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August 1987 5-a-day

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August 1987

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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Every sheet in August 1987

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

  1. 1st August 1987Which 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
  2. 2nd August 1987Using 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
  3. 3rd August 1987M=7, N=3, P=10, R=21, S=31. Work out M x N + P. Which letter has this value?
  4. 4th August 19874 x 6 = [ ] + 9. Find the missing number.
  5. 5th August 1987Which word is most nearly opposite to ABUNDANT? A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Wealthy
  6. 6th August 1987If 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
  7. 7th August 1987Find the word that completes both compound words: ARM____ and ____MAN.
  8. 8th August 1987A 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
  9. 9th August 1987Find the next letter: D, G, K, P, ( ? )
  10. 10th August 1987Complete 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
  11. 11th August 1987Find 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
  12. 12th August 1987Find the letter that continues the series: V, R, N, J, ( ? ) A) G B) E C) F D) H E) D
  13. 13th August 1987Explain in one sentence why varying sentence length improves a piece of creative writing.
  14. 14th August 1987In your own words, explain why some residents want the hives moved further from housing.
  15. 15th August 1987'Counting the lanes to keep her mind from racing ahead of her body.' What does this phrase suggest Priya is trying to do?
  16. 16th August 1987What event brings Ellie back to the present moment?
  17. 17th August 1987How many lines are quoted in 'The sky clenches its grey fist, / holding its breath before the fall'?
  18. 18th August 1987'The summit finally offered its view as a reward.' Explain what is being compared to what in this personification.
  19. 19th August 1987A 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.
  20. 20th August 1987'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.
  21. 21st August 1987Find and copy the phrase that shows Mia has done this before.
  22. 22nd August 1987Explain why a very short sentence can be effective immediately after a longer, more descriptive one.
  23. 23rd August 1987Explain why a writer might choose to describe a small background sound, like a chair scraping, at a tense moment in a story.
  24. 24th August 1987In a playscript, where does a character's name usually appear in relation to their line of dialogue?
  25. 25th August 1987Choose the correct word: "Honesty is one of her most important (1)_______." (principal/principle)
  26. 26th August 1987True or False: Theo denies that he made a promise about leaving by nine.
  27. 27th August 1987Explain the difference between personification in general and pathetic fallacy specifically.
  28. 28th August 1987Complete the sentence: "It rained heavily all week; (1)_______, the football pitch was unplayable." A) meanwhile B) as a result C) in addition
  29. 29th August 1987Two 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.
  30. 30th August 1987Explain in one sentence why the writer opens with 'Honeybees are far more than just honey-makers' rather than starting with a fact about pollination.
  31. 31st August 1987Order these numbers from smallest to largest: -5, -1, 2, -8.