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December 2000 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in December 2000, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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December 2000

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in December 2000

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st December 2000Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Yesterday, Priya walks to school and meets her friend Tom.
  2. 2nd December 2000A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.
  3. 3rd December 2000A charity bake sale raises 200 pounds, split between three charities in the ratio 3 : 2 : 5. Work out the amount the largest share receives.
  4. 4th December 2000Find 1/3 of 96.
  5. 5th December 2000Work out -12 + 4 x 3.
  6. 6th December 2000Solve x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0.
  7. 7th December 2000Work out 207 divided by 9, showing your written method.
  8. 8th December 2000Work out 143 divided by 11.
  9. 9th December 2000A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 24 degrees. Work out how many sides the polygon has.
  10. 10th December 2000A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse 17 cm and one leg of 8 cm. Calculate the length of the other leg.
  11. 11th December 2000The first three terms of the triangular numbers are 1, 3, 6. If the pattern continues in the same way, what is the next term after 6?
  12. 12th December 2000Name the substance that builds up in muscles during anaerobic respiration and causes fatigue.
  13. 13th December 2000Name the two substances that must both be present for iron to rust.
  14. 14th December 2000The Sun is much larger than the Earth. State what type of object the Sun is, and name the force that keeps the Earth in orbit around it.
  15. 15th December 2000Name the type of rock formed when layers of sediment, such as sand or mud, are compressed together over a long period of time.
  16. 16th December 2000State the name of the process by which light rays bend as they pass from air into glass.
  17. 17th December 2000A cylinder of gas is labelled with a diamond-shaped symbol showing a black flame on an orange background. State what hazard this symbol represents.
  18. 18th December 2000A writer describes rising ocean temperatures as "a slow-burning threat to one of the planet's most colourful ecosystems." Explain what effect the phrase "slow-burning" has on the reader.
  19. 19th December 2000A poem compares loneliness to 'an empty chair at a crowded table.' Name this technique.
  20. 20th December 2000Explain why a poet might choose an irregular, unpredictable rhythm to describe a storm, rather than a steady, regular one.
  21. 21st December 2000Choose the correct homophone: ___ going to be late if the bus does not arrive soon. (Whose / Who's)
  22. 22nd December 2000Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: Because the fire alarm sounded, everyone left the building calmly.
  23. 23rd December 2000What is the term for a poem that continues a sentence or idea from one line to the next without a pause?
  24. 24th December 2000What do the letters PAF stand for when analysing a non-fiction text?
  25. 25th December 2000Find the gradient of the line joining (1, 4) and (5, 16).
  26. 26th December 2000A car valued at 12,000 pounds depreciates by 15% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
  27. 27th December 2000Find 3/8 of 64.
  28. 28th December 2000After a 12% pay rise, Priya's monthly salary is 2,240 pounds. Work out her monthly salary before the pay rise.
  29. 29th December 2000On a map with a scale of 1 : 25,000, two villages are 6.8 cm apart. Work out the real-life distance between the villages, in kilometres.
  30. 30th December 2000In a right-angled triangle, the hypotenuse is 13 cm and one other side is 5 cm. Work out the size of the angle opposite the 5 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  31. 31st December 2000A triangle has sides 7 cm and 9 cm with an included angle of 50 degrees. Work out its area, to 1 decimal place.