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

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May 1996

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1996Which punctuation mark correctly joins these two sentences without adding a joining word: 'The coach was late the pupils waited in the hall.'?
  2. 2nd May 1996Choose the correct word: I'm not sure ___ my umbrella is. (where / were / we're)
  3. 3rd May 1996A poem is written in a single, unbroken stanza with no rhyme. What effect might this create?
  4. 4th May 1996A newspaper report about a school's new library states: 'The library, funded entirely by a single anonymous donation, opened its doors last Tuesday.' What retrieval detail answers the question, how was the library funded?
  5. 5th May 1996A straight line passes through (0, 5) and has a gradient of -2. Write down its equation.
  6. 6th May 1996A bag contains 12 red counters, 15 blue counters and 9 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability that it is blue, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  7. 7th May 1996Write 0.72 as a percentage.
  8. 8th May 1996Two joggers start together at a park gate. One returns to the gate every 18 minutes, the other every 24 minutes. After how many minutes will they next be at the gate together?
  9. 9th May 1996Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. One of the angles formed is 63 degrees. State the size of the co-interior (allied) angle on the same side of the transversal, and explain why.
  10. 10th May 1996A chord divides a circle so that the angle at the centre is 130 degrees. Work out the angle at the circumference subtended by the same chord, on the major arc.
  11. 11th May 1996Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
  12. 12th May 1996A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 240 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 7 eggs, at the same ratio.
  13. 13th May 1996Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
  14. 14th May 1996Explain why muscles must work in antagonistic pairs rather than alone.
  15. 15th May 1996State whether a solution with pH 3 is acidic, neutral, or alkaline.
  16. 16th May 1996In a series circuit, an ammeter placed before a bulb reads 0.6 A. State the current a second ammeter, placed elsewhere in the same series circuit, would read.
  17. 17th May 1996Name the enzyme, found in saliva, that begins the digestion of starch in the mouth.
  18. 18th May 1996State the standard unit used for density in physics and chemistry.
  19. 19th May 1996Name the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other, keeping planets in orbit.
  20. 20th May 1996On a graph of temperature (y-axis) against time (x-axis), a straight line rises from (0 s, 20 degrees C) to (40 s, 60 degrees C). Calculate the gradient of this line, and state what it represents.
  21. 21st May 1996A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
  22. 22nd May 1996A factual article about volcanic islands is broken into sections titled 'How islands form', 'Life on the slopes' and 'Living with the risk'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
  23. 23rd May 1996You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
  24. 24th May 1996Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?
  25. 25th May 1996Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Because the tide was rising, the children ran back up the beach.'
  26. 26th May 1996Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: mind the gap called the guard as the doors slid shut
  27. 27th May 1996Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "A trader called out his prices, and shoppers began to gather."
  28. 28th May 1996A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
  29. 29th May 1996p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 3, p = 20. Work out p when q = 12.
  30. 30th May 1996Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(2, -3) and B(-6, 9).
  31. 31st May 1996A train journey of 175 km takes 2.5 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.