1977A single cell is shaded in row 2, column 1 of a grid that is 4 columns wide. A vertical mirror line runs down the grid exactly between column 2 and column 3. Which cell is the reflection?
  20. 20th May 1977Correct the punctuation and capitalisation in this sentence: 'my aunt who lives in bristol is visiting next tuesday'
  21. 21st May 1977Correct this sentence: 'the museum which was built in 1890 recieves thousands of visitors each year'
  22. 22nd May 1977Find 15% of 220.
  23. 23rd May 1977A triangle has a base of 12cm and a height of 9cm. What is its area?
  24. 24th May 1977'Her erratic timekeeping meant nobody knew when the workshop would actually open.' Which word below is closest in meaning to the opposite of 'erratic': steady, chaotic, unpredictable, hasty?
  25. 25th May 1977In the sentence 'Reluctant to answer, Sam stared at his shoes', what does 'reluctant' tell the reader about how Sam feels about answering?
  26. 26th May 1977Increase 60 by 15 percent.
  27. 27th May 1977Correct the error in this sentence: 'The volunteers has fed the animals before the vet arrived.'
  28. 28th May 1977Join these two words to make one compound word: FOOT + BALL.
  29. 29th May 1977A triangle has a base of 10cm and a height of 6cm. What is its area?
  30. 30th May 1977'The hall fell buoyant with relief once the final note had faded and the applause began.' What does 'buoyant' suggest about the mood in the hall?
  31. 31st May 1977Which word is closest in meaning to 'reluctant': eager, unwilling, curious, confident?