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November 2012 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in November 2012, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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November 2012

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in November 2012

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st November 2012A hand warmer gets hot when a chemical reaction inside it takes place. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  2. 2nd November 2012Name the two products of photosynthesis.
  3. 3rd November 2012A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
  4. 4th November 2012In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
  5. 5th November 2012A writer describes sawdust as 'settling like a light snowfall over every surface.' Name the technique used.
  6. 6th November 2012In an extract, a character "kept glancing at the door and twisting the strap of her bag." What does this suggest about the character's feelings?
  7. 7th November 2012Write one short sentence (no more than five words) suitable for a moment of sudden shock in a story.
  8. 8th November 2012Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The gates creaked open.
  9. 9th November 2012What is the effect of directly addressing an audience as 'you' in a speech?
  10. 10th November 2012Is the claim 'this is the most dangerous road crossing in the whole town' a fact or an opinion? Explain your answer.
  11. 11th November 2012Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.
  12. 12th November 2012Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
  13. 13th November 2012A cafe sells 3 coffees at 2.40 pounds each and 2 teas at 1.60 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
  14. 14th November 2012y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
  15. 15th November 2012A survey asked 30 people how many siblings they have: 9 have 0, 12 have 1, 6 have 2, 3 have 3. Work out the mean number of siblings.
  16. 16th November 2012A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
  17. 17th November 2012Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
  18. 18th November 2012Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  19. 19th November 2012Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
  20. 20th November 2012Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
  21. 21st November 2012State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.
  22. 22nd November 2012A trolley of mass 20 kg is pushed with a resultant force of 60 N. Use force = mass x acceleration to calculate its acceleration.
  23. 23rd November 2012A cyclist travels 300 m in 25 s. Calculate her average speed.
  24. 24th November 2012Name the gas produced when a reactive metal reacts with a dilute acid.
  25. 25th November 2012Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
  26. 26th November 2012A pupil measures the mass of a metal washer five times using a balance and gets: 14.2 g, 14.5 g, 14.1 g, 14.6 g, 14.1 g. Calculate the mean mass, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
  27. 27th November 2012Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the map in the drawer."
  28. 28th November 2012Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The fog rolled in from the sea.'
  29. 29th November 2012A character 'checked her watch for the third time in a minute and sighed.' What does this suggest about how she is feeling?
  30. 30th November 2012Which word class is 'cautiously' in the sentence 'She cautiously ran her glove along the rusted rail'?