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August 1978 5-a-day

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August 1978

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st August 1978A poem has six lines in each stanza with no regular rhyme pattern. What is this style called?
  2. 2nd August 1978Calculate the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 9 cm.
  3. 3rd August 1978Work out 12 x 7.
  4. 4th August 1978Work out 7 x 8 + 6 x 3.
  5. 5th August 1978Without a calculator, work out 45% of 160.
  6. 6th August 1978Ade and Bo share 56 sweets in the ratio 3:4. How many sweets does Bo receive?
  7. 7th August 1978108 pounds is shared between Amir and Bea in the ratio 4:5.
  8. 8th August 1978Write 0.4 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  9. 9th August 1978Write 5/8 as a decimal.
  10. 10th August 1978Work out 7 x 9 - 4 x 5.
  11. 11th August 1978In the food chain 'grass, rabbit, fox', name the primary consumer.
  12. 12th August 1978State one physical property that distinguishes a typical non-metal from a typical metal.
  13. 13th August 1978A ray of light travels from air into a glass block. State whether the ray bends towards the normal or away from the normal as it enters the glass.
  14. 14th August 1978Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
  15. 15th August 1978State one function of the human skeleton, other than support.
  16. 16th August 1978Name the enzyme found in saliva that begins the digestion of starch in the mouth.
  17. 17th August 1978Which word means the same as 'ancient' in a sentence describing an old, crumbling castle: 'timeworn', 'modern', 'spacious' or 'lively'?
  18. 18th August 1978Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Regular ___ at the piano will improve your technique. (practice / practise)
  19. 19th August 1978Identify and correct the pronoun error: 'The dog wagged their tail happily.'
  20. 20th August 1978A poem compares old age to 'a candle guttering low, still giving light.' Name this technique.
  21. 21st August 1978Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The fire hissed and spat its sparks'?
  22. 22nd August 1978Find and copy one word from 'the mist swallowed the path ahead of him' that gives the mist a human or animal-like quality.
  23. 23rd August 1978Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Yesterday, Priya walks to school and meets her friend Tom.
  24. 24th August 1978A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.
  25. 25th August 1978A cinema charges 6.50 pounds for an adult ticket and 4.20 pounds for a child ticket. A family buys tickets for 2 adults and 3 children. Work out the total cost, without using a calculator.
  26. 26th August 1978Find 1/3 of 96.
  27. 27th August 1978Work out -12 + 4 x 3.
  28. 28th August 1978Solve x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0.
  29. 29th August 1978Work out 207 divided by 9, showing your written method.
  30. 30th August 1978Work out 143 divided by 11.
  31. 31st August 1978A 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.