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September 1975 5-a-day

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September 1975

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in September 1975

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st September 1975Give one example of a statistic a writer might use to persuade readers to use fewer plastic bags.
  2. 2nd September 1975Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The wind howled, and the shutters rattled.'
  3. 3rd September 1975Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The train arrived late."
  4. 4th September 1975Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: fresh bread the baker called still warm from the oven
  5. 5th September 1975Find the median and the range of this data set: 7, 3, 9, 3, 12, 5.
  6. 6th September 1975In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 32 degrees and the adjacent side is 9 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse, to 1 decimal place.
  7. 7th September 1975A cylindrical tin has radius 4 cm and height 15 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  8. 8th September 1975Simplify the ratio 32:12.
  9. 9th September 1975A 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.
  10. 10th September 1975A 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.
  11. 11th September 1975Factorise fully 10x + 15.
  12. 12th September 1975Work out 2^5 - 3^3.
  13. 13th September 1975A meal out costs 68 pounds before a 12.5% service charge is added. Calculate the total cost including the service charge.
  14. 14th September 1975State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
  15. 15th September 1975A 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.
  16. 16th September 1975A skateboarder travels at a constant speed of 4 m/s for 6 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to state his acceleration during this time, and explain what an acceleration of zero means about his motion.
  17. 17th September 1975A hand warmer gets hot when a chemical reaction inside it takes place. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  18. 18th September 1975State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
  19. 19th September 1975Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
  20. 20th September 1975In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
  21. 21st September 1975A writer describes sawdust as 'settling like a light snowfall over every surface.' Name the technique used.
  22. 22nd September 1975In an extract, a character "kept glancing at the door and twisting the strap of her bag." What does this suggest about the character's feelings?
  23. 23rd September 1975Write one short sentence (no more than five words) suitable for a moment of sudden shock in a story.
  24. 24th September 1975Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The gates creaked open.
  25. 25th September 1975What is the effect of directly addressing an audience as 'you' in a speech?
  26. 26th September 1975Is the claim 'this is the most dangerous road crossing in the whole town' a fact or an opinion? Explain your answer.
  27. 27th September 1975Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.
  28. 28th September 1975In 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.
  29. 29th September 1975A cafe sells 3 coffees at 2.40 pounds each and 2 teas at 1.60 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
  30. 30th September 1975y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.