Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
March 2004 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in March 2004, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in March 2004
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 2004In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
- 2nd March 2004State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 3rd March 2004State one reason, other than cost, why a country might want to reduce its reliance on non-renewable energy resources such as coal and oil.
- 4th March 2004State whether a frog is classified as a vertebrate or an invertebrate, and give a reason.
- 5th March 2004Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 6th March 2004A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 7th March 2004This sentence contains a comma splice: The match ended in a draw, both teams were happy. Correct it in one way.
- 8th March 2004A question asks you to 'find and copy one word which shows that the workshop was untidy.' What kind of question is this, and how should you answer it?
- 9th March 2004A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds atmosphere across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
- 10th March 2004Which of these would best speed up the pace of an action scene: a long sentence with several clauses, or a short, three-word sentence?
- 11th March 2004Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the funfair at midnight.'
- 12th March 2004Is the claim 'debating is clearly the single best way to build confidence' a fact or an opinion?
- 13th March 2004A 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?
- 14th March 2004Work out (-5) + (-8) - (-6).
- 15th March 2004Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 16th March 2004Find 3/8 of 64.
- 17th March 2004Write 0.000078 in standard form.
- 18th March 2004A cylindrical bucket has radius 12 cm and height 25 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
- 19th March 2004Work out sqrt(169) + 4^2.
- 20th March 2004Increase 240 pounds by 12%.
- 21st March 2004Work out 312 divided by 8, using a written method.
- 22nd March 2004The list shows the number of pets owned by 9 pupils: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1. Write down the mode.
- 23rd March 2004During vigorous exercise, a sprinter's muscles cannot get enough oxygen. Name the substance that builds up in the muscles as a result, and state one effect this has.
- 24th March 2004The density of olive oil is 0.92 g/cm^3. State, with a reason, whether olive oil would float or sink in water (density 1.0 g/cm^3).
- 25th March 2004A parcel of mass 2.5 kg is lifted onto a shelf 2 m above the ground. Take g = 10 N/kg and use GPE = mass x g x height. Calculate the gain in gravitational potential energy.
- 26th March 2004Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves through tiny pores called stomata.
- 27th March 2004Name the structure inside a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
- 28th March 2004Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
- 29th March 2004A pupil is choosing between two thermometers to measure a temperature change of about 5 degrees C: one has markings every 2 degrees C, and the other has markings every 0.2 degrees C. State which thermometer would give the more precise reading, and explain why.
- 30th March 2004Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Dust rose from the floor, and Elias covered his mouth."
- 31st March 2004Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The old house was SCARY.'