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August 1979 5-a-day

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August 1979

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st August 1979Here are five words: SUNNY, BICYCLE, WINDY, TRACTOR, RAINY. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  2. 2nd August 1979A jacket costs 50 pounds and is increased by 20% for a new season. What is the new price?
  3. 3rd August 1979A shape is reflected in a horizontal mirror line. If a black dot sits in the bottom-right corner of the original shape, where will it be in the reflection?
  4. 4th August 1979What is 3/8 of 64?
  5. 5th August 1979What is the past tense of 'begin'?
  6. 6th August 1979LIME ( ) WALL - which word completes LIME and begins WALL?
  7. 7th August 1979(CHEF, KNIFE) (ARTIST, BRUSH) (PLUMBER, ?)
  8. 8th August 1979Find the next number: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ( ? )
  9. 9th August 1979F=8, G=3, H=5, J=52, K=59. Work out (F + G) x H - J. Which letter has this value?
  10. 10th August 1979In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 4 taken away from it. If the code for SUN is 15-17-10, which word does the code 4-11-16 represent?
  11. 11th August 1979Freya has more books than Grace. Hassan has more books than Ibrahim. Who has the most books?
  12. 12th August 1979Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANSPARENT. A) Clear B) Opaque C) Thin D) Glass E) Bright
  13. 13th August 1979A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her extra credit emerged after the review.' A) DITE B) TEME C) ITEM D) CRED E) MERGE
  14. 14th August 1979Choose the word closest in meaning to TIMID. A) bold B) shy C) angry D) clever E) tall
  15. 15th August 1979PUPPY is to DOG as KITTEN is to ? A) Cat B) Mouse C) Bird D) Fish E) Horse
  16. 16th August 1979A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The heat became extreme almost overnight.' A) CAME B) MEAL C) TREME D) BECA E) ALMO
  17. 17th August 1979Choose the word closest in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) scarce B) plentiful C) average D) limited E) rare
  18. 18th August 1979Choose the word closest in meaning to OBSTINATE. A) Flexible B) Stubborn C) Confused D) Shy E) Friendly
  19. 19th August 1979Which two of these are the odd ones out? A) Oak B) Salmon C) Birch D) Trout E) Willow
  20. 20th August 1979BD is to FH as JL is to ( ? ) A) MO B) NP C) NO D) MP E) OP
  21. 21st August 1979Amy, Ben and Cleo each own exactly one pet: a cat, a dog or a rabbit, and no two own the same pet. Amy does not own the cat. Ben owns the dog. Which pet does Amy own?
  22. 22nd August 1979(CARD) (OVE). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) C B) A C) R D) D E) O
  23. 23rd August 1979No pupil in Year 5 has a packed lunch on Fridays. Which of these statements must be FALSE? A) Every Year 5 pupil has a school dinner on Fridays. B) Zara, who is in Year 5, has a packed lunch on Friday. C) Some Year 6 pupils have a packed lunch on Friday. D) No Year 5 pupil has a school dinner on Friday. E) Zara is not in Year 5.
  24. 24th August 1979In this code, the first three letters of a six-letter word move 2 places forward in the alphabet, and the last three letters move 2 places back. If the code for GARDEN is ICTBCL, what is the code for PLANET, using the same rule? A) RNCLCR B) RMCLCR C) RNCKCR D) RNCLBR E) SNCLCR
  25. 25th August 1979Add the missing apostrophe: 'The dogs bone was buried in the garden.' (one dog owns the bone)
  26. 26th August 1979How many lines are quoted in 'Streetlights blink awake one by one, / stitching the dark city back together'?
  27. 27th August 1979True or False: it is always best to choose the first prompt listed on the paper without reading the others.
  28. 28th August 1979Where should the apostrophe go in 'the students results' (referring to the results belonging to several students)?
  29. 29th August 1979A poem's final stanza repeats a word from its first stanza. Explain one reason a poet might do this.
  30. 30th August 1979The word 'bark' could mean the sound a dog makes or the outer covering of a tree. Which meaning fits in 'The dog's bark echoed across the yard'?
  31. 31st August 1979'The window offers up the sleeping villages one by one.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.