Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 2006 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in May 2006, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in May 2006
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2006In 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 May 2006State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 3rd May 2006A wind turbine and a coal power station both generate electricity, but only one of them directly burns fuel to boil water into steam. State which one this is, and name the component that this steam turns.
- 4th May 2006A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
- 5th May 2006Name the two products of photosynthesis.
- 6th May 2006A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
- 7th May 2006Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The two teams kits were both muddy after the match. (There is one kit set per team, and two teams in total.)
- 8th May 2006A 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?
- 9th May 2006A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
- 10th May 2006Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
- 11th May 2006Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
- 12th May 2006A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
- 13th May 2006A speech opens with the line: 'Imagine losing your home in a single night.' What technique is this, and why is it an effective opening?
- 14th May 2006List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
- 15th May 2006Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
- 16th May 2006Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
- 17th May 2006A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
- 18th May 2006A bag contains 9 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is green, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 19th May 2006Work out 15% of 340 pounds.
- 20th May 2006Work out 8.3 x 5.2, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 21st May 2006Simplify the ratio 45:60.
- 22nd May 2006A netball team played 20 matches. The table shows goals scored per match. Goals: 0, 1, 2, 3. Frequency: 4, 7, 6, 3. Calculate the mean number of goals per match.
- 23rd May 2006A slice of toast contains 12 g of carbohydrate, 4 g of protein and 3 g of fat. Each gram of carbohydrate and each gram of protein provides 4 kcal of energy, and each gram of fat provides 9 kcal. Calculate the total energy content of the toast.
- 24th May 2006Name the technique used to separate sand from a mixture of sand and water.
- 25th May 2006Ben has a mass of 12 kg. Calculate his weight on Earth. Use weight = mass x gravitational field strength, with g = 10 N/kg.
- 26th May 2006State whether burning magnesium ribbon in air to form magnesium oxide is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
- 27th May 2006Using the reactivity series, state whether iron would react with a solution of copper sulfate, given that iron is more reactive than copper.
- 28th May 2006Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
- 29th May 2006A pupil uses a stopwatch to measure how long a candle takes to burn down by 1 cm, but forgets to shield the candle from a draught in the room. State whether this makes the result less reliable or less valid, and explain your answer.
- 30th May 2006Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The cellar was DARK."
- 31st May 2006Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Although the fog was thick, the fishermen still set out.'