Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
June 2004 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in June 2004, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in June 2004
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 2004State whether the north pole of one bar magnet placed near the north pole of a second bar magnet will attract or repel.
- 2nd June 2004A solution has pH 10. State whether it is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
- 3rd June 2004A diver swims from the surface down to a depth of 10 m in a swimming pool. State how the water pressure on her body changes as she swims deeper, and give a reason.
- 4th June 2004Name the type of teeth used mainly for cutting food.
- 5th June 2004State why it is good practice to run a quick preliminary (trial) experiment before starting the main investigation.
- 6th June 2004A guide tells the group "we're nearly there" in a steady voice, but keeps glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. Explain what the contrast between his words and his glances suggests.
- 7th June 2004You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
- 8th June 2004Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
- 9th June 2004What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
- 10th June 2004Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
- 11th June 2004Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
- 12th June 2004Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
- 13th June 2004A survey of 40 students' favourite sport is shown in a pie chart. If football takes up a sector of 90 degrees, what percentage of students chose football?
- 14th June 2004y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
- 15th June 2004A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 16th June 2004Find 3/5 of 120.
- 17th June 2004Two hockey teams recorded the number of goals they scored in their last 5 matches. Team A: 2, 3, 2, 4, 4. Team B: 0, 1, 5, 6, 3. Compare the two teams by working out the mean and the range for each.
- 18th June 2004Simplify sqrt(50) - sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(2).
- 19th June 2004Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
- 20th June 2004A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
- 21st June 2004Fatima earns 1800 pounds a month and saves 12% of her earnings. Calculate how much she saves each month.
- 22nd June 2004A pupil views onion cells under a microscope after adding a drop of iodine solution to the slide. State why the iodine solution was added.
- 23rd June 2004A student dissolves ammonium nitrate in water and the temperature of the solution falls. State whether this process is exothermic or endothermic.
- 24th June 2004Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
- 25th June 2004Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
- 26th June 2004Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves.
- 27th June 2004Name the process used to neutralise an acid using an alkali.
- 28th June 2004Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
- 29th June 2004A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
- 30th June 2004A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?