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December 1966 5-a-day

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December 1966

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in December 1966

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

  1. 1st December 1966Complete the word equation for aerobic respiration: glucose + oxygen produces ___ + ___.
  2. 2nd December 1966State one way that painting a garden gate helps to prevent it from rusting.
  3. 3rd December 1966A pupil measures a length as 250 mm. State this length in metres.
  4. 4th December 1966State how many natural moons orbit the Earth.
  5. 5th December 1966Name the organ in the human body that produces insulin.
  6. 6th December 1966A student measures the length of a metal rod five times: 62.1 cm, 62.4 cm, 62.0 cm, 62.5 cm, 62.2 cm. Calculate the mean length of the rod.
  7. 7th December 1966Which word means the same as "ascend" in a sentence about a balloon rising into the sky: "climb", "sink", "hover" or "spin"?
  8. 8th December 1966Which two poetic techniques are both used in the line 'The waves whispered along the shingle shore'?
  9. 9th December 1966What is the name for a poem written without a regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
  10. 10th December 1966Choose the correct homophone: You should always ___ your times tables before a test. (practice / practise)
  11. 11th December 1966Choose the correct word: ___ leaving their bags by the door. (Their / There / They're)
  12. 12th December 1966Find and copy one word from 'the fox paused, listening to the city's held breath' that gives the city a human quality.
  13. 13th December 1966In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The expedition team faced constant attrition - illness, injury and exhaustion wore down their numbers day by day.' What does 'attrition' mean here?
  14. 14th December 1966A train travels 90 km in 1.5 hours at a constant speed, shown as a straight line on a distance-time graph. Calculate the gradient of this line, and state what it represents.
  15. 15th December 1966A 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.
  16. 16th December 1966Work out 3/4 + 1/6, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
  17. 17th December 1966Solve 3(2x - 1) = x + 17.
  18. 18th December 1966Describe the locus of points that are equidistant from two fixed points, A and B.
  19. 19th December 1966Solve x^2 = 7x - 12.
  20. 20th December 1966Solve x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0.
  21. 21st December 1966Find 3^3 + sqrt(64).
  22. 22nd December 1966120 pounds is shared between Leo and Maya in the ratio 3:5. Work out how much Maya receives.
  23. 23rd December 1966A 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.
  24. 24th December 1966A 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.
  25. 25th December 1966A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 4 m. Use wave speed = frequency x wavelength to calculate its speed.
  26. 26th December 1966State the pH of a neutral solution such as pure water.
  27. 27th December 1966State whether the Earth casting a shadow that blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon is called a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse.
  28. 28th December 1966Name the gas needed by the body for aerobic respiration to take place.
  29. 29th December 1966A 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.
  30. 30th December 1966In an extract, a climber "kept checking the rope, tugging it twice before every step." What does this suggest about the climber?
  31. 31st December 1966In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The team faced constant setbacks - equipment failure, bad weather and dwindling supplies chipped away at morale.' What does 'dwindling' mean here?