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August 1981 5-a-day

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August 1981

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st August 1981In the disappearing cross experiment, a student times how long it takes for a cross under the flask to disappear from view. Explain why a shorter time indicates a faster reaction.
  2. 2nd August 1981A wind turbine and a coal power station both generate electricity, but only one of them directly burns fuel to boil water into steam. State which one this is, and name the component that this steam turns.
  3. 3rd August 1981A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
  4. 4th August 1981A solid is heated until it turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first. Name this change of state.
  5. 5th August 1981State the approximate time it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth.
  6. 6th August 1981Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
  7. 7th August 1981An apprentice is described as 'chewing the inside of his cheek and avoiding his master's eye.' What does this suggest about how he feels?
  8. 8th August 1981Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
  9. 9th August 1981Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
  10. 10th August 1981Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
  11. 11th August 1981Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
  12. 12th August 1981A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?
  13. 13th August 1981Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  14. 14th August 1981The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Work out the size of the largest angle.
  15. 15th August 1981A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  16. 16th August 1981In 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.
  17. 17th August 1981Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  18. 18th August 1981A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th August 1981Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  20. 20th August 1981Work out 2/5 of 65.
  21. 21st August 1981Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  22. 22nd August 1981Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  23. 23rd August 1981A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  24. 24th August 1981A 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.
  25. 25th August 1981State whether burning magnesium ribbon in air to form magnesium oxide is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
  26. 26th August 1981Using the reactivity series, state whether iron would react with a solution of copper sulfate, given that iron is more reactive than copper.
  27. 27th August 1981State the name of the process by which oxygen moves from the air in the lungs into the blood.
  28. 28th August 1981A pupil uses a stopwatch to measure how long a candle takes to burn down by 1 cm, but forgets to shield the candle from a draught in the room. State whether this makes the result less reliable or less valid, and explain your answer.
  29. 29th August 1981Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  30. 30th August 1981Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  31. 31st August 1981A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?