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January 1981 5-a-day

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January 1981

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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Every sheet in January 1981

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st January 1981A cell is shaded in row 1, column 3 of a grid, with a diagonal mirror line running from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner. Which cell is the reflection?
  2. 2nd January 1981Give one word that is a synonym for 'forlorn'.
  3. 3rd January 1981If the code for PLANT is QMBOU (each letter moved one place forward), what is the code for GRASS?
  4. 4th January 1981Which is larger, 5/9 or 0.6?
  5. 5th January 1981Find the next term: 2, 5, 14, 41, 122, ( ? )
  6. 6th January 1981Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly: 'The apprentices tools were kept in a locked chest' or 'The apprentice's tools were kept in a locked chest' (for one apprentice)?
  7. 7th January 1981'The rain hammered against the window.' Name the technique used in this sentence.
  8. 8th January 1981What is 4/5 of 45?
  9. 9th January 1981'The rescued fox seemed wary of every sound, flinching at the smallest movement near its cage.' What does 'wary' suggest about the fox's state of mind?
  10. 10th January 1981Find the missing three-letter word that fits both sentences: 'Please put the sheep back in the ( ).' and 'I need a ( ) to sign this form.'
  11. 11th January 1981An L-shaped room is made from a rectangle 6m by 4m with a 2m by 2m square cut from one corner. What is the area of the room?
  12. 12th January 1981What is the past participle of 'begin' (as in 'the concert had ___')?
  13. 13th January 1981What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, ...?
  14. 14th January 1981Work out 2/5 of 90.
  15. 15th January 1981What is 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form?
  16. 16th January 1981HARD ( ) HOUSE - which word completes HARD and begins HOUSE?
  17. 17th January 1981Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANSPARENT.
  18. 18th January 1981Find the next number: 6, 40, 10, 34, 14, 28, ?
  19. 19th January 19814 (7) 5 | 6 (?) 10.
  20. 20th January 1981In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 2 added to it. If the code for SAD is 21-3-6, what is the code for WIN?
  21. 21st January 1981In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on. If the code for SHIP is 8-19-18-11, what is the code for LAMP, using the same rule? A) 15-26-14-11 B) 12-1-13-16 C) 14-25-13-10 D) 15-25-14-12 E) 12-26-13-11
  22. 22nd January 1981Which ONE word means both 'a flying nocturnal mammal' and 'the equipment used to hit a ball in cricket'? A) CLUB B) BAT C) RACKET D) MOUSE E) STICK
  23. 23rd January 1981If the code for METEOR is UMBMWZ, what is the code for TROPHY, using the same rule? A) AZWXPG B) BYWXQG C) CZXXPG D) BZWXPG E) BZXWPG
  24. 24th January 1981MAR ( ??? ) TLE. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) TEA B) KET C) POT D) LID E) URN
  25. 25th January 1981Choose the word closest in meaning to GENUINE. A) fake B) rare C) authentic D) valuable E) modern
  26. 26th January 1981(SPIDER, WEB) (BEE, HIVE) (BIRD, ?) A) Nest B) Cage C) Branch D) Egg E) Feather
  27. 27th January 1981ABUNDANT is to SCARCE as GENEROUS is to ( ? ) A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cautious E) Friendly
  28. 28th January 1981FOOT ( ??? ) ROOM. Choose the missing word from: A) Ball B) Step C) Path D) Print E) Hold
  29. 29th January 1981Which word is closest in meaning to ANCIENT? A) Modern B) Ageless C) Old D) Young E) New
  30. 30th January 1981If the code for APPLE is ZOOKD, what is the code for GRAPE, using the same rule?
  31. 31st January 1981Which word can mean both 'a group of musicians' and 'a strip of material used to hold something together'? A) Choir B) Band C) Orchestra D) Belt E) Team