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April 1981 5-a-day

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April 1981

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in April 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 April 1981'The negotiations, delicate at the best of times, nearly collapsed over a single clause.' What does 'delicate' suggest about the negotiations?
  2. 2nd April 1981A tank contains 60 litres of water. A tap adds 4 litres per minute for 5 minutes, then a drain removes 15 litres. How much water is in the tank now?
  3. 3rd April 1981A coach timetable shows departures every 25 minutes, starting at 07:10. What is the fourth departure time?
  4. 4th April 1981What is the plural of 'lighthouse'?
  5. 5th April 1981A shape is reflected in a vertical mirror line. A dot is 3 cm to the left of the mirror line. Where does the reflected dot appear?
  6. 6th April 1981A rhombus has all four sides equal in length. Which of these is also always true of a rhombus: (a) all angles are 90 degrees, or (b) opposite angles are equal?
  7. 7th April 1981A cube has sides of length 6cm. What is its volume?
  8. 8th April 1981What number comes next in the sequence: 3, 7, 11, 15, ...?
  9. 9th April 1981Work out 5/8 of 96.
  10. 10th April 1981The first term of a sequence is 3, and each term after that is found by doubling the previous term and adding 1. What is the third term?
  11. 11th April 1981A rectangle has an area of 48cm2 and a width of 6cm. What is its length?
  12. 12th April 1981Find the area of a rectangle measuring 9 m by 4 m.
  13. 13th April 1981What is 0.6 written as a fraction in its simplest form?
  14. 14th April 1981HK is to KH as QR is to ? A) RQ B) QR C) RK D) KQ E) QQ
  15. 15th April 1981Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to DILIGENT.
  16. 16th April 1981BOOK ( ??? ) HOLE - which word completes BOOK and begins HOLE?
  17. 17th April 19816 (33) 3 | 7 (?) 4.
  18. 18th April 1981Here are five words: BUS, TRAIN, APPLE, CAR, BANANA. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  19. 19th April 1981If the code for PLANT is TPERX, what is the code for BRIDGE, using the same rule? A) FVMHKI B) EUMGJH C) FVLGJI D) GWNIJK E) FUMHKJ
  20. 20th April 1981SURGEON is to SCALPEL as ARTIST is to ?
  21. 21st April 1981Freya is faster than Grace. Grace is faster than Harry. Harry is faster than Imran. Imran is faster than Jack. Who is exactly in the middle when all five are ranked from fastest to slowest?
  22. 22nd April 19815, 9, 6, 10, 7, 11, ( ? ) A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 12 E) 15
  23. 23rd April 1981Which ONE word means both 'a bright point of light seen in the night sky' and 'a famous and highly admired performer or athlete'? A) PLANET B) CELEBRITY C) STAR D) COMET E) CHAMPION
  24. 24th April 198150, 44, 38, 32, ( ? )
  25. 25th April 1981Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'Every scene artist paints a little differently.'
  26. 26th April 1981Find the next number: 12, 19, 26, 33, 40, ( ? )
  27. 27th April 1981Complete the third pair using the same pattern as the first two: (SUN, HOT) (ICE, COLD) (FIRE, ? ) A) Warm B) Bright C) Hot D) Burn E) Smoke
  28. 28th April 1981C ( ? ? ? ) FUL. A) ARE B) ASE C) ART D) ILL E) OWL
  29. 29th April 1981Find the hidden four-letter word that runs across two consecutive words: 'Please shut the laptop entirely before travel.'
  30. 30th April 1981WARM is to SCORCHING as COOL is to ( ? ) A) Chilly B) Freezing C) Mild D) Damp E) Snowy