Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 1977 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 1977
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1977A results table has columns for 'Time (s)' and 'Temperature (degrees C)'. State which of these two variables would normally be plotted on the x-axis of a line graph.
- 2nd October 1977State which planet in the Solar System is closest to the Sun.
- 3rd October 1977Name the organ in the human body that produces insulin.
- 4th October 1977Amara is investigating how the mass of a paper cone affects how long it takes to fall from a fixed height. State the independent variable and the dependent variable in this investigation.
- 5th October 1977In a factual text, is the sentence "Hot air balloons were first flown in France in 1783" a fact or an opinion?
- 6th October 1977A poem repeats the phrase 'and still it climbed' at the end of every stanza. What is this technique called, and what might its effect be?
- 7th October 1977Find and copy one word from the phrase 'the old clock ticked its patient rhythm' that gives the clock a human quality.
- 8th October 1977Which punctuation mark correctly joins these two sentences without adding a joining word: 'The coach was late the pupils waited in the hall.'?
- 9th October 1977Choose the correct word: I'm not sure ___ my umbrella is. (where / were / we're)
- 10th October 1977A poem is written in a single, unbroken stanza with no rhyme. What effect might this create?
- 11th October 1977A biography states that a person 'left school at fourteen to support her family, and by twenty-one had opened her own shop.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
- 12th October 1977A line has equation y = 4x - 7. Write down its gradient and its y-intercept.
- 13th October 1977A phone contract costs 18.50 pounds per month for 24 months, plus an upfront cost of 49 pounds. Work out the total cost of the contract.
- 14th October 1977Write 0.72 as a percentage.
- 15th October 1977Solve 3(2x - 1) = x + 17.
- 16th October 1977Describe the locus of points that are equidistant from two fixed points, A and B.
- 17th October 1977A chord divides a circle so that the angle at the centre is 130 degrees. Work out the angle at the circumference subtended by the same chord, on the major arc.
- 18th October 1977Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
- 19th October 1977A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 240 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 7 eggs, at the same ratio.
- 20th October 1977Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
- 21st October 1977A doctor records that a foetus is 38 weeks old. Given that human gestation lasts approximately 40 weeks, state approximately how many weeks of pregnancy remain.
- 22nd October 1977A student adds a piece of unknown grey solid to dilute acid and no bubbles are produced, even after several minutes. Suggest whether the solid is a metal or a non-metal, and explain your reasoning.
- 23rd October 1977State whether sound is a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave.
- 24th October 1977Name the organ that produces bile, which helps to digest fats.
- 25th October 1977State whether melting ice is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
- 26th October 1977Name the gas needed by the body for aerobic respiration to take place.
- 27th October 1977A student investigates how the mass of five different metal samples affects their volume, with mass as a continuous numerical variable. State whether a bar chart or a line graph is the more appropriate way to display these results.
- 28th October 1977A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
- 29th October 1977A factual article about volcanic islands is broken into sections titled 'How islands form', 'Life on the slopes' and 'Living with the risk'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
- 30th October 1977You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
- 31st October 1977Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?