Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 1964 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 1964
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1964Complete the word equation for aerobic respiration: glucose + oxygen produces ___ + ___.
- 2nd October 1964State one way that painting a garden gate helps to prevent it from rusting.
- 3rd October 1964Write the number 0.048706 to 2 significant figures.
- 4th October 1964State the name of the rock type formed when magma cools and solidifies underground.
- 5th October 1964Name the organ in the human body that produces insulin.
- 6th October 1964Amara is investigating how the mass of a paper cone affects how long it takes to fall from a fixed height. State the independent variable and the dependent variable in this investigation.
- 7th October 1964In a factual text, is the sentence "Hot air balloons were first flown in France in 1783" a fact or an opinion?
- 8th October 1964A poem repeats the phrase 'and still it climbed' at the end of every stanza. What is this technique called, and what might its effect be?
- 9th October 1964Find and copy one word from the phrase 'the old clock ticked its patient rhythm' that gives the clock a human quality.
- 10th October 1964Which punctuation mark correctly joins these two sentences without adding a joining word: 'The coach was late the pupils waited in the hall.'?
- 11th October 1964Choose the correct word: I'm not sure ___ my umbrella is. (where / were / we're)
- 12th October 1964A poem is written in a single, unbroken stanza with no rhyme. What effect might this create?
- 13th October 1964A magazine article about volcanoes is broken into sections titled 'How volcanoes form', 'Famous eruptions' and 'Living near a volcano'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
- 14th October 1964Write down the coordinates of the point 3 units to the left of the origin and 5 units up.
- 15th October 1964A phone contract costs 18.50 pounds per month for 24 months, plus an upfront cost of 49 pounds. Work out the total cost of the contract.
- 16th October 1964Write 0.72 as a percentage.
- 17th October 1964Solve 3(2x - 1) = x + 17.
- 18th October 1964Describe the locus of points that are equidistant from two fixed points, A and B.
- 19th October 1964A chord divides a circle so that the angle at the centre is 130 degrees. Work out the angle at the circumference subtended by the same chord, on the major arc.
- 20th October 1964Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
- 21st October 1964A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 240 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 7 eggs, at the same ratio.
- 22nd October 1964Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
- 23rd October 1964A doctor records that a foetus is 38 weeks old. Given that human gestation lasts approximately 40 weeks, state approximately how many weeks of pregnancy remain.
- 24th October 1964A student adds a piece of unknown grey solid to dilute acid and no bubbles are produced, even after several minutes. Suggest whether the solid is a metal or a non-metal, and explain your reasoning.
- 25th October 1964State whether the north pole of one bar magnet placed near the north pole of a second bar magnet will attract or repel.
- 26th October 1964A solution has pH 10. State whether it is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
- 27th October 1964A diver swims from the surface down to a depth of 10 m in a swimming pool. State how the water pressure on her body changes as she swims deeper, and give a reason.
- 28th October 1964Name the gas needed by the body for aerobic respiration to take place.
- 29th October 1964A student investigates how the mass of five different metal samples affects their volume, with mass as a continuous numerical variable. State whether a bar chart or a line graph is the more appropriate way to display these results.
- 30th October 1964A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
- 31st October 1964A factual article about volcanic islands is broken into sections titled 'How islands form', 'Life on the slopes' and 'Living with the risk'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?