Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
November 1986 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1986
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1986Work out 2^5 - 3^3.
- 2nd November 1986Write 3/8 as a percentage.
- 3rd November 1986In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
- 4th November 1986State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 5th November 1986State one reason, other than cost, why a country might want to reduce its reliance on non-renewable energy resources such as coal and oil.
- 6th November 1986State whether a frog is classified as a vertebrate or an invertebrate, and give a reason.
- 7th November 1986Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 8th November 1986A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 9th November 1986This sentence contains a comma splice: The match ended in a draw, both teams were happy. Correct it in one way.
- 10th November 1986A writer describes sawdust as 'settling like a light snowfall over every surface.' Name the technique used.
- 11th November 1986In an extract, a character "kept glancing at the door and twisting the strap of her bag." What does this suggest about the character's feelings?
- 12th November 1986Write one short sentence (no more than five words) suitable for a moment of sudden shock in a story.
- 13th November 1986Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The gates creaked open.
- 14th November 1986What is the effect of directly addressing an audience as 'you' in a speech?
- 15th November 1986A campaign letter opens with a short, true story about one family affected by flooding, before giving any statistics. What is this technique called, and why might a writer use it first?
- 16th November 1986Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.
- 17th November 1986Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 18th November 1986A cafe sells 3 coffees at 2.40 pounds each and 2 teas at 1.60 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
- 19th November 1986y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
- 20th November 1986A survey asked 30 people how many siblings they have: 9 have 0, 12 have 1, 6 have 2, 3 have 3. Work out the mean number of siblings.
- 21st November 1986A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
- 22nd November 1986Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
- 23rd November 1986Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 24th November 1986Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
- 25th November 1986Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
- 26th November 1986State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.
- 27th November 1986A trolley of mass 20 kg is pushed with a resultant force of 60 N. Use force = mass x acceleration to calculate its acceleration.
- 28th November 1986Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves through tiny pores called stomata.
- 29th November 1986Name the structure inside a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
- 30th November 1986Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.