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March 1996 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

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March 1996

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st March 1996y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
  2. 2nd March 1996A survey asked 30 people how many siblings they have: 9 have 0, 12 have 1, 6 have 2, 3 have 3. Work out the mean number of siblings.
  3. 3rd March 1996A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
  4. 4th March 1996Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
  5. 5th March 1996Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  6. 6th March 1996Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
  7. 7th March 1996Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
  8. 8th March 1996State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.
  9. 9th March 1996A trolley of mass 20 kg is pushed with a resultant force of 60 N. Use force = mass x acceleration to calculate its acceleration.
  10. 10th March 1996Name the type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart under high pressure.
  11. 11th March 1996State whether gold is a very reactive or a very unreactive metal, given that it is found in the Earth as the pure metal rather than in a compound.
  12. 12th March 1996A wave has a wavelength of 2 m and a frequency of 5 Hz. Use wave speed = frequency x wavelength to calculate its speed.
  13. 13th March 1996Before starting a watering investigation, a pupil writes this prediction: a plant given more water each day will grow taller than one given less water. State one piece of scientific reasoning that could support this prediction.
  14. 14th March 1996Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the map in the drawer."
  15. 15th March 1996Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The fog rolled in from the sea.'
  16. 16th March 1996A character 'checked her watch for the third time in a minute and sighed.' What does this suggest about how she is feeling?
  17. 17th March 1996Which word class is 'cautiously' in the sentence 'She cautiously ran her glove along the rusted rail'?
  18. 18th March 1996A question asks you to "compare how the two poets present the sea." What is the best way to structure your answer?
  19. 19th March 1996Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade pupils that reading is enjoyable rather than a chore.
  20. 20th March 1996In the line "Icicles hang like daggers from the eaves", which technique is used?
  21. 21st March 1996Calculate the circumference of a circle with a radius of 9 cm. Use pi = 3.14.
  22. 22nd March 1996Find 30% of 150.
  23. 23rd March 1996Work out 13^2.
  24. 24th March 1996Find 5/6 of 72.
  25. 25th March 1996A recipe for 4 people uses 200g of butter. How much butter is needed for 10 people?
  26. 26th March 1996A tap fills a bucket at a constant rate of 3 litres every 2 minutes. Work out how many litres it fills in 10 minutes.
  27. 27th March 1996Calculate 74 - 38.
  28. 28th March 1996Work out -7 + 15.
  29. 29th March 1996A journey of 240 km takes 4 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.
  30. 30th March 1996Complete the word equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water produces ___ + ___.
  31. 31st March 1996Explain why a pencil, not a pen, must be used to draw the baseline on chromatography paper.