Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 2002 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in October 2002, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in October 2002
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2002Name the green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
- 2nd October 2002Give the chemical symbol for the element sodium.
- 3rd October 2002State the name of a reaction in which a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from a compound.
- 4th October 2002Which word means the same as 'ancient' in a sentence describing an old, crumbling castle: 'timeworn', 'modern', 'spacious' or 'lively'?
- 5th October 2002Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Regular ___ at the piano will improve your technique. (practice / practise)
- 6th October 2002Identify and correct the pronoun error: 'The dog wagged their tail happily.'
- 7th October 2002A poem compares old age to 'a candle guttering low, still giving light.' Name this technique.
- 8th October 2002Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The fire hissed and spat its sparks'?
- 9th October 2002Find and copy one word from 'the mist swallowed the path ahead of him' that gives the mist a human or animal-like quality.
- 10th October 2002Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Please bring your pencil case ruler and calculator to the exam.
- 11th October 2002A 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.
- 12th October 2002Without a calculator, work out 15% of 180.
- 13th October 2002Find 1/3 of 96.
- 14th October 2002Work out -12 + 4 x 3.
- 15th October 2002Solve x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0.
- 16th October 2002Work out 207 divided by 9, showing your written method.
- 17th October 2002Work out 143 divided by 11.
- 18th October 2002A rectangular field measuring 60 m by 40 m is to be divided into identical square plots, as large as possible, with no land left over. Work out the side length of each square plot, and the total number of plots.
- 19th October 2002A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse 17 cm and one leg of 8 cm. Calculate the length of the other leg.
- 20th October 2002Rearrange the formula P = 2l + 2w to make w the subject.
- 21st October 2002Put these structures in the order air passes through them when breathing in, starting from the windpipe: alveoli, bronchi, trachea, bronchioles.
- 22nd October 2002A piece of magnesium ribbon is added to silver nitrate solution. State whether a displacement reaction would occur, and explain why.
- 23rd October 2002Define the terms 'solute' and 'solvent'.
- 24th October 2002Name the force that causes objects to fall towards the ground when dropped.
- 25th October 2002State the pH value of a neutral solution, such as pure water.
- 26th October 2002A cylinder of gas is labelled with a diamond-shaped symbol showing a black flame on an orange background. State what hazard this symbol represents.
- 27th October 2002A 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.
- 28th October 2002A poem compares loneliness to 'an empty chair at a crowded table.' Name this technique.
- 29th October 2002Explain why a poet might choose an irregular, unpredictable rhythm to describe a storm, rather than a steady, regular one.
- 30th October 2002Choose the correct homophone: ___ going to be late if the bus does not arrive soon. (Whose / Who's)
- 31st October 2002Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: Because the fire alarm sounded, everyone left the building calmly.