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July 1957 5-a-day

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July 1957

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st July 1957A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  2. 2nd July 1957Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  3. 3rd July 1957Work out 2/5 of 65.
  4. 4th July 1957Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  5. 5th July 1957Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  6. 6th July 1957A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  7. 7th July 1957A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
  8. 8th July 1957A ray of light travels from air into a glass block and bends towards the normal at the boundary. Name this effect.
  9. 9th July 1957Name one structure found in a plant cell that is not found in an animal cell.
  10. 10th July 1957Name the process of cell division that produces two genetically identical daughter cells for growth and repair.
  11. 11th July 1957A pupil's results table is missing units for one column, headed only 'Volume'. State why it is important to always include a unit in a column heading or with a numerical answer.
  12. 12th July 1957Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  13. 13th July 1957Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  14. 14th July 1957A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  15. 15th July 1957A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  16. 16th July 1957In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
  17. 17th July 1957What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
  18. 18th July 1957In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
  19. 19th July 1957Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle measuring 14 cm by 8.5 cm.
  20. 20th July 1957A pack of 24 pencils costs 3.60 pounds. Work out the cost of one pencil.
  21. 21st July 1957Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  22. 22nd July 1957A parallelogram has base 12 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. Work out its area.
  23. 23rd July 19573 workers can paint a fence in 8 hours, working at the same constant rate. How long would it take 4 workers to paint the same fence?
  24. 24th July 1957Find 10% of 95 pounds.
  25. 25th July 1957Work out 9 x 8.
  26. 26th July 1957A coat costs 80 pounds. It is reduced by 35% in a sale. Work out the sale price.
  27. 27th July 1957Work out 15% of 60.
  28. 28th July 1957A polar bear has thick white fur. State whether this is a structural or a behavioural adaptation, and explain why.
  29. 29th July 1957State whether reactivity increases or decreases going down Group 1, the alkali metals.
  30. 30th July 1957Put these bodies in order of their distance from the Sun, starting with the closest: Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus.
  31. 31st July 1957State whether elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar or very different chemical properties.