Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 1988 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1988
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1988Name the process by which digested food molecules pass from the small intestine into the blood.
- 2nd May 1988An old-style filament light bulb transfers 100 J of electrical energy. Of this, 20 J is transferred usefully as light, and the rest is wasted as heat. Calculate the energy wasted as heat.
- 3rd May 1988A pupil applies a force of 10 N to move an object 2 m in the direction of the force. Use work done = force x distance to calculate the work done.
- 4th May 1988A student wears safety goggles when heating a test tube of liquid over a Bunsen burner. State the hazard that the goggles help protect against.
- 5th May 1988Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
- 6th May 1988A biography states that a person 'taught herself to read at six using her grandfather's newspapers, and published her first book by twenty.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
- 7th May 1988A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 8th May 1988A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 9th May 1988Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 10th May 1988Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 11th May 1988Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 12th May 1988Find the mean of these test scores: 14, 18, 12, 20, 16.
- 13th May 1988Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 14th May 1988A 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.
- 15th May 1988Work out 60% of 45.
- 16th May 1988A fair coin is flipped and a fair six-sided dice is rolled at the same time. Work out the probability of getting heads on the coin and a number greater than 4 on the dice.
- 17th May 1988Femi can complete a job alone in 2 hours, Grace can complete the same job alone in 3 hours, and Hassan can complete it alone in 6 hours. Working together at these constant rates, how long will it take them to complete the job?
- 18th May 1988Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 19th May 1988Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 20th May 1988Find 35% of 160 pounds.
- 21st May 1988State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
- 22nd May 1988State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
- 23rd May 1988A runner covers 400 m in 50 seconds at a constant speed. Use speed = distance / time to calculate her speed.
- 24th May 1988Some endothermic reactions cause the temperature of their surroundings to fall. Explain, in terms of energy, why this happens.
- 25th May 1988State the unit used to measure electric current.
- 26th May 1988State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
- 27th May 1988Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The team celebrated ___ victory together. (their / there / they're)
- 28th May 1988In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 29th May 1988A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 30th May 1988Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 31st May 1988Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.