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July 1963 5-a-day

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July 1963

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in July 1963

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

  1. 1st July 1963p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 8, p = 9. Work out p when q = 6.
  2. 2nd July 1963Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd July 1963Work out 5/6 of 90.
  4. 4th July 1963A 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 July 1963A rectangle has length 9.2 cm and width 6.8 cm. Calculate its perimeter.
  6. 6th July 1963The nth term of a sequence is 5n - 2. Find the 12th term.
  7. 7th July 1963State one way bile helps with the digestion of fats.
  8. 8th July 1963In the reactivity series, state which is more reactive: zinc or copper.
  9. 9th July 1963Name the organs whose main job is to filter waste products out of the blood and produce urine.
  10. 10th July 1963Name the continuous process by which rocks are broken down, transported, deposited, and can eventually reform into new rock types.
  11. 11th July 1963Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
  12. 12th July 1963A 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.
  13. 13th July 1963A non-fiction text about volcanoes uses the heading "How an Eruption Happens." What is the purpose of this heading?
  14. 14th July 1963What is the name for a poem written in three-line stanzas?
  15. 15th July 1963A poem has four-line stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme throughout. What effect might this regular structure have on the reader?
  16. 16th July 1963Insert a colon in the correct place: The kit list included the following items a torch, a compass and a whistle.
  17. 17th July 1963Correct the subject-verb agreement error: The team of swimmers were training every morning.
  18. 18th July 1963A poem compares the fox's eyes to 'two small, cold coins.' Name this technique.
  19. 19th July 1963You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
  20. 20th July 1963A conversion graph shows that 5 miles is equivalent to 8 kilometres. Using this scale, convert 20 miles to kilometres.
  21. 21st July 1963Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-3, 5) and B(7, -1).
  22. 22nd July 1963Write 3/5 as a decimal.
  23. 23rd July 1963A 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 July 1963An 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 July 1963Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 3).
  26. 26th July 1963Simplify sqrt(75) - sqrt(12), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(3).
  27. 27th July 1963Work out 9.6 divided by 0.4.
  28. 28th July 1963Calculate 47 + 36.
  29. 29th July 1963Name the organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis.
  30. 30th July 1963State the colour universal indicator turns in a strong alkali.
  31. 31st July 1963Name the circuit component whose symbol is a circle with a cross inside it.