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January 2002 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in January 2002, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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January 2002

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in January 2002

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

  1. 1st January 2002State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
  2. 2nd January 2002Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
  3. 3rd January 2002Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
  4. 4th January 2002Name the two products of photosynthesis.
  5. 5th January 2002A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
  6. 6th January 2002Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
  7. 7th January 2002An apprentice is described as 'chewing the inside of his cheek and avoiding his master's eye.' What does this suggest about how he feels?
  8. 8th January 2002Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
  9. 9th January 2002Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
  10. 10th January 2002Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
  11. 11th January 2002Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
  12. 12th January 2002A leaflet states: 'Experts agree that recycling just one more item a week could transform our town's waste problem.' Name one persuasive technique used here.
  13. 13th January 2002Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  14. 14th January 2002Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
  15. 15th January 2002A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  16. 16th January 2002In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 50 degrees and the hypotenuse is 14 cm. Work out the length of the side opposite angle A, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th January 2002Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  18. 18th January 2002A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th January 2002Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  20. 20th January 2002Work out 2/5 of 65.
  21. 21st January 2002Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  22. 22nd January 2002Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  23. 23rd January 2002A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  24. 24th January 2002A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
  25. 25th January 2002A ray of light travels from air into a glass block and bends towards the normal at the boundary. Name this effect.
  26. 26th January 2002Name one structure found in a plant cell that is not found in an animal cell.
  27. 27th January 2002Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
  28. 28th January 2002A pupil's results table is missing units for one column, headed only 'Volume'. State why it is important to always include a unit in a column heading or with a numerical answer.
  29. 29th January 2002Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  30. 30th January 2002Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  31. 31st January 2002A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?