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May 1986 5-a-day

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May 1986

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st May 1986A tap fills a bucket at a rate of 2 litres every 3 minutes. How many litres are in the bucket after 9 minutes?
  2. 2nd May 1986'The old dog padded softly across the kitchen floor.' What does 'padded' suggest about how the dog moved?
  3. 3rd May 1986Three of these words are close in meaning to 'stern' and one is not: strict, severe, lenient, harsh. Identify the odd one out.
  4. 4th May 1986Complete the analogy: HAPPY is to SAD as HOT is to what?
  5. 5th May 1986A cube net has six faces: red, blue, green, yellow, white and black. If red and black end up opposite each other when folded, and blue is opposite white, what is green opposite?
  6. 6th May 1986'Despite living next door for a decade, the two neighbours had exchanged barely a dozen words.' What does this suggest about the relationship between the two neighbours?
  7. 7th May 1986A recipe for 8 people uses 320g of pasta. The amount is scaled up for 20 people, then a quarter of the total pasta is used for a starter. How much pasta, in grams, is used for the starter?
  8. 8th May 1986Choose the correctly spelled word: (a) recieve, (b) receive.
  9. 9th May 1986'Despite the storm, the ferry sailed on schedule.' What does 'despite' tell the reader about the relationship between the storm and the ferry sailing?
  10. 10th May 1986FG is to GF as JK is to ? A) JK B) KL C) LK D) JJ E) KJ
  11. 11th May 1986WHISPER is to SHOUT as DRIZZLE is to ?
  12. 12th May 1986BULLET ( ) READ - which word completes BULLET and begins READ?
  13. 13th May 19865 x [ ] = 60 - 15. Find the missing number.
  14. 14th May 1986Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: SPR ( ? ) ARD
  15. 15th May 1986Mia is taller than Noah. Omar is taller than Mia. Priya is shorter than Noah. Put them in order from tallest to shortest and say who is second tallest.
  16. 16th May 1986(PUSH) (OWL). Exactly one letter can move from the end of the first word to the front of the second word so that both words made are still correctly spelled real words. Which letter moves? A) P B) U C) S D) H E) W
  17. 17th May 1986Which ONE word means both 'able to wait calmly without complaining' and 'a person who is receiving medical treatment'? A) PATIENT B) CALM C) VICTIM D) GENTLE E) CLIENT
  18. 18th May 1986U=8, V=2, W=11, X=6, Y=27. Work out U x V + W. Which letter has this value?
  19. 19th May 198620 - 8 = [ ] + 5. Find the missing number.
  20. 20th May 19869 (3) 12 | 22 (?) 15. Find the missing number, using the same rule as the first pair.
  21. 21st May 1986Nadia is shorter than Omar. Omar is shorter than Priti. Who is the tallest?
  22. 22nd May 1986Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position is doubled then 1 is subtracted, the code for BAD is 3-1-7. Which word has the code 5-9-13? A) CEG B) CDF C) DEG D) CEF E) BDG
  23. 23rd May 1986Find the next number: 100, 90, 81, 73, 66, ( ? )
  24. 24th May 1986A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The warm welcome always included a hug and fresh bread.' A) DUST B) RATE C) COAT D) MEAL E) LAMP
  25. 25th May 1986Find the next number: 2, 4, 10, 28, 82, ( ? )
  26. 26th May 1986In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 9 subtracted from it. If the code for JUMP is 1-12-4-7, what is the code for LOOK, using the same rule?
  27. 27th May 1986A five-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The floor bitterly creaked under our feet.' A) Orbit B) Oorbi C) Floob D) Itcre E) Loorb
  28. 28th May 1986Find the letter that continues the series: X, U, R, O, ( ? ) A) L B) M C) K D) N E) J
  29. 29th May 1986Combine these two short sentences into one longer sentence for better flow: 'The door creaked open. Nobody was there.'
  30. 30th May 1986'Residents report far more butterflies and wildflowers in nearby parks.' What does 'far more' suggest about the scale of the change?
  31. 31st May 1986In the sentence 'Priya's stomach tightened as the announcer read out the names', which word tells the reader Priya felt anxious?