Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
April 1960 5-a-day
Every sheet in April 1960
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 1960Correct the punctuation in this sentence, which reports direct speech: the coach shouted keep going were nearly there
- 2nd April 1960In an extract, a character 'set down his tools without a word and walked out into the rain.' What might this action suggest about his state of mind?
- 3rd April 1960A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
- 4th April 1960Punctuate this exchange, adding inverted commas, capital letters and any other punctuation needed: are you sure about this asked Leo his sister nodded without looking up
- 5th April 1960Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
- 6th April 1960A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.
- 7th April 1960Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade readers to support an animal shelter.
- 8th April 1960Order these integers from smallest to largest: -6, 2, -3, 0, -9
- 9th April 1960y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.
- 10th April 1960A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Work out its area.
- 11th April 1960p is inversely proportional to q^2. When q = 2, p = 18. Work out p when q = 3.
- 12th April 1960The nth term of a sequence is 6n - 4. Work out the 12th term.
- 13th April 1960A car journey of 156 miles takes 2.4 hours. Work out the average speed, to the nearest mile per hour.
- 14th April 1960A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 cm and a width of 6.5 cm. Work out its length.
- 15th April 1960Find the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 7 cm.
- 16th April 1960A 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.
- 17th April 1960State one structure found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
- 18th April 1960A sample of matter has particles that are far apart and moving quickly in random directions. State which state of matter this describes.
- 19th April 1960In 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.
- 20th April 1960A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
- 21st April 1960State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
- 22nd April 1960State the name given to elements found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
- 23rd April 1960In 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.
- 24th April 1960Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The map was old and torn."
- 25th April 1960Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the corridor at midnight.'
- 26th April 1960A writer describes a departure board as 'flickering through a list of cancellations like a nervous heartbeat.' Name the technique used.
- 27th April 1960A character 'held his breath without realising it' as he entered a dark passage. What does this suggest about his feelings?
- 28th April 1960A poem has four lines per stanza with the rhyme pattern ABAB. What is this pattern called?
- 29th April 1960Is the claim 'reading is obviously more rewarding than scrolling through a screen' a fact or an opinion?
- 30th April 1960A question asks you to explain "how the poet's feelings towards winter change across the poem." What should your answer focus on?