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September 1979 5-a-day

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September 1979

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st September 1979State whether the word "chatty" generally has a positive or negative connotation, compared with the more negative "nosy", when describing someone who talks to a lot of people.
  2. 2nd September 1979Identify the word class of 'garden' in the sentence 'They plan to garden every weekend'.
  3. 3rd September 1979State the main difference between persuasive writing and discursive writing.
  4. 4th September 1979'The lighthouse stands watch over the sleeping bay.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
  5. 5th September 1979Which sentence uses a colon correctly? A) We need: eggs, milk and flour. B) We need three things: eggs, milk and flour.
  6. 6th September 1979State whether inference questions (working out something not directly stated) are more commonly associated with fiction extracts or with straightforward factual non-fiction extracts.
  7. 7th September 1979'The wasps hovered like tiny golden thieves.' Name the simile in this line.
  8. 8th September 1979Choose the correct pronoun: 'The teacher gave the prize to Sam and (I / me).'
  9. 9th September 1979Name two features you would expect to see in a formal report but would not usually see in a persuasive letter.
  10. 10th September 1979Why might a mixed-genre paper pair a personal story about swifts with a factual passage about swifts, rather than about two unrelated topics?
  11. 11th September 1979Complete the gap: 'Although the museum was due to close, the curator (1)_______ the visitors to stay a few minutes longer.'
  12. 12th September 1979A company's profit falls from 250,000 pounds to 220,000 pounds. Express the fall as a percentage decrease of the original profit.
  13. 13th September 1979A journey of 320 km is split into two parts in the ratio 3 : 5. Given that 1/4 of the shorter part is on a motorway, how many km of the journey are on a motorway?
  14. 14th September 1979A rectangle has length 7 cm and width 5 cm. Calculate its perimeter.
  15. 15th September 1979The sum of two people's ages is 30 and their difference is 4. Find the two ages.
  16. 16th September 1979Point E is at (-2, -5). Translate E by 4 right and 6 up. Write down the new coordinates.
  17. 17th September 1979A ferry departs 21:50 and arrives 00:15 the next day. How long is the crossing?
  18. 18th September 1979Class X has a mean test score of 62 and a range of 30. Class Y has a mean test score of 62 and a range of 12. Compare the two classes' scores in one sentence.
  19. 19th September 1979Find the nth term rule for the sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, ...
  20. 20th September 1979A pupil has 10 minutes left and 6 unanswered questions. Roughly how long can they spend on each remaining question?
  21. 21st September 1979A sequence is formed by doubling the previous term, starting at 3: 3, 6, 12, 24, ... Find the 6th term.
  22. 22nd September 1979A graph shows a plant grows 4cm in week 1, 7cm in week 2 and 5cm in week 3. What is the total growth over the three weeks?
  23. 23rd September 1979A sequence starts at 50, and each term is 6 less than the one before. Find the 4th term.
  24. 24th September 1979A class of 32 pupils is split into equal groups of 4 for a project. How many groups are there?
  25. 25th September 1979Calculate: 504 divided by 8.
  26. 26th September 1979What is 12 x 12?
  27. 27th September 1979A class of 30 pupils is split into groups of 5. How many groups are there?
  28. 28th September 1979Three angles on a straight line are 55 degrees, 65 degrees and x. What is the value of x?
  29. 29th September 1979Work out 3/8 + 1/8, giving your answer in its simplest form.
  30. 30th September 1979Divide 108 by 9.