Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 2005 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in October 2005, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in October 2005
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2005y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.
- 2nd October 2005A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
- 3rd October 2005In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 50 degrees and the hypotenuse is 14 cm. Work out the length of the side opposite angle A, to 1 decimal place.
- 4th October 2005Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
- 5th October 2005A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
- 6th October 2005Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
- 7th October 2005Work out 2/5 of 65.
- 8th October 2005Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
- 9th October 2005Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
- 10th October 2005A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
- 11th October 2005A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
- 12th October 2005Name the process by which cells release energy from glucose using oxygen.
- 13th October 2005Name one renewable energy resource.
- 14th October 2005State the name given to elements found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
- 15th October 2005A pupil's teacher suggests using a data logger to measure temperature every second during an experiment, instead of a pupil reading a thermometer every minute. Suggest one advantage of using a data logger in this experiment.
- 16th October 2005Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
- 17th October 2005Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
- 18th October 2005A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
- 19th October 2005A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
- 20th October 2005In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
- 21st October 2005What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
- 22nd October 2005In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
- 23rd October 2005Calculate the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 9 cm.
- 24th October 2005A pack of 24 pencils costs 3.60 pounds. Work out the cost of one pencil.
- 25th October 2005Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 26th October 2005A parallelogram has base 12 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. Work out its area.
- 27th October 20053 workers can paint a fence in 8 hours, working at the same constant rate. How long would it take 4 workers to paint the same fence?
- 28th October 2005Find 10% of 95 pounds.
- 29th October 2005Work out 9 x 8.
- 30th October 2005A coat costs 80 pounds. It is reduced by 35% in a sale. Work out the sale price.
- 31st October 2005Work out 15% of 60.