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

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December 1994

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st December 1994Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade readers to support an animal shelter.
  2. 2nd December 1994Work out (-5) + (-8) - (-6).
  3. 3rd December 1994y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.
  4. 4th December 1994Find 3/8 of 64.
  5. 5th December 1994Write 0.000078 in standard form.
  6. 6th December 1994A cylindrical bucket has radius 12 cm and height 25 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  7. 7th December 1994Work out sqrt(169) + 4^2.
  8. 8th December 1994Increase 240 pounds by 12%.
  9. 9th December 1994Work out 312 divided by 8, using a written method.
  10. 10th December 1994The list shows the number of pets owned by 9 pupils: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1. Write down the mode.
  11. 11th December 1994During vigorous exercise, a sprinter's muscles cannot get enough oxygen. Name the substance that builds up in the muscles as a result, and state one effect this has.
  12. 12th December 1994The density of olive oil is 0.92 g/cm^3. State, with a reason, whether olive oil would float or sink in water (density 1.0 g/cm^3).
  13. 13th December 1994A parcel of mass 2.5 kg is lifted onto a shelf 2 m above the ground. Take g = 10 N/kg and use GPE = mass x g x height. Calculate the gain in gravitational potential energy.
  14. 14th December 1994A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
  15. 15th December 1994State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
  16. 16th December 1994State the name given to elements found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
  17. 17th December 1994In an investigation into reaction time, a pupil's results are 0.18 s, 0.19 s, 0.61 s, 0.18 s and 0.20 s. Identify the anomalous result, and suggest one likely reason it occurred.
  18. 18th December 1994Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Dust rose from the floor, and Elias covered his mouth."
  19. 19th December 1994Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The old house was SCARY.'
  20. 20th December 1994Which word from 'the tannoy crackled out another indistinct apology' suggests the announcement was hard to understand?
  21. 21st December 1994A diver 'counted her breaths, trying to make each one last longer than the last.' What does this suggest about her situation?
  22. 22nd December 1994In a poem, the line "Waves gnaw at the cliff's grey chin" contains an example of which technique?
  23. 23rd December 1994An article states 'Pupils who read for pleasure for just ten minutes a day report feeling calmer.' Name the technique used here.
  24. 24th December 1994A poem describes wind as "howling" and "moaning" through bare branches. Name the technique shown by these two words.
  25. 25th December 1994A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  26. 26th December 1994Round 6.849 to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th December 1994A coat costs 80 pounds. Its price increases by 25%. Work out the new price.
  28. 28th December 1994A prize of 240 pounds is shared between three friends in the ratio 1:2:5. Work out the smallest share.
  29. 29th December 1994A map has a scale of 1:20000. Two towns are 7cm apart on the map. Work out the real distance between them, in km.
  30. 30th December 1994Work out 3 + 6 x 2 - 4.
  31. 31st December 1994A recipe uses 2 eggs for every 150 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 5 eggs, at the same ratio.