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January 1990 5-a-day

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January 1990

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

January 1990 compilationAll answers

Every sheet in January 1990

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 1990Find the letter that continues the series: E, I, M, Q, ( ? )
  2. 2nd January 1990All the trophies in the display cabinet are gold. The tallest trophy in the school is silver. What can you correctly conclude about the tallest trophy?
  3. 3rd January 1990Which word is most nearly opposite to DILIGENT? A) Careful B) Lazy C) Clever D) Honest E) Quick
  4. 4th January 1990Using the rule that each letter's alphabet position (A=1 to Z=26) is doubled, the code for CAB is 6-2-4. What is the code for FED, using the same rule? A) 12-10-8 B) 6-5-4 C) 10-8-6 D) 12-8-10 E) 6-10-4
  5. 5th January 1990Find the missing number: (9 x 3) - 7 = 30 - ( ? ) A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 20 E) 30
  6. 6th January 1990A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The opera terrified the young pianist backstage.' A) MEAL B) LAMP C) RATE D) DUST E) COAT
  7. 7th January 1990Find the next number in this woven series: 5, 20, 9, 16, 13, 12, ( ? )
  8. 8th January 1990Eight books are on a shelf. The dictionary is to the left of the atlas. The atlas is to the left of the novel. Which of these three books is in the middle?
  9. 9th January 1990A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? 'The old piano vents were dusty.' A) Oven B) Iano C) Nove D) Anov E) Vent
  10. 10th January 1990Find the letter that continues the series: D, F, H, J, ( ? ) A) K B) L C) M D) J E) I
  11. 11th January 1990Give one example of figurative language you could use to describe a storm.
  12. 12th January 1990Give one word from the extract that means 'requested'.
  13. 13th January 1990Name the simile used to describe the coach's whistle.
  14. 14th January 1990True or False: Ellie is remembering a time when she was ten years old.
  15. 15th January 1990A poem uses very short lines during its description of the storm's peak, after longer lines earlier. Give one reason a poet might do this.
  16. 16th January 1990'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking.' Which two words describe how the climber's legs feel?
  17. 17th January 1990Explain in your own words what the saying "Actions speak louder than words" means.
  18. 18th January 1990'The negotiations were protracted, dragging on for over a year before an agreement was reached.' What clue in the sentence helps you work out that 'protracted' means 'lasting a long time'?
  19. 19th January 1990Why might a writer choose specific numbers, 'the fifth, the ninth', rather than just saying Mia avoided the creaky stairs?
  20. 20th January 1990Replace the vague phrase 'walked quickly' with one strong, specific verb.
  21. 21st January 1990True or False: according to the extract, Ravi manages to say the announcement without any trouble.
  22. 22nd January 1990True or False: in a playscript, a character's feelings are usually stated directly by a narrator.
  23. 23rd January 1990Choose the correct spelling: "Remember to (1)_______ your spellings every evening." (practice/practise)
  24. 24th January 1990Why might a writer choose to show a disagreement through short exchanges of dialogue rather than one character explaining both points of view?
  25. 25th January 1990'The birds sang brightly outside the hospital window, indifferent to the silence within.' Explain how this description contrasts with the likely mood inside the room.
  26. 26th January 1990Complete the sentence: "The choir rehearsed in the hall; (1)_______, the orchestra practised in a room upstairs." A) meanwhile B) consequently C) nevertheless
  27. 27th January 1990In a cloze passage, the word 'wandered' was used correctly in a gap, but the word bank also offered 'strolled' and 'trudged'. Explain why 'strolled' or 'trudged' might be less suitable if the surrounding sentence describes someone moving with no particular direction or purpose.
  28. 28th January 1990True or False: according to the extract, honeybees are useful only because they produce honey.
  29. 29th January 1990Round 4,652 to the nearest hundred.
  30. 30th January 1990Two amounts are in the ratio 3 : 4, and the larger amount is 15 more than the smaller. Find the value of one part of the ratio.
  31. 31st January 1990List the first five multiples of 7.