Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
March 2008 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in March 2008, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in March 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 2008y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
- 2nd March 2008A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 3rd March 2008Find 3/5 of 120.
- 4th March 2008A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
- 5th March 2008A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
- 6th March 2008Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
- 7th March 2008A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
- 8th March 2008Find 35% of 160 pounds.
- 9th March 2008State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
- 10th March 2008A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
- 11th March 2008A runner covers 400 m in 50 seconds at a constant speed. Use speed = distance / time to calculate her speed.
- 12th March 2008Some endothermic reactions cause the temperature of their surroundings to fall. Explain, in terms of energy, why this happens.
- 13th March 2008State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
- 14th March 2008Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
- 15th March 2008Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The team celebrated ___ victory together. (their / there / they're)
- 16th March 2008A 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?
- 17th March 2008A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
- 18th March 2008Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
- 19th March 2008Punctuate 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
- 20th March 2008A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
- 21st March 2008What is a rhetorical question, and why do persuasive writers use them?
- 22nd March 2008List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
- 23rd March 2008In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 24th March 2008Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
- 25th March 2008A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
- 26th March 2008A 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.
- 27th March 2008Work out 15% of 340 pounds.
- 28th March 2008Work out 8.3 x 5.2, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 29th March 2008Simplify the ratio 45:60.
- 30th March 2008A 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.
- 31st March 2008A 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.