Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
January 1958 5-a-day
Every sheet in January 1958
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 1958Calculate 47 + 36.
- 2nd January 1958Name the male gamete and the female gamete involved in human reproduction.
- 3rd January 1958Name the acid that produces nitrate salts.
- 4th January 1958State whether sound is a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave.
- 5th January 1958Name the organ that produces bile, which helps to digest fats.
- 6th January 1958State whether melting ice is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
- 7th January 1958A pupil applies a force of 10 N to move an object 2 m in the direction of the force. Use work done = force x distance to calculate the work done.
- 8th January 1958A student wears safety goggles when heating a test tube of liquid over a Bunsen burner. State the hazard that the goggles help protect against.
- 9th January 1958A guide tells the group "we're nearly there" in a steady voice, but keeps glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. Explain what the contrast between his words and his glances suggests.
- 10th January 1958You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
- 11th January 1958Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
- 12th January 1958What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
- 13th January 1958Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
- 14th January 1958Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
- 15th January 1958Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
- 16th January 1958A bag contains only red and yellow beads. The probability of picking a red bead is 0.65. If there are 140 beads in total, how many are yellow?
- 17th January 1958y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
- 18th January 1958A 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.
- 19th January 1958Find 3/5 of 120.
- 20th January 1958A fair coin is flipped and a fair six-sided dice is rolled at the same time. Work out the probability of getting heads on the coin and a number greater than 4 on the dice.
- 21st January 1958Femi can complete a job alone in 2 hours, Grace can complete the same job alone in 3 hours, and Hassan can complete it alone in 6 hours. Working together at these constant rates, how long will it take them to complete the job?
- 22nd January 1958Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
- 23rd January 1958A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
- 24th January 1958A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
- 25th January 1958State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
- 26th January 1958State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
- 27th January 1958A car's velocity increases from 5 m/s to 17 m/s in 4 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to calculate its acceleration.
- 28th January 1958Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
- 29th January 1958State the unit used to measure electric current.
- 30th January 1958State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
- 31st January 1958Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.