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March 1995 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

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March 1995

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st March 1995Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
  2. 2nd March 1995Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
  3. 3rd March 1995A 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?
  4. 4th March 1995y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
  5. 5th March 1995A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  6. 6th March 1995Find 3/5 of 120.
  7. 7th March 1995A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
  8. 8th March 1995A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
  9. 9th March 1995Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
  10. 10th March 1995A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
  11. 11th March 1995A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
  12. 12th March 1995State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
  13. 13th March 1995A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
  14. 14th March 1995A 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.
  15. 15th March 1995Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
  16. 16th March 1995State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
  17. 17th March 1995Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
  18. 18th March 1995Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
  19. 19th March 1995A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
  20. 20th March 1995A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
  21. 21st March 1995Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
  22. 22nd March 1995Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
  23. 23rd March 1995A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
  24. 24th March 1995Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
  25. 25th March 1995List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
  26. 26th March 1995In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th March 1995Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
  28. 28th March 1995A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  29. 29th March 1995A bag contains 9 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is green, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  30. 30th March 1995Work out 15% of 340 pounds.
  31. 31st March 1995Work out 8.3 x 5.2, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.