Daily Practice - 13+ Common Entrance
Common Entrance english, maths and science.
24th August 2007
- 1Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 2
A 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.
- 2Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 3
On a graph of temperature (y-axis) against time (x-axis), a straight line rises from (0 s, 20 degrees C) to (40 s, 60 degrees C). Calculate the gradient of this line, and state what it represents.
- 3Reading and Comprehension (Prose)
A writer describes a bell as 'clanging its complaint into the empty square.' Name the poetic or literary technique used here.
- 4Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Set 2
This sentence contains a comma splice: The match ended in a draw, both teams were happy. Correct it in one way.
- 5Reading and Comprehension (Non-Fiction) Set 3
A writer describes rising ocean temperatures as "a slow-burning threat to one of the planet's most colourful ecosystems." Explain what effect the phrase "slow-burning" has on the reader.
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