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May 1974 5-a-day

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May 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1974A jug holds 1.8 litres. Work out how many millilitres this is.
  2. 2nd May 1974A dice has its six faces numbered 1 to 6, arranged so opposite faces always add up to 7. The face showing 2 is on top, and the face showing 3 is facing you. Work out which number is on the bottom face, and which number is on the face directly opposite the one facing you.
  3. 3rd May 1974A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  4. 4th May 1974Write the first four terms of the sequence with nth term 2n^2.
  5. 5th May 1974State one way bile helps with the digestion of fats.
  6. 6th May 1974In the reactivity series, state which is more reactive: zinc or copper.
  7. 7th May 1974A pupil measures a length as 250 mm. State this length in metres.
  8. 8th May 1974State how many natural moons orbit the Earth.
  9. 9th May 1974Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
  10. 10th May 1974A student measures the length of a metal rod five times: 62.1 cm, 62.4 cm, 62.0 cm, 62.5 cm, 62.2 cm. Calculate the mean length of the rod.
  11. 11th May 1974Which word means the same as "ascend" in a sentence about a balloon rising into the sky: "climb", "sink", "hover" or "spin"?
  12. 12th May 1974Which two poetic techniques are both used in the line 'The waves whispered along the shingle shore'?
  13. 13th May 1974What is the name for a poem written without a regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
  14. 14th May 1974Choose the correct homophone: You should always ___ your times tables before a test. (practice / practise)
  15. 15th May 1974Choose the correct word: ___ leaving their bags by the door. (Their / There / They're)
  16. 16th May 1974Find and copy one word from 'the fox paused, listening to the city's held breath' that gives the city a human quality.
  17. 17th May 1974In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The expedition team faced constant attrition - illness, injury and exhaustion wore down their numbers day by day.' What does 'attrition' mean here?
  18. 18th May 1974A train travels 90 km in 1.5 hours at a constant speed, shown as a straight line on a distance-time graph. Calculate the gradient of this line, and state what it represents.
  19. 19th May 1974Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-3, 5) and B(7, -1).
  20. 20th May 1974Work out 3/4 + 1/6, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st May 1974A shop increases a price by 25%, then later reduces the new price by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change from the original price.
  22. 22nd May 1974An open-top fish tank, with no lid, is a cuboid with length 50 cm, width 30 cm and height 25 cm. Work out the total area of glass needed to make the tank.
  23. 23rd May 1974Solve x^2 = 7x - 12.
  24. 24th May 1974Solve x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0.
  25. 25th May 1974Find 3^3 + sqrt(64).
  26. 26th May 1974120 pounds is shared between Leo and Maya in the ratio 3:5. Work out how much Maya receives.
  27. 27th May 1974Name the organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis.
  28. 28th May 1974State the colour universal indicator turns in a strong alkali.
  29. 29th May 1974A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 4 m. Use wave speed = frequency x wavelength to calculate its speed.
  30. 30th May 1974State the pH of a neutral solution such as pure water.
  31. 31st May 1974State whether the Earth casting a shadow that blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon is called a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse.