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November 2004 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in November 2004, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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November 2004

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in November 2004

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st November 2004A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 cm and a width of 6.5 cm. Work out its length.
  2. 2nd November 2004Find the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 7 cm.
  3. 3rd November 2004A box contains 7 yellow pencils, 5 blue pencils and 3 green pencils. A pencil is picked at random. Find the probability that it is not blue.
  4. 4th November 2004State one structure found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
  5. 5th November 2004A sample of matter has particles that are far apart and moving quickly in random directions. State which state of matter this describes.
  6. 6th November 2004In a tug of war, Team X pulls with a force of 640 N and Team Y pulls with a force of 590 N in the opposite direction. Calculate the resultant force acting on the rope.
  7. 7th November 2004A solution turns universal indicator paper red. State whether the solution is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
  8. 8th November 2004State one disadvantage of burning coal to generate electricity.
  9. 9th November 2004A wave has a wavelength of 2 m and a frequency of 5 Hz. Use wave speed = frequency x wavelength to calculate its speed.
  10. 10th November 2004In an investigation into reaction time, a pupil's results are 0.18 s, 0.19 s, 0.61 s, 0.18 s and 0.20 s. Identify the anomalous result, and suggest one likely reason it occurred.
  11. 11th November 2004Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The map was old and torn."
  12. 12th November 2004Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the corridor at midnight.'
  13. 13th November 2004A writer describes a departure board as 'flickering through a list of cancellations like a nervous heartbeat.' Name the technique used.
  14. 14th November 2004A character 'held his breath without realising it' as he entered a dark passage. What does this suggest about his feelings?
  15. 15th November 2004A poem has four lines per stanza with the rhyme pattern ABAB. What is this pattern called?
  16. 16th November 2004Is the claim 'reading is obviously more rewarding than scrolling through a screen' a fact or an opinion?
  17. 17th November 2004A question asks you to explain "how the poet's feelings towards winter change across the poem." What should your answer focus on?
  18. 18th November 2004A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  19. 19th November 2004Work out -4 - 7.
  20. 20th November 2004Find the highest common factor of 24 and 36.
  21. 21st November 2004Simplify 6x + 4 - 2x - 9.
  22. 22nd November 2004A basket contains 15 lemons and 25 limes. Write the ratio of lemons to limes in its simplest form.
  23. 23rd November 2004Calculate 56 + 29.
  24. 24th November 2004Work out 20 - 3 x 4.
  25. 25th November 2004A number is tripled and then 5 is added, giving 32. Form an equation and find the number.
  26. 26th November 2004Simplify the ratio 18:24 to its simplest form.
  27. 27th November 2004Complete the word equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water produces ___ + ___.
  28. 28th November 2004Explain why a pencil, not a pen, must be used to draw the baseline on chromatography paper.
  29. 29th November 2004A red filter is held in front of a torch shining white light. State which colour of light passes through the filter.
  30. 30th November 2004State whether sound can travel through a vacuum (empty space), and give a reason.