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August 1965 5-a-day

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August 1965

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st August 1965A poem describes a train as having a "rattling, roaring, rumbling" journey. Name the technique shown by these three words together.
  2. 2nd August 1965An article opens with a short story about one pupil who found a favourite book by accident, before making any wider argument. What is this technique called?
  3. 3rd August 1965A poem has six lines in each stanza with no regular rhyme pattern. What is this style called?
  4. 4th August 1965Calculate the area of a circle with a diameter of 20 cm. Use pi = 3.14.
  5. 5th August 1965Work out 12 x 7.
  6. 6th August 1965Work out 7 x 8 + 6 x 3.
  7. 7th August 1965Without a calculator, work out 45% of 160.
  8. 8th August 1965Ade and Bo share 56 sweets in the ratio 3:4. How many sweets does Bo receive?
  9. 9th August 1965108 pounds is shared between Amir and Bea in the ratio 4:5.
  10. 10th August 1965Write 0.4 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  11. 11th August 1965Write 5/8 as a decimal.
  12. 12th August 1965Work out 7 x 9 - 4 x 5.
  13. 13th August 1965In the food chain 'grass, rabbit, fox', name the primary consumer.
  14. 14th August 1965State one physical property that distinguishes a typical non-metal from a typical metal.
  15. 15th August 1965State why an astronaut in open space, far from any planet or star, cannot hear an explosion happening nearby.
  16. 16th August 1965Name the green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  17. 17th August 1965State one function of the human skeleton, other than support.
  18. 18th August 1965Name the enzyme found in saliva that begins the digestion of starch in the mouth.
  19. 19th August 1965Which word means the same as 'ancient' in a sentence describing an old, crumbling castle: 'timeworn', 'modern', 'spacious' or 'lively'?
  20. 20th August 1965Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Regular ___ at the piano will improve your technique. (practice / practise)
  21. 21st August 1965Identify and correct the pronoun error: 'The dog wagged their tail happily.'
  22. 22nd August 1965A poem compares old age to 'a candle guttering low, still giving light.' Name this technique.
  23. 23rd August 1965Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The fire hissed and spat its sparks'?
  24. 24th August 1965Find and copy one word from 'the mist swallowed the path ahead of him' that gives the mist a human or animal-like quality.
  25. 25th August 1965Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Please bring your pencil case ruler and calculator to the exam.
  26. 26th August 1965A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.
  27. 27th August 1965A cinema charges 6.50 pounds for an adult ticket and 4.20 pounds for a child ticket. A family buys tickets for 2 adults and 3 children. Work out the total cost, without using a calculator.
  28. 28th August 1965Find 1/3 of 96.
  29. 29th August 1965Work out -12 + 4 x 3.
  30. 30th August 1965Solve x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0.
  31. 31st August 1965Work out 207 divided by 9, showing your written method.