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October 1962 5-a-day

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October 1962

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in October 1962

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

  1. 1st October 1962A cafe sells 3 coffees at 2.40 pounds each and 2 teas at 1.60 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
  2. 2nd October 1962y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
  3. 3rd October 1962A survey asked 30 people how many siblings they have: 9 have 0, 12 have 1, 6 have 2, 3 have 3. Work out the mean number of siblings.
  4. 4th October 1962A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
  5. 5th October 1962Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
  6. 6th October 1962Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  7. 7th October 1962Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
  8. 8th October 1962Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
  9. 9th October 1962State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.
  10. 10th October 1962A trolley of mass 20 kg is pushed with a resultant force of 60 N. Use force = mass x acceleration to calculate its acceleration.
  11. 11th October 1962A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
  12. 12th October 1962State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
  13. 13th October 1962Name the part of a plant cell, not found in an animal cell, that carries out photosynthesis.
  14. 14th October 1962In an investigation into reaction time, a pupil's results are 0.18 s, 0.19 s, 0.61 s, 0.18 s and 0.20 s. Identify the anomalous result, and suggest one likely reason it occurred.
  15. 15th October 1962Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the map in the drawer."
  16. 16th October 1962Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The fog rolled in from the sea.'
  17. 17th October 1962A character 'checked her watch for the third time in a minute and sighed.' What does this suggest about how she is feeling?
  18. 18th October 1962Which word class is 'cautiously' in the sentence 'She cautiously ran her glove along the rusted rail'?
  19. 19th October 1962A question asks you to "compare how the two poets present the sea." What is the best way to structure your answer?
  20. 20th October 1962Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade pupils that reading is enjoyable rather than a chore.
  21. 21st October 1962In the line "Icicles hang like daggers from the eaves", which technique is used?
  22. 22nd October 1962A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  23. 23rd October 1962Find 30% of 150.
  24. 24th October 1962Work out 13^2.
  25. 25th October 1962Find 5/6 of 72.
  26. 26th October 1962A recipe for 4 people uses 200g of butter. How much butter is needed for 10 people?
  27. 27th October 1962A tap fills a bucket at a constant rate of 3 litres every 2 minutes. Work out how many litres it fills in 10 minutes.
  28. 28th October 1962Calculate 74 - 38.
  29. 29th October 1962Work out -7 + 15.
  30. 30th October 1962A journey of 240 km takes 4 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.
  31. 31st October 1962State one way the xylem is adapted for transporting water up a plant.