Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance

Daily Practice - 13+ Common Entrance

15th February 1999

5 questions · Years 7-8 · 744 questions in this band

1
Reading and Comprehension: Non-Fiction Set 2
In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The expedition team faced constant attrition - illness, injury and exhaustion wore down their numbers day by day.' What does 'attrition' mean here?
2
Reading and Comprehension: Poetry Set 2
In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
3
Writing: Composition Set 2
Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
4
Reading and Comprehension (Prose) Set 3
A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds a sense of danger across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
5
Number and Calculation
Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.

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