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October 1992 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

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October 1992

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st October 1992Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
  2. 2nd October 1992Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  3. 3rd October 1992y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.
  4. 4th October 1992A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  5. 5th October 1992In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 50 degrees and the hypotenuse is 14 cm. Work out the length of the side opposite angle A, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th October 1992Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  7. 7th October 1992A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  8. 8th October 1992Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  9. 9th October 1992Work out 2/5 of 65.
  10. 10th October 1992Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  11. 11th October 1992Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  12. 12th October 1992A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  13. 13th October 1992A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
  14. 14th October 1992State the name given to a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently used up itself.
  15. 15th October 1992State one advantage of using solar power to generate electricity, compared with burning fossil fuels.
  16. 16th October 1992State the name given to elements found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
  17. 17th October 1992A 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.
  18. 18th October 1992Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  19. 19th October 1992Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  20. 20th October 1992A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  21. 21st October 1992A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  22. 22nd October 1992In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
  23. 23rd October 1992What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
  24. 24th October 1992In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
  25. 25th October 1992Calculate the area of a circle with a diameter of 20 cm. Use pi = 3.14.
  26. 26th October 1992A pack of 24 pencils costs 3.60 pounds. Work out the cost of one pencil.
  27. 27th October 1992Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  28. 28th October 1992A parallelogram has base 12 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. Work out its area.
  29. 29th October 19923 workers can paint a fence in 8 hours, working at the same constant rate. How long would it take 4 workers to paint the same fence?
  30. 30th October 1992Find 10% of 95 pounds.
  31. 31st October 1992Work out 9 x 8.