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December 1989 5-a-day

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December 1989

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st December 1989Work out 84 / 12.
  2. 2nd December 1989A scatter graph plots the number of hours 10 students spent revising against their test scores. The points show that more hours of revision is generally associated with a higher test score, though not perfectly. Describe the type of correlation shown, and state one thing this correlation does not prove.
  3. 3rd December 1989Simplify (3x^2 y^3)^2 divided by 9x^3 y^4, giving your answer as simply as possible.
  4. 4th December 1989p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
  5. 5th December 1989A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
  6. 6th December 1989A jacket priced at 84 pounds is increased by 25% for the winter season. Calculate the new price.
  7. 7th December 1989Name the specialised cell in humans that is adapted with a long tail and many mitochondria to swim toward an egg cell.
  8. 8th December 1989State what happens to a catalyst during a chemical reaction.
  9. 9th December 1989State the unit normally used for speed in physics, and name one other unit that speed could also correctly be measured in.
  10. 10th December 1989Two forces of 10 N and 10 N act on an object in exactly opposite directions. Calculate the resultant force.
  11. 11th December 1989A trolley of mass 2 kg is raised to a height of 5 m. Use GPE = mass x gravitational field strength x height (g = 10 N/kg) to calculate its gravitational potential energy.
  12. 12th December 1989Name the planet in our solar system that is closest to the Sun.
  13. 13th December 1989Correct the punctuation in this sentence, which reports direct speech: the coach shouted keep going were nearly there
  14. 14th December 1989In 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?
  15. 15th December 1989A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
  16. 16th December 1989Punctuate 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
  17. 17th December 1989Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
  18. 18th December 1989A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.
  19. 19th December 1989Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade readers to support an animal shelter.
  20. 20th December 1989Order these integers from smallest to largest: -6, 2, -3, 0, -9
  21. 21st December 1989p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 4, p = 15. Work out the value of p when q = 10.
  22. 22nd December 1989A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Work out its area.
  23. 23rd December 1989p is inversely proportional to q^2. When q = 2, p = 18. Work out p when q = 3.
  24. 24th December 1989The nth term of a sequence is 6n - 4. Work out the 12th term.
  25. 25th December 1989A car journey of 156 miles takes 2.4 hours. Work out the average speed, to the nearest mile per hour.
  26. 26th December 1989A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 cm and a width of 6.5 cm. Work out its length.
  27. 27th December 1989Find the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 7 cm.
  28. 28th December 1989A box contains 7 yellow pencils, 5 blue pencils and 3 green pencils. A pencil is picked at random. Find the probability that it is not blue.
  29. 29th December 1989State one structure found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
  30. 30th December 1989A sample of matter has particles that are far apart and moving quickly in random directions. State which state of matter this describes.
  31. 31st December 1989In a tug of war, Team X pulls with a force of 640 N and Team Y pulls with a force of 590 N in the opposite direction. Calculate the resultant force acting on the rope.