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March 1979 5-a-day

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March 1979

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st March 1979Combine these two short sentences into one longer sentence for better flow: 'The door creaked open. Nobody was there.'
  2. 2nd March 1979'Residents report far more butterflies and wildflowers in nearby parks.' What does 'far more' suggest about the scale of the change?
  3. 3rd March 1979In the sentence 'Priya's stomach tightened as the announcer read out the names', which word tells the reader Priya felt anxious?
  4. 4th March 1979Find and copy the phrase that shows the present-day sounds disappear as Ellie remembers.
  5. 5th March 1979True or False: onomatopoeia means a word that looks like what it describes.
  6. 6th March 1979A poem uses short, broken lines when describing the hardest part of the climb, then longer, flowing lines once the summit is reached. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  7. 7th March 1979True or False: for an open or abstract prompt, it is best to try to cover as many possible interpretations of the theme as you can within one response.
  8. 8th March 1979'The detective's theory was plausible, though not yet proven.' 'Plausible' is closest in meaning to: A) impossible B) reasonable or believable C) certain D) foolish
  9. 9th March 1979What happens at the very end of the extract that creates a sudden sense of danger?
  10. 10th March 1979Explain why a very short sentence can be effective immediately after a longer, more descriptive one.
  11. 11th March 1979'He opened his mouth. Nothing came.' Why might the writer have used two very short sentences here instead of one longer sentence?
  12. 12th March 1979In a playscript, where does a character's name usually appear in relation to their line of dialogue?
  13. 13th March 1979Choose the correct word: "Honesty is one of her most important (1)_______." (principal/principle)
  14. 14th March 1979Give one word to describe Theo's likely feeling, based on the fact that he admits his mistake but still pushes back at Ellie.
  15. 15th March 1979'The old house groaned under the weight of the storm, as though it too longed for the night to end.' What human feeling is given to the house here?
  16. 16th March 1979Explain the difference in meaning between "consequently" and "nevertheless" when joining two sentences.
  17. 17th March 1979Complete the gap using the word bank: 'Maya (1)_______ the door quietly behind her.' Word bank: closed, shouted, painted
  18. 18th March 1979'A single bee will visit hundreds of flowers in one day, transferring pollen from bloom to bloom as it feeds.' What is this process called?
  19. 19th March 1979Write 'four thousand and eighteen' in figures.
  20. 20th March 1979Explain why you divide by the difference between the ratio numbers, rather than their sum, when you are given the difference between two shares.
  21. 21st March 1979Find the HCF of 24 and 36.
  22. 22nd March 1979A bakery makes 18 trays of 12 muffins each. How many muffins does it make in total?
  23. 23rd March 1979A jug holds 1.2 litres. How many 150 ml glasses can be completely filled from a full jug?
  24. 24th March 1979Two straight lines cross at a point. One of the four angles formed is 63 degrees. State the size of the angle vertically opposite it.
  25. 25th March 1979A pack of 6 buns costs 2.40 pounds. What is the cost of one bun?
  26. 26th March 1979A fair coin is flipped. What is the probability of it landing on heads?
  27. 27th March 1979Using the formula C = 3h + 5 from the worked example, a customer is charged 26 pounds. Work out how many hours the bike was hired for.
  28. 28th March 1979The mean of four numbers is 9. Three of the numbers are 6, 8 and 11. Find the fourth number.
  29. 29th March 1979A distance-time graph shows a cyclist travels 24km in 2 hours at a steady speed. How far do they travel in 5 hours at the same speed?
  30. 30th March 1979A recipe for 4 people uses 200g of rice. How much rice is needed for 9 people?
  31. 31st March 1979In a class of 28 pupils, 16 play netball, 12 play hockey, and 5 play both sports. How many pupils play neither sport?