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May 1983 5-a-day

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May 1983

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1983In a factual text, is the sentence "Hot air balloons were first flown in France in 1783" a fact or an opinion?
  2. 2nd May 1983A poem repeats the phrase 'and still it climbed' at the end of every stanza. What is this technique called, and what might its effect be?
  3. 3rd May 1983Find and copy one word from the phrase 'the old clock ticked its patient rhythm' that gives the clock a human quality.
  4. 4th May 1983Which punctuation mark correctly joins these two sentences without adding a joining word: 'The coach was late the pupils waited in the hall.'?
  5. 5th May 1983Choose the correct word: I'm not sure ___ my umbrella is. (where / were / we're)
  6. 6th May 1983A poem is written in a single, unbroken stanza with no rhyme. What effect might this create?
  7. 7th May 1983You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
  8. 8th May 1983A conversion graph shows that 5 miles is equivalent to 8 kilometres. Using this scale, convert 20 miles to kilometres.
  9. 9th May 1983A bag contains 12 red counters, 15 blue counters and 9 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability that it is blue, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  10. 10th May 1983Write 0.72 as a percentage.
  11. 11th May 1983Two joggers start together at a park gate. One returns to the gate every 18 minutes, the other every 24 minutes. After how many minutes will they next be at the gate together?
  12. 12th May 1983Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. One of the angles formed is 63 degrees. State the size of the co-interior (allied) angle on the same side of the transversal, and explain why.
  13. 13th May 1983A chord divides a circle so that the angle at the centre is 130 degrees. Work out the angle at the circumference subtended by the same chord, on the major arc.
  14. 14th May 1983Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
  15. 15th May 1983A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 240 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 7 eggs, at the same ratio.
  16. 16th May 1983Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
  17. 17th May 1983Explain why muscles must work in antagonistic pairs rather than alone.
  18. 18th May 1983State whether a solution with pH 3 is acidic, neutral, or alkaline.
  19. 19th May 1983Name the circuit component whose symbol is a circle with a cross inside it.
  20. 20th May 1983Name the process by which digested food molecules pass from the small intestine into the blood.
  21. 21st May 1983An old-style filament light bulb transfers 100 J of electrical energy. Of this, 20 J is transferred usefully as light, and the rest is wasted as heat. Calculate the energy wasted as heat.
  22. 22nd May 1983Name the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other, keeping planets in orbit.
  23. 23rd May 1983On a graph of temperature (y-axis) against time (x-axis), a straight line rises from (0 s, 20 degrees C) to (40 s, 60 degrees C). Calculate the gradient of this line, and state what it represents.
  24. 24th May 1983A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
  25. 25th May 1983A factual article about volcanic islands is broken into sections titled 'How islands form', 'Life on the slopes' and 'Living with the risk'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
  26. 26th May 1983You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
  27. 27th May 1983Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?
  28. 28th May 1983Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Because the tide was rising, the children ran back up the beach.'
  29. 29th May 1983Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: mind the gap called the guard as the doors slid shut
  30. 30th May 1983Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "A trader called out his prices, and shoppers began to gather."
  31. 31st May 1983Find the mean of these test scores: 14, 18, 12, 20, 16.