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December 1979 5-a-day

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December 1979

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st December 1979What is the effect of the connecting phrase 'by contrast' in the second sentence?
  2. 2nd December 1979Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
  3. 3rd December 1979Write an original simile describing a bonfire, avoiding the cliche "as hot as fire".
  4. 4th December 1979What is the purpose of shaking the pulp gently on the mesh screen, according to the extract?
  5. 5th December 1979Give one word from Extract B that shows the writer feels strongly that swimming is important.
  6. 6th December 1979What does "in medias res" mean when applied to a story's opening?
  7. 7th December 1979How many lines are quoted in 'The hammer sings its one bright note again and again, / until the iron finally learns to bend'?
  8. 8th December 1979Give one typical feature of a persuasive extract that would not usually appear in a purely factual non-fiction extract.
  9. 9th December 1979Explain why estimating before doing a calculation is a useful check, even when you plan to use a calculator.
  10. 10th December 1979A 12-pack of juice cartons costs 4.80 pounds. Find the price per carton.
  11. 11th December 1979Convert 420 mm to centimetres.
  12. 12th December 19799 x 6 = 5_, where the underscore is the missing units digit of the answer. Find the missing digit.
  13. 13th December 1979Name a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and equal opposite angles, but sides that are not all equal and no right angles.
  14. 14th December 1979A ruler is marked in centimetres, with 10 small divisions between each centimetre mark. What does each small division represent?
  15. 15th December 1979A temperature line graph shows the temperature rose from 4 degrees C at 6am to 18 degrees C at 2pm, then fell to 10 degrees C by 6pm. Describe, in one sentence, how the temperature changed over the whole day.
  16. 16th December 1979A sequence begins 4, 9, 14, 19, ... Write down the next two terms.
  17. 17th December 1979A shop reduces a 60 pound jacket by 20 percent, then adds 5 percent VAT to the reduced price. What is the final price?
  18. 18th December 1979A tank holds 180 litres and is filled at 15 litres per minute. How long does it take to fill from empty?
  19. 19th December 197914 x 40
  20. 20th December 1979Share 36 sweets in the ratio 2:1.
  21. 21st December 1979Solve: n/3 + 4 = 10.
  22. 22nd December 1979A right angle is split into two parts, one of 35 degrees. Find the other part.
  23. 23rd December 1979Multiply 6 by 9.
  24. 24th December 1979Write 45:27 in its simplest form, working in your head. Which single number should you spot as the common factor?
  25. 25th December 1979What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 45,872?
  26. 26th December 1979A warehouse has 68 boxes. It receives a delivery of 47 more. How many boxes does the warehouse have now?
  27. 27th December 1979If 4 identical rulers cost 3 pounds 60 in total, how much do 9 rulers cost?
  28. 28th December 1979Find the mean of this data set: 5, 15, 25, 35.
  29. 29th December 1979Take 27 away from 82.
  30. 30th December 1979Add 3,847 and 2,956.
  31. 31st December 1979A price of 40 pounds is increased by 25%. Work out the new price.