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January 1973 5-a-day

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January 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st January 1973In an extract, the writer moves from describing the busy platform to focusing closely on one child crying by the ticket barrier. What effect might this shift in focus create?
  2. 2nd January 1973Find and copy one word from 'the corridor swallowed the beam of her torch' that gives the corridor a human or animal-like quality.
  3. 3rd January 1973A poem describes a train as having a "rattling, roaring, rumbling" journey. Name the technique shown by these three words together.
  4. 4th January 1973An article opens with a short story about one pupil who found a favourite book by accident, before making any wider argument. What is this technique called?
  5. 5th January 1973A poem has six lines in each stanza with no regular rhyme pattern. What is this style called?
  6. 6th January 1973Calculate the area of a circle with a diameter of 20 cm. Use pi = 3.14.
  7. 7th January 1973Work out 12 x 7.
  8. 8th January 1973Work out 7 x 8 + 6 x 3.
  9. 9th January 1973Without a calculator, work out 45% of 160.
  10. 10th January 1973Ade and Bo share 56 sweets in the ratio 3:4. How many sweets does Bo receive?
  11. 11th January 1973108 pounds is shared between Amir and Bea in the ratio 4:5.
  12. 12th January 1973Write 0.4 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  13. 13th January 1973Write 5/8 as a decimal.
  14. 14th January 1973Work out 7 x 9 - 4 x 5.
  15. 15th January 1973Name the green pigment, found in chloroplasts, that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  16. 16th January 1973Name the group of the periodic table that contains elements which are almost completely unreactive because their outer electron shell is full.
  17. 17th January 1973State why an astronaut in open space, far from any planet or star, cannot hear an explosion happening nearby.
  18. 18th January 1973Name the green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  19. 19th January 1973Name the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  20. 20th January 1973Name the small intestine's main job in the digestive system.
  21. 21st January 1973Which word means the same as 'ancient' in a sentence describing an old, crumbling castle: 'timeworn', 'modern', 'spacious' or 'lively'?
  22. 22nd January 1973Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Regular ___ at the piano will improve your technique. (practice / practise)
  23. 23rd January 1973Identify and correct the pronoun error: 'The dog wagged their tail happily.'
  24. 24th January 1973A poem compares old age to 'a candle guttering low, still giving light.' Name this technique.
  25. 25th January 1973Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The fire hissed and spat its sparks'?
  26. 26th January 1973Find and copy one word from 'the mist swallowed the path ahead of him' that gives the mist a human or animal-like quality.
  27. 27th January 1973Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Please bring your pencil case ruler and calculator to the exam.
  28. 28th January 1973A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.
  29. 29th January 1973Simplify 5x + 3y - 2x + 7y.
  30. 30th January 1973Find 1/3 of 96.
  31. 31st January 1973Work out -12 + 4 x 3.