Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
July 1973 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1973
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1973A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 2nd July 1973A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 3rd July 1973Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 4th July 1973Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 5th July 1973Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 6th July 1973Find the mean of these test scores: 14, 18, 12, 20, 16.
- 7th July 1973Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 8th July 1973A 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.
- 9th July 1973Work out 60% of 45.
- 10th July 1973A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
- 11th July 1973A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
- 12th July 1973Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 13th July 1973Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 14th July 1973Find 35% of 160 pounds.
- 15th July 1973State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
- 16th July 1973A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
- 17th July 1973A runner covers 400 m in 50 seconds at a constant speed. Use speed = distance / time to calculate her speed.
- 18th July 1973Some endothermic reactions cause the temperature of their surroundings to fall. Explain, in terms of energy, why this happens.
- 19th July 1973State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
- 20th July 1973Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
- 21st July 1973Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The team celebrated ___ victory together. (their / there / they're)
- 22nd July 1973In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 23rd July 1973A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 24th July 1973Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 25th July 1973Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
- 26th July 1973Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
- 27th July 1973What is a rhetorical question, and why do persuasive writers use them?
- 28th July 1973Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
- 29th July 1973In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 30th July 1973Without a calculator, work out 35% of 220.
- 31st July 1973Solve x^2 + 4x - 21 = 0.