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May 1955 5-a-day

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May 1955

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in May 1955

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st May 1955A survey asked 30 people how many siblings they have: 9 have 0, 12 have 1, 6 have 2, 3 have 3. Work out the mean number of siblings.
  2. 2nd May 1955A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
  3. 3rd May 1955Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
  4. 4th May 1955Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  5. 5th May 1955Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
  6. 6th May 1955Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
  7. 7th May 1955State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.
  8. 8th May 1955A trolley of mass 20 kg is pushed with a resultant force of 60 N. Use force = mass x acceleration to calculate its acceleration.
  9. 9th May 1955A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
  10. 10th May 1955State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
  11. 11th May 1955Name the process of cell division that produces two genetically identical daughter cells for growth and repair.
  12. 12th May 1955In an investigation into reaction time, a pupil's results are 0.18 s, 0.19 s, 0.61 s, 0.18 s and 0.20 s. Identify the anomalous result, and suggest one likely reason it occurred.
  13. 13th May 1955Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the map in the drawer."
  14. 14th May 1955Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The fog rolled in from the sea.'
  15. 15th May 1955A character 'checked her watch for the third time in a minute and sighed.' What does this suggest about how she is feeling?
  16. 16th May 1955Which word class is 'cautiously' in the sentence 'She cautiously ran her glove along the rusted rail'?
  17. 17th May 1955A question asks you to "compare how the two poets present the sea." What is the best way to structure your answer?
  18. 18th May 1955Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade pupils that reading is enjoyable rather than a chore.
  19. 19th May 1955In the line "Icicles hang like daggers from the eaves", which technique is used?
  20. 20th May 1955A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  21. 21st May 1955Find 30% of 150.
  22. 22nd May 1955Work out 13^2.
  23. 23rd May 1955Find 5/6 of 72.
  24. 24th May 1955A recipe for 4 people uses 200g of butter. How much butter is needed for 10 people?
  25. 25th May 1955A tap fills a bucket at a constant rate of 3 litres every 2 minutes. Work out how many litres it fills in 10 minutes.
  26. 26th May 1955Calculate 74 - 38.
  27. 27th May 1955Work out -7 + 15.
  28. 28th May 1955A journey of 240 km takes 4 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.
  29. 29th May 1955A polar bear has thick white fur. State whether this is a structural or a behavioural adaptation, and explain why.
  30. 30th May 1955State whether reactivity increases or decreases going down Group 1, the alkali metals.
  31. 31st May 1955A red filter is held in front of a torch shining white light. State which colour of light passes through the filter.