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October 1982 5-a-day

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October 1982

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

October 1982 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in October 1982

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

  1. 1st October 1982Find the missing number that makes both sides equal: 15 + 9 = 13 + [ ]
  2. 2nd October 1982Which ONE word means both 'to guide or show the way' and 'a heavy, soft grey metal once used in water pipes and paint'? A) GUIDE B) METAL C) LEAD D) STEER E) TIN
  3. 3rd October 1982Using A=1, B=2, up to Z=26, the code for CLOUD is 3-12-15-21-4. What is the code for STORM, using the same rule? A) 18-19-14-17-12 B) 19-20-15-18-13 C) 20-21-16-19-14 D) 19-20-18-15-13 E) 13-18-15-20-19
  4. 4th October 1982Find the letter that continues the series: E, I, M, Q, ( ? )
  5. 5th October 1982All the trophies in the display cabinet are gold. The tallest trophy in the school is silver. What can you correctly conclude about the tallest trophy?
  6. 6th October 1982Which word is most nearly opposite to DILIGENT? A) Careful B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  7. 7th October 1982Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position (A=1 to Z=26) is doubled, the code for CAB is 6-2-4. What is the code for FED, using the same rule? A) 12-10-8 B) 6-5-4 C) 10-8-6 D) 12-8-10 E) 6-10-4
  8. 8th October 1982Find the missing number: (9 x 3) - 7 = 30 - ( ? ) A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 20 E) 30
  9. 9th October 1982A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The opera terrified the young pianist backstage.' A) MEAL B) LAMP C) RATE D) DUST E) COAT
  10. 10th October 1982Find the next number in this woven series: 5, 20, 9, 16, 13, 12, ( ? )
  11. 11th October 1982Eight books are on a shelf. The dictionary is to the left of the atlas. The atlas is to the left of the novel. Which of these three books is in the middle?
  12. 12th October 1982A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The old piano vents were dusty.' A) Oven B) Iano C) Nove D) Anov E) Vent
  13. 13th October 1982Find the letter that continues the series: D, F, H, J, ( ? ) A) K B) L C) M D) J E) I
  14. 14th October 1982Give one example of figurative language you could use to describe a storm.
  15. 15th October 1982Give one word from the extract that means 'requested'.
  16. 16th October 1982Name the simile used to describe the coach's whistle.
  17. 17th October 1982True or False: Ellie is remembering a time when she was ten years old.
  18. 18th October 1982A poem uses very short lines during its description of the storm's peak, after longer lines earlier. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  19. 19th October 1982'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking.' Which two words describe how the climber's legs feel?
  20. 20th October 1982Explain in your own words what the saying "Actions speak louder than words" means.
  21. 21st October 1982'The negotiations were protracted, dragging on for over a year before an agreement was reached.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'protracted' means 'lasting a long time'?
  22. 22nd October 1982Why might a writer choose specific numbers, 'the fifth, the ninth', rather than just saying Mia avoided the creaky stairs?
  23. 23rd October 1982Why might too much dialogue that simply repeats what has already been described weaken a story?
  24. 24th October 1982True or False: according to the extract, Ravi manages to say the announcement without any trouble.
  25. 25th October 1982In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?
  26. 26th October 1982Choose the correct word: "The (1)_______ of the school gave a speech at assembly." (principal/principle)
  27. 27th October 1982Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
  28. 28th October 1982'The birds sang brightly outside the hospital window, indifferent to the silence within.' Explain how this description contrasts with the likely mood inside the room.
  29. 29th October 1982Complete the sentence: "The choir rehearsed in the hall; (1)_______, the orchestra practised in a room upstairs." A) meanwhile B) consequently C) nevertheless
  30. 30th October 1982In a cloze passage, the word 'wandered' was used correctly in a gap, but the word bank also offered 'strolled' and 'trudged'. Explain why 'strolled' or 'trudged' might be less suitable if the surrounding sentence describes someone moving with no particular direction or purpose.
  31. 31st October 1982True or False: according to the extract, honeybees are useful only because they produce honey.