Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
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.
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.
- 1st December 2000Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Yesterday, Priya walks to school and meets her friend Tom.
- 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.
- 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.
- 4th December 2000Find 1/3 of 96.
- 5th December 2000Work out -12 + 4 x 3.
- 6th December 2000Solve x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0.
- 7th December 2000Work out 207 divided by 9, showing your written method.
- 8th December 2000Work out 143 divided by 11.
- 9th December 2000A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 24 degrees. Work out how many sides the polygon has.
- 10th December 2000A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse 17 cm and one leg of 8 cm. Calculate the length of the other leg.
- 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?
- 12th December 2000Name the substance that builds up in muscles during anaerobic respiration and causes fatigue.
- 13th December 2000Name the two substances that must both be present for iron to rust.
- 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.
- 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.
- 16th December 2000State the name of the process by which light rays bend as they pass from air into glass.
- 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.
- 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.
- 19th December 2000A poem compares loneliness to 'an empty chair at a crowded table.' Name this technique.
- 20th December 2000Explain why a poet might choose an irregular, unpredictable rhythm to describe a storm, rather than a steady, regular one.
- 21st December 2000Choose the correct homophone: ___ going to be late if the bus does not arrive soon. (Whose / Who's)
- 22nd December 2000Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: Because the fire alarm sounded, everyone left the building calmly.
- 23rd December 2000What is the term for a poem that continues a sentence or idea from one line to the next without a pause?
- 24th December 2000What do the letters PAF stand for when analysing a non-fiction text?
- 25th December 2000Find the gradient of the line joining (1, 4) and (5, 16).
- 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.
- 27th December 2000Find 3/8 of 64.
- 28th December 2000After a 12% pay rise, Priya's monthly salary is 2,240 pounds. Work out her monthly salary before the pay rise.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.