Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 1975 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1975
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1975Name the male gamete and the female gamete involved in human reproduction.
- 2nd May 1975Name the acid that produces nitrate salts.
- 3rd May 1975State whether sound is a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave.
- 4th May 1975Name the organ that produces bile, which helps to digest fats.
- 5th May 1975State whether melting ice is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
- 6th May 1975A pupil applies a force of 10 N to move an object 2 m in the direction of the force. Use work done = force x distance to calculate the work done.
- 7th May 1975A student wears safety goggles when heating a test tube of liquid over a Bunsen burner. State the hazard that the goggles help protect against.
- 8th May 1975Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
- 9th May 1975A 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?
- 10th May 1975A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 11th May 1975A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 12th May 1975Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 13th May 1975Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 14th May 1975Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 15th May 1975A bag contains only red and yellow beads. The probability of picking a red bead is 0.65. If there are 140 beads in total, how many are yellow?
- 16th May 1975Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 17th May 1975A 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.
- 18th May 1975Work out 60% of 45.
- 19th May 1975A fair coin is flipped and a fair six-sided dice is rolled at the same time. Work out the probability of getting heads on the coin and a number greater than 4 on the dice.
- 20th May 1975Femi can complete a job alone in 2 hours, Grace can complete the same job alone in 3 hours, and Hassan can complete it alone in 6 hours. Working together at these constant rates, how long will it take them to complete the job?
- 21st May 1975Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 22nd May 1975Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 23rd May 1975A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
- 24th May 1975State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
- 25th May 1975State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
- 26th May 1975A car's velocity increases from 5 m/s to 17 m/s in 4 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to calculate its acceleration.
- 27th May 1975Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
- 28th May 1975State the unit used to measure electric current.
- 29th May 1975State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
- 30th May 1975Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
- 31st May 1975In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?