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July 1987 5-a-day

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July 1987

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st July 1987Write 0.00042 in standard form.
  2. 2nd July 1987Find 3/8 of 64.
  3. 3rd July 1987Write 0.000078 in standard form.
  4. 4th July 1987A cylindrical bucket has radius 12 cm and height 25 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  5. 5th July 1987Work out sqrt(169) + 4^2.
  6. 6th July 1987Increase 240 pounds by 12%.
  7. 7th July 1987Work out 312 divided by 8, using a written method.
  8. 8th July 1987The list shows the number of pets owned by 9 pupils: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1. Write down the mode.
  9. 9th July 1987During vigorous exercise, a sprinter's muscles cannot get enough oxygen. Name the substance that builds up in the muscles as a result, and state one effect this has.
  10. 10th July 1987The density of olive oil is 0.92 g/cm^3. State, with a reason, whether olive oil would float or sink in water (density 1.0 g/cm^3).
  11. 11th July 1987A parcel of mass 2.5 kg is lifted onto a shelf 2 m above the ground. Take g = 10 N/kg and use GPE = mass x g x height. Calculate the gain in gravitational potential energy.
  12. 12th July 1987A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
  13. 13th July 1987State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
  14. 14th July 1987A wave has a wavelength of 2 m and a frequency of 5 Hz. Use wave speed = frequency x wavelength to calculate its speed.
  15. 15th July 1987In an investigation into reaction time, a pupil's results are 0.18 s, 0.19 s, 0.61 s, 0.18 s and 0.20 s. Identify the anomalous result, and suggest one likely reason it occurred.
  16. 16th July 1987Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Dust rose from the floor, and Elias covered his mouth."
  17. 17th July 1987Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The old house was SCARY.'
  18. 18th July 1987Which word from 'the tannoy crackled out another indistinct apology' suggests the announcement was hard to understand?
  19. 19th July 1987A diver 'counted her breaths, trying to make each one last longer than the last.' What does this suggest about her situation?
  20. 20th July 1987In a poem, the line "Waves gnaw at the cliff's grey chin" contains an example of which technique?
  21. 21st July 1987An article states 'Pupils who read for pleasure for just ten minutes a day report feeling calmer.' Name the technique used here.
  22. 22nd July 1987A poem describes wind as "howling" and "moaning" through bare branches. Name the technique shown by these two words.
  23. 23rd July 1987A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  24. 24th July 1987Round 6.849 to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th July 1987A coat costs 80 pounds. Its price increases by 25%. Work out the new price.
  26. 26th July 1987A prize of 240 pounds is shared between three friends in the ratio 1:2:5. Work out the smallest share.
  27. 27th July 1987A map has a scale of 1:20000. Two towns are 7cm apart on the map. Work out the real distance between them, in km.
  28. 28th July 1987Work out 3 + 6 x 2 - 4.
  29. 29th July 1987A 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.
  30. 30th July 1987Work out -3 - 6.
  31. 31st July 1987Work out -9 + 15.