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September 1958 5-a-day

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September 1958

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in September 1958

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

  1. 1st September 1958A survey asked 25 people how many books they read last month: 6 people read 0, 10 read 1, 6 read 2, 3 read 3. Work out the mean number of books read.
  2. 2nd September 1958Work out 60% of 45.
  3. 3rd September 1958A class recorded how many books each of 25 students read in a month: 5 students read 0-2 books, 12 students read 3-5 books, and 8 students read 6-8 books. Using midpoints 1, 4 and 7, estimate the mean number of books read.
  4. 4th September 1958Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
  5. 5th September 1958Expand 4(3x + 2).
  6. 6th September 1958Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
  7. 7th September 1958Find 35% of 160 pounds.
  8. 8th September 1958In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
  9. 9th September 1958State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
  10. 10th September 1958A runner covers 400 m in 50 seconds at a constant speed. Use speed = distance / time to calculate her speed.
  11. 11th September 1958Some endothermic reactions cause the temperature of their surroundings to fall. Explain, in terms of energy, why this happens.
  12. 12th September 1958Name the two products of photosynthesis.
  13. 13th September 1958A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
  14. 14th September 1958Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The team celebrated ___ victory together. (their / there / they're)
  15. 15th September 1958In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
  16. 16th September 1958A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
  17. 17th September 1958Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
  18. 18th September 1958Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
  19. 19th September 1958Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
  20. 20th September 1958What is a rhetorical question, and why do persuasive writers use them?
  21. 21st September 1958Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
  22. 22nd September 1958Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
  23. 23rd September 1958Without a calculator, work out 35% of 220.
  24. 24th September 1958Solve x^2 + 4x - 21 = 0.
  25. 25th September 1958A motorbike valued at 5,500 pounds depreciates by 18% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
  26. 26th September 1958Work out 4.7 x 3.6, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th September 1958A car travels 189 miles using 7 gallons of fuel. Work out the miles per gallon.
  28. 28th September 1958A pair of trainers costs 45 pounds. The price increases by 20%. Work out the new price.
  29. 29th September 1958A bag contains 5 red counters and 7 blue counters. Two counters are taken from the bag at random, one after the other, without replacement. Find the probability that both counters are the same colour.
  30. 30th September 1958Put these organs in the order food passes through them during digestion: large intestine, mouth, stomach, small intestine, oesophagus.