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March 1974 5-a-day

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March 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st March 1974A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
  2. 2nd March 1974Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves.
  3. 3rd March 1974Name the process used to neutralise an acid using an alkali.
  4. 4th March 1974Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
  5. 5th March 1974An apprentice is described as 'chewing the inside of his cheek and avoiding his master's eye.' What does this suggest about how he feels?
  6. 6th March 1974Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
  7. 7th March 1974Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
  8. 8th March 1974Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
  9. 9th March 1974Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
  10. 10th March 1974A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?
  11. 11th March 1974Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  12. 12th March 1974A right-angled triangle has two shorter sides of length 9 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  13. 13th March 1974A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  14. 14th March 1974In 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.
  15. 15th March 1974Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  16. 16th March 1974A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th March 1974Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  18. 18th March 1974Work out 2/5 of 65.
  19. 19th March 1974Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  20. 20th March 1974Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  21. 21st March 1974A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  22. 22nd March 1974A 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.
  23. 23rd March 1974State whether burning magnesium ribbon in air to form magnesium oxide is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
  24. 24th March 1974Using the reactivity series, state whether iron would react with a solution of copper sulfate, given that iron is more reactive than copper.
  25. 25th March 1974A pupil doubles the concentration of acid used in a reaction with a metal, keeping everything else the same. State what happens to the rate of the reaction.
  26. 26th March 1974A pupil uses a stopwatch to measure how long a candle takes to burn down by 1 cm, but forgets to shield the candle from a draught in the room. State whether this makes the result less reliable or less valid, and explain your answer.
  27. 27th March 1974Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  28. 28th March 1974Punctuate 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
  29. 29th March 1974A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  30. 30th March 1974A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  31. 31st March 1974In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?