Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
July 1999 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in July 1999, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in July 1999
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1999Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 2nd July 1999A survey of 40 students' favourite sport is shown in a pie chart. If football takes up a sector of 90 degrees, what percentage of students chose football?
- 3rd July 1999Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 4th July 1999A survey asked 25 people how many books they read last month: 6 people read 0, 10 read 1, 6 read 2, 3 read 3. Work out the mean number of books read.
- 5th July 1999Work out 60% of 45.
- 6th July 1999A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
- 7th July 1999A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
- 8th July 1999Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 9th July 1999Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 10th July 1999Fatima earns 1800 pounds a month and saves 12% of her earnings. Calculate how much she saves each month.
- 11th July 1999State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
- 12th July 1999A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
- 13th July 1999Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
- 14th July 1999Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
- 15th July 1999State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
- 16th July 1999Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
- 17th July 1999Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
- 18th July 1999In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 19th July 1999A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 20th July 1999Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 21st July 1999Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
- 22nd July 1999Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
- 23rd July 1999A leaflet states: 'Experts agree that recycling just one more item a week could transform our town's waste problem.' Name one persuasive technique used here.
- 24th July 1999Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
- 25th July 1999In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 26th July 1999Without a calculator, work out 35% of 220.
- 27th July 1999Solve x^2 + 4x - 21 = 0.
- 28th July 1999A motorbike valued at 5,500 pounds depreciates by 18% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
- 29th July 1999Work out 4.7 x 3.6, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 30th July 1999A car travels 189 miles using 7 gallons of fuel. Work out the miles per gallon.
- 31st July 1999A pair of trainers costs 45 pounds. The price increases by 20%. Work out the new price.