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March 1991 5-a-day

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March 1991

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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Every sheet in March 1991

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st March 1991Here are the first four terms of a sequence: 7, 11, 15, 19. Find an expression for the nth term.
  2. 2nd March 1991Find the mean of 14, 18, 22, 16 and 20.
  3. 3rd March 1991A 750 gram box of cereal costs 2.40 pounds, and a 500 gram box of the same cereal costs 1.70 pounds. Which box offers better value for money? Show your working.
  4. 4th March 1991In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
  5. 5th March 1991State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
  6. 6th March 1991State whether solar power is a renewable or a non-renewable energy resource.
  7. 7th March 1991A book rests on a table and does not move. Name the force from the table that balances the book's weight.
  8. 8th March 1991Name the two products of photosynthesis.
  9. 9th March 1991A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
  10. 10th March 1991Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) The whistle blew; and the players stopped. B) The whistle blew; the players stopped at once.
  11. 11th March 1991A question asks you to 'find and copy one word which shows that the workshop was untidy.' What kind of question is this, and how should you answer it?
  12. 12th March 1991A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds atmosphere across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  13. 13th March 1991Which of these would best speed up the pace of an action scene: a long sentence with several clauses, or a short, three-word sentence?
  14. 14th March 1991Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the funfair at midnight.'
  15. 15th March 1991Is the claim 'debating is clearly the single best way to build confidence' a fact or an opinion?
  16. 16th March 1991A charity advert says: 'You could change a child's life today.' Which word directly addresses the reader, and what effect does this have?
  17. 17th March 1991Work out (-5) + (-8) - (-6).
  18. 18th March 1991Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
  19. 19th March 1991Find 3/8 of 64.
  20. 20th March 1991Write 0.000078 in standard form.
  21. 21st March 1991A cylindrical bucket has radius 12 cm and height 25 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  22. 22nd March 1991Work out sqrt(169) + 4^2.
  23. 23rd March 1991Increase 240 pounds by 12%.
  24. 24th March 1991Work out 312 divided by 8, using a written method.
  25. 25th March 1991The list shows the number of pets owned by 9 pupils: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1. Write down the mode.
  26. 26th March 1991During 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.
  27. 27th March 1991The 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).
  28. 28th March 1991A 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.
  29. 29th March 1991Name the type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart under high pressure.
  30. 30th March 1991State whether gold is a very reactive or a very unreactive metal, given that it is found in the Earth as the pure metal rather than in a compound.
  31. 31st March 1991Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.