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13+ Common Entrance

5th November 1987

5 questions · Years 7-8 · 744 questions in this band

1
Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 2
A pupil wants to find out whether increasing the concentration of a salt solution affects the boiling point of water. Suggest one variable, other than salt concentration, that should be kept the same for this to be a fair test.
2
Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 3
State the name given to a value read from a graph beyond the range of the data that was actually measured.
3
Reading and Comprehension (Prose)
In an extract, a character 'chewed his lip and stared at his shoes.' What does this suggest about the character's feelings?
4
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Set 2
This sentence contains a comma splice: The match ended in a draw, both teams were happy. Correct it in one way.
5
Reading and Comprehension (Non-Fiction) Set 3
A text about coral reefs moves from explaining what coral is, to how reefs form, to why they are under threat. What is this structure called?

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