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October 1961 5-a-day

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October 1961

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st October 1961Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
  2. 2nd October 1961Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
  3. 3rd October 1961A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
  4. 4th October 1961y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
  5. 5th October 1961A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  6. 6th October 1961Find 3/5 of 120.
  7. 7th October 1961A scatter graph plots the number of hours 10 students spent revising against their test scores. The points show that more hours of revision is generally associated with a higher test score, though not perfectly. Describe the type of correlation shown, and state one thing this correlation does not prove.
  8. 8th October 1961Simplify (3x^2 y^3)^2 divided by 9x^3 y^4, giving your answer as simply as possible.
  9. 9th October 1961Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
  10. 10th October 1961A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
  11. 11th October 1961Calculate the simple interest earned on 600 pounds saved for 3 years at an annual rate of 4%.
  12. 12th October 1961Name the specialised cell in humans that is adapted with a long tail and many mitochondria to swim toward an egg cell.
  13. 13th October 1961State what happens to a catalyst during a chemical reaction.
  14. 14th October 1961A wind turbine and a coal power station both generate electricity, but only one of them directly burns fuel to boil water into steam. State which one this is, and name the component that this steam turns.
  15. 15th October 1961A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
  16. 16th October 1961A trolley of mass 2 kg is raised to a height of 5 m. Use GPE = mass x gravitational field strength x height (g = 10 N/kg) to calculate its gravitational potential energy.
  17. 17th October 1961Name the planet in our solar system that is closest to the Sun.
  18. 18th October 1961Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
  19. 19th October 1961A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
  20. 20th October 1961A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
  21. 21st October 1961Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
  22. 22nd October 1961Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
  23. 23rd October 1961A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
  24. 24th October 1961A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?
  25. 25th October 1961List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
  26. 26th October 1961p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 4, p = 15. Work out the value of p when q = 10.
  27. 27th October 1961Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
  28. 28th October 1961A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  29. 29th October 1961A bag contains 9 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is green, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  30. 30th October 1961Work out 15% of 340 pounds.
  31. 31st October 1961Work out 8.3 x 5.2, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.