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October 1959 5-a-day

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October 1959

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st October 1959A ball is dropped from a height and falls freely towards the ground. State the type of energy the ball gains as it speeds up.
  2. 2nd October 1959A pupil applies a force of 8 N to a spring and it extends by 4 cm. Use spring constant = force / extension to calculate the spring constant, in N/cm.
  3. 3rd October 1959A writer describes a bell as 'clanging its complaint into the empty square.' Name the poetic or literary technique used here.
  4. 4th October 1959Add the correct negative prefix to make this word mean 'not legal': legal.
  5. 5th October 1959Choose the correct word: We had ___ time to finish the test than we expected. (less / fewer)
  6. 6th October 1959What is the name for a poem written in stanzas of two lines each?
  7. 7th October 1959Explain why a poet might choose short, one-syllable words to describe the strike of a hammer, rather than longer, softer words.
  8. 8th October 1959A climber notices 'his fingers had gone from cold to strangely warm.' What might this detail suggest to an alert reader?
  9. 9th October 1959Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The three girls coats were left on the bus. (There is one coat per girl, and three girls in total.)
  10. 10th October 1959A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds a sense of danger across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  11. 11th October 1959A charity bake sale raises 200 pounds, split between three charities in the ratio 3 : 2 : 5. Work out the amount the largest share receives.
  12. 12th October 1959Work out 40% of 65.
  13. 13th October 1959A jacket costs 65 pounds. Work out the cost after a 20% discount.
  14. 14th October 1959p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 8, p = 9. Work out p when q = 6.
  15. 15th October 1959Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  16. 16th October 1959Work out 5/6 of 90.
  17. 17th October 1959A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 24 degrees. Work out how many sides the polygon has.
  18. 18th October 1959A rectangle has length 9.2 cm and width 6.8 cm. Calculate its perimeter.
  19. 19th October 1959Write the next two terms of the sequence: 3, 7, 11, 15, ...
  20. 20th October 1959Name the substance that builds up in muscles during anaerobic respiration and causes fatigue.
  21. 21st October 1959Name the two substances that must both be present for iron to rust.
  22. 22nd October 1959Write the number 0.048706 to 2 significant figures.
  23. 23rd October 1959State the name of the rock type formed when magma cools and solidifies underground.
  24. 24th October 1959State the name of the process by which light rays bend as they pass from air into glass.
  25. 25th October 1959A student reads the volume of liquid in a measuring cylinder. The bottom of the meniscus lines up exactly halfway between the 22 cm^3 and 24 cm^3 graduation marks. State the volume of liquid.
  26. 26th October 1959A non-fiction text about volcanoes uses the heading "How an Eruption Happens." What is the purpose of this heading?
  27. 27th October 1959What is the name for a poem written in three-line stanzas?
  28. 28th October 1959A poem has four-line stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme throughout. What effect might this regular structure have on the reader?
  29. 29th October 1959Insert a colon in the correct place: The kit list included the following items a torch, a compass and a whistle.
  30. 30th October 1959Correct the subject-verb agreement error: The team of swimmers were training every morning.
  31. 31st October 1959A poem compares the fox's eyes to 'two small, cold coins.' Name this technique.