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May 1998 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

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May 1998

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st May 1998In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 50 degrees and the hypotenuse is 14 cm. Work out the length of the side opposite angle A, to 1 decimal place.
  2. 2nd May 1998Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  3. 3rd May 1998A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th May 1998Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  5. 5th May 1998Work out 2/5 of 65.
  6. 6th May 1998Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  7. 7th May 1998Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  8. 8th May 1998A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  9. 9th May 1998A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
  10. 10th May 1998Name the process by which cells release energy from glucose using oxygen.
  11. 11th May 1998Name one renewable energy resource.
  12. 12th May 1998A 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 May 1998A pupil's teacher suggests using a data logger to measure temperature every second during an experiment, instead of a pupil reading a thermometer every minute. Suggest one advantage of using a data logger in this experiment.
  14. 14th May 1998Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  15. 15th May 1998Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  16. 16th May 1998A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  17. 17th May 1998A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  18. 18th May 1998In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
  19. 19th May 1998What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
  20. 20th May 1998In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
  21. 21st May 1998Calculate the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 9 cm.
  22. 22nd May 1998A pack of 24 pencils costs 3.60 pounds. Work out the cost of one pencil.
  23. 23rd May 1998Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  24. 24th May 1998A parallelogram has base 12 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. Work out its area.
  25. 25th May 19983 workers can paint a fence in 8 hours, working at the same constant rate. How long would it take 4 workers to paint the same fence?
  26. 26th May 1998Find 10% of 95 pounds.
  27. 27th May 1998Work out 9 x 8.
  28. 28th May 1998A coat costs 80 pounds. It is reduced by 35% in a sale. Work out the sale price.
  29. 29th May 1998Work out 15% of 60.
  30. 30th May 1998Complete the word equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water produces ___ + ___.
  31. 31st May 1998Explain why a pencil, not a pen, must be used to draw the baseline on chromatography paper.