Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 1990 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 1990
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1990Name the organ in the human body that produces insulin.
- 2nd October 1990Amara is investigating how the mass of a paper cone affects how long it takes to fall from a fixed height. State the independent variable and the dependent variable in this investigation.
- 3rd October 1990In a factual text, is the sentence "Hot air balloons were first flown in France in 1783" a fact or an opinion?
- 4th October 1990A poem repeats the phrase 'and still it climbed' at the end of every stanza. What is this technique called, and what might its effect be?
- 5th October 1990Find and copy one word from the phrase 'the old clock ticked its patient rhythm' that gives the clock a human quality.
- 6th October 1990Which punctuation mark correctly joins these two sentences without adding a joining word: 'The coach was late the pupils waited in the hall.'?
- 7th October 1990Choose the correct word: I'm not sure ___ my umbrella is. (where / were / we're)
- 8th October 1990A poem is written in a single, unbroken stanza with no rhyme. What effect might this create?
- 9th October 1990You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
- 10th October 1990A conversion graph shows that 5 miles is equivalent to 8 kilometres. Using this scale, convert 20 miles to kilometres.
- 11th October 1990A phone contract costs 18.50 pounds per month for 24 months, plus an upfront cost of 49 pounds. Work out the total cost of the contract.
- 12th October 1990Write 0.72 as a percentage.
- 13th October 1990Solve 3(2x - 1) = x + 17.
- 14th October 1990Describe the locus of points that are equidistant from two fixed points, A and B.
- 15th October 1990A chord divides a circle so that the angle at the centre is 130 degrees. Work out the angle at the circumference subtended by the same chord, on the major arc.
- 16th October 1990Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
- 17th October 1990A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 240 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 7 eggs, at the same ratio.
- 18th October 1990Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
- 19th October 1990A doctor records that a foetus is 38 weeks old. Given that human gestation lasts approximately 40 weeks, state approximately how many weeks of pregnancy remain.
- 20th October 1990A student adds a piece of unknown grey solid to dilute acid and no bubbles are produced, even after several minutes. Suggest whether the solid is a metal or a non-metal, and explain your reasoning.
- 21st October 1990Name the circuit component whose symbol is a circle with a cross inside it.
- 22nd October 1990Name the process by which digested food molecules pass from the small intestine into the blood.
- 23rd October 1990An 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.
- 24th October 1990Name the gas needed by the body for aerobic respiration to take place.
- 25th October 1990A 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.
- 26th October 1990A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
- 27th October 1990A factual article about volcanic islands is broken into sections titled 'How islands form', 'Life on the slopes' and 'Living with the risk'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
- 28th October 1990You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
- 29th October 1990Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?
- 30th October 1990Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Because the tide was rising, the children ran back up the beach.'
- 31st October 1990Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: mind the gap called the guard as the doors slid shut