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13+ Common Entrance

30th January 1989

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

1
Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 2
A pupil uses a stopwatch to measure how long a candle takes to burn down by 1 cm, but forgets to shield the candle from a draught in the room. State whether this makes the result less reliable or less valid, and explain your answer.
2
Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 3
A student investigates how the mass of five different metal samples affects their volume, with mass as a continuous numerical variable. State whether a bar chart or a line graph is the more appropriate way to display these results.
3
Reading and Comprehension (Prose)
A writer describes a bell as 'clanging its complaint into the empty square.' Name the poetic or literary technique used here.
4
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Set 2
In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
5
Reading and Comprehension (Non-Fiction) Set 3
A 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.

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