Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
September 1960 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1960
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1960In a chromatography experiment, the solvent front travels 10 cm and a dye spot travels 4 cm. Calculate the Rf value of the dye.
- 2nd September 1960State why an astronaut in open space, far from any planet or star, cannot hear an explosion happening nearby.
- 3rd September 1960Name the green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
- 4th September 1960State the name given to a chemical reaction that releases heat energy to the surroundings.
- 5th September 1960State the products formed when a metal reacts with an acid.
- 6th September 1960A character says 'I'm fine' through gritted teeth, then slams the door. Explain what the contrast between the character's words and actions suggests.
- 7th September 1960Correct the spelling error caused by a missing doubled consonant: 'I am hopping to finish my homework before dinner' (meaning expecting, not jumping).
- 8th September 1960Correct the tense error: 'Last week, she swims to the buoy and back without stopping.'
- 9th September 1960A poem has irregular line lengths and no rhyme scheme, but a steady, insistent rhythm created by repeating the same three-syllable phrase. What technique creates this effect?
- 10th September 1960What is the name for a poem with no regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
- 11th September 1960A character 'counted his steps instead of looking down.' What does this suggest about his feelings?
- 12th September 1960Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Please bring your pencil case ruler and calculator to the exam.
- 13th September 1960A writer describes a current as "dragging greedy fingers along the wreck." Name the technique used here.
- 14th September 1960A rectangle has length 9 cm and width 6 cm. Work out its area and its perimeter.
- 15th September 1960A box of 15 chocolates costs 4.50 pounds. Work out the cost of one chocolate.
- 16th September 1960Work out 56 / 7.
- 17th September 1960In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 27 degrees and the opposite side is 6 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse, to 1 decimal place.
- 18th September 1960Work out 3/4 of 148.
- 19th September 1960Share 156 pounds between two people in the ratio 7:6.
- 20th September 1960A floor is tiled with a repeating pattern of identical regular hexagonal tiles, with no gaps or overlaps. State the size of each interior angle of a regular hexagon, and explain why regular hexagons can tile a flat floor exactly.
- 21st September 1960Convert 4.2 metres into centimetres.
- 22nd September 1960Rearrange the formula P = 2l + 2w to make w the subject.
- 23rd September 1960State one way the alveoli are adapted for efficient gas exchange.
- 24th September 1960Explain why attaching a block of zinc to the hull of a steel ship helps to protect the ship from rusting.
- 25th September 1960Define the terms 'solute' and 'solvent'.
- 26th September 1960Name the force that causes objects to fall towards the ground when dropped.
- 27th September 1960Name the gas that makes up approximately 78% of the Earth's atmosphere.
- 28th September 1960A thermometer has graduations every 1 degree C. A student takes a single temperature reading of 40 degrees C. Calculate the percentage uncertainty in this reading.
- 29th September 1960A text about coral reefs moves from explaining what coral is, to how reefs form, to why they are under threat. What is this structure called?
- 30th September 1960Explain why a poet might use short, one-word lines to describe a sudden event, such as an accident.