Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
September 1973 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1973
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1973Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
- 2nd September 1973State the name given to a chemical reaction that releases heat energy to the surroundings.
- 3rd September 1973State the products formed when a metal reacts with an acid.
- 4th September 1973A character says 'I'm fine' through gritted teeth, then slams the door. Explain what the contrast between the character's words and actions suggests.
- 5th September 1973Correct the spelling error caused by a missing doubled consonant: 'I am hopping to finish my homework before dinner' (meaning expecting, not jumping).
- 6th September 1973Correct the tense error: 'Last week, she swims to the buoy and back without stopping.'
- 7th September 1973A poem has irregular line lengths and no rhyme scheme, but a steady, insistent rhythm created by repeating the same three-syllable phrase. What technique creates this effect?
- 8th September 1973What is the name for a poem with no regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
- 9th September 1973A character 'counted his steps instead of looking down.' What does this suggest about his feelings?
- 10th September 1973Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Yesterday, Priya walks to school and meets her friend Tom.
- 11th September 1973A writer describes a current as "dragging greedy fingers along the wreck." Name the technique used here.
- 12th September 1973A rectangle has length 9 cm and width 6 cm. Work out its area and its perimeter.
- 13th September 1973A box of 15 chocolates costs 4.50 pounds. Work out the cost of one chocolate.
- 14th September 1973Work out 56 / 7.
- 15th September 1973In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 27 degrees and the opposite side is 6 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse, to 1 decimal place.
- 16th September 1973Work out 3/4 of 148.
- 17th September 1973Share 156 pounds between two people in the ratio 7:6.
- 18th September 1973A floor is tiled with a repeating pattern of identical regular hexagonal tiles, with no gaps or overlaps. State the size of each interior angle of a regular hexagon, and explain why regular hexagons can tile a flat floor exactly.
- 19th September 1973Convert 4.2 metres into centimetres.
- 20th September 1973The first three terms of the triangular numbers are 1, 3, 6. If the pattern continues in the same way, what is the next term after 6?
- 21st September 1973State one way the alveoli are adapted for efficient gas exchange.
- 22nd September 1973Explain why attaching a block of zinc to the hull of a steel ship helps to protect the ship from rusting.
- 23rd September 1973The Sun is much larger than the Earth. State what type of object the Sun is, and name the force that keeps the Earth in orbit around it.
- 24th September 1973Name the type of rock formed when layers of sediment, such as sand or mud, are compressed together over a long period of time.
- 25th September 1973Name the gas that makes up approximately 78% of the Earth's atmosphere.
- 26th September 1973A thermometer has graduations every 1 degree C. A student takes a single temperature reading of 40 degrees C. Calculate the percentage uncertainty in this reading.
- 27th September 1973A text about coral reefs moves from explaining what coral is, to how reefs form, to why they are under threat. What is this structure called?
- 28th September 1973Explain why a poet might use short, one-word lines to describe a sudden event, such as an accident.
- 29th September 1973A poem compares grief to 'a stone carried in the pocket, never quite forgotten.' Name this technique.
- 30th September 1973Correct the tense error: Last week, the choir practises for two hours every evening.