Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 1982 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1982
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1982State whether elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar or very different chemical properties.
- 2nd May 1982State the name given to a chemical reaction that releases heat energy to the surroundings.
- 3rd May 1982State the products formed when a metal reacts with an acid.
- 4th May 1982Which word means the same as 'ancient' in a sentence describing an old, crumbling castle: 'timeworn', 'modern', 'spacious' or 'lively'?
- 5th May 1982Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Regular ___ at the piano will improve your technique. (practice / practise)
- 6th May 1982Identify and correct the pronoun error: 'The dog wagged their tail happily.'
- 7th May 1982A poem compares old age to 'a candle guttering low, still giving light.' Name this technique.
- 8th May 1982Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The fire hissed and spat its sparks'?
- 9th May 1982Find and copy one word from 'the mist swallowed the path ahead of him' that gives the mist a human or animal-like quality.
- 10th May 1982This sentence contains a comma splice: The rain started early, we cancelled the picnic. Correct it in one way.
- 11th May 1982A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.
- 12th May 1982A rectangle has length 9 cm and width 6 cm. Work out its area and its perimeter.
- 13th May 1982Find 1/3 of 96.
- 14th May 1982Work out -12 + 4 x 3.
- 15th May 1982Solve x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0.
- 16th May 1982Work out 207 divided by 9, showing your written method.
- 17th May 1982Work out 143 divided by 11.
- 18th May 1982A 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 May 1982A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse 17 cm and one leg of 8 cm. Calculate the length of the other leg.
- 20th May 1982Using the formula v = u + at, find v when u = 5, a = 3 and t = 4.
- 21st May 1982State one way the alveoli are adapted for efficient gas exchange.
- 22nd May 1982Explain why attaching a block of zinc to the hull of a steel ship helps to protect the ship from rusting.
- 23rd May 1982A pupil rubs a plastic rod with a cloth, giving the rod a negative electric charge. She then holds the rod near small pieces of paper on a table. State what she would observe, and explain why, in terms of electric charge.
- 24th May 1982In the food chain grass, rabbit, fox, where grass is eaten by rabbits and rabbits are eaten by foxes, name the organism that is the producer.
- 25th May 1982Name the gas that makes up approximately 78% of the Earth's atmosphere.
- 26th May 1982A cylinder of gas is labelled with a diamond-shaped symbol showing a black flame on an orange background. State what hazard this symbol represents.
- 27th May 1982A writer describes rising ocean temperatures as "a slow-burning threat to one of the planet's most colourful ecosystems." Explain what effect the phrase "slow-burning" has on the reader.
- 28th May 1982A poem compares loneliness to 'an empty chair at a crowded table.' Name this technique.
- 29th May 1982Explain why a poet might choose an irregular, unpredictable rhythm to describe a storm, rather than a steady, regular one.
- 30th May 1982Choose the correct homophone: ___ going to be late if the bus does not arrive soon. (Whose / Who's)
- 31st May 1982Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: Because the fire alarm sounded, everyone left the building calmly.