Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 2001 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in May 2001, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in May 2001
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2001A pupil applies a force of 10 N to move an object 2 m in the direction of the force. Use work done = force x distance to calculate the work done.
- 2nd May 2001A student wears safety goggles when heating a test tube of liquid over a Bunsen burner. State the hazard that the goggles help protect against.
- 3rd May 2001Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
- 4th May 2001A biography states that a person 'taught herself to read at six using her grandfather's newspapers, and published her first book by twenty.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
- 5th May 2001A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 6th May 2001A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 7th May 2001Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 8th May 2001Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 9th May 2001Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 10th May 2001A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
- 11th May 2001Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 12th May 2001A 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.
- 13th May 2001Work out 60% of 45.
- 14th May 2001A fair coin is flipped and a fair six-sided dice is rolled at the same time. Work out the probability of getting heads on the coin and a number greater than 4 on the dice.
- 15th May 2001Femi can complete a job alone in 2 hours, Grace can complete the same job alone in 3 hours, and Hassan can complete it alone in 6 hours. Working together at these constant rates, how long will it take them to complete the job?
- 16th May 2001Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 17th May 2001Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 18th May 2001Calculate the simple interest earned on 600 pounds saved for 3 years at an annual rate of 4%.
- 19th May 2001State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
- 20th May 2001State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
- 21st May 2001A wind turbine and a coal power station both generate electricity, but only one of them directly burns fuel to boil water into steam. State which one this is, and name the component that this steam turns.
- 22nd May 2001A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
- 23rd May 2001State the unit used to measure electric current.
- 24th May 2001State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
- 25th May 2001Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
- 26th May 2001In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 27th May 2001A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 28th May 2001Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 29th May 2001Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
- 30th May 2001Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
- 31st May 2001A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?