Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
August 2007 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in August 2007, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in August 2007
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2007State the approximate time it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth.
- 2nd August 2007Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
- 3rd August 2007An apprentice is described as 'chewing the inside of his cheek and avoiding his master's eye.' What does this suggest about how he feels?
- 4th August 2007Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
- 5th August 2007Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
- 6th August 2007Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
- 7th August 2007Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
- 8th August 2007Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
- 9th August 2007Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
- 10th August 2007The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Work out the size of the largest angle.
- 11th August 2007A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
- 12th August 2007In 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.
- 13th August 2007Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
- 14th August 2007A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
- 15th August 2007Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
- 16th August 2007Work out 2/5 of 65.
- 17th August 2007Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
- 18th August 2007Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
- 19th August 2007A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
- 20th August 2007A 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.
- 21st August 2007State the name given to a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently used up itself.
- 22nd August 2007State one advantage of using solar power to generate electricity, compared with burning fossil fuels.
- 23rd August 2007State the name of the process by which oxygen moves from the air in the lungs into the blood.
- 24th August 2007A pupil wants to find out whether increasing the concentration of a salt solution affects the boiling point of water. Suggest one variable, other than salt concentration, that should be kept the same for this to be a fair test.
- 25th August 2007Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
- 26th August 2007Punctuate 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
- 27th August 2007A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
- 28th August 2007A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
- 29th August 2007In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
- 30th August 2007What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
- 31st August 2007In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?