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August 1962 5-a-day

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August 1962

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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

  1. 1st August 1962Using the formula v = u + at, find v when u = 5, a = 3 and t = 4.
  2. 2nd August 1962Complete the word equation for aerobic respiration: glucose + oxygen produces ___ + ___.
  3. 3rd August 1962State one way that painting a garden gate helps to prevent it from rusting.
  4. 4th August 1962A pupil rubs a plastic rod with a cloth, giving the rod a negative electric charge. She then holds the rod near small pieces of paper on a table. State what she would observe, and explain why, in terms of electric charge.
  5. 5th August 1962In the food chain grass, rabbit, fox, where grass is eaten by rabbits and rabbits are eaten by foxes, name the organism that is the producer.
  6. 6th August 1962Name the organ in the human body that produces insulin.
  7. 7th August 1962A thermometer has graduations every 1 degree C. A student takes a single temperature reading of 40 degrees C. Calculate the percentage uncertainty in this reading.
  8. 8th August 1962A text about coral reefs moves from explaining what coral is, to how reefs form, to why they are under threat. What is this structure called?
  9. 9th August 1962Explain why a poet might use short, one-word lines to describe a sudden event, such as an accident.
  10. 10th August 1962A poem compares grief to 'a stone carried in the pocket, never quite forgotten.' Name this technique.
  11. 11th August 1962Correct the tense error: Last week, the choir practises for two hours every evening.
  12. 12th August 1962Punctuate this exchange between two speakers, starting a new line for each: are you ready asked sam almost said priya
  13. 13th August 1962Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The streetlamp's silver stare slid over its fur'?
  14. 14th August 1962Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
  15. 15th August 1962Find the midpoint of the line segment joining (-4, 2) and (6, -8).
  16. 16th August 1962A phone contract costs 18.50 pounds per month for 24 months, plus an upfront cost of 49 pounds. Work out the total cost of the contract.
  17. 17th August 1962Find 35% of 180.
  18. 18th August 1962Solve 3(2x - 1) = x + 17.
  19. 19th August 1962Describe the locus of points that are equidistant from two fixed points, A and B.
  20. 20th August 1962Simplify sqrt(45) + sqrt(20), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(5).
  21. 21st August 1962A chord subtends an angle of 76 degrees at the centre of a circle. Work out the angle it subtends at the circumference, on the major arc.
  22. 22nd August 1962A journey of 84 km takes 1 hour 45 minutes. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  23. 23rd August 1962A car travels 210 km in 3.5 hours at a constant speed. Calculate how far it would travel in 5 hours at the same speed.
  24. 24th August 1962A doctor records that a foetus is 38 weeks old. Given that human gestation lasts approximately 40 weeks, state approximately how many weeks of pregnancy remain.
  25. 25th August 1962A student adds a piece of unknown grey solid to dilute acid and no bubbles are produced, even after several minutes. Suggest whether the solid is a metal or a non-metal, and explain your reasoning.
  26. 26th August 1962State one way, other than increasing the current, to increase the strength of an electromagnet made from a coil of wire around an iron core.
  27. 27th August 1962State what happens to the current in a series circuit if an extra identical bulb is added, assuming the battery voltage stays the same.
  28. 28th August 1962Name the organ system that carries electrical signals around the body to allow a fast reflex reaction, such as pulling a hand away from something hot.
  29. 29th August 1962Name the gas needed by the body for aerobic respiration to take place.
  30. 30th August 1962A student investigates how the mass of five different metal samples affects their volume, with mass as a continuous numerical variable. State whether a bar chart or a line graph is the more appropriate way to display these results.
  31. 31st August 1962A writer describes the wind as "clawing at their jackets, determined to drag them off the mountain." Name the technique used here.