Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
November 1999 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in November 1999, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in November 1999
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1999In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
- 2nd November 1999State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 3rd November 1999State the unit normally used for speed in physics, and name one other unit that speed could also correctly be measured in.
- 4th November 1999Two forces of 10 N and 10 N act on an object in exactly opposite directions. Calculate the resultant force.
- 5th November 1999Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 6th November 1999A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 7th November 1999Correct the punctuation in this sentence, which reports direct speech: the coach shouted keep going were nearly there
- 8th November 1999A writer describes sawdust as 'settling like a light snowfall over every surface.' Name the technique used.
- 9th November 1999In an extract, a character "kept glancing at the door and twisting the strap of her bag." What does this suggest about the character's feelings?
- 10th November 1999Write one short sentence (no more than five words) suitable for a moment of sudden shock in a story.
- 11th November 1999Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The gates creaked open.
- 12th November 1999What is the effect of directly addressing an audience as 'you' in a speech?
- 13th November 1999Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade readers to support an animal shelter.
- 14th November 1999Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.
- 15th November 1999Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 16th November 1999A cafe sells 3 coffees at 2.40 pounds each and 2 teas at 1.60 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
- 17th November 1999y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
- 18th November 1999A survey asked 30 people how many siblings they have: 9 have 0, 12 have 1, 6 have 2, 3 have 3. Work out the mean number of siblings.
- 19th November 1999A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
- 20th November 1999Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
- 21st November 1999Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 22nd November 1999Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
- 23rd November 1999Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
- 24th November 1999State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.
- 25th November 1999A trolley of mass 20 kg is pushed with a resultant force of 60 N. Use force = mass x acceleration to calculate its acceleration.
- 26th November 1999A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
- 27th November 1999State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
- 28th November 1999Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
- 29th November 1999In an investigation into reaction time, a pupil's results are 0.18 s, 0.19 s, 0.61 s, 0.18 s and 0.20 s. Identify the anomalous result, and suggest one likely reason it occurred.
- 30th November 1999Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the map in the drawer."