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January 1976 5-a-day

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January 1976

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st January 1976Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
  2. 2nd January 1976Simplify 6a + 4b - 2a + 5b.
  3. 3rd January 1976A car depreciates by 15% each year. It is worth 20,000 pounds now. Work out its value after 1 year.
  4. 4th January 1976Find 35% of 160 pounds.
  5. 5th January 1976In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
  6. 6th January 1976State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
  7. 7th January 1976A runner covers 400 m in 50 seconds at a constant speed. Use speed = distance / time to calculate her speed.
  8. 8th January 1976Some endothermic reactions cause the temperature of their surroundings to fall. Explain, in terms of energy, why this happens.
  9. 9th January 1976Name the two products of photosynthesis.
  10. 10th January 1976A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
  11. 11th January 1976Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The team celebrated ___ victory together. (their / there / they're)
  12. 12th January 1976An apprentice is described as 'chewing the inside of his cheek and avoiding his master's eye.' What does this suggest about how he feels?
  13. 13th January 1976Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
  14. 14th January 1976Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
  15. 15th January 1976Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
  16. 16th January 1976Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
  17. 17th January 1976What is a rhetorical question, and why do persuasive writers use them?
  18. 18th January 1976Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  19. 19th January 1976Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
  20. 20th January 1976A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  21. 21st January 1976In 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.
  22. 22nd January 1976Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  23. 23rd January 1976A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  24. 24th January 1976Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  25. 25th January 1976Work out 2/5 of 65.
  26. 26th January 1976Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  27. 27th January 1976Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  28. 28th January 1976A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  29. 29th January 1976A 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.
  30. 30th January 1976Name the process by which cells release energy from glucose using oxygen.
  31. 31st January 1976Name one renewable energy resource.