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Year 7
Summer Starter Pack

A six-week transition booklet in Mathematics, English and Science.

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Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
1 Number sense & fractions	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
2 Reading between the lines	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
3 Proportion & percentages	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
4 Matter & forces	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
5 Algebra & sentence structure	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
6 Mixed review & readiness check	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐

Week 1

Number sense & fractions

Monday

1.What is the value of the 4 in 7,425,016?
☐ A. 40,000
☐ B. 4
☐ C. 4,000,000
☐ D. 400,000
6NPV-1 — Value of a digit up to 10 million · Fluency
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2.The line goes from 2 million to 3 million. What number is the arrow pointing to?
☐ A. 2,300,000
☐ B. 2,030,000
☐ C. 2,003,000
☐ D. 2,400,000
6NPV-2 — Position on a number line · Reasoning
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3.Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
☐ A. The broken window was big.
☐ B. The ball broke the window.
☐ C. The ball is breaking the window.
☐ D. The window was broken by the ball.
E6-G-PASSIVE — Identify the passive · Fluency
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4.Which animal is a reptile?
☐ A. Salmon
☐ B. Lizard
☐ C. Bat
☐ D. Frog
Y6 LT — Vertebrate classes · Fluency
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5.Which number is the largest?
☐ A. 3,099,999
☐ B. 3,010,000
☐ C. 3,100,000
☐ D. 999,999
6NPV-3 — Compare numbers up to 10 million · Problem Solving
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Tuesday

6.10,000 is split into 4 equal parts. How big is each part?
☐ A. 9,996
☐ B. 2,500
☐ C. 25,000
☐ D. 250
6NPV-4 — Divide 10,000 into 4 parts · Fluency
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7.One million is shared equally into 5 parts. How much is each part?
☐ A. 5,000,000
☐ B. 20,000
☐ C. 500,000
☐ D. 200,000
6NPV-4 — Divide 1 million into 5 parts · Reasoning
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8.Rewrite in the passive: The cat chased the mouse.
☐ A. The cat was chased by the mouse.
☐ B. The mouse was chased by the cat.
☐ C. The mouse chased the cat.
☐ D. The cat had chased the mouse.
E6-G-PASSIVE — Rewrite in the passive · Reasoning
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9.A good question for a classification key is one that…
☐ A. uses opinion, like ‘Is it pretty?’
☐ B. asks about the animal’s name
☐ C. has many possible answers
☐ D. has a clear yes/no answer based on an observable feature
Y6 LT — Classification keys · Reasoning
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10. $8 + 7 = 15$ . So what is $0.8 + 0.7$ ?
☐ A. 1.5
☐ B. 15
☐ C. 0.15
☐ D. 0.87
6NF-1 — Use a fact with tenths · Problem Solving
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Wednesday

11.Write $\tfrac{12}{18}$ in its simplest form.
☐ A. $\tfrac{6}{9}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{2}{3}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{3}{2}$
☐ D. $\tfrac{10}{16}$
6F-1 — Simplify a fraction · Fluency
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12.Which is bigger: $\tfrac{3}{5}$ or $\tfrac{2}{3}$ ?
☐ A. $\tfrac{2}{3}$
☐ B. They are equal.
☐ C. You cannot compare them.
☐ D. $\tfrac{3}{5}$
6F-3 — Compare with different denominators · Reasoning
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13.Which sentence would suit a formal letter best?
☐ A. If I were you, I would apply.
☐ B. I reckon you should apply.
☐ C. If I was you, I'd apply.
☐ D. If I were you, I'd go for it.
E6-G-FORMAL — Formal language and the subjunctive · Problem Solving
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14.A penguin cannot fly. Why is it still classified as a bird?
☐ A. It lives near the sea
☐ B. It swims like a fish
☐ C. It has feathers, a beak and lays hard-shelled eggs
☐ D. It isn’t — it is a mammal
Y6 LT — Characteristics · Problem Solving
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15.What is $\tfrac{1}{4} + \tfrac{1}{6}$ ?
☐ A. $\tfrac{2}{10}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{2}{24}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{1}{10}$
☐ D. $\tfrac{5}{12}$
6F-2 — Add using a common denominator · Problem Solving
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Thursday

16.What is $-3 + 7$ ?
☐ A. $-10$
☐ B. 10
☐ C. 4
☐ D. $-4$
7N-1 — Add to a negative number · Fluency
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17.What is $-5 - 3$ ?
☐ A. $-2$
☐ B. $-8$
☐ C. 2
☐ D. 8
7N-1 — Subtract from a negative number · Reasoning
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18.Which sentence uses a semi-colon correctly?
☐ A. It was raining we; stayed inside.
☐ B. Because it was raining; we stayed inside.
☐ C. It was raining; we stayed inside.
☐ D. It was; raining we stayed inside.
E6-G-COLON — Semi-colon between clauses · Fluency
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19.What is the main job of the heart?
☐ A. To breathe air in and out
☐ B. To help us think
☐ C. To break down food
☐ D. To pump blood around the body
S6-ANIMALS — The heart · Fluency
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20.At midnight the temperature is $-6$ °C. By noon it is $4$ °C. By how many degrees has it risen?
☐ A. 2
☐ B. $-10$
☐ C. $-2$
☐ D. 10
7N-1 — Difference across zero in context · Problem Solving
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Friday

21.Calculate $\tfrac{2}{7} \times 3$ .
☐ A. $\tfrac{6}{7}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{2}{21}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{5}{7}$
☐ D. $\tfrac{6}{21}$
Y5 statutory, revisited in Year 6 — Multiply proper fractions by whole numbers · Fluency
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22.Four lots of $\tfrac{5}{6}$ give $\tfrac{20}{6}$ . Which mixed number is the same value in simplest form?
☐ A. $\tfrac{5}{24}$
☐ B. $3\tfrac{2}{6}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{20}{24}$
☐ D. $3\tfrac{1}{3}$
Y5 statutory, revisited in Year 6 — Multiply proper fractions by whole numbers · Reasoning
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23.Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
☐ A. I need three things, eggs: flour and milk.
☐ B. I: need three things, eggs, flour and milk.
☐ C. I need: three things eggs, flour and milk.
☐ D. I need three things: eggs, flour and milk.
E6-G-COLON — Colon before a list · Reasoning
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24.What does blood carry to your muscles?
☐ A. Oxygen and nutrients from food
☐ B. Only carbon dioxide
☐ C. Air bubbles
☐ D. Tiny bits of bone
S6-ANIMALS — What blood carries · Reasoning
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25.Calculate $\tfrac{1}{3} + \tfrac{1}{4}$ .
☐ A. $\tfrac{2}{12}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{7}{12}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{2}{7}$
☐ D. $\tfrac{1}{12}$
6F4 — Add and subtract fractions with different denominators · Fluency
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Week 2

Reading between the lines

Monday

26.Which word is a synonym of 'enormous'?
☐ A. normal
☐ B. tiny
☐ C. huge
☐ D. enjoy
E6-G-SYN — Synonym · Fluency
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27.Which word is an antonym of 'ancient'?
☐ A. antique
☐ B. angry
☐ C. modern
☐ D. old
E6-G-SYN — Antonym · Reasoning
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28. $45 \times 12 = 540$ . Use this to find $45 \times 13$ .
☐ A. 541
☐ B. 585
☐ C. 7,020
☐ D. 553
6AS/MD-2 — Derive a related product · Fluency
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29.Which synonym for 'moved' fits best? 'The tiny mouse ___ across the kitchen floor.'
☐ A. stomped
☐ B. marched
☐ C. scurried
☐ D. lumbered
E6-G-SYN — Choose the best synonym · Problem Solving
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30.Priya tests how the temperature of water affects how quickly sugar dissolves. What is the independent variable?
☐ A. Temperature of the water
☐ B. Size of the cup
☐ C. Amount of sugar
☐ D. Time to dissolve
KS2 WS — Variables · Fluency
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Tuesday

31.Paragraph 1: Bees visit flowers to drink nectar. Paragraph 2: Pollen sticks to their bodies and is carried to other flowers. This helps new seeds form. Which sentence best sums up both paragraphs?
☐ A. Bees make honey in hives.
☐ B. Pollen sticks to bees.
☐ C. Bees drink nectar.
☐ D. Bees feed on flowers and help plants make seeds.
2c — Summarise across paragraphs · Fluency
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32.Dark clouds gathered. Sam looked at his bike, then at the long road home. He had no coat. What is most likely to happen next?
☐ A. Sam goes swimming.
☐ B. Sam buys a new bike.
☐ C. Sam gets wet as he rides home.
☐ D. The sun comes out and it is hot.
2e — Predict from stated and implied details · Reasoning
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33. $2.4 + 3.7 = 6.1$ . Use this to find $6.1 - 3.7$ .
☐ A. 3.7
☐ B. 2.4
☐ C. 2.6
☐ D. 9.8
6AS/MD-2 — Inverse of an addition · Reasoning
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34.Dark clouds gathered. Sam looked at his bike, then at the long road home. Why does the writer begin with 'Dark clouds gathered'?
☐ A. Only to tell us the colour of the clouds
☐ B. To tell us Sam's age
☐ C. To hint that bad weather, and trouble for Sam, is coming
☐ D. To show that it is a sunny morning
2f — How content contributes to meaning · Reasoning
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35.Why should a test be repeated three times?
☐ A. Because three is the rule
☐ B. To make the test fair
☐ C. To get the answer you predicted
☐ D. To spot anomalies and make the results more reliable
KS2 WS — Fair testing · Reasoning
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Wednesday

36.At the start, Ella hid behind her mum at the art club. By the end, she was showing everyone her drawing. How has Ella changed?
☐ A. She has stopped drawing.
☐ B. She has become shyer.
☐ C. She has become more confident.
☐ D. She has not changed.
2h — Make comparisons within the text · Problem Solving
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37.The old house stood silent at the end of the lane. Its windows were thick with dust. No one had lived there for years. Which quotation best shows the house is abandoned?
☐ A. 'at the end of the lane'
☐ B. 'The old house'
☐ C. 'stood'
☐ D. 'No one had lived there for years.'
E7-R-EVID — Choose supporting evidence · Fluency
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38.Plant A grows from 4 cm to 12 cm. Plant B grows from 10 cm to 18 cm. Which statement is true?
☐ A. A grew more centimetres than B.
☐ B. B grew more because it is taller.
☐ C. Both became three times as tall.
☐ D. Both grew 8 cm, but only A became three times as tall.
6AS/MD-1 — Additive or multiplicative? · Problem Solving
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39.Which answer uses evidence best to show the house is neglected?
☐ A. The house is neglected: its windows are 'thick with dust', which shows no one has cleaned them for a long time.
☐ B. 'Its windows were thick with dust.'
☐ C. The house is neglected because it is old.
☐ D. The house is neglected. 'The old house stood silent at the end of the lane. Its windows were thick with dust.'
E7-R-EVID — Point, evidence, explain · Reasoning
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40.Readings: 12 s, 13 s, 31 s, 12 s. What should a scientist do?
☐ A. Check the method and repeat the test before deciding whether to exclude 31 s
☐ B. Use only 31 s because it is the largest
☐ C. Include all four in the mean without checking
☐ D. Throw away all the data
KS2 WS — Interpreting data · Problem Solving
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Thursday

41.'Ivy crept over the broken gate.' What does the word 'crept' suggest?
☐ A. The ivy has spread slowly and quietly, taking over the gate.
☐ B. Someone has just planted the ivy.
☐ C. The ivy is an animal.
☐ D. The ivy grew very fast.
E7-R-EVID — Explain a word choice · Problem Solving
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42.“Jess slammed the door and threw her bag onto the floor.” How is Jess most likely feeling?
☐ A. Angry or frustrated
☐ B. Tired
☐ C. Excited
☐ D. She is at home
2d — Make inferences from the text · Reasoning
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43.Two numbers add to 20. Their difference is 6. What is the larger number?
☐ A. 14
☐ B. 7
☐ C. 13
☐ D. 26
6AS/MD-4 — Sum and difference · Fluency
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44.“The lighthouse, built in 1874, stood on the northern cliff.” Which question is answered by retrieval?
☐ A. Why was it built on a cliff?
☐ B. When was the lighthouse built?
☐ C. Was the lighthouse keeper lonely?
☐ D. Is the lighthouse still used?
2b — Retrieve key details · Fluency
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45.Why does your heart beat faster when you run?
☐ A. Running makes the heart smaller.
☐ B. It is only to cool the body down.
☐ C. Your muscles need more oxygen, so blood must be pumped faster.
☐ D. The heart is tired, so it hurries.
S6-ANIMALS — Effect of exercise · Problem Solving
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Friday

46.“Grandpa’s smile didn’t quite reach his eyes as he waved us off.” What does this suggest?
☐ A. He is angry with them
☐ B. He has poor eyesight
☐ C. He is very happy
☐ D. He is hiding sadness behind a smile
2d — Inference supported by evidence · Problem Solving
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47.“Her voice was as soft as velvet.” Which technique is this?
☐ A. Personification
☐ B. Alliteration
☐ C. Metaphor
☐ D. Simile
2g — Word choice and figurative language · Fluency
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48.A pen and a pencil cost £1.20 together. The pen costs 80p more than the pencil. How much is the pencil?
☐ A. 40p
☐ B. 60p
☐ C. £1.00
☐ D. 20p
6AS/MD-4 — Two unknowns in context · Reasoning
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49.“The old house groaned in the storm.” What is the effect of ‘groaned’?
☐ A. It is a simile comparing the house to a person
☐ B. It makes the house seem alive and in pain, creating an eerie mood
☐ C. It tells us someone inside is groaning
☐ D. It shows the house is very old
2g — Word choice and figurative language · Reasoning
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50.What is a fossil?
☐ A. A bone from a pet that died last year
☐ B. An animal that is still alive today
☐ C. The remains of a living thing from long ago, kept in rock
☐ D. A rock with shiny crystals in it
S6-EVOL — Fossils · Fluency
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Week 3

Proportion & percentages

Monday

51.Find the mean of 4, 7, 9 and 8.
☐ A. 28
☐ B. 7.5
☐ C. 5
☐ D. 7
6S-1 — Calculate the mean · Fluency
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52.A pie chart shows the favourite fruit of 60 children. Half of the circle is apples. How many children chose apples?
☐ A. 180
☐ B. 50
☐ C. 30
☐ D. 60
6S-1 — Read a pie chart · Reasoning
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53.Why do puppies look like their parents but not exactly the same?
☐ A. They copy how their parents look.
☐ B. They are exactly the same as one parent.
☐ C. They choose which features to grow.
☐ D. They inherit a mix of features from both parents.
S6-EVOL — Inheritance · Reasoning
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54.Which phrase clearly means a shark that eats people?
☐ A. a man eating shark
☐ B. a man eating-shark
☐ C. a man-eating shark
☐ D. a man, eating shark
E6-G-HYPHEN — Hyphens to avoid ambiguity · Problem Solving
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55.Chart A shows 40 pupils. Chart B shows 100 pupils. In both, a quarter of the circle is 'walk'. Which is true?
☐ A. You cannot tell anything.
☐ B. More pupils walk in group B.
☐ C. More pupils walk in group A.
☐ D. The same number walk in both.
6S-1 — Compare two pie charts · Problem Solving
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Tuesday

56.Share 20 sweets in the ratio 2 : 3. How many sweets are in the larger share?
☐ A. 4
☐ B. 10
☐ C. 8
☐ D. 12
7R-1 — Share in a ratio · Fluency
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57.Write 12 : 18 in its simplest form.
☐ A. 3 : 2
☐ B. 6 : 9
☐ C. 2 : 3
☐ D. 4 : 6
7R-1 — Simplify a ratio · Reasoning
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58.A polar bear has thick white fur. How does this help it survive in the Arctic?
☐ A. It keeps the bear warm and helps it hide in the snow.
☐ B. It helps the bear swim in warm seas.
☐ C. It makes the bear easy for prey to see.
☐ D. The bear chose to grow white fur.
S6-EVOL — Adaptation · Problem Solving
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59.You want a metaphor about time taking things away. Which sentence best fits?
☐ A. Time is a thief.
☐ B. The sun smiled down on us.
☐ C. The dog barked loudly.
☐ D. He ran like the wind.
2g — Word choice and figurative language · Problem Solving
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60.A recipe uses flour and sugar in the ratio 3 : 1. Mia uses 240 g of flour. How much sugar does she need?
☐ A. 80 g
☐ B. 720 g
☐ C. 238 g
☐ D. 60 g
7R-1 — Use a ratio to find a quantity · Problem Solving
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Wednesday

61.Write $\tfrac{3}{5}$ as a percentage.
☐ A. $3.5\%$
☐ B. $35\%$
☐ C. $30\%$
☐ D. $60\%$
6F11 — Recall and use equivalences between FDP · Fluency
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62.Which is the largest: $0.7$ , $\tfrac{2}{3}$ , $68\%$ , $\tfrac{3}{4}$ ?
☐ A. $\tfrac{3}{4}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{2}{3}$
☐ C. $0.7$
☐ D. $68\%$
6F9 — Use written division to give decimal equivalents · Reasoning
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63.How do you see a book in a lit room?
☐ A. You could see it even in total darkness.
☐ B. Light bounces off the book into your eyes.
☐ C. Light shines out of your eyes onto the book.
☐ D. The book makes its own light.
S6-LIGHT — How we see · Fluency
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64.“When the bell rang, the children lined up.” Which part is the main clause?
☐ A. the children lined up
☐ B. the bell rang
☐ C. When the bell rang
☐ D. the children
G3.3 — Main and subordinate clauses · Fluency
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65.A £60 coat is reduced by $15\%$ . What is the new price?
☐ A. £51
☐ B. £9
☐ C. £69
☐ D. £45
6R2 — Solve problems involving percentages of amounts · Problem Solving
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Thursday

66.Share 24 sweets in the ratio $1:3$ . How many are in the larger share?
☐ A. 6
☐ B. 18
☐ C. 21
☐ D. 8
6R3 — Solve problems involving unequal sharing · Fluency
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67.There are 3 red beads for every 2 blue beads. There are 12 red beads. How many blue?
☐ A. 18
☐ B. 11
☐ C. 4
☐ D. 8
6R1 — Relative sizes using integer multiplication · Reasoning
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68.Why does an object make a shadow?
☐ A. Darkness comes out of the object.
☐ B. A shadow is a reflection of the object.
☐ C. Light travels in straight lines, and the object blocks it.
☐ D. Light bends round the object.
S6-LIGHT — Why shadows form · Reasoning
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69.Which sentence contains a relative clause?
☐ A. After baking, Mum rested.
☐ B. The cake was delicious because Mum baked it.
☐ C. The cake, which Mum baked, was delicious.
☐ D. Mum baked a cake and it was delicious.
G3.4 — Relative clauses · Reasoning
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70.Ali and Bea share money in the ratio $2:5$ . Bea gets £21 more than Ali. How much does Ali get?
☐ A. £14
☐ B. £6
☐ C. £35
☐ D. £8.40
6R3 — Solve problems involving unequal sharing · Problem Solving
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Friday

71. $a + b = 10$ and $a = 4b$ . What is the value of $a$ ?
☐ A. 4
☐ B. 2
☐ C. 8
☐ D. 40
6AS/MD-4 — One is a multiple of the other · Problem Solving
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72.Two identical right-angled triangles are joined along their longest sides, with the right angles opposite. What shape do they make?
☐ A. A rectangle
☐ B. A pentagon
☐ C. A hexagon
☐ D. A larger triangle
6G-1 — Compose a shape · Fluency
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73.A torch shines straight at a card cut into a triangle. What shape is the shadow?
☐ A. There is no shadow.
☐ B. A square
☐ C. A circle, like the torch
☐ D. A triangle
S6-LIGHT — Shadow shape · Problem Solving
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74.In “She will quickly finish the final chapter,” what word class is ‘final’?
☐ A. Adjective
☐ B. Noun
☐ C. Verb
☐ D. Adverb
G1.1 — Word classes · Problem Solving
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75.Which quadrilateral has exactly one pair of parallel sides?
☐ A. Kite
☐ B. Parallelogram
☐ C. Trapezium
☐ D. Rectangle
6G-1 — Name a shape from its properties · Reasoning
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Week 4

Matter & forces

Monday

76.A circuit has one cell and one bulb. A second cell is added. What happens to the bulb?
☐ A. It gets dimmer.
☐ B. It gets brighter.
☐ C. It goes out.
☐ D. It changes colour.
S6-ELEC — More cells · Fluency
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77.A circuit has one cell and one bulb. A second bulb is added in the same loop. What happens to each bulb?
☐ A. They stay just as bright.
☐ B. Each bulb is dimmer.
☐ C. Each bulb is brighter.
☐ D. They flash on and off.
S6-ELEC — More bulbs · Reasoning
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78.A shape has four equal sides but no right angles. What is it?
☐ A. Rhombus
☐ B. Rectangle
☐ C. Trapezium
☐ D. Square
6G-1 — Use properties to identify · Problem Solving
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79.In a circuit diagram, what does a circle with a cross inside it show?
☐ A. A buzzer
☐ B. A cell
☐ C. A switch
☐ D. A bulb
S6-ELEC — Circuit symbols · Problem Solving
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80.“The evidence was conclusive.” What does ‘conclusive’ mean?
☐ A. Included
☐ B. Confusing
☐ C. Settling the question; certain
☐ D. Coming at the end
2a — Meaning of words in context · Fluency
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Tuesday

81.What is the smallest unit that all living things are made of?
☐ A. The atom
☐ B. The organ
☐ C. The cell
☐ D. The particle
S7-CELLS — The unit of life · Fluency
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82.Which part is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
☐ A. Cell wall
☐ B. Cell membrane
☐ C. Cytoplasm
☐ D. Nucleus
S7-CELLS — Plant and animal cells · Reasoning
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83.Two angles on a straight line. One is $125^\circ$ . What is the other?
☐ A. $55^\circ$
☐ B. $65^\circ$
☐ C. $125^\circ$
☐ D. $235^\circ$
6G4 — Find unknown angles · Fluency
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84.What is the job of the nucleus?
☐ A. It controls the cell and holds the genetic information.
☐ B. It gives the cell a rigid shape.
☐ C. It lets substances in and out.
☐ D. It uses light to make food.
S7-CELLS — Function of the nucleus · Problem Solving
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85.Which word is closest in meaning to ‘analyse’?
☐ A. Guess
☐ B. Copy out
☐ C. Describe briefly
☐ D. Examine in detail
2a — Meaning of words in context · Reasoning
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Wednesday

86.In which state are particles far apart and moving quickly in all directions?
☐ A. All states equally
☐ B. Solid
☐ C. Gas
☐ D. Liquid
KS3 Particles — States of matter · Fluency
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87.When water evaporates from a puddle, what happens to the water particles?
☐ A. They disappear
☐ B. They get bigger
☐ C. They soak into the ground only
☐ D. They gain energy and escape into the air as a gas
KS3 Particles — Changes of state · Reasoning
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88.A quadrilateral has angles $90^\circ$ , $110^\circ$ and $70^\circ$ . Find the fourth.
☐ A. $270^\circ$
☐ B. $100^\circ$
☐ C. $-90^\circ$
☐ D. $90^\circ$
6G4 — Angles in quadrilaterals · Reasoning
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89.Why does a liquid take the shape of its container but keep the same volume?
☐ A. Particles are far apart
☐ B. Particles can move past each other but stay close together
☐ C. Particles are fixed in place
☐ D. Particles stretch to fit
KS3 Particles — Properties · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
90.Using the prefix, what does ‘inaudible’ mean?
☐ A. Unable to be heard
☐ B. Inside a building
☐ C. Very loud
☐ D. Easy to hear
2a — Prefixes and meaning · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Thursday

91.What is the unit of force?
☐ A. Newton (N)
☐ B. Metre (m)
☐ C. Joule (J)
☐ D. Kilogram (kg)
Y5 F — Friction · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
92.A boat is pushed forward with 500 N; water resistance is 500 N. What happens?
☐ A. It must stop
☐ B. It speeds up
☐ C. It moves at 1000 N
☐ D. It moves at a steady speed (or stays still)
KS3 Forces — Resultant force · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
93.A triangular sign has base 10 cm and perpendicular height 6 cm. How much surface needs painting on one side?
☐ A. $60\text{ cm}^2$
☐ B. $30\text{ cm}^2$
☐ C. $8\text{ cm}^2$
☐ D. $16\text{ cm}^2$
6G3 — Area of triangles · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
94.An astronaut goes from Earth to the Moon. What changes?
☐ A. Her mass decreases
☐ B. Both stay the same
☐ C. Her weight decreases, her mass stays the same
☐ D. Her weight increases
Y5 F — Gravity and mass · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
95.A jug holds $\tfrac{3}{4}$ litre. Sam fills 7 jugs. How many litres is that?
☐ A. $4\tfrac{3}{4}$ litres
☐ B. $\tfrac{21}{28}$ litre
☐ C. $5\tfrac{1}{4}$ litres
☐ D. $7\tfrac{3}{4}$ litres
Y5 statutory, revisited in Year 6 — Multiply proper fractions by whole numbers · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Friday

96.If $n = 5$ , what is $4n + 3$ ?
☐ A. $23$
☐ B. $12$
☐ C. $48$
☐ D. $32$
6A2 — Use simple formulae · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
97.What is the $n$ th term of $7, 11, 15, 19, \dots$ ?
☐ A. $4n + 3$
☐ B. $n + 4$
☐ C. $4n + 7$
☐ D. $7n + 4$
6A3 — Generate and describe linear number sequences · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
98.A number is doubled and then 6 is added. The result is 30. What was the number?
☐ A. 24
☐ B. 18
☐ C. 66
☐ D. 12
6A4 — Express missing number problems algebraically · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
99.Priya tests how the temperature of water affects how quickly sugar dissolves. What is the independent variable?
☐ A. Temperature of the water
☐ B. Size of the cup
☐ C. Amount of sugar
☐ D. Time to dissolve
KS2 WS — Variables · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
100.Which sentence uses a semi-colon correctly?
☐ A. It was raining we; stayed inside.
☐ B. Because it was raining; we stayed inside.
☐ C. It was raining; we stayed inside.
☐ D. It was; raining we stayed inside.
E6-G-COLON — Semi-colon between clauses · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Week 5

Algebra & sentence structure

Monday

101.Two numbers add to 20. Their difference is 6. What is the larger number?
☐ A. 14
☐ B. 7
☐ C. 13
☐ D. 26
6AS/MD-4 — Sum and difference · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
102.Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
☐ A. The broken window was big.
☐ B. The ball broke the window.
☐ C. The ball is breaking the window.
☐ D. The window was broken by the ball.
E6-G-PASSIVE — Identify the passive · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
103.Rewrite in the passive: The cat chased the mouse.
☐ A. The cat was chased by the mouse.
☐ B. The mouse was chased by the cat.
☐ C. The mouse chased the cat.
☐ D. The cat had chased the mouse.
E6-G-PASSIVE — Rewrite in the passive · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
104.A pen and a pencil cost £1.20 together. The pen costs 80p more than the pencil. How much is the pencil?
☐ A. 40p
☐ B. 60p
☐ C. £1.00
☐ D. 20p
6AS/MD-4 — Two unknowns in context · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
105.What is a fossil?
☐ A. A bone from a pet that died last year
☐ B. An animal that is still alive today
☐ C. The remains of a living thing from long ago, kept in rock
☐ D. A rock with shiny crystals in it
S6-EVOL — Fossils · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Tuesday

106. $a + b = 10$ and $a = 4b$ . What is the value of $a$ ?
☐ A. 4
☐ B. 2
☐ C. 8
☐ D. 40
6AS/MD-4 — One is a multiple of the other · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
107.Which sentence would suit a formal letter best?
☐ A. If I were you, I would apply.
☐ B. I reckon you should apply.
☐ C. If I was you, I'd apply.
☐ D. If I were you, I'd go for it.
E6-G-FORMAL — Formal language and the subjunctive · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
108.Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
☐ A. I need three things, eggs: flour and milk.
☐ B. I: need three things, eggs, flour and milk.
☐ C. I need: three things eggs, flour and milk.
☐ D. I need three things: eggs, flour and milk.
E6-G-COLON — Colon before a list · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
109.If $n = 5$ , what is $4n + 3$ ?
☐ A. $23$
☐ B. $12$
☐ C. $48$
☐ D. $32$
6A2 — Use simple formulae · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
110.Why do puppies look like their parents but not exactly the same?
☐ A. They copy how their parents look.
☐ B. They are exactly the same as one parent.
☐ C. They choose which features to grow.
☐ D. They inherit a mix of features from both parents.
S6-EVOL — Inheritance · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Wednesday

111.What is the $n$ th term of $7, 11, 15, 19, \dots$ ?
☐ A. $4n + 3$
☐ B. $n + 4$
☐ C. $4n + 7$
☐ D. $7n + 4$
6A3 — Generate and describe linear number sequences · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
112.Which phrase clearly means a shark that eats people?
☐ A. a man eating shark
☐ B. a man eating-shark
☐ C. a man-eating shark
☐ D. a man, eating shark
E6-G-HYPHEN — Hyphens to avoid ambiguity · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
113.“When the bell rang, the children lined up.” Which part is the main clause?
☐ A. the children lined up
☐ B. the bell rang
☐ C. When the bell rang
☐ D. the children
G3.3 — Main and subordinate clauses · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
114.A number is doubled and then 6 is added. The result is 30. What was the number?
☐ A. 24
☐ B. 18
☐ C. 66
☐ D. 12
6A4 — Express missing number problems algebraically · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
115.A polar bear has thick white fur. How does this help it survive in the Arctic?
☐ A. It keeps the bear warm and helps it hide in the snow.
☐ B. It helps the bear swim in warm seas.
☐ C. It makes the bear easy for prey to see.
☐ D. The bear chose to grow white fur.
S6-EVOL — Adaptation · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Thursday

116.What is the value of the 4 in 7,425,016?
☐ A. 40,000
☐ B. 4
☐ C. 4,000,000
☐ D. 400,000
6NPV-1 — Value of a digit up to 10 million · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
117.Which sentence contains a relative clause?
☐ A. After baking, Mum rested.
☐ B. The cake was delicious because Mum baked it.
☐ C. The cake, which Mum baked, was delicious.
☐ D. Mum baked a cake and it was delicious.
G3.4 — Relative clauses · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
118.In “She will quickly finish the final chapter,” what word class is ‘final’?
☐ A. Adjective
☐ B. Noun
☐ C. Verb
☐ D. Adverb
G1.1 — Word classes · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
119.The line goes from 2 million to 3 million. What number is the arrow pointing to?
☐ A. 2,300,000
☐ B. 2,030,000
☐ C. 2,003,000
☐ D. 2,400,000
6NPV-2 — Position on a number line · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
120.Which animal is a reptile?
☐ A. Salmon
☐ B. Lizard
☐ C. Bat
☐ D. Frog
Y6 LT — Vertebrate classes · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Friday

121.Which number is the largest?
☐ A. 3,099,999
☐ B. 3,010,000
☐ C. 3,100,000
☐ D. 999,999
6NPV-3 — Compare numbers up to 10 million · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
122.Which word is a synonym of 'enormous'?
☐ A. normal
☐ B. tiny
☐ C. huge
☐ D. enjoy
E6-G-SYN — Synonym · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
123.Which word is an antonym of 'ancient'?
☐ A. antique
☐ B. angry
☐ C. modern
☐ D. old
E6-G-SYN — Antonym · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
124.10,000 is split into 4 equal parts. How big is each part?
☐ A. 9,996
☐ B. 2,500
☐ C. 25,000
☐ D. 250
6NPV-4 — Divide 10,000 into 4 parts · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
125.A good question for a classification key is one that…
☐ A. uses opinion, like ‘Is it pretty?’
☐ B. asks about the animal’s name
☐ C. has many possible answers
☐ D. has a clear yes/no answer based on an observable feature
Y6 LT — Classification keys · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Week 6

Mixed review & readiness check

Monday

126.One million is shared equally into 5 parts. How much is each part?
☐ A. 5,000,000
☐ B. 20,000
☐ C. 500,000
☐ D. 200,000
6NPV-4 — Divide 1 million into 5 parts · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
127.Which synonym for 'moved' fits best? 'The tiny mouse ___ across the kitchen floor.'
☐ A. stomped
☐ B. marched
☐ C. scurried
☐ D. lumbered
E6-G-SYN — Choose the best synonym · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
128.A penguin cannot fly. Why is it still classified as a bird?
☐ A. It lives near the sea
☐ B. It swims like a fish
☐ C. It has feathers, a beak and lays hard-shelled eggs
☐ D. It isn’t — it is a mammal
Y6 LT — Characteristics · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
129. $8 + 7 = 15$ . So what is $0.8 + 0.7$ ?
☐ A. 1.5
☐ B. 15
☐ C. 0.15
☐ D. 0.87
6NF-1 — Use a fact with tenths · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
130.Paragraph 1: Bees visit flowers to drink nectar. Paragraph 2: Pollen sticks to their bodies and is carried to other flowers. This helps new seeds form. Which sentence best sums up both paragraphs?
☐ A. Bees make honey in hives.
☐ B. Pollen sticks to bees.
☐ C. Bees drink nectar.
☐ D. Bees feed on flowers and help plants make seeds.
2c — Summarise across paragraphs · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Tuesday

131.Write $\tfrac{12}{18}$ in its simplest form.
☐ A. $\tfrac{6}{9}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{2}{3}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{3}{2}$
☐ D. $\tfrac{10}{16}$
6F-1 — Simplify a fraction · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
132.Dark clouds gathered. Sam looked at his bike, then at the long road home. He had no coat. What is most likely to happen next?
☐ A. Sam goes swimming.
☐ B. Sam buys a new bike.
☐ C. Sam gets wet as he rides home.
☐ D. The sun comes out and it is hot.
2e — Predict from stated and implied details · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
133.What is the main job of the heart?
☐ A. To breathe air in and out
☐ B. To help us think
☐ C. To break down food
☐ D. To pump blood around the body
S6-ANIMALS — The heart · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
134.Which is bigger: $\tfrac{3}{5}$ or $\tfrac{2}{3}$ ?
☐ A. $\tfrac{2}{3}$
☐ B. They are equal.
☐ C. You cannot compare them.
☐ D. $\tfrac{3}{5}$
6F-3 — Compare with different denominators · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
135.Dark clouds gathered. Sam looked at his bike, then at the long road home. Why does the writer begin with 'Dark clouds gathered'?
☐ A. Only to tell us the colour of the clouds
☐ B. To tell us Sam's age
☐ C. To hint that bad weather, and trouble for Sam, is coming
☐ D. To show that it is a sunny morning
2f — How content contributes to meaning · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Wednesday

136.What is $\tfrac{1}{4} + \tfrac{1}{6}$ ?
☐ A. $\tfrac{2}{10}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{2}{24}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{1}{10}$
☐ D. $\tfrac{5}{12}$
6F-2 — Add using a common denominator · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
137.At the start, Ella hid behind her mum at the art club. By the end, she was showing everyone her drawing. How has Ella changed?
☐ A. She has stopped drawing.
☐ B. She has become shyer.
☐ C. She has become more confident.
☐ D. She has not changed.
2h — Make comparisons within the text · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
138.What does blood carry to your muscles?
☐ A. Oxygen and nutrients from food
☐ B. Only carbon dioxide
☐ C. Air bubbles
☐ D. Tiny bits of bone
S6-ANIMALS — What blood carries · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
139.What is $-3 + 7$ ?
☐ A. $-10$
☐ B. 10
☐ C. 4
☐ D. $-4$
7N-1 — Add to a negative number · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
140.The old house stood silent at the end of the lane. Its windows were thick with dust. No one had lived there for years. Which quotation best shows the house is abandoned?
☐ A. 'at the end of the lane'
☐ B. 'The old house'
☐ C. 'stood'
☐ D. 'No one had lived there for years.'
E7-R-EVID — Choose supporting evidence · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Thursday

141.What is $-5 - 3$ ?
☐ A. $-2$
☐ B. $-8$
☐ C. 2
☐ D. 8
7N-1 — Subtract from a negative number · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
142.Which answer uses evidence best to show the house is neglected?
☐ A. The house is neglected: its windows are 'thick with dust', which shows no one has cleaned them for a long time.
☐ B. 'Its windows were thick with dust.'
☐ C. The house is neglected because it is old.
☐ D. The house is neglected. 'The old house stood silent at the end of the lane. Its windows were thick with dust.'
E7-R-EVID — Point, evidence, explain · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
143.Why should a test be repeated three times?
☐ A. Because three is the rule
☐ B. To make the test fair
☐ C. To get the answer you predicted
☐ D. To spot anomalies and make the results more reliable
KS2 WS — Fair testing · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
144.At midnight the temperature is $-6$ °C. By noon it is $4$ °C. By how many degrees has it risen?
☐ A. 2
☐ B. $-10$
☐ C. $-2$
☐ D. 10
7N-1 — Difference across zero in context · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
145.'Ivy crept over the broken gate.' What does the word 'crept' suggest?
☐ A. The ivy has spread slowly and quietly, taking over the gate.
☐ B. Someone has just planted the ivy.
☐ C. The ivy is an animal.
☐ D. The ivy grew very fast.
E7-R-EVID — Explain a word choice · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Friday

146.Calculate $\tfrac{2}{7} \times 3$ .
☐ A. $\tfrac{6}{7}$
☐ B. $\tfrac{2}{21}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{5}{7}$
☐ D. $\tfrac{6}{21}$
Y5 statutory, revisited in Year 6 — Multiply proper fractions by whole numbers · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review
147.“Jess slammed the door and threw her bag onto the floor.” How is Jess most likely feeling?
☐ A. Angry or frustrated
☐ B. Tired
☐ C. Excited
☐ D. She is at home
2d — Make inferences from the text · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
148.Readings: 12 s, 13 s, 31 s, 12 s. What should a scientist do?
☐ A. Check the method and repeat the test before deciding whether to exclude 31 s
☐ B. Use only 31 s because it is the largest
☐ C. Include all four in the mean without checking
☐ D. Throw away all the data
KS2 WS — Interpreting data · Problem Solving
Draft — awaiting teacher review
149.Four lots of $\tfrac{5}{6}$ give $\tfrac{20}{6}$ . Which mixed number is the same value in simplest form?
☐ A. $\tfrac{5}{24}$
☐ B. $3\tfrac{2}{6}$
☐ C. $\tfrac{20}{24}$
☐ D. $3\tfrac{1}{3}$
Y5 statutory, revisited in Year 6 — Multiply proper fractions by whole numbers · Reasoning
Draft — awaiting teacher review
150.“The lighthouse, built in 1874, stood on the northern cliff.” Which question is answered by retrieval?
☐ A. Why was it built on a cliff?
☐ B. When was the lighthouse built?
☐ C. Was the lighthouse keeper lonely?
☐ D. Is the lighthouse still used?
2b — Retrieve key details · Fluency
Draft — awaiting teacher review

Answer key & worked solutions

1. D — 400,000

Group in threes: 7 | 425 | 016. The 4 is the hundreds digit of the thousands group. So it is worth 400 thousand = 400,000.

2. A — 2,300,000

1 million is split into 10 jumps. Each jump is 100,000. 3 jumps past 2,000,000 is 2,300,000.

3. D — The window was broken by the ball.

Passive: the thing acted on comes first. It uses 'was' or 'were' + a verb like 'broken'. The window was broken by the ball.

4. B — Lizard

Reptiles: dry scales, lungs, leathery eggs on land. Lizard fits.

5. C — 3,100,000

999,999 has fewer digits, so it is smallest. The rest all have 3 millions. Next place: 1 hundred thousand beats 0. 3,100,000 is largest.

6. B — 2,500

Half of 10,000 = 5,000. Half of 5,000 = 2,500. So a quarter is 2,500.

7. D — 200,000

A fifth of 10 is 2. So a fifth of 1,000,000 is 200,000. Check: 5 × 200,000 = 1,000,000.

8. B — The mouse was chased by the cat.

What was chased? The mouse. Put it first: The mouse was chased. Add the doer: by the cat.

9. D — has a clear yes/no answer based on an observable feature

Keys split groups in two. Each question must be objective and observable.

10. A — 1.5

0.8 is 8 tenths. 0.7 is 7 tenths. 8 tenths + 7 tenths = 15 tenths. 10 tenths make 1, so 15 tenths = 1.5.

11. B — $\tfrac{2}{3}$

Find a common factor of 12 and 18: 6. 12 ÷ 6 = 2. 18 ÷ 6 = 3. $\tfrac{2}{3}$ . 2 and 3 have no common factor, so it is simplest.

12. A — $\tfrac{2}{3}$

Common denominator: 15. $\tfrac{3}{5} = \tfrac{9}{15}$ . $\tfrac{2}{3} = \tfrac{10}{15}$ . 10 fifteenths is more, so $\tfrac{2}{3}$ is bigger.

13. A — If I were you, I would apply.

Formal writing avoids short forms like I'd. It avoids chatty phrases like 'go for it'. It uses the subjunctive: If I were you.

14. C — It has feathers, a beak and lays hard-shelled eggs

Birds are defined by feathers, beaks and hard-shelled eggs. Flight is not a requirement.

15. D — $\tfrac{5}{12}$

A common multiple of 4 and 6 is 12. $\tfrac{1}{4} = \tfrac{3}{12}$ . $\tfrac{1}{6} = \tfrac{2}{12}$ . 3 twelfths + 2 twelfths = $\tfrac{5}{12}$ .

16. C — 4

Start at −3. 3 steps right reaches 0. 4 more steps reaches 4.

17. B — $-8$

Start at −5. Subtracting 3 moves 3 steps left. −6, −7, −8.

18. C — It was raining; we stayed inside.

Find two clauses that could each be a sentence. 'It was raining' and 'we stayed inside'. Join them with a semi-colon.

19. D — To pump blood around the body

The heart is a strong muscle. Each beat pushes blood through blood vessels. So its job is to pump blood.

20. D — 10

From −6 to 0 is 6 degrees. From 0 to 4 is 4 degrees. 6 + 4 = 10 degrees.

21. A — $\tfrac{6}{7}$

Three lots of two-sevenths. $2 \times 3 = 6$ ; denominator stays 7. Answer: $\tfrac{6}{7}$ .

22. D — $3\tfrac{1}{3}$

$5 \times 4 = 20$ , giving $\tfrac{20}{6}$ . $20 \div 6 = 3$ r $2$ → $3\tfrac{2}{6}$ . Simplify: $3\tfrac{1}{3}$ .

23. D — I need three things: eggs, flour and milk.

The clause 'I need three things' is complete. The list follows it. Put the colon after 'things'.

24. A — Oxygen and nutrients from food

Blood collects oxygen in the lungs. It collects nutrients from digested food. It carries both to the muscles.

25. B — $\tfrac{7}{12}$

LCM of 3 and 4 is 12. $\tfrac{1}{3} = \tfrac{4}{12}$ , $\tfrac{1}{4} = \tfrac{3}{12}$ . $\tfrac{4}{12} + \tfrac{3}{12} = \tfrac{7}{12}$ .

26. C — huge

Enormous means very big. huge also means very big. So huge is a synonym.

27. C — modern

Ancient means from long ago. The opposite is new or modern. So modern is the antonym.

28. B — 585

45 × 13 = 45 × 12 + 45. 540 + 45 = 585.

29. C — scurried

All four are synonyms for moved. A tiny mouse moves quickly and lightly. 'scurried' fits best.

30. A — Temperature of the water

Independent = what you change. She changes temperature.

31. D — Bees feed on flowers and help plants make seeds.

Paragraph 1: bees feed on nectar. Paragraph 2: bees carry pollen, which helps seeds form. Put both ideas into one sentence.

32. C — Sam gets wet as he rides home.

Clue: dark clouds mean rain. Clue: no coat, long road home. Prediction: he will get wet riding home.

33. B — 2.4

The parts are 2.4 and 3.7. The whole is 6.1. Whole − one part = the other part. 6.1 − 3.7 = 2.4.

34. C — To hint that bad weather, and trouble for Sam, is coming

Ask: what does this detail make the reader expect? Dark clouds suggest rain is near. It builds worry about Sam's ride home.

35. D — To spot anomalies and make the results more reliable

One result might be an anomaly. Repeats let you compare and calculate a mean. This improves reliability.

36. C — She has become more confident.

Start: she hid, so she was shy. End: she showed everyone, so she felt confident. Change: she became more confident.

37. D — 'No one had lived there for years.'

Abandoned means left empty. Find the words that show no one is there. 'No one had lived there for years' proves it.

38. D — Both grew 8 cm, but only A became three times as tall.

A: 12 − 4 = 8 cm. B: 18 − 10 = 8 cm. Same growth. A: 12 ÷ 4 = 3, so three times as tall. B: 18 ÷ 10 = 1.8, not 3.

39. A — The house is neglected: its windows are 'thick with dust', which shows no one has cleaned them for a long time.

Point: say what you think. Evidence: a short quotation in inverted commas. Explain: how those words prove your point.

40. A — Check the method and repeat the test before deciding whether to exclude 31 s

Three readings cluster near 12–13 s. 31 s may be an anomaly. Check the method and repeat the test. Exclude it only if there is evidence of an error. Record the reason.

41. A — The ivy has spread slowly and quietly, taking over the gate.

To creep is to move slowly and quietly. Used for ivy, it suggests slow, unchecked growth. This adds to the feeling that the house is neglected.

42. A — Angry or frustrated

Identify the key verbs: ‘slammed’, ‘threw’. These are forceful and sudden. Inference: Jess is angry or frustrated.

43. C — 13

Take away the difference: 20 − 6 = 14. Share equally: 14 ÷ 2 = 7 (the smaller). Larger = 7 + 6 = 13.

44. B — When was the lighthouse built?

Retrieval questions have answers written in the text. Only the date (1874) is stated.

45. C — Your muscles need more oxygen, so blood must be pumped faster.

Running muscles work hard. They need more oxygen. The heart beats faster to carry more blood to them.

46. D — He is hiding sadness behind a smile

The phrase is an idiom for a forced smile. Context: waving goodbye. Inference: he is sad they are leaving but hides it.

47. D — Simile

Look for ‘like’ or ‘as’: ‘as soft as’. A comparison using ‘as’ is a simile.

48. D — 20p

Take off the extra 80p: 120 − 80 = 40p. Share between two equal bars: 40 ÷ 2 = 20p. Pencil 20p; pen 20p + 80p = £1.00.

49. B — It makes the house seem alive and in pain, creating an eerie mood

Houses can’t groan: human quality → personification. Groaning suggests pain or strain. Effect: eerie, unsettling atmosphere.

50. C — The remains of a living thing from long ago, kept in rock

A plant or animal dies and is buried. Over a very long time it turns to rock. That is a fossil.

51. D — 7

Add: 4 + 7 + 9 + 8 = 28. There are 4 numbers. 28 ÷ 4 = 7.

52. C — 30

The whole circle is 60 children. Half the circle is half of 60. 60 ÷ 2 = 30.

53. D — They inherit a mix of features from both parents.

Features are passed from parents to offspring. Each parent gives some features. So puppies are similar, not identical.

54. C — a man-eating shark

'man' and 'eating' work together to describe the shark. Join them with a hyphen. a man-eating shark.

55. B — More pupils walk in group B.

A: 40 ÷ 4 = 10 walk. B: 100 ÷ 4 = 25 walk. 25 is more, so more walk in group B.

56. D — 12

Total parts: 2 + 3 = 5. One part: 20 ÷ 5 = 4. Larger share: 3 × 4 = 12.

57. C — 2 : 3

Highest common factor of 12 and 18 is 6. 12 ÷ 6 = 2, 18 ÷ 6 = 3. 2 : 3.

58. A — It keeps the bear warm and helps it hide in the snow.

The Arctic is cold and snowy. Thick fur keeps the bear warm. White fur hides it while it hunts.

59. A — Time is a thief.

A metaphor states one thing is another. ‘Time is a thief’ — no comparison word.

60. A — 80 g

3 parts flour = 240 g. 1 part = 240 ÷ 3 = 80 g. Sugar is 1 part: 80 g.

61. D — $60\%$

Scale denominator to 100: $\times 20$ . $\tfrac{3 \times 20}{5 \times 20} = \tfrac{60}{100}$ . $60\%$ .

62. A — $\tfrac{3}{4}$

Convert: $0.7$ , $0.667$ , $0.68$ , $0.75$ . Largest: $0.75 = \tfrac{3}{4}$ .

63. B — Light bounces off the book into your eyes.

Light comes from a source, like a lamp. It bounces off the book. It travels in a straight line into your eyes.

64. A — the children lined up

Split at the comma. Test each part alone. ‘the children lined up’ is complete.

65. A — £51

$10\%$ of 60 = 6; $5\%$ = 3; so $15\%$ = 9. $60 - 9 = 51$ .

66. B — 18

Total parts $1 + 3 = 4$ . One part $= 24 \div 4 = 6$ . Larger share $= 3 \times 6 = 18$ .

67. D — 8

$3 \to 12$ is $\times 4$ . $2 \times 4 = 8$ blue beads.

68. C — Light travels in straight lines, and the object blocks it.

Light travels in straight lines. An opaque object blocks it. Behind it, no light reaches: a shadow.

69. C — The cake, which Mum baked, was delicious.

Relative clauses start with who/which/that/whose/where. ‘which Mum baked’ modifies ‘cake’.

70. A — £14

Difference: $5 - 2 = 3$ parts = £21. One part = £7. Ali: $2 \times 7 = £14$ .

71. C — 8

Draw b as 1 bar and a as 4 bars. 5 bars = 10, so 1 bar = 2. a = 4 × 2 = 8. Check: 8 + 2 = 10.

72. A — A rectangle

The long sides join and disappear inside. The two right angles are opposite each other. The other corners add to 90° each. Four right angles: a rectangle.

73. D — A triangle

Light travels in straight lines past the edges. The card blocks light in a triangle shape. So the shadow is a triangle.

74. A — Adjective

Find what ‘final’ attaches to: ‘chapter’ (a noun). Words that modify nouns are adjectives.

75. C — Trapezium

A parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus or square has two pairs. A kite has none. A trapezium has exactly one.

76. B — It gets brighter.

More cells = more voltage. More voltage pushes more electricity through the bulb. The bulb gets brighter.

77. B — Each bulb is dimmer.

One cell gives the same push. Now it pushes through two bulbs. Each bulb gets less, so each is dimmer.

78. A — Rhombus

Four equal sides: square or rhombus. No right angles: not a square. So it is a rhombus.

79. D — A bulb

Every part has its own symbol. A circle with a cross is a bulb. Long and short lines show a cell.

80. C — Settling the question; certain

Root: conclude — to settle or decide. Conclusive evidence settles the question.

81. C — The cell

Cells group into tissues. Tissues group into organs. The cell is the smallest living unit.

82. A — Cell wall

Both have: nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane. Only plants have: cell wall, chloroplasts, large vacuole. So the answer is the cell wall.

83. A — $55^\circ$

Angles on a straight line sum to $180^\circ$ . $180 - 125 = 55^\circ$ .

84. A — It controls the cell and holds the genetic information.

Each cell part has a job. The nucleus holds DNA. DNA controls what the cell does.

85. D — Examine in detail

Analyse: break down into parts and examine. Closest match: examine in detail.

86. C — Gas

Gas particles are far apart and move freely in all directions.

87. D — They gain energy and escape into the air as a gas

Energy from the Sun heats the water. Particles gain energy and leave the surface as vapour.

88. D — $90^\circ$

Sum of known: $270^\circ$ . $360 - 270 = 90^\circ$ .

89. B — Particles can move past each other but stay close together

Shape changes → particles can move. Volume fixed → particles remain close.

90. A — Unable to be heard

in- = not; aud = hear; -ible = able to be. Not able to be heard.

91. A — Newton (N)

Forces are measured in newtons, using a forcemeter.

92. D — It moves at a steady speed (or stays still)

$500 - 500 = 0$ N resultant. No resultant force → no change in motion.

93. B — $30\text{ cm}^2$

Area $= \tfrac{1}{2} \times b \times h$ . $\tfrac{1}{2} \times 10 \times 6 = 30\text{ cm}^2$ .

94. C — Her weight decreases, her mass stays the same

Mass = matter (kg), unchanged. Weight = gravitational force (N), smaller on the Moon.

95. C — $5\tfrac{1}{4}$ litres

$\tfrac{3}{4} \times 7 = \tfrac{21}{4}$ . $21 \div 4 = 5$ r $1$ . $5\tfrac{1}{4}$ litres.

96. A — $23$

$4n = 4 \times 5 = 20$ . $20 + 3 = 23$ .

97. A — $4n + 3$

Common difference 4 → $4n$ . $n = 1$ : $4n = 4$ ; term is 7, so add 3. $4n + 3$ .

98. D — 12

Let the number be $x$ : $2x + 6 = 30$ . Subtract 6: $2x = 24$ . Halve: $x = 12$ .

99. A — Temperature of the water

Independent = what you change. She changes temperature.

100. C — It was raining; we stayed inside.

Find two clauses that could each be a sentence. 'It was raining' and 'we stayed inside'. Join them with a semi-colon.

101. C — 13

Take away the difference: 20 − 6 = 14. Share equally: 14 ÷ 2 = 7 (the smaller). Larger = 7 + 6 = 13.

102. D — The window was broken by the ball.

Passive: the thing acted on comes first. It uses 'was' or 'were' + a verb like 'broken'. The window was broken by the ball.

103. B — The mouse was chased by the cat.

What was chased? The mouse. Put it first: The mouse was chased. Add the doer: by the cat.

104. D — 20p

Take off the extra 80p: 120 − 80 = 40p. Share between two equal bars: 40 ÷ 2 = 20p. Pencil 20p; pen 20p + 80p = £1.00.

105. C — The remains of a living thing from long ago, kept in rock

A plant or animal dies and is buried. Over a very long time it turns to rock. That is a fossil.

106. C — 8

Draw b as 1 bar and a as 4 bars. 5 bars = 10, so 1 bar = 2. a = 4 × 2 = 8. Check: 8 + 2 = 10.

107. A — If I were you, I would apply.

Formal writing avoids short forms like I'd. It avoids chatty phrases like 'go for it'. It uses the subjunctive: If I were you.

108. D — I need three things: eggs, flour and milk.

The clause 'I need three things' is complete. The list follows it. Put the colon after 'things'.

109. A — $23$

$4n = 4 \times 5 = 20$ . $20 + 3 = 23$ .

110. D — They inherit a mix of features from both parents.

Features are passed from parents to offspring. Each parent gives some features. So puppies are similar, not identical.

111. A — $4n + 3$

Common difference 4 → $4n$ . $n = 1$ : $4n = 4$ ; term is 7, so add 3. $4n + 3$ .

112. C — a man-eating shark

'man' and 'eating' work together to describe the shark. Join them with a hyphen. a man-eating shark.

113. A — the children lined up

Split at the comma. Test each part alone. ‘the children lined up’ is complete.

114. D — 12

Let the number be $x$ : $2x + 6 = 30$ . Subtract 6: $2x = 24$ . Halve: $x = 12$ .

115. A — It keeps the bear warm and helps it hide in the snow.

The Arctic is cold and snowy. Thick fur keeps the bear warm. White fur hides it while it hunts.

116. D — 400,000

Group in threes: 7 | 425 | 016. The 4 is the hundreds digit of the thousands group. So it is worth 400 thousand = 400,000.

117. C — The cake, which Mum baked, was delicious.

Relative clauses start with who/which/that/whose/where. ‘which Mum baked’ modifies ‘cake’.

118. A — Adjective

Find what ‘final’ attaches to: ‘chapter’ (a noun). Words that modify nouns are adjectives.

119. A — 2,300,000

1 million is split into 10 jumps. Each jump is 100,000. 3 jumps past 2,000,000 is 2,300,000.

120. B — Lizard

Reptiles: dry scales, lungs, leathery eggs on land. Lizard fits.

121. C — 3,100,000

999,999 has fewer digits, so it is smallest. The rest all have 3 millions. Next place: 1 hundred thousand beats 0. 3,100,000 is largest.

122. C — huge

Enormous means very big. huge also means very big. So huge is a synonym.

123. C — modern

Ancient means from long ago. The opposite is new or modern. So modern is the antonym.

124. B — 2,500

Half of 10,000 = 5,000. Half of 5,000 = 2,500. So a quarter is 2,500.

125. D — has a clear yes/no answer based on an observable feature

Keys split groups in two. Each question must be objective and observable.

126. D — 200,000

A fifth of 10 is 2. So a fifth of 1,000,000 is 200,000. Check: 5 × 200,000 = 1,000,000.

127. C — scurried

All four are synonyms for moved. A tiny mouse moves quickly and lightly. 'scurried' fits best.

128. C — It has feathers, a beak and lays hard-shelled eggs

Birds are defined by feathers, beaks and hard-shelled eggs. Flight is not a requirement.

129. A — 1.5

0.8 is 8 tenths. 0.7 is 7 tenths. 8 tenths + 7 tenths = 15 tenths. 10 tenths make 1, so 15 tenths = 1.5.

130. D — Bees feed on flowers and help plants make seeds.

Paragraph 1: bees feed on nectar. Paragraph 2: bees carry pollen, which helps seeds form. Put both ideas into one sentence.

131. B — $\tfrac{2}{3}$

Find a common factor of 12 and 18: 6. 12 ÷ 6 = 2. 18 ÷ 6 = 3. $\tfrac{2}{3}$ . 2 and 3 have no common factor, so it is simplest.

132. C — Sam gets wet as he rides home.

Clue: dark clouds mean rain. Clue: no coat, long road home. Prediction: he will get wet riding home.

133. D — To pump blood around the body

The heart is a strong muscle. Each beat pushes blood through blood vessels. So its job is to pump blood.

134. A — $\tfrac{2}{3}$

Common denominator: 15. $\tfrac{3}{5} = \tfrac{9}{15}$ . $\tfrac{2}{3} = \tfrac{10}{15}$ . 10 fifteenths is more, so $\tfrac{2}{3}$ is bigger.

135. C — To hint that bad weather, and trouble for Sam, is coming

Ask: what does this detail make the reader expect? Dark clouds suggest rain is near. It builds worry about Sam's ride home.

136. D — $\tfrac{5}{12}$

A common multiple of 4 and 6 is 12. $\tfrac{1}{4} = \tfrac{3}{12}$ . $\tfrac{1}{6} = \tfrac{2}{12}$ . 3 twelfths + 2 twelfths = $\tfrac{5}{12}$ .

137. C — She has become more confident.

Start: she hid, so she was shy. End: she showed everyone, so she felt confident. Change: she became more confident.

138. A — Oxygen and nutrients from food

Blood collects oxygen in the lungs. It collects nutrients from digested food. It carries both to the muscles.

139. C — 4

Start at −3. 3 steps right reaches 0. 4 more steps reaches 4.

140. D — 'No one had lived there for years.'

Abandoned means left empty. Find the words that show no one is there. 'No one had lived there for years' proves it.

141. B — $-8$

Start at −5. Subtracting 3 moves 3 steps left. −6, −7, −8.

142. A — The house is neglected: its windows are 'thick with dust', which shows no one has cleaned them for a long time.

Point: say what you think. Evidence: a short quotation in inverted commas. Explain: how those words prove your point.

143. D — To spot anomalies and make the results more reliable

One result might be an anomaly. Repeats let you compare and calculate a mean. This improves reliability.

144. D — 10

From −6 to 0 is 6 degrees. From 0 to 4 is 4 degrees. 6 + 4 = 10 degrees.

145. A — The ivy has spread slowly and quietly, taking over the gate.

To creep is to move slowly and quietly. Used for ivy, it suggests slow, unchecked growth. This adds to the feeling that the house is neglected.

146. A — $\tfrac{6}{7}$

Three lots of two-sevenths. $2 \times 3 = 6$ ; denominator stays 7. Answer: $\tfrac{6}{7}$ .

147. A — Angry or frustrated

Identify the key verbs: ‘slammed’, ‘threw’. These are forceful and sudden. Inference: Jess is angry or frustrated.

148. A — Check the method and repeat the test before deciding whether to exclude 31 s

Three readings cluster near 12–13 s. 31 s may be an anomaly. Check the method and repeat the test. Exclude it only if there is evidence of an error. Record the reason.

149. D — $3\tfrac{1}{3}$

$5 \times 4 = 20$ , giving $\tfrac{20}{6}$ . $20 \div 6 = 3$ r $2$ → $3\tfrac{2}{6}$ . Simplify: $3\tfrac{1}{3}$ .

150. B — When was the lighthouse built?

Retrieval questions have answers written in the text. Only the date (1874) is stated.

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