Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 1954 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1954
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1954A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
- 2nd May 1954y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
- 3rd May 1954A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 4th May 1954Find 3/5 of 120.
- 5th May 1954A class recorded how many books each of 25 students read in a month: 5 students read 0-2 books, 12 students read 3-5 books, and 8 students read 6-8 books. Using midpoints 1, 4 and 7, estimate the mean number of books read.
- 6th May 1954Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
- 7th May 1954Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
- 8th May 1954A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
- 9th May 1954Calculate the simple interest earned on 600 pounds saved for 3 years at an annual rate of 4%.
- 10th May 1954In 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.
- 11th May 1954State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 12th May 1954A wind turbine and a coal power station both generate electricity, but only one of them directly burns fuel to boil water into steam. State which one this is, and name the component that this steam turns.
- 13th May 1954A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
- 14th May 1954Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 15th May 1954A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 16th May 1954Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
- 17th May 1954A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
- 18th May 1954A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
- 19th May 1954Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
- 20th May 1954Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
- 21st May 1954A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
- 22nd May 1954A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?
- 23rd May 1954List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
- 24th May 1954Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 25th May 1954Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
- 26th May 1954A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
- 27th May 1954A bag contains 9 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is green, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 28th May 1954Work out 15% of 340 pounds.
- 29th May 1954Work out 8.3 x 5.2, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 30th May 1954Simplify the ratio 45:60.
- 31st May 1954A netball team played 20 matches. The table shows goals scored per match. Goals: 0, 1, 2, 3. Frequency: 4, 7, 6, 3. Calculate the mean number of goals per match.