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October 1989 5-a-day

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October 1989

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

October 1989 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in October 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 October 1989Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT. A) Plentiful B) Scarce C) Large D) Common E) Rich
  2. 2nd October 1989Here are five words: SQUARE, HEXAGON, TUESDAY, TRIANGLE, THURSDAY. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  3. 3rd October 1989Here are five words: VIOLIN, SOFA, TRUMPET, ARMCHAIR, CELLO. Three of these five words share something in common. Which TWO words do NOT belong with the other three?
  4. 4th October 1989Find the letter that continues the series, where the gap between letters grows by one place each time: D, F, I, M, ( ? )
  5. 5th October 1989Which ONE word means both 'an organised contest between two teams or players' and 'a short thin stick used to light a fire'? A) GAME B) FLAME C) MATCH D) CONTEST E) SPARK
  6. 6th October 1989Choose the word closest in meaning to WEARY. A) energetic B) exhausted C) anxious D) confused E) content
  7. 7th October 1989Which word is closest in meaning to TRANQUIL? A) Noisy B) Peaceful C) Anxious D) Busy E) Excited
  8. 8th October 1989Find the next number: 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, ( ? )
  9. 9th October 1989Freya is in front of Grace in a queue. Grace is in front of Harun. Who is directly in the middle of these three?
  10. 10th October 1989GI ( ? ? ? ) LER. A) OWL B) ILL C) ARE D) ANT E) OAT
  11. 11th October 1989Find the word that completes both compound words: FOOT____ and ____STOOL.
  12. 12th October 1989STANZA is to POEM as MOVEMENT is to ( ? ) A) Song B) Symphony C) Orchestra D) Note E) Rhythm
  13. 13th October 1989Find the next letter in this woven sequence, which combines three separate simpler sequences: B, Z, G, D, X, I, F, V, K, ( ? )
  14. 14th October 1989Find the letter that continues the series: Z, W, S, N, H, ( ? ) A) A B) C C) B D) E E) F
  15. 15th October 1989'It was, in short, a most disagreeable errand, and one he would gladly have declined had duty permitted.' What does this sentence tell you about the character's attitude to the errand?
  16. 16th October 1989The root 'scrib/script' means to write. What does 'transcribe' most likely mean?
  17. 17th October 1989'Despite early doubts, the scheme proved remarkably successful.' What does 'remarkably' suggest about how successful the scheme was?
  18. 18th October 1989'many parents worry that a later start would simply clash with work and childcare arrangements.' What does 'clash' suggest about the relationship between school times and parents' schedules?
  19. 19th October 1989Find and copy the phrase that shows Leo has been thinking carefully about what to say.
  20. 20th October 1989'The old woman's hands trembled slightly as she unfolded the letter, though the room was far from cold.' Why does the phrase 'though the room was far from cold' matter for working out her feeling?
  21. 21st October 1989Why might a writer sustain one comparison across several words in a sentence, rather than using a new comparison for every detail?
  22. 22nd October 1989'No, really, I'm fine to walk home,' said Ellie, glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. What contradiction can be found between what Ellie says and what she does?
  23. 23rd October 1989'clean water, not the flood itself, was making more people ill' - what does this sentence suggest about the real danger after a flood?
  24. 24th October 1989'The stadium was virtually empty long before the final whistle.' 'Virtually' is closest in meaning to: A) completely B) almost entirely C) never D) occasionally
  25. 25th October 1989Give one word from the extract that means roughly the same as 'complain'.
  26. 26th October 1989Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The letter was delivered by the postman.'
  27. 27th October 1989Identify the tense of the underlined verb: "By the time the bus arrived, Sam had already left."
  28. 28th October 1989According to the extract, how long did the higher-scoring pupils read independently each day?
  29. 29th October 1989Why might a playwright choose to have Dad say 'Did I? Sorry' rather than simply apologising fully and clearly?
  30. 30th October 1989Add the suffix "-ing" to "swim", applying the doubling rule, and explain why the rule applies.
  31. 31st October 1989True or False: the extract argues strongly that the school day should not be changed at all.