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October 1994 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

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October 1994

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st October 1994A jug holds 1.8 litres. Work out how many millilitres this is.
  2. 2nd October 1994At a small maths club meeting, every one of the 8 members shakes hands with every other member exactly once. Work out the total number of handshakes.
  3. 3rd October 1994A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  4. 4th October 1994Using the formula v = u + at, find v when u = 5, a = 3 and t = 4.
  5. 5th October 1994A food sample turns from blue to brick-red when Benedict's solution is added and the mixture is heated. State which nutrient this positive result shows is present.
  6. 6th October 1994State the method used to extract aluminium from its ore, and explain why this method is needed rather than reduction with carbon.
  7. 7th October 1994A pupil rubs a plastic rod with a cloth, giving the rod a negative electric charge. She then holds the rod near small pieces of paper on a table. State what she would observe, and explain why, in terms of electric charge.
  8. 8th October 1994In the food chain grass, rabbit, fox, where grass is eaten by rabbits and rabbits are eaten by foxes, name the organism that is the producer.
  9. 9th October 1994A pupil measures the volume of a gas produced in a reaction every 30 seconds. State whether the volume of gas is the independent or the dependent variable.
  10. 10th October 1994A student measures the length of a metal rod five times: 62.1 cm, 62.4 cm, 62.0 cm, 62.5 cm, 62.2 cm. Calculate the mean length of the rod.
  11. 11th October 1994Which word means the same as "ascend" in a sentence about a balloon rising into the sky: "climb", "sink", "hover" or "spin"?
  12. 12th October 1994Which two poetic techniques are both used in the line 'The waves whispered along the shingle shore'?
  13. 13th October 1994What is the name for a poem written without a regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
  14. 14th October 1994Choose the correct homophone: You should always ___ your times tables before a test. (practice / practise)
  15. 15th October 1994Choose the correct word: ___ leaving their bags by the door. (Their / There / They're)
  16. 16th October 1994Find and copy one word from 'the fox paused, listening to the city's held breath' that gives the city a human quality.
  17. 17th October 1994Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
  18. 18th October 1994Find the midpoint of the line segment joining (-4, 2) and (6, -8).
  19. 19th October 1994A survey asked 20 people how many pets they own: 5 people own 0 pets, 8 own 1 pet, 4 own 2 pets, and 3 own 3 pets. Work out the mean number of pets owned.
  20. 20th October 1994Work out 3/4 + 1/6, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
  21. 21st October 1994A recipe for 8 people uses flour, sugar and butter in the ratio 4 : 3 : 1 by weight, totalling 800 g. Work out how many grams of sugar are needed to make the recipe for 12 people.
  22. 22nd October 1994A circle has a radius of 10 cm. Work out the area of a sector with an angle of 72 degrees at the centre, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  23. 23rd October 1994Solve x^2 = 7x - 12.
  24. 24th October 1994Solve x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0.
  25. 25th October 1994Find 3^3 + sqrt(64).
  26. 26th October 1994120 pounds is shared between Leo and Maya in the ratio 3:5. Work out how much Maya receives.
  27. 27th October 1994Name the male gamete and the female gamete involved in human reproduction.
  28. 28th October 1994Name the acid that produces nitrate salts.
  29. 29th October 1994State one way, other than increasing the current, to increase the strength of an electromagnet made from a coil of wire around an iron core.
  30. 30th October 1994State what happens to the current in a series circuit if an extra identical bulb is added, assuming the battery voltage stays the same.
  31. 31st October 1994Name the organ system that carries electrical signals around the body to allow a fast reflex reaction, such as pulling a hand away from something hot.