Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 1964 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1964
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1964A pupil uses a stopwatch to measure how long a candle takes to burn down by 1 cm, but forgets to shield the candle from a draught in the room. State whether this makes the result less reliable or less valid, and explain your answer.
- 2nd May 1964Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go any further whispered grace something isnt right down here
- 3rd May 1964Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The fog rolled in, and the harbour lights dimmed to a blur.'
- 4th May 1964A five-mark question asks you to explain how the writer builds a sense of frustration across the whole extract. What should your answer cover?
- 5th May 1964A question is worth 3 marks and asks you to explain the effect of a description. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
- 6th May 1964If a poem's rhythm becomes short and broken in its final stanza after being steady throughout, what might this suggest?
- 7th May 1964Name the technique used in this line: New worlds. New characters. New ideas, every single time.
- 8th May 1964If a poem starts with long, flowing lines and ends with very short, clipped lines, what effect might this create?
- 9th May 1964A cuboid measures 7 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm. Calculate its volume.
- 10th May 1964Simplify 6a + 9 - 2a - 4.
- 11th May 1964Simplify 4(2x - 3) + 5.
- 12th May 1964A stall sells 4 sandwiches at 2.20 pounds each and 3 drinks at 1.10 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
- 13th May 1964Write the ratio 16:24 in its simplest form.
- 14th May 1964Work out 8 x 6.
- 15th May 1964Find 3/5 of 45.
- 16th May 1964Work out 15 x 14, using a written method.
- 17th May 1964Find 3/4 of 88.
- 18th May 1964Name the green pigment, found in chloroplasts, that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
- 19th May 1964Name the group of the periodic table that contains elements which are almost completely unreactive because their outer electron shell is full.
- 20th May 1964State whether the Earth's day (one full rotation on its axis) or the Earth's year (one full orbit of the Sun) takes longer.
- 21st May 1964A sound wave has a high frequency. State whether this means it has a high pitch or a low pitch.
- 22nd May 1964Name the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- 23rd May 1964Name the small intestine's main job in the digestive system.
- 24th May 1964A character says 'I'm fine' through gritted teeth, then slams the door. Explain what the contrast between the character's words and actions suggests.
- 25th May 1964Correct the spelling error caused by a missing doubled consonant: 'I am hopping to finish my homework before dinner' (meaning expecting, not jumping).
- 26th May 1964Correct the tense error: 'Last week, she swims to the buoy and back without stopping.'
- 27th May 1964A 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?
- 28th May 1964What is the name for a poem with no regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
- 29th May 1964A character 'counted his steps instead of looking down.' What does this suggest about his feelings?
- 30th May 1964Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) I like tennis; and swimming. B) I like tennis; my sister prefers swimming.
- 31st May 1964A writer describes a current as "dragging greedy fingers along the wreck." Name the technique used here.