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March 1969 5-a-day

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March 1969

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st March 1969You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
  2. 2nd March 1969Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
  3. 3rd March 1969What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
  4. 4th March 1969Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
  5. 5th March 1969Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
  6. 6th March 1969Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
  7. 7th March 1969A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
  8. 8th March 1969y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
  9. 9th March 1969A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  10. 10th March 1969Find 3/5 of 120.
  11. 11th March 1969A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
  12. 12th March 1969A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
  13. 13th March 1969Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
  14. 14th March 1969A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
  15. 15th March 1969Calculate the simple interest earned on 600 pounds saved for 3 years at an annual rate of 4%.
  16. 16th March 1969State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
  17. 17th March 1969A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
  18. 18th March 1969A wind turbine and a coal power station both generate electricity, but only one of them directly burns fuel to boil water into steam. State which one this is, and name the component that this steam turns.
  19. 19th March 1969A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
  20. 20th March 1969State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
  21. 21st March 1969Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
  22. 22nd March 1969Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
  23. 23rd March 1969A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
  24. 24th March 1969A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
  25. 25th March 1969Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
  26. 26th March 1969Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
  27. 27th March 1969A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
  28. 28th March 1969A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?
  29. 29th March 1969List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
  30. 30th March 1969In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
  31. 31st March 1969Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.