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May 1971 5-a-day

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May 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1971A travel article is written for a general newspaper audience rather than for expert climbers. How might its vocabulary and level of detail differ from a specialist mountaineering magazine?
  2. 2nd May 1971In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The submersible's hull must withstand immense pressure at such depths, where a single flaw could prove catastrophic.' What does 'catastrophic' mean here?
  3. 3rd May 1971Name the technique used in this slogan: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
  4. 4th May 1971Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the alleyway at dusk.'
  5. 5th May 1971Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The station was BUSY."
  6. 6th May 1971Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the fruit stall."
  7. 7th May 1971Two coins are flipped at the same time. List all the possible outcomes, and find the probability of getting exactly one head.
  8. 8th May 1971A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 5 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  9. 9th May 1971The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3. Work out the 20th term.
  10. 10th May 1971Work out 84 / 12.
  11. 11th May 1971A 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 May 1971A 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 May 1971p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
  14. 14th May 1971A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
  15. 15th May 1971A 750 gram box of cereal costs 2.40 pounds, and a 500 gram box of the same cereal costs 1.70 pounds. Which box offers better value for money? Show your working.
  16. 16th May 1971State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
  17. 17th May 1971A 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 May 1971State whether solar power is a renewable or a non-renewable energy resource.
  19. 19th May 1971A book rests on a table and does not move. Name the force from the table that balances the book's weight.
  20. 20th May 1971State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
  21. 21st May 1971Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
  22. 22nd May 1971Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) The whistle blew; and the players stopped. B) The whistle blew; the players stopped at once.
  23. 23rd May 1971In an extract, a character 'set down his tools without a word and walked out into the rain.' What might this action suggest about his state of mind?
  24. 24th May 1971A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
  25. 25th May 1971Punctuate this exchange, adding inverted commas, capital letters and any other punctuation needed: are you sure about this asked Leo his sister nodded without looking up
  26. 26th May 1971Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
  27. 27th May 1971A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.
  28. 28th May 1971A charity advert says: 'You could change a child's life today.' Which word directly addresses the reader, and what effect does this have?
  29. 29th May 1971Order these integers from smallest to largest: -6, 2, -3, 0, -9
  30. 30th May 1971In 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 May 1971A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Work out its area.