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November 1983 5-a-day

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November 1983

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st November 1983A diver 'counted her breaths, trying to make each one last longer than the last.' What does this suggest about her situation?
  2. 2nd November 1983In a poem, the line "Waves gnaw at the cliff's grey chin" contains an example of which technique?
  3. 3rd November 1983An article states 'Pupils who read for pleasure for just ten minutes a day report feeling calmer.' Name the technique used here.
  4. 4th November 1983A poem describes wind as "howling" and "moaning" through bare branches. Name the technique shown by these two words.
  5. 5th November 1983Calculate the circumference of a circle with a radius of 9 cm. Use pi = 3.14.
  6. 6th November 1983Round 6.849 to 1 decimal place.
  7. 7th November 1983A coat costs 80 pounds. Its price increases by 25%. Work out the new price.
  8. 8th November 1983A prize of 240 pounds is shared between three friends in the ratio 1:2:5. Work out the smallest share.
  9. 9th November 1983A map has a scale of 1:20000. Two towns are 7cm apart on the map. Work out the real distance between them, in km.
  10. 10th November 1983Work out 3 + 6 x 2 - 4.
  11. 11th November 1983A recipe uses 2 eggs for every 150 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 5 eggs, at the same ratio.
  12. 12th November 1983Work out -3 - 6.
  13. 13th November 1983Work out -9 + 15.
  14. 14th November 1983Name the green pigment, found in chloroplasts, that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  15. 15th November 1983Name the group of the periodic table that contains elements which are almost completely unreactive because their outer electron shell is full.
  16. 16th November 1983An astronaut has a mass of 70 kg on Earth. State her mass on the Moon, and explain why her weight on the Moon is less than her weight on Earth.
  17. 17th November 1983Using the periodic table, state whether the element chlorine (Cl) is a metal or a non-metal.
  18. 18th November 1983Name the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  19. 19th November 1983Name the small intestine's main job in the digestive system.
  20. 20th November 1983A writer describes a bell as 'clanging its complaint into the empty square.' Name the poetic or literary technique used here.
  21. 21st November 1983Add the correct negative prefix to make this word mean 'not legal': legal.
  22. 22nd November 1983Choose the correct word: We had ___ time to finish the test than we expected. (less / fewer)
  23. 23rd November 1983What is the name for a poem written in stanzas of two lines each?
  24. 24th November 1983Explain why a poet might choose short, one-syllable words to describe the strike of a hammer, rather than longer, softer words.
  25. 25th November 1983A climber notices 'his fingers had gone from cold to strangely warm.' What might this detail suggest to an alert reader?
  26. 26th November 1983Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The dog wagged ___ tail happily. (its / it's)
  27. 27th November 1983A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds a sense of danger across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  28. 28th November 1983Simplify 5x + 3y - 2x + 7y.
  29. 29th November 1983Work out 40% of 65.
  30. 30th November 1983A jacket costs 65 pounds. Work out the cost after a 20% discount.