Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
July 1986 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1986
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1986Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 2nd July 1986Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 3rd July 1986Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 4th July 1986A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
- 5th July 1986Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 6th July 1986A 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.
- 7th July 1986Work out 60% of 45.
- 8th July 1986A 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.
- 9th July 1986A 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.
- 10th July 1986Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 11th July 1986Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 12th July 1986Calculate the simple interest earned on 600 pounds saved for 3 years at an annual rate of 4%.
- 13th July 1986State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
- 14th July 1986A 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.
- 15th July 1986A wind turbine and a coal power station both generate electricity, but only one of them directly burns fuel to boil water into steam. State which one this is, and name the component that this steam turns.
- 16th July 1986A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
- 17th July 1986State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
- 18th July 1986Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
- 19th July 1986Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
- 20th July 1986In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 21st July 1986A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 22nd July 1986Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 23rd July 1986Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
- 24th July 1986Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
- 25th July 1986A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?
- 26th July 1986Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
- 27th July 1986In 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.
- 28th July 1986Without a calculator, work out 35% of 220.
- 29th July 1986Solve x^2 + 4x - 21 = 0.
- 30th July 1986A motorbike valued at 5,500 pounds depreciates by 18% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
- 31st July 1986Work out 4.7 x 3.6, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.