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May 1980 5-a-day

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May 1980

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

May 1980 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in May 1980

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 1980Jake, Kim and Leo each play exactly one instrument: piano, violin or drums. Jake does not play the violin. Kim does not play the piano or the drums. Leo does not play the drums. What instrument does Jake play?
  2. 2nd May 19804 (17) 3 | 6 (?) 5. The first number is doubled, then three times the second number is added. Work out the missing number. A) 25 B) 27 C) 24 D) 30 E) 22
  3. 3rd May 1980Which ONE word means both 'extra money charged for borrowing, or earned on savings' and 'a feeling of wanting to know more about something'? A) PROFIT B) CURIOSITY C) INTEREST D) CHARGE E) ATTENTION
  4. 4th May 1980Using the same alphabet-position rule (A=1, B=2, up to Z=26), which word has the code 6-9-5-12-4? A) FIELD B) FIELS C) GIELD D) FIELE E) EIDLF
  5. 5th May 1980M=7, N=3, P=10, R=21, S=31. Work out M x N + P. Which letter has this value?
  6. 6th May 19804 x 6 = [ ] + 9. Find the missing number.
  7. 7th May 1980Which word is most nearly opposite to ABUNDANT? A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Wealthy
  8. 8th May 1980If the code for SPARK is URCTM, what is the code for FLAME, using the same rule? A) HNCOG B) DJYKC C) EKZLD D) GMBNF E) HNCPG
  9. 9th May 1980Find the word that completes both compound words: ARM____ and ____MAN.
  10. 10th May 1980A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The recipe always altered slightly depending on the cook.' A) LAMP B) MEAL C) SALT D) RATE E) COAT
  11. 11th May 1980Find the next letter: D, G, K, P, ( ? )
  12. 12th May 1980Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (LEAF, TREE) (PETAL, FLOWER) (FEATHER, ? ) A) Nest B) Wing C) Bird D) Sky E) Beak
  13. 13th May 1980Find the one word that can come before all three of these words to make a real compound word each time: ___BOARD, ___STORM, ___FALL. A) Snow B) Over C) Water D) Surf E) Chess
  14. 14th May 1980Find the letter that continues the series: V, R, N, J, ( ? ) A) G B) E C) F D) H E) D
  15. 15th May 1980Explain in one sentence why varying sentence length improves a piece of creative writing.
  16. 16th May 1980In your own words, explain why some residents want the hives moved further from housing.
  17. 17th May 1980'Counting the lanes to keep her mind from racing ahead of her body.' What does this phrase suggest Priya is trying to do?
  18. 18th May 1980What event brings Ellie back to the present moment?
  19. 19th May 1980How many lines are quoted in 'The sky clenches its grey fist, / holding its breath before the fall'?
  20. 20th May 1980'The summit finally offered its view as a reward.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
  21. 21st May 1980A prompt asks: "What if it never got dark?" Give one specific, interesting consequence a pupil could focus a story around, rather than trying to describe every effect of endless daylight.
  22. 22nd May 1980'Her explanation, though technically accurate, felt somehow evasive.' Explain how the word 'though' helps you work out that 'evasive' has a negative rather than positive meaning here.
  23. 23rd May 1980Find and copy the phrase that shows Mia has done this before.
  24. 24th May 1980Rewrite 'Amara was very happy' using 'show, don't tell'.
  25. 25th May 1980Explain why a writer might choose to describe a small background sound, like a chair scraping, at a tense moment in a story.
  26. 26th May 1980In the line 'SAM: (looking away) I'm fine, honestly.', what does the stage direction suggest about whether Sam is telling the truth?
  27. 27th May 1980Choose the correct word: "The traffic remained completely (1)_______ for over an hour." (stationary/stationery)
  28. 28th May 1980True or False: Theo denies that he made a promise about leaving by nine.
  29. 29th May 1980Explain the difference between personification in general and pathetic fallacy specifically.
  30. 30th May 1980Complete the sentence: "It rained heavily all week; (1)_______, the football pitch was unplayable." A) meanwhile B) as a result C) in addition
  31. 31st May 1980Two words from a word bank could both fit grammatically in this gap: 'The old bridge (1)_______ under the weight of the lorry.' The word bank includes 'creaked' and 'exploded'. Explain which word fits the sentence's tone better and why.