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June 1997

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st June 1997A 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.
  2. 2nd June 1997State one structure found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
  3. 3rd June 1997A sample of matter has particles that are far apart and moving quickly in random directions. State which state of matter this describes.
  4. 4th June 1997In 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.
  5. 5th June 1997A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
  6. 6th June 1997State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
  7. 7th June 1997Name the part of a plant cell, not found in an animal cell, that carries out photosynthesis.
  8. 8th June 1997In 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.
  9. 9th June 1997Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The map was old and torn."
  10. 10th June 1997Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the corridor at midnight.'
  11. 11th June 1997A writer describes a departure board as 'flickering through a list of cancellations like a nervous heartbeat.' Name the technique used.
  12. 12th June 1997A character 'held his breath without realising it' as he entered a dark passage. What does this suggest about his feelings?
  13. 13th June 1997A poem has four lines per stanza with the rhyme pattern ABAB. What is this pattern called?
  14. 14th June 1997Is the claim 'reading is obviously more rewarding than scrolling through a screen' a fact or an opinion?
  15. 15th June 1997A question asks you to explain "how the poet's feelings towards winter change across the poem." What should your answer focus on?
  16. 16th June 1997A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  17. 17th June 1997Work out -4 - 7.
  18. 18th June 1997Find the highest common factor of 24 and 36.
  19. 19th June 1997Simplify 6x + 4 - 2x - 9.
  20. 20th June 1997A basket contains 15 lemons and 25 limes. Write the ratio of lemons to limes in its simplest form.
  21. 21st June 1997Calculate 56 + 29.
  22. 22nd June 1997Work out 20 - 3 x 4.
  23. 23rd June 1997A number is tripled and then 5 is added, giving 32. Form an equation and find the number.
  24. 24th June 1997Simplify the ratio 18:24 to its simplest form.
  25. 25th June 1997State one way the xylem is adapted for transporting water up a plant.
  26. 26th June 1997In a chromatography experiment, the solvent front travels 10 cm and a dye spot travels 4 cm. Calculate the Rf value of the dye.
  27. 27th June 1997A red filter is held in front of a torch shining white light. State which colour of light passes through the filter.
  28. 28th June 1997State whether sound can travel through a vacuum (empty space), and give a reason.
  29. 29th June 1997State the name given to a chemical reaction that releases heat energy to the surroundings.
  30. 30th June 1997State the products formed when a metal reacts with an acid.