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May 1984 5-a-day

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May 1984

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1984Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the alleyway at dusk.'
  2. 2nd May 1984Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The station was BUSY."
  3. 3rd May 1984Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the fruit stall."
  4. 4th May 1984A coin is flipped 200 times and lands on heads 118 times. Calculate the relative frequency of landing on heads.
  5. 5th May 1984A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 5 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  6. 6th May 1984The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3. Work out the 20th term.
  7. 7th May 1984Work out 84 / 12.
  8. 8th May 1984A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
  9. 9th May 1984A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
  10. 10th May 1984p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
  11. 11th May 1984A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
  12. 12th May 1984Write 3/8 as a percentage.
  13. 13th May 1984State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
  14. 14th May 1984A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
  15. 15th May 1984State one reason, other than cost, why a country might want to reduce its reliance on non-renewable energy resources such as coal and oil.
  16. 16th May 1984State whether a frog is classified as a vertebrate or an invertebrate, and give a reason.
  17. 17th May 1984State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
  18. 18th May 1984Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
  19. 19th May 1984This sentence contains a comma splice: The match ended in a draw, both teams were happy. Correct it in one way.
  20. 20th May 1984In an extract, a character 'set down his tools without a word and walked out into the rain.' What might this action suggest about his state of mind?
  21. 21st May 1984A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
  22. 22nd May 1984Punctuate this exchange, adding inverted commas, capital letters and any other punctuation needed: are you sure about this asked Leo his sister nodded without looking up
  23. 23rd May 1984Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
  24. 24th May 1984A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.
  25. 25th May 1984A campaign letter opens with a short, true story about one family affected by flooding, before giving any statistics. What is this technique called, and why might a writer use it first?
  26. 26th May 1984Order these integers from smallest to largest: -6, 2, -3, 0, -9
  27. 27th May 1984In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th May 1984A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Work out its area.
  29. 29th May 1984p is inversely proportional to q^2. When q = 2, p = 18. Work out p when q = 3.
  30. 30th May 1984The nth term of a sequence is 6n - 4. Work out the 12th term.
  31. 31st May 1984A car journey of 156 miles takes 2.4 hours. Work out the average speed, to the nearest mile per hour.