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April 1989 5-a-day

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April 1989

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 5-6

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Every sheet in April 1989

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 1989In a code, HORSE is written JQTUG. Using the same rule, decode the word FCTM.
  2. 2nd April 1989In the sentence 'The committee deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict', what does 'deliberated' suggest about how the decision was made?
  3. 3rd April 1989CAT ( ) BOWL - which word completes CAT and begins BOWL?
  4. 4th April 1989(POSSIBLE, IMPOSSIBLE) (PATIENT, IMPATIENT) (MATURE, ?)
  5. 5th April 1989Find the next number: 10, 17, 31, 59, 115, ( ? )
  6. 6th April 1989F=30, G=3, H=4, J=18, K=12. Work out F - G x H. Which letter has this value?
  7. 7th April 1989In this code, letters are counted from the end of the alphabet, so Z=1, Y=2, and so on (for example, BIG has the code 25-18-20). Which word does the code 24-6-11 represent?
  8. 8th April 1989Using the key L=5, M=6, N=11, P=30, Q=1, work out (N - M) x M. Which letter has this value?
  9. 9th April 1989Find the next number in the series: 200, 190, 181, 173, 166, ( ? )
  10. 10th April 1989Here are five words: JUPITER, RUBY, SATURN, EMERALD, MARS. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  11. 11th April 1989Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) plentiful B) scarce C) huge D) common E) fresh
  12. 12th April 1989A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'Her costume attracted lots of attention.' A) COST B) MEAT C) READ D) ALCO E) TUME
  13. 13th April 1989If the code for CHASE is GLEWI, what is the code for BRAKE, using the same rule? A) EUDNH B) FVEOI C) GWFPJ D) FVDOH E) EVFOI
  14. 14th April 1989Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID. A) dishonest B) secretive C) honest D) shy E) formal
  15. 15th April 1989Choose the word closest in meaning to TRANQUIL. A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Busy D) Anxious E) Sudden
  16. 16th April 1989Which word can mean both 'a piece of writing that tells a story' and 'one level of a building'? A) Level B) Story C) Floor D) Chapter E) Book
  17. 17th April 1989AUTHOR is to BOOK as COMPOSER is to ( ? ) A) Music B) Symphony C) Instrument D) Orchestra E) Song
  18. 18th April 1989Ben is older than Cara. Cara is older than Dev. Dev is older than Ellis. Who is the second youngest?
  19. 19th April 1989(SPAN) (EAT). Which letter moves from the end of the first word to the front of the second? A) S B) P C) A D) T E) N
  20. 20th April 1989Four pupils, Amir, Bea, Cody and Dee, each have a different favourite subject: maths, art, science or music. Amir's favourite is not maths or science. Bea's favourite is not art or music. Cody's favourite is not music. Dee's favourite is science. What is Amir's favourite subject?
  21. 21st April 1989If the code for BRISK is WMDNF, what is the code for CLOUD, using the same rule? A) YHKQZ B) XGJPY C) WFIOX D) XHJPZ E) YGKPX
  22. 22nd April 1989Add the missing apostrophe: 'The dogs bone was buried in the garden.' (one dog owns the bone)
  23. 23rd April 1989'The city exhales its last warmth into the cold night air.' Explain what is being compared to what in this metaphor.
  24. 24th April 1989A pupil is given a single-word prompt: 'Forgotten'. Give one specific angle they could choose rather than trying to cover every possible meaning of the word.
  25. 25th April 1989Explain why the comma matters in these two versions: 'Let's eat, Grandma.' and 'Let's eat Grandma.'
  26. 26th April 1989In the line 'The river sings a silver song', how many lines are quoted here?
  27. 27th April 1989The word 'light' appears in 'Please turn on the light.' and 'The suitcase felt surprisingly light.' Explain the two meanings.
  28. 28th April 1989True or False: repeated sounds or rhythms in a poem about travel can be used to mimic the movement being described.
  29. 29th April 1989A writer describes a character's home as "cosy" rather than "cramped". What impression is the writer trying to create?
  30. 30th April 1989Punctuate this short piece of speech: Watch out shouted Leo