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

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October 1996

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st October 1996A solid is heated until it turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first. Name this change of state.
  2. 2nd October 1996State the approximate time it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth.
  3. 3rd October 1996This sentence contains a comma splice: The match ended in a draw, both teams were happy. Correct it in one way.
  4. 4th October 1996A question asks you to 'find and copy one word which shows that the workshop was untidy.' What kind of question is this, and how should you answer it?
  5. 5th October 1996A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds atmosphere across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  6. 6th October 1996Which of these would best speed up the pace of an action scene: a long sentence with several clauses, or a short, three-word sentence?
  7. 7th October 1996Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the funfair at midnight.'
  8. 8th October 1996Is the claim 'debating is clearly the single best way to build confidence' a fact or an opinion?
  9. 9th October 1996A campaign letter opens with a short, true story about one family affected by flooding, before giving any statistics. What is this technique called, and why might a writer use it first?
  10. 10th October 1996Work out (-5) + (-8) - (-6).
  11. 11th October 1996The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Work out the size of the largest angle.
  12. 12th October 1996Find 3/8 of 64.
  13. 13th October 1996Write 0.000078 in standard form.
  14. 14th October 1996A cylindrical bucket has radius 12 cm and height 25 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  15. 15th October 1996Work out sqrt(169) + 4^2.
  16. 16th October 1996Increase 240 pounds by 12%.
  17. 17th October 1996Work out 312 divided by 8, using a written method.
  18. 18th October 1996The list shows the number of pets owned by 9 pupils: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1. Write down the mode.
  19. 19th October 1996During 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.
  20. 20th October 1996The 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).
  21. 21st October 1996A 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.
  22. 22nd October 1996Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves through tiny pores called stomata.
  23. 23rd October 1996Name the structure inside a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
  24. 24th October 1996State the name of the process by which oxygen moves from the air in the lungs into the blood.
  25. 25th October 1996A pupil is choosing between two thermometers to measure a temperature change of about 5 degrees C: one has markings every 2 degrees C, and the other has markings every 0.2 degrees C. State which thermometer would give the more precise reading, and explain why.
  26. 26th October 1996Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Dust rose from the floor, and Elias covered his mouth."
  27. 27th October 1996Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The old house was SCARY.'
  28. 28th October 1996Which word from 'the tannoy crackled out another indistinct apology' suggests the announcement was hard to understand?
  29. 29th October 1996A diver 'counted her breaths, trying to make each one last longer than the last.' What does this suggest about her situation?
  30. 30th October 1996In a poem, the line "Waves gnaw at the cliff's grey chin" contains an example of which technique?
  31. 31st October 1996An article states 'Pupils who read for pleasure for just ten minutes a day report feeling calmer.' Name the technique used here.