Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
July 1960 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1960
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1960Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
- 2nd July 1960A biography states that a person 'taught herself to read at six using her grandfather's newspapers, and published her first book by twenty.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
- 3rd July 1960A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 4th July 1960A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 5th July 1960Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 6th July 1960Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 7th July 1960Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 8th July 1960A 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?
- 9th July 1960Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 10th July 1960A survey asked 25 people how many books they read last month: 6 people read 0, 10 read 1, 6 read 2, 3 read 3. Work out the mean number of books read.
- 11th July 1960Work out 60% of 45.
- 12th July 1960A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
- 13th July 1960A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
- 14th July 1960Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 15th July 1960Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 16th July 1960A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
- 17th July 1960State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
- 18th July 1960A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
- 19th July 1960A 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.
- 20th July 1960Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
- 21st July 1960State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
- 22nd July 1960Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
- 23rd July 1960Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
- 24th July 1960In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 25th July 1960A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 26th July 1960Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 27th July 1960Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
- 28th July 1960Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
- 29th July 1960Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
- 30th July 1960Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
- 31st July 1960In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.