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May 1970 5-a-day

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May 1970

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1970State the pH value of a neutral solution, such as pure water.
  2. 2nd May 1970Amara is investigating how the mass of a paper cone affects how long it takes to fall from a fixed height. State the independent variable and the dependent variable in this investigation.
  3. 3rd May 1970In a factual text, is the sentence "Hot air balloons were first flown in France in 1783" a fact or an opinion?
  4. 4th May 1970A poem repeats the phrase 'and still it climbed' at the end of every stanza. What is this technique called, and what might its effect be?
  5. 5th May 1970Find and copy one word from the phrase 'the old clock ticked its patient rhythm' that gives the clock a human quality.
  6. 6th May 1970Which punctuation mark correctly joins these two sentences without adding a joining word: 'The coach was late the pupils waited in the hall.'?
  7. 7th May 1970Choose the correct word: I'm not sure ___ my umbrella is. (where / were / we're)
  8. 8th May 1970A poem is written in a single, unbroken stanza with no rhyme. What effect might this create?
  9. 9th May 1970A biography states that a person 'left school at fourteen to support her family, and by twenty-one had opened her own shop.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
  10. 10th May 1970A line has equation y = 4x - 7. Write down its gradient and its y-intercept.
  11. 11th May 1970A bag contains 12 red counters, 15 blue counters and 9 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability that it is blue, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  12. 12th May 1970Write 0.72 as a percentage.
  13. 13th May 1970Two joggers start together at a park gate. One returns to the gate every 18 minutes, the other every 24 minutes. After how many minutes will they next be at the gate together?
  14. 14th May 1970Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. One of the angles formed is 63 degrees. State the size of the co-interior (allied) angle on the same side of the transversal, and explain why.
  15. 15th May 1970A chord divides a circle so that the angle at the centre is 130 degrees. Work out the angle at the circumference subtended by the same chord, on the major arc.
  16. 16th May 1970Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
  17. 17th May 1970A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 240 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 7 eggs, at the same ratio.
  18. 18th May 1970Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
  19. 19th May 1970Explain why muscles must work in antagonistic pairs rather than alone.
  20. 20th May 1970State whether a solution with pH 3 is acidic, neutral, or alkaline.
  21. 21st May 1970State whether sound is a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave.
  22. 22nd May 1970Name the organ that produces bile, which helps to digest fats.
  23. 23rd May 1970State whether melting ice is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
  24. 24th May 1970Name the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other, keeping planets in orbit.
  25. 25th May 1970On a graph of temperature (y-axis) against time (x-axis), a straight line rises from (0 s, 20 degrees C) to (40 s, 60 degrees C). Calculate the gradient of this line, and state what it represents.
  26. 26th May 1970A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
  27. 27th May 1970A factual article about volcanic islands is broken into sections titled 'How islands form', 'Life on the slopes' and 'Living with the risk'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
  28. 28th May 1970You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
  29. 29th May 1970Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?
  30. 30th May 1970Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Because the tide was rising, the children ran back up the beach.'
  31. 31st May 1970Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: mind the gap called the guard as the doors slid shut