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May 1961 5-a-day

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May 1961

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1961A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 9 cm and 40 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  2. 2nd May 1961A jacket costs 64 pounds. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. Work out the sale price.
  3. 3rd May 1961A jug holds 1.8 litres. Work out how many millilitres this is.
  4. 4th May 1961A dice has its six faces numbered 1 to 6, arranged so opposite faces always add up to 7. The face showing 2 is on top, and the face showing 3 is facing you. Work out which number is on the bottom face, and which number is on the face directly opposite the one facing you.
  5. 5th May 1961A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  6. 6th May 1961The first three terms of the triangular numbers are 1, 3, 6. If the pattern continues in the same way, what is the next term after 6?
  7. 7th May 1961State one way bile helps with the digestion of fats.
  8. 8th May 1961In the reactivity series, state which is more reactive: zinc or copper.
  9. 9th May 1961The Sun is much larger than the Earth. State what type of object the Sun is, and name the force that keeps the Earth in orbit around it.
  10. 10th May 1961Name the type of rock formed when layers of sediment, such as sand or mud, are compressed together over a long period of time.
  11. 11th May 1961Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
  12. 12th May 1961A student measures the length of a metal rod five times: 62.1 cm, 62.4 cm, 62.0 cm, 62.5 cm, 62.2 cm. Calculate the mean length of the rod.
  13. 13th May 1961Which word means the same as "ascend" in a sentence about a balloon rising into the sky: "climb", "sink", "hover" or "spin"?
  14. 14th May 1961Which two poetic techniques are both used in the line 'The waves whispered along the shingle shore'?
  15. 15th May 1961What is the name for a poem written without a regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
  16. 16th May 1961Choose the correct homophone: You should always ___ your times tables before a test. (practice / practise)
  17. 17th May 1961Choose the correct word: ___ leaving their bags by the door. (Their / There / They're)
  18. 18th May 1961Find and copy one word from 'the fox paused, listening to the city's held breath' that gives the city a human quality.
  19. 19th May 1961What do the letters PAF stand for when analysing a non-fiction text?
  20. 20th May 1961Find the gradient of the line joining (1, 4) and (5, 16).
  21. 21st May 1961Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-3, 5) and B(7, -1).
  22. 22nd May 1961Work out 3/4 + 1/6, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd May 1961A shop increases a price by 25%, then later reduces the new price by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change from the original price.
  24. 24th May 1961An open-top fish tank, with no lid, is a cuboid with length 50 cm, width 30 cm and height 25 cm. Work out the total area of glass needed to make the tank.
  25. 25th May 1961Solve x^2 = 7x - 12.
  26. 26th May 1961Solve x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0.
  27. 27th May 1961Find 3^3 + sqrt(64).
  28. 28th May 1961120 pounds is shared between Leo and Maya in the ratio 3:5. Work out how much Maya receives.
  29. 29th May 1961Name the organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis.
  30. 30th May 1961State the colour universal indicator turns in a strong alkali.
  31. 31st May 1961A student doubles the frequency of a wave while keeping its speed the same. State what happens to the wavelength.