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July 1991 5-a-day

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July 1991

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 5-6

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  1. 1st July 1991'The waves crashed like a thousand galloping horses.' Name the simile in this line.
  2. 2nd July 1991Complete the sentence for a formal letter: "I am writing to (1)_______ you of an important change to the timetable." Choose: A) tell B) inform C) blab
  3. 3rd July 1991Which word has a more negative connotation, even though both describe spending carefully: thrifty or stingy?
  4. 4th July 1991Explain in one sentence why a writer might choose to describe a character's actions, such as gripping a folder, instead of simply writing 'Amara felt nervous'.
  5. 5th July 1991'He had not set foot in the old schoolyard in twenty years.' What tense is used here, and what does it usually signal in a story?
  6. 6th July 1991"The lecture was (1)_______ boring." Choose the word matching "utterly": A) mildly B) somewhat C) excruciatingly
  7. 7th July 1991True or False: according to the extract, Noah gives up building sandcastles after this happens.
  8. 8th July 1991Choose the correct word: 'The dog wagged ___ tail.' A) its B) it's
  9. 9th July 1991Explain the difference between "imply" and "infer", using each in a short sentence.
  10. 10th July 1991Explain in one sentence why an unexplained sound, like a creaking floorboard, can create tension in a story.
  11. 11th July 1991Explain in one sentence why the writer chooses to describe the trunk's contents as 'only a single folded letter' rather than listing several objects.
  12. 12th July 1991In the sentence 'The detective's account was accurate', give a word that means the OPPOSITE of 'accurate'.
  13. 13th July 1991Find 5% of 80.
  14. 14th July 1991A submarine is at a depth of -120 m. It rises by 45 m. What is its new depth?
  15. 15th July 1991I am even, I am divisible by 3, and I lie between 20 and 30. What number am I?
  16. 16th July 1991A shape is made from two rectangles placed side by side: one 6 cm by 4 cm and one 3 cm by 4 cm, joined along their 4 cm sides to form a longer rectangle. Find the total area.
  17. 17th July 1991An L-shaped room is made from a 6 m by 4 m rectangle with a 2 m by 3 m rectangle removed from one corner. Find the remaining area.
  18. 18th July 1991A cyclist rides 60 km in 4 hours at a constant speed. Work out her average speed in km/h.
  19. 19th July 1991A two-way table shows that 12 pupils own a cat and a dog, 20 own a cat only, and 15 own a dog only. How many pupils own at least one of a cat or a dog?
  20. 20th July 1991A function machine has the rule 'multiply by 3, then add 4'. If the output is 19, find the input.
  21. 21st July 1991In a bag of 40 sweets, 3/8 are red. How many sweets are red?
  22. 22nd July 1991Simplify 6a + 4a - a.
  23. 23rd July 1991A bar chart shows 4 classes with 28, 30, 26 and 32 pupils. Find the mean class size.
  24. 24th July 1991A rectangle has length (2x + 1) cm and width (x + 3) cm. Its perimeter is 38 cm. Form and solve an equation to find x.
  25. 25th July 1991A recipe uses flour and butter in the ratio 3:1. If 45g of butter is used, how much flour is needed?
  26. 26th July 1991A path is 2.4m wide and 15m long. Find its area.
  27. 27th July 1991Find 15% of 60.
  28. 28th July 1991A florist has 100 stems and makes bunches of 7 stems each, selling only complete bunches. How many complete bunches can she make?
  29. 29th July 1991A bar chart shows 5 pupils scored a 'red' vote, 8 scored 'blue', and 3 scored 'green'. How many pupils voted in total?
  30. 30th July 1991Order these from smallest to largest: 0.6, 3/4, 55%.
  31. 31st July 1991What is the largest four-digit number that can be made using the digits 2, 8, 5 and 1 exactly once?