Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
November 1960 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1960
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1960Simplify the ratio 32:12.
- 2nd November 1960A 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.
- 3rd November 1960Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
- 4th November 1960Factorise fully 10x + 15.
- 5th November 1960Work out 2^5 - 3^3.
- 6th November 1960A meal out costs 68 pounds before a 12.5% service charge is added. Calculate the total cost including the service charge.
- 7th November 1960In 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.
- 8th November 1960State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 9th November 1960A skateboarder travels at a constant speed of 4 m/s for 6 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to state his acceleration during this time, and explain what an acceleration of zero means about his motion.
- 10th November 1960A hand warmer gets hot when a chemical reaction inside it takes place. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
- 11th November 1960Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 12th November 1960A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 13th November 1960In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
- 14th November 1960A writer describes sawdust as 'settling like a light snowfall over every surface.' Name the technique used.
- 15th November 1960In an extract, a character "kept glancing at the door and twisting the strap of her bag." What does this suggest about the character's feelings?
- 16th November 1960Write one short sentence (no more than five words) suitable for a moment of sudden shock in a story.
- 17th November 1960Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The gates creaked open.
- 18th November 1960What is the effect of directly addressing an audience as 'you' in a speech?
- 19th November 1960Is the claim 'this is the most dangerous road crossing in the whole town' a fact or an opinion? Explain your answer.
- 20th November 1960Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.
- 21st November 1960Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 22nd November 1960A cafe sells 3 coffees at 2.40 pounds each and 2 teas at 1.60 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
- 23rd November 1960y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
- 24th November 1960A survey asked 30 people how many siblings they have: 9 have 0, 12 have 1, 6 have 2, 3 have 3. Work out the mean number of siblings.
- 25th November 1960A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
- 26th November 1960Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
- 27th November 1960Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 28th November 1960Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
- 29th November 1960Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
- 30th November 1960State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.