Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 1967 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1967
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1967A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 2nd May 1967Find 3/5 of 120.
- 3rd May 1967A 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.
- 4th May 1967Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
- 5th May 1967Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
- 6th May 1967A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
- 7th May 1967Fatima earns 1800 pounds a month and saves 12% of her earnings. Calculate how much she saves each month.
- 8th May 1967In 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.
- 9th May 1967State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 10th May 1967Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
- 11th May 1967Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
- 12th May 1967Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 13th May 1967A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 14th May 1967Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
- 15th May 1967A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
- 16th May 1967A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
- 17th May 1967Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
- 18th May 1967Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
- 19th May 1967A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
- 20th May 1967A leaflet states: 'Experts agree that recycling just one more item a week could transform our town's waste problem.' Name one persuasive technique used here.
- 21st May 1967List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
- 22nd May 1967Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 23rd May 1967Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
- 24th May 1967A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
- 25th May 1967A bag contains 9 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is green, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 26th May 1967Work out 15% of 340 pounds.
- 27th May 1967Work out 8.3 x 5.2, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 28th May 1967Simplify the ratio 45:60.
- 29th May 1967A netball team played 20 matches. The table shows goals scored per match. Goals: 0, 1, 2, 3. Frequency: 4, 7, 6, 3. Calculate the mean number of goals per match.
- 30th May 1967A slice of toast contains 12 g of carbohydrate, 4 g of protein and 3 g of fat. Each gram of carbohydrate and each gram of protein provides 4 kcal of energy, and each gram of fat provides 9 kcal. Calculate the total energy content of the toast.
- 31st May 1967Name the technique used to separate sand from a mixture of sand and water.