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April 1988 5-a-day

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April 1988

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

Every sheet in April 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 April 1988Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'Neither the twins nor their mother ___ ready when the taxi arrived.'? (was / were)
  2. 2nd April 1988In the sentence 'The negotiations stalled, each side refusing to budge', what does 'budge' mean here?
  3. 3rd April 1988Which is larger, 5/9 or 0.6?
  4. 4th April 19888 is to 24 as 5 is to ( ? )
  5. 5th April 1988Correct the error: 'The old man effect a calm manner, though his hands shook slightly.'
  6. 6th April 1988'The rain hammered against the window.' Name the technique used in this sentence.
  7. 7th April 1988What is the mean of 6, 9, 11, 14?
  8. 8th April 1988'The rescued fox seemed wary of every sound, flinching at the smallest movement near its cage.' What does 'wary' suggest about the fox's state of mind?
  9. 9th April 1988Find the missing three-letter word that fits both sentences: 'Please put the sheep back in the ( ).' and 'I need a ( ) to sign this form.'
  10. 10th April 1988A cuboid-shaped box has a length of 10cm, a width of 4cm and a volume of 120cm cubed. What is its height?
  11. 11th April 1988What is the past participle of 'begin' (as in 'the concert had ___')?
  12. 12th April 1988What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, ...?
  13. 13th April 1988Work out 2/5 of 90.
  14. 14th April 1988Two numbers have a sum of 30 and a difference of 8. What are the two numbers?
  15. 15th April 1988HARD ( ) HOUSE - which word completes HARD and begins HOUSE?
  16. 16th April 1988Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to TRANSPARENT.
  17. 17th April 1988Find the next number: 6, 40, 10, 34, 14, 28, ?
  18. 18th April 19884 (7) 5 | 6 (?) 10.
  19. 19th April 1988In this code, each letter's alphabet position has 2 added to it. If the code for SAD is 21-3-6, what is the code for WIN?
  20. 20th April 1988In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on. If the code for SHIP is 8-19-18-11, what is the code for LAMP, using the same rule? A) 15-26-14-11 B) 12-1-13-16 C) 14-25-13-10 D) 15-25-14-12 E) 12-26-13-11
  21. 21st April 1988Which ONE word means both 'a flying nocturnal mammal' and 'the equipment used to hit a ball in cricket'? A) CLUB B) BAT C) RACKET D) MOUSE E) STICK
  22. 22nd April 1988Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to REMOTE. A) Distant B) Nearby C) Empty D) Cold E) Quiet
  23. 23rd April 1988MAR ( ??? ) TLE. Find the three-letter word which completes the word on the left and starts the word on the right. A) TEA B) KET C) POT D) LID E) URN
  24. 24th April 1988Choose the word closest in meaning to GENUINE. A) fake B) rare C) authentic D) valuable E) modern
  25. 25th April 1988(SPIDER, WEB) (BEE, HIVE) (BIRD, ?) A) Nest B) Cage C) Branch D) Egg E) Feather
  26. 26th April 1988ABUNDANT is to SCARCE as GENEROUS is to ( ? ) A) Kind B) Selfish C) Wealthy D) Cautious E) Friendly
  27. 27th April 1988FOOT ( ??? ) ROOM. Choose the missing word from: A) Ball B) Step C) Path D) Print E) Hold
  28. 28th April 1988Which word is closest in meaning to ANCIENT? A) Modern B) Ageless C) Old D) Young E) New
  29. 29th April 1988If the code for APPLE is ZOOKD, what is the code for GRAPE, using the same rule?
  30. 30th April 1988Which word can mean both 'a group of musicians' and 'a strip of material used to hold something together'? A) Choir B) Band C) Orchestra D) Belt E) Team