Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
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.
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.
- 1st January 2002State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 2nd January 2002Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
- 3rd January 2002Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
- 4th January 2002Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 5th January 2002A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 6th January 2002Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
- 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?
- 8th January 2002Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
- 9th January 2002Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
- 10th January 2002Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
- 11th January 2002Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
- 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.
- 13th January 2002Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
- 14th January 2002Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 15th January 2002A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
- 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.
- 17th January 2002Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
- 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.
- 19th January 2002Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
- 20th January 2002Work out 2/5 of 65.
- 21st January 2002Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
- 22nd January 2002Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
- 23rd January 2002A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
- 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.
- 25th January 2002A ray of light travels from air into a glass block and bends towards the normal at the boundary. Name this effect.
- 26th January 2002Name one structure found in a plant cell that is not found in an animal cell.
- 27th January 2002Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
- 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.
- 29th January 2002Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
- 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
- 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?