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May 1987 5-a-day

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May 1987

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1987A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  2. 2nd May 1987Using the formula v = u + at, find v when u = 5, a = 3 and t = 4.
  3. 3rd May 1987State one way bile helps with the digestion of fats.
  4. 4th May 1987In the reactivity series, state which is more reactive: zinc or copper.
  5. 5th May 1987A pupil rubs a plastic rod with a cloth, giving the rod a negative electric charge. She then holds the rod near small pieces of paper on a table. State what she would observe, and explain why, in terms of electric charge.
  6. 6th May 1987In the food chain grass, rabbit, fox, where grass is eaten by rabbits and rabbits are eaten by foxes, name the organism that is the producer.
  7. 7th May 1987Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
  8. 8th May 1987A student measures the length of a metal rod five times: 62.1 cm, 62.4 cm, 62.0 cm, 62.5 cm, 62.2 cm. Calculate the mean length of the rod.
  9. 9th May 1987Which word means the same as "ascend" in a sentence about a balloon rising into the sky: "climb", "sink", "hover" or "spin"?
  10. 10th May 1987Which two poetic techniques are both used in the line 'The waves whispered along the shingle shore'?
  11. 11th May 1987What is the name for a poem written without a regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
  12. 12th May 1987Choose the correct homophone: You should always ___ your times tables before a test. (practice / practise)
  13. 13th May 1987Choose the correct word: ___ leaving their bags by the door. (Their / There / They're)
  14. 14th May 1987Find and copy one word from 'the fox paused, listening to the city's held breath' that gives the city a human quality.
  15. 15th May 1987Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
  16. 16th May 1987Find the midpoint of the line segment joining (-4, 2) and (6, -8).
  17. 17th May 1987Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-3, 5) and B(7, -1).
  18. 18th May 1987Work out 3/4 + 1/6, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
  19. 19th May 1987A shop increases a price by 25%, then later reduces the new price by 20%. Work out the overall percentage change from the original price.
  20. 20th May 1987An open-top fish tank, with no lid, is a cuboid with length 50 cm, width 30 cm and height 25 cm. Work out the total area of glass needed to make the tank.
  21. 21st May 1987Solve x^2 = 7x - 12.
  22. 22nd May 1987Solve x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0.
  23. 23rd May 1987Find 3^3 + sqrt(64).
  24. 24th May 1987120 pounds is shared between Leo and Maya in the ratio 3:5. Work out how much Maya receives.
  25. 25th May 1987Name the organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis.
  26. 26th May 1987State the colour universal indicator turns in a strong alkali.
  27. 27th May 1987State one way, other than increasing the current, to increase the strength of an electromagnet made from a coil of wire around an iron core.
  28. 28th May 1987State what happens to the current in a series circuit if an extra identical bulb is added, assuming the battery voltage stays the same.
  29. 29th May 1987Name the organ system that carries electrical signals around the body to allow a fast reflex reaction, such as pulling a hand away from something hot.
  30. 30th May 1987State the word equation for aerobic respiration.
  31. 31st May 1987State the name given to a value read from a graph beyond the range of the data that was actually measured.