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October 1987 5-a-day

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October 1987

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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Every sheet in October 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 October 1987A sequence has nth term 40 - 4n. Write the first three terms and explain how you can tell, without listing them all, that 0 will appear in the sequence.
  2. 2nd October 1987Convert 3 hours 15 minutes into minutes.
  3. 3rd October 1987A box has 10 tickets numbered 1 to 10. What is the probability of picking a multiple of 3?
  4. 4th October 1987Work out 3.6 x 10.
  5. 5th October 1987A square sheet measures 10cm by 10cm. It is folded in half horizontally, bottom edge onto top edge. A hole is punched 3cm from the crease and 4cm from the right edge, on the folded top half. Where do the two holes appear, measured from the right edge and the bottom edge?
  6. 6th October 1987Figure 1: triangle with 3 dots. Figure 2: square with 4 dots. Figure 3: pentagon with 5 dots. Which follows the same rule: a hexagon with 6 dots, or a hexagon with 5 dots?
  7. 7th October 1987In the two groups (cat dog dolphin dog) and (rose oak tulip daisy), which word is the odd one out in the second group?
  8. 8th October 1987Share 100 pounds between Alex and Ben in the ratio 3:2. How much does Alex get?
  9. 9th October 1987A charity's fundraising total is given as 8,753 pounds. Round this to the nearest 1,000 pounds.
  10. 10th October 1987Four of these five words belong together: sparrow, robin, salmon, eagle, owl. Which is the odd one out?
  11. 11th October 1987Which word is closest in meaning to 'plausible': (a) impossible (b) believable (c) confusing (d) boring?
  12. 12th October 1987A car travels 180 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
  13. 13th October 1987Work out 3/4 of 60.
  14. 14th October 1987The word can mean a platform or structure used to display or hold something, or to tolerate something difficult. Which word is being described?
  15. 15th October 1987Three shapes are stacked to build a 3D block: a 2x2x1 layer on the bottom and a single cube on top. How many cubes make up the whole block?
  16. 16th October 1987'The cave stretched back into darkness, its silence broken only by the steady drip of water.' What mood does this sentence create?
  17. 17th October 1987'The committee's decision left little room for compromise.' What does 'room' mean in this sentence?
  18. 18th October 1987WOOL is to SHEEP as MILK is to ?
  19. 19th October 1987A cube has a side length of 4 cm. What is its volume?
  20. 20th October 1987A shop sells 2,468 items in January and 3,551 in February. Estimate the two-month total by rounding each figure to the nearest thousand, then state how far the estimate is from the true total.
  21. 21st October 1987Find the letter that completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: PLUM ( ? ) AGE
  22. 22nd October 1987LION is to PRIDE as WOLF is to ?
  23. 23rd October 1987(STUDY, KNOWLEDGE) (EXERCISE, FITNESS) (PRACTICE, ?)
  24. 24th October 1987(3 + 6) x 2 = 24 - [ ]. Find the missing number.
  25. 25th October 1987F=10, G=4, H=3, J=18, K=22. Work out F + (G x H). Which letter has this value?
  26. 26th October 1987Layla is taller than Ethan. Ethan is taller than Omar. Who is the shortest?
  27. 27th October 1987FIRE ( ) WORK. Choose the missing word that completes FIRE and begins WORK. A) Place B) Wood C) Man D) Fly E) Arm
  28. 28th October 1987Here are five words: TENANT, MARKET, NINETY, GARDEN, ONENESS. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  29. 29th October 1987DAISY is to FLOWER as OTTER is to ? A) Fish B) River C) Mammal D) Pet E) Fur
  30. 30th October 1987All the books on the top shelf are non-fiction. 'Ocean Explorers' is on the top shelf. What must be true about 'Ocean Explorers'?
  31. 31st October 1987Here are five words: SPARROW, SALMON, ROBIN, TROUT, FINCH. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?