Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
September 1992 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1992
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1992A 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.
- 2nd September 1992A student wears safety goggles when heating a test tube of liquid over a Bunsen burner. State the hazard that the goggles help protect against.
- 3rd September 1992A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
- 4th September 1992A 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?
- 5th September 1992You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
- 6th September 1992Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?
- 7th September 1992Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Because the tide was rising, the children ran back up the beach.'
- 8th September 1992Punctuate 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
- 9th September 1992Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "A trader called out his prices, and shoppers began to gather."
- 10th September 1992A bag contains only red and yellow beads. The probability of picking a red bead is 0.65. If there are 140 beads in total, how many are yellow?
- 11th September 1992p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 3, p = 20. Work out p when q = 12.
- 12th September 1992Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(2, -3) and B(-6, 9).
- 13th September 1992A train journey of 175 km takes 2.5 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.
- 14th September 1992A 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.
- 15th September 1992Femi 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?
- 16th September 1992Simplify 6a + 4b - 2a + 5b.
- 17th September 1992A car depreciates by 15% each year. It is worth 20,000 pounds now. Work out its value after 1 year.
- 18th September 1992A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
- 19th September 1992State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
- 20th September 1992State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
- 21st September 1992A car's velocity increases from 5 m/s to 17 m/s in 4 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to calculate its acceleration.
- 22nd September 1992Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
- 23rd September 1992State the unit used to measure electric current.
- 24th September 1992State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
- 25th September 1992Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
- 26th September 1992An apprentice is described as 'chewing the inside of his cheek and avoiding his master's eye.' What does this suggest about how he feels?
- 27th September 1992Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
- 28th September 1992Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
- 29th September 1992Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
- 30th September 1992Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.