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May 1972 5-a-day

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May 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1972A leaflet states: 'Experts agree that recycling just one more item a week could transform our town's waste problem.' Name one persuasive technique used here.
  2. 2nd May 1972Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  3. 3rd May 1972Write 0.00042 in standard form.
  4. 4th May 1972A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  5. 5th May 1972In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 50 degrees and the hypotenuse is 14 cm. Work out the length of the side opposite angle A, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th May 1972Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  7. 7th May 1972A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  8. 8th May 1972Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  9. 9th May 1972Work out 2/5 of 65.
  10. 10th May 1972Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  11. 11th May 1972Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  12. 12th May 1972A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  13. 13th May 1972A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
  14. 14th May 1972A ray of light travels from air into a glass block and bends towards the normal at the boundary. Name this effect.
  15. 15th May 1972Name one structure found in a plant cell that is not found in an animal cell.
  16. 16th May 1972A wave has a wavelength of 2 m and a frequency of 5 Hz. Use wave speed = frequency x wavelength to calculate its speed.
  17. 17th May 1972A pupil's results table is missing units for one column, headed only 'Volume'. State why it is important to always include a unit in a column heading or with a numerical answer.
  18. 18th May 1972Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  19. 19th May 1972Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  20. 20th May 1972A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  21. 21st May 1972A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  22. 22nd May 1972In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
  23. 23rd May 1972What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
  24. 24th May 1972In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
  25. 25th May 1972Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle measuring 14 cm by 8.5 cm.
  26. 26th May 1972A pack of 24 pencils costs 3.60 pounds. Work out the cost of one pencil.
  27. 27th May 1972Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  28. 28th May 1972A parallelogram has base 12 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. Work out its area.
  29. 29th May 19723 workers can paint a fence in 8 hours, working at the same constant rate. How long would it take 4 workers to paint the same fence?
  30. 30th May 1972Find 10% of 95 pounds.
  31. 31st May 1972Work out 9 x 8.