Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 1969 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 1969
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1969Factorise x^2 - 9x + 20.
- 2nd October 1969Expand and simplify (2x - 3)(x + 4).
- 3rd October 1969A car's value depreciates from 18,000 pounds to 14,400 pounds in one year. Work out the percentage decrease.
- 4th October 1969Work out 9 x 7.
- 5th October 1969State the name of the structure that allows oxygen and nutrients to pass from a mother's blood to her developing foetus.
- 6th October 1969Name the salt produced when zinc reacts with sulfuric acid.
- 7th October 1969State whether the north pole of one bar magnet placed near the north pole of a second bar magnet will attract or repel.
- 8th October 1969A solution has pH 10. State whether it is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
- 9th October 1969A 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.
- 10th October 1969Name the type of teeth used mainly for cutting food.
- 11th October 1969State why it is good practice to run a quick preliminary (trial) experiment before starting the main investigation.
- 12th October 1969Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
- 13th October 1969A biography states that a person 'taught herself to read at six using her grandfather's newspapers, and published her first book by twenty.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
- 14th October 1969A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 15th October 1969A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 16th October 1969Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 17th October 1969Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 18th October 1969Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 19th October 1969A 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?
- 20th October 1969Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 21st October 1969A survey asked 25 people how many books they read last month: 6 people read 0, 10 read 1, 6 read 2, 3 read 3. Work out the mean number of books read.
- 22nd October 1969Work out 60% of 45.
- 23rd October 1969Two hockey teams recorded the number of goals they scored in their last 5 matches. Team A: 2, 3, 2, 4, 4. Team B: 0, 1, 5, 6, 3. Compare the two teams by working out the mean and the range for each.
- 24th October 1969Simplify sqrt(50) - sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(2).
- 25th October 1969Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 26th October 1969Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 27th October 1969Fatima earns 1800 pounds a month and saves 12% of her earnings. Calculate how much she saves each month.
- 28th October 1969A pupil views onion cells under a microscope after adding a drop of iodine solution to the slide. State why the iodine solution was added.
- 29th October 1969A student dissolves ammonium nitrate in water and the temperature of the solution falls. State whether this process is exothermic or endothermic.
- 30th October 1969Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
- 31st October 1969Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.