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January 1988 5-a-day

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January 1988

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in January 1988

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

  1. 1st January 1988Using the same grid as above, what is the side elevation, reading row 1 then row 2?
  2. 2nd January 1988Figure 1: square with 1 dot. Figure 2: square with 2 dots. Figure 3: pentagon with 3 dots. What should the answer figure look like?
  3. 3rd January 1988A net is a vertical column of four squares, top to bottom: P, Q, R, S, with square T attached to the left edge of Q and square U attached to the right edge of Q. Which square is opposite P?
  4. 4th January 1988A map has a scale of 1:25000. A distance on the map is 4 cm. What is the real distance in kilometres?
  5. 5th January 1988A tally chart shows how many pets 20 pupils have: 4 pupils have 0 pets, 9 pupils have 1 pet, 5 pupils have 2 pets, and 2 pupils have 3 pets. How many pupils have at least 2 pets?
  6. 6th January 1988PILOT is to AEROPLANE as CAPTAIN is to ? Choose from: (a) sea (b) ship (c) sailor (d) anchor.
  7. 7th January 1988'The scientist's findings, though preliminary, hinted at a significant breakthrough.' What does 'preliminary' tell you about the findings?
  8. 8th January 1988In a code, each letter is represented by the number of the letter that comes immediately before it in the alphabet (so B=1, C=2). What number represents the letter F?
  9. 9th January 1988What is 3/10 as a percentage?
  10. 10th January 1988(WARM) (OVE). 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, and what are the two new words?
  11. 11th January 1988A shape has an arrow pointing upwards. The shape is rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Which direction does the arrow now point?
  12. 12th January 1988Using the same code (each letter moves 3 places forward), what does 'DOG' become?
  13. 13th January 1988What is 30% of 3/4 of 200?
  14. 14th January 1988Convert 2.4 litres into millilitres.
  15. 15th January 1988A 3D block is built from 2 layers: the bottom layer is a 4x3 arrangement of cubes and the top layer is a 2x2 arrangement sitting centrally on top. How many cubes make up the block in total?
  16. 16th January 1988What is 3/8 of 64?
  17. 17th January 1988'The committee's decision was met with widespread indignation.' What does 'indignation' suggest about people's reaction?
  18. 18th January 1988PIN ( ) CHAIR - which word completes PIN and begins CHAIR?
  19. 19th January 1988(SMART, CLEVER) (RAPID, QUICK) (SILENT, ?)
  20. 20th January 1988Find the next number: 3, 8, 18, 38, 78, ( ? )
  21. 21st January 1988F=3, G=4, H=5, J=17, K=23. Work out F + G x H. Which letter has this value?
  22. 22nd January 1988If the code for FOX is 6-15-24, what is the code for HEN?
  23. 23rd January 1988AC is to BF as DG is to ( ? ). Work out how each letter shifts, then apply the same shifts to the second pair. A) EH B) EJ C) FJ D) EK E) DJ
  24. 24th January 1988If the code for MARKET is SGXQKZ, what is the code for VOYAGE, using the same rule? A) BUEGMK B) CVFHNL C) BTDFLK D) AUEGMJ E) BUFHNK
  25. 25th January 1988A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her extra credit emerged after the review.' A) DITE B) TEME C) ITEM D) CRED E) MERGE
  26. 26th January 1988Choose the word closest in meaning to RELUCTANT. A) eager B) unwilling C) certain D) careless E) proud
  27. 27th January 1988Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to STURDY. A) strong B) flimsy C) heavy D) tall E) plain
  28. 28th January 1988ARM ( ??? ) MAN. Choose the missing word from: A) Band B) Ful C) Chair D) Rest E) Or
  29. 29th January 1988Choose the word closest in meaning to HOSTILE. A) friendly B) unfriendly C) calm D) nervous E) polite
  30. 30th January 1988Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to LENIENT. A) Strict B) Kind C) Fair D) Gentle E) Calm
  31. 31st January 1988Find the missing number: ( ? ) - 8 = 3 x 5 A) 18 B) 20 C) 23 D) 25 E) 7