Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
January 2010 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in January 2010, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in January 2010
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 2010You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
- 2nd January 2010Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
- 3rd January 2010What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
- 4th January 2010Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
- 5th January 2010Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
- 6th January 2010Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
- 7th January 2010A bag contains only red and yellow beads. The probability of picking a red bead is 0.65. If there are 140 beads in total, how many are yellow?
- 8th January 2010y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
- 9th January 2010A 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.
- 10th January 2010Find 3/5 of 120.
- 11th January 2010A fair coin is flipped and a fair six-sided dice is rolled at the same time. Work out the probability of getting heads on the coin and a number greater than 4 on the dice.
- 12th January 2010Femi can complete a job alone in 2 hours, Grace can complete the same job alone in 3 hours, and Hassan can complete it alone in 6 hours. Working together at these constant rates, how long will it take them to complete the job?
- 13th January 2010Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
- 14th January 2010A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
- 15th January 2010A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
- 16th January 2010State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
- 17th January 2010State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
- 18th January 2010A car's velocity increases from 5 m/s to 17 m/s in 4 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to calculate its acceleration.
- 19th January 2010Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
- 20th January 2010State the unit used to measure electric current.
- 21st January 2010State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
- 22nd January 2010Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
- 23rd January 2010A 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?
- 24th January 2010A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
- 25th January 2010Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
- 26th January 2010Punctuate 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
- 27th January 2010A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
- 28th January 2010Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
- 29th January 2010List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
- 30th January 2010y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.
- 31st January 2010Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.