Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
April 1967 5-a-day
Every sheet in April 1967
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 1967A poem has four-line stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme throughout. What effect might this regular structure have on the reader?
- 2nd April 1967Insert a colon in the correct place: The kit list included the following items a torch, a compass and a whistle.
- 3rd April 1967Correct the subject-verb agreement error: The team of swimmers were training every morning.
- 4th April 1967A poem compares the fox's eyes to 'two small, cold coins.' Name this technique.
- 5th April 1967A 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?
- 6th April 1967Write down the coordinates of the point 3 units to the left of the origin and 5 units up.
- 7th April 1967The nth term of a sequence is 5n - 2. Work out the 15th term.
- 8th April 1967Write 3/5 as a decimal.
- 9th April 19673/4 of a number is 54. Work out 5/6 of the same number.
- 10th April 1967Work out the size of each interior angle of a regular decagon (10 sides).
- 11th April 1967Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 3).
- 12th April 1967Simplify sqrt(75) - sqrt(12), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(3).
- 13th April 1967Work out 9.6 divided by 0.4.
- 14th April 1967Calculate 47 + 36.
- 15th April 1967Name the joint type found in the hip, and state one other place in the body where this same joint type is found.
- 16th April 1967Complete the word equation: hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide produces ___ + ___.
- 17th April 1967State whether the north pole of one bar magnet placed near the north pole of a second bar magnet will attract or repel.
- 18th April 1967A solution has pH 10. State whether it is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
- 19th April 1967A 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.
- 20th April 1967State whether an acid has a pH value above or below 7.
- 21st April 1967A hazard symbol shows a skull and crossbones on an orange background. State what hazard this represents.
- 22nd April 1967A guide tells the group "we're nearly there" in a steady voice, but keeps glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. Explain what the contrast between his words and his glances suggests.
- 23rd April 1967You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
- 24th April 1967Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
- 25th April 1967What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
- 26th April 1967Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
- 27th April 1967Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
- 28th April 1967Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
- 29th April 1967A survey of 40 students' favourite sport is shown in a pie chart. If football takes up a sector of 90 degrees, what percentage of students chose football?
- 30th April 1967y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.