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October 1982 5-a-day

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October 1982

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in October 1982

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

  1. 1st October 1982A car's value depreciates from 18,000 pounds to 14,400 pounds in one year. Work out the percentage decrease.
  2. 2nd October 1982Work out 9 x 7.
  3. 3rd October 1982State the name of the structure that allows oxygen and nutrients to pass from a mother's blood to her developing foetus.
  4. 4th October 1982Name the salt produced when zinc reacts with sulfuric acid.
  5. 5th October 1982State whether sound is a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave.
  6. 6th October 1982Name the organ that produces bile, which helps to digest fats.
  7. 7th October 1982State whether melting ice is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
  8. 8th October 1982Name the type of teeth used mainly for cutting food.
  9. 9th October 1982State why it is good practice to run a quick preliminary (trial) experiment before starting the main investigation.
  10. 10th October 1982Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
  11. 11th October 1982A biography states that a person 'taught herself to read at six using her grandfather's newspapers, and published her first book by twenty.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
  12. 12th October 1982A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
  13. 13th October 1982A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
  14. 14th October 1982Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
  15. 15th October 1982Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
  16. 16th October 1982Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
  17. 17th October 1982A bag contains only red and yellow beads. The probability of picking a red bead is 0.65. If there are 140 beads in total, how many are yellow?
  18. 18th October 1982Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
  19. 19th October 1982A survey asked 25 people how many books they read last month: 6 people read 0, 10 read 1, 6 read 2, 3 read 3. Work out the mean number of books read.
  20. 20th October 1982Work out 60% of 45.
  21. 21st October 1982Two hockey teams recorded the number of goals they scored in their last 5 matches. Team A: 2, 3, 2, 4, 4. Team B: 0, 1, 5, 6, 3. Compare the two teams by working out the mean and the range for each.
  22. 22nd October 1982Simplify sqrt(50) - sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(2).
  23. 23rd October 1982Expand 4(3x + 2).
  24. 24th October 1982Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
  25. 25th October 1982A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
  26. 26th October 1982A pupil views onion cells under a microscope after adding a drop of iodine solution to the slide. State why the iodine solution was added.
  27. 27th October 1982A student dissolves ammonium nitrate in water and the temperature of the solution falls. State whether this process is exothermic or endothermic.
  28. 28th October 1982A car's velocity increases from 5 m/s to 17 m/s in 4 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to calculate its acceleration.
  29. 29th October 1982Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
  30. 30th October 1982Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves.
  31. 31st October 1982Name the process used to neutralise an acid using an alkali.