Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 2004 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in October 2004, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in October 2004
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2004Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the alleyway at dusk.'
- 2nd October 2004Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The station was BUSY."
- 3rd October 2004Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the fruit stall."
- 4th October 2004A fair six-sided dice is rolled once. Find the probability of rolling a number greater than 4.
- 5th October 2004A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 5 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
- 6th October 2004The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3. Work out the 20th term.
- 7th October 2004Work out 84 / 12.
- 8th October 2004A spinner can land on red, blue, green or yellow only. P(red) = 0.3, P(blue) = 0.25, P(green) = 0.2. Work out P(yellow).
- 9th October 2004The product of two consecutive positive integers is 132. Find the two integers.
- 10th October 2004p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
- 11th October 2004A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
- 12th October 2004A jacket priced at 84 pounds is increased by 25% for the winter season. Calculate the new price.
- 13th October 2004A cell has a real width of 0.02 mm. In a drawing, the same cell is shown 4 mm wide. Calculate the magnification of the drawing.
- 14th October 2004Explain, using collision theory, why crushing a solid into a powder increases the rate of reaction.
- 15th October 2004State the unit normally used for speed in physics, and name one other unit that speed could also correctly be measured in.
- 16th October 2004Two forces of 10 N and 10 N act on an object in exactly opposite directions. Calculate the resultant force.
- 17th October 2004Name the group in the periodic table that contains helium, neon and argon.
- 18th October 2004A pupil measures a mass of 3.5 kg on a set of scales. Convert this mass to grams.
- 19th October 2004Correct the punctuation in this sentence, which reports direct speech: the coach shouted keep going were nearly there
- 20th October 2004In an extract, a character 'set down his tools without a word and walked out into the rain.' What might this action suggest about his state of mind?
- 21st October 2004A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
- 22nd October 2004Punctuate this exchange, adding inverted commas, capital letters and any other punctuation needed: are you sure about this asked Leo his sister nodded without looking up
- 23rd October 2004Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
- 24th October 2004A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.
- 25th October 2004Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade readers to support an animal shelter.
- 26th October 2004Order these integers from smallest to largest: -6, 2, -3, 0, -9
- 27th October 2004Write 0.00042 in standard form.
- 28th October 2004A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Work out its area.
- 29th October 2004p is inversely proportional to q^2. When q = 2, p = 18. Work out p when q = 3.
- 30th October 2004The nth term of a sequence is 6n - 4. Work out the 12th term.
- 31st October 2004A car journey of 156 miles takes 2.4 hours. Work out the average speed, to the nearest mile per hour.