Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 2008 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in October 2008, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in October 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2008Name the enzyme, found in saliva, that begins the digestion of starch in the mouth.
- 2nd October 2008State the standard unit used for density in physics and chemistry.
- 3rd October 2008Name the type of teeth used mainly for cutting food.
- 4th October 2008State why it is good practice to run a quick preliminary (trial) experiment before starting the main investigation.
- 5th October 2008Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
- 6th October 2008A biography states that a person 'taught herself to read at six using her grandfather's newspapers, and published her first book by twenty.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
- 7th October 2008A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 8th October 2008A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 9th October 2008Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 10th October 2008Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 11th October 2008Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 12th October 2008A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
- 13th October 2008Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 14th October 2008A 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.
- 15th October 2008Work out 60% of 45.
- 16th October 2008Two hockey teams recorded the number of goals they scored in their last 5 matches. Team A: 2, 3, 2, 4, 4. Team B: 0, 1, 5, 6, 3. Compare the two teams by working out the mean and the range for each.
- 17th October 2008Simplify sqrt(50) - sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(2).
- 18th October 2008Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 19th October 2008Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 20th October 2008Calculate the simple interest earned on 600 pounds saved for 3 years at an annual rate of 4%.
- 21st October 2008A pupil views onion cells under a microscope after adding a drop of iodine solution to the slide. State why the iodine solution was added.
- 22nd October 2008A student dissolves ammonium nitrate in water and the temperature of the solution falls. State whether this process is exothermic or endothermic.
- 23rd October 2008A 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.
- 24th October 2008A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 s. Calculate its acceleration, using acceleration = change in velocity / time.
- 25th October 2008Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves.
- 26th October 2008Name the process used to neutralise an acid using an alkali.
- 27th October 2008Add 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.)
- 28th October 2008In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 29th October 2008A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 30th October 2008Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 31st October 2008Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.