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May 1977 5-a-day

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May 1977

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1977Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The fog rolled in, and the harbour lights dimmed to a blur.'
  2. 2nd May 1977A five-mark question asks you to explain how the writer builds a sense of frustration across the whole extract. What should your answer cover?
  3. 3rd May 1977A question is worth 3 marks and asks you to explain the effect of a description. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
  4. 4th May 1977If a poem's rhythm becomes short and broken in its final stanza after being steady throughout, what might this suggest?
  5. 5th May 1977Name the technique used in this line: New worlds. New characters. New ideas, every single time.
  6. 6th May 1977If a poem starts with long, flowing lines and ends with very short, clipped lines, what effect might this create?
  7. 7th May 1977Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle measuring 14 cm by 8.5 cm.
  8. 8th May 1977Simplify 6a + 9 - 2a - 4.
  9. 9th May 1977Simplify 4(2x - 3) + 5.
  10. 10th May 1977A stall sells 4 sandwiches at 2.20 pounds each and 3 drinks at 1.10 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
  11. 11th May 1977Write the ratio 16:24 in its simplest form.
  12. 12th May 1977Work out 8 x 6.
  13. 13th May 1977Find 3/5 of 45.
  14. 14th May 1977Work out 15 x 14, using a written method.
  15. 15th May 1977Find 3/4 of 88.
  16. 16th May 1977Name the green pigment, found in chloroplasts, that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  17. 17th May 1977Name the group of the periodic table that contains elements which are almost completely unreactive because their outer electron shell is full.
  18. 18th May 1977Put these bodies in order of their distance from the Sun, starting with the closest: Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus.
  19. 19th May 1977State whether elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar or very different chemical properties.
  20. 20th May 1977Name the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  21. 21st May 1977Name the small intestine's main job in the digestive system.
  22. 22nd May 1977A character says 'I'm fine' through gritted teeth, then slams the door. Explain what the contrast between the character's words and actions suggests.
  23. 23rd May 1977Correct the spelling error caused by a missing doubled consonant: 'I am hopping to finish my homework before dinner' (meaning expecting, not jumping).
  24. 24th May 1977Correct the tense error: 'Last week, she swims to the buoy and back without stopping.'
  25. 25th May 1977A poem has irregular line lengths and no rhyme scheme, but a steady, insistent rhythm created by repeating the same three-syllable phrase. What technique creates this effect?
  26. 26th May 1977What is the name for a poem with no regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
  27. 27th May 1977A character 'counted his steps instead of looking down.' What does this suggest about his feelings?
  28. 28th May 1977This sentence contains a comma splice: The rain started early, we cancelled the picnic. Correct it in one way.
  29. 29th May 1977A writer describes a current as "dragging greedy fingers along the wreck." Name the technique used here.
  30. 30th May 1977Simplify 5x + 3y - 2x + 7y.
  31. 31st May 1977A box of 15 chocolates costs 4.50 pounds. Work out the cost of one chocolate.