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September 2001 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in September 2001, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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September 2001

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in September 2001

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

  1. 1st September 2001In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 32 degrees and the adjacent side is 9 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse, to 1 decimal place.
  2. 2nd September 2001A cylindrical tin has radius 4 cm and height 15 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  3. 3rd September 2001Simplify the ratio 32:12.
  4. 4th September 2001A 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.
  5. 5th September 2001A 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.
  6. 6th September 2001Factorise fully 10x + 15.
  7. 7th September 2001Work out 2^5 - 3^3.
  8. 8th September 2001Write 3/8 as a percentage.
  9. 9th September 2001State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
  10. 10th September 2001A 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.
  11. 11th September 2001State one reason, other than cost, why a country might want to reduce its reliance on non-renewable energy resources such as coal and oil.
  12. 12th September 2001State whether a frog is classified as a vertebrate or an invertebrate, and give a reason.
  13. 13th September 2001State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
  14. 14th September 2001Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
  15. 15th September 2001This sentence contains a comma splice: The match ended in a draw, both teams were happy. Correct it in one way.
  16. 16th September 2001A writer describes sawdust as 'settling like a light snowfall over every surface.' Name the technique used.
  17. 17th September 2001In 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?
  18. 18th September 2001Write one short sentence (no more than five words) suitable for a moment of sudden shock in a story.
  19. 19th September 2001Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The gates creaked open.
  20. 20th September 2001What is the effect of directly addressing an audience as 'you' in a speech?
  21. 21st September 2001A campaign letter opens with a short, true story about one family affected by flooding, before giving any statistics. What is this technique called, and why might a writer use it first?
  22. 22nd September 2001Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.
  23. 23rd September 2001In 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.
  24. 24th September 2001A 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.
  25. 25th September 2001y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
  26. 26th September 2001A 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.
  27. 27th September 2001A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
  28. 28th September 2001Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
  29. 29th September 2001Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  30. 30th September 2001Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.