Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
December 2006 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in December 2006, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in December 2006
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2006Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 2nd December 2006Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 3rd December 2006Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 4th December 2006A 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?
- 5th December 2006Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 6th December 2006A survey asked 25 people how many books they read last month: 6 people read 0, 10 read 1, 6 read 2, 3 read 3. Work out the mean number of books read.
- 7th December 2006Work out 60% of 45.
- 8th December 2006A 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 December 2006The product of two consecutive positive integers is 132. Find the two integers.
- 10th December 2006Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 11th December 2006Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 12th December 2006Fatima earns 1800 pounds a month and saves 12% of her earnings. Calculate how much she saves each month.
- 13th December 2006A 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 December 2006Explain, using collision theory, why crushing a solid into a powder increases the rate of reaction.
- 15th December 2006Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
- 16th December 2006Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
- 17th December 2006Name the group in the periodic table that contains helium, neon and argon.
- 18th December 2006A pupil measures a mass of 3.5 kg on a set of scales. Convert this mass to grams.
- 19th December 2006Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
- 20th December 2006In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 21st December 2006A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 22nd December 2006Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 23rd December 2006Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
- 24th December 2006Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
- 25th December 2006A leaflet states: 'Experts agree that recycling just one more item a week could transform our town's waste problem.' Name one persuasive technique used here.
- 26th December 2006Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
- 27th December 2006Write 0.00042 in standard form.
- 28th December 2006Without a calculator, work out 35% of 220.
- 29th December 2006Solve x^2 + 4x - 21 = 0.
- 30th December 2006A motorbike valued at 5,500 pounds depreciates by 18% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
- 31st December 2006Work out 4.7 x 3.6, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.