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October 1993 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

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October 1993

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st October 1993Find the highest common factor of 24 and 36.
  2. 2nd October 1993Simplify 6x + 4 - 2x - 9.
  3. 3rd October 1993A basket contains 15 lemons and 25 limes. Write the ratio of lemons to limes in its simplest form.
  4. 4th October 1993Calculate 56 + 29.
  5. 5th October 1993Work out 20 - 3 x 4.
  6. 6th October 1993A number is tripled and then 5 is added, giving 32. Form an equation and find the number.
  7. 7th October 1993Simplify the ratio 18:24 to its simplest form.
  8. 8th October 1993In the food chain 'grass, rabbit, fox', name the primary consumer.
  9. 9th October 1993State one physical property that distinguishes a typical non-metal from a typical metal.
  10. 10th October 1993An astronaut has a mass of 70 kg on Earth. State her mass on the Moon, and explain why her weight on the Moon is less than her weight on Earth.
  11. 11th October 1993Using the periodic table, state whether the element chlorine (Cl) is a metal or a non-metal.
  12. 12th October 1993State one function of the human skeleton, other than support.
  13. 13th October 1993Name the enzyme found in saliva that begins the digestion of starch in the mouth.
  14. 14th October 1993In an extract, a character 'chewed his lip and stared at his shoes.' What does this suggest about the character's feelings?
  15. 15th October 1993Add a colon to this sentence in the correct place: The expedition needed three things warm clothing enough food and a reliable map.
  16. 16th October 1993Choose the correct word: There were ___ people at the concert than last year. (less / fewer)
  17. 17th October 1993Which two poetic techniques are both used in the line 'The branches creaked and clawed at the window'?
  18. 18th October 1993Find and copy one word from 'the anvil's patient, unmoving weight' that gives the anvil a human quality.
  19. 19th October 1993Which word class is 'desperately' in 'He desperately searched for a handhold'?
  20. 20th October 1993Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The dog wagged ___ tail happily. (its / it's)
  21. 21st October 1993A question asks you to "find and copy one phrase" meaning "completely dark." Which of these fits: "pitch black", "faintly lit", "clear blue" or "softly glowing"?
  22. 22nd October 1993A cinema charges 6.50 pounds for an adult ticket and 4.20 pounds for a child ticket. A family buys tickets for 2 adults and 3 children. Work out the total cost, without using a calculator.
  23. 23rd October 1993Convert 2 hours 15 minutes into minutes.
  24. 24th October 1993Find 2/9 of 63.
  25. 25th October 1993Write 5.4 x 10^4 as an ordinary number.
  26. 26th October 1993A recipe needs 250 g of flour to make 8 muffins. Work out how much flour is needed to make 20 muffins at the same recipe strength.
  27. 27th October 1993Write 0.72 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  28. 28th October 1993A dice has its six faces numbered 1 to 6, arranged so opposite faces always add up to 7. The face showing 2 is on top, and the face showing 3 is facing you. Work out which number is on the bottom face, and which number is on the face directly opposite the one facing you.
  29. 29th October 1993A cuboid has dimensions 6 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm. Calculate its volume.
  30. 30th October 1993A pattern of dots grows so that pattern 1 has 4 dots, pattern 2 has 7 dots, and pattern 3 has 10 dots. How many dots will pattern 6 have?
  31. 31st October 1993State one way bile helps with the digestion of fats.