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October 1970 5-a-day

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October 1970

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st October 1970A meal out costs 68 pounds before a 12.5% service charge is added. Calculate the total cost including the service charge.
  2. 2nd October 1970On a microscope, the eyepiece lens has a magnification of x10 and the objective lens in use has a magnification of x40. Calculate the total magnification.
  3. 3rd October 1970In the disappearing cross experiment, a student times how long it takes for a cross under the flask to disappear from view. Explain why a shorter time indicates a faster reaction.
  4. 4th October 1970A skateboarder travels at a constant speed of 4 m/s for 6 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to state his acceleration during this time, and explain what an acceleration of zero means about his motion.
  5. 5th October 1970A hand warmer gets hot when a chemical reaction inside it takes place. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  6. 6th October 1970A solid is heated until it turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first. Name this change of state.
  7. 7th October 1970State the approximate time it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth.
  8. 8th October 1970In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
  9. 9th October 1970A question asks you to 'find and copy one word which shows that the workshop was untidy.' What kind of question is this, and how should you answer it?
  10. 10th October 1970A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds atmosphere across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  11. 11th October 1970Which of these would best speed up the pace of an action scene: a long sentence with several clauses, or a short, three-word sentence?
  12. 12th October 1970Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the funfair at midnight.'
  13. 13th October 1970Is the claim 'debating is clearly the single best way to build confidence' a fact or an opinion?
  14. 14th October 1970Is the claim 'this is the most dangerous road crossing in the whole town' a fact or an opinion? Explain your answer.
  15. 15th October 1970Work out (-5) + (-8) - (-6).
  16. 16th October 1970The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Work out the size of the largest angle.
  17. 17th October 1970Find 3/8 of 64.
  18. 18th October 1970Write 0.000078 in standard form.
  19. 19th October 1970A cylindrical bucket has radius 12 cm and height 25 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  20. 20th October 1970Work out sqrt(169) + 4^2.
  21. 21st October 1970Increase 240 pounds by 12%.
  22. 22nd October 1970Work out 312 divided by 8, using a written method.
  23. 23rd October 1970The list shows the number of pets owned by 9 pupils: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1. Write down the mode.
  24. 24th October 1970During vigorous exercise, a sprinter's muscles cannot get enough oxygen. Name the substance that builds up in the muscles as a result, and state one effect this has.
  25. 25th October 1970The density of olive oil is 0.92 g/cm^3. State, with a reason, whether olive oil would float or sink in water (density 1.0 g/cm^3).
  26. 26th October 1970A parcel of mass 2.5 kg is lifted onto a shelf 2 m above the ground. Take g = 10 N/kg and use GPE = mass x g x height. Calculate the gain in gravitational potential energy.
  27. 27th October 1970A cyclist travels 300 m in 25 s. Calculate her average speed.
  28. 28th October 1970Name the gas produced when a reactive metal reacts with a dilute acid.
  29. 29th October 1970State the name of the process by which oxygen moves from the air in the lungs into the blood.
  30. 30th October 1970A pupil measures the mass of a metal washer five times using a balance and gets: 14.2 g, 14.5 g, 14.1 g, 14.6 g, 14.1 g. Calculate the mean mass, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
  31. 31st October 1970Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Dust rose from the floor, and Elias covered his mouth."