Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
November 2013 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in November 2013, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in November 2013
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2013Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The cellar was DARK."
- 2nd November 2013Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Although the fog was thick, the fishermen still set out.'
- 3rd November 2013In an extract, the writer moves from describing the busy platform to focusing closely on one child crying by the ticket barrier. What effect might this shift in focus create?
- 4th November 2013Find and copy one word from 'the corridor swallowed the beam of her torch' that gives the corridor a human or animal-like quality.
- 5th November 2013A poem describes a train as having a "rattling, roaring, rumbling" journey. Name the technique shown by these three words together.
- 6th November 2013An article opens with a short story about one pupil who found a favourite book by accident, before making any wider argument. What is this technique called?
- 7th November 2013A poem has six lines in each stanza with no regular rhyme pattern. What is this style called?
- 8th November 2013A cuboid measures 7 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm. Calculate its volume.
- 9th November 2013Work out 12 x 7.
- 10th November 2013Work out 7 x 8 + 6 x 3.
- 11th November 2013Without a calculator, work out 45% of 160.
- 12th November 2013Ade and Bo share 56 sweets in the ratio 3:4. How many sweets does Bo receive?
- 13th November 2013108 pounds is shared between Amir and Bea in the ratio 4:5.
- 14th November 2013Write 0.4 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 15th November 2013Write 5/8 as a decimal.
- 16th November 2013Work out 7 x 9 - 4 x 5.
- 17th November 2013A polar bear has thick white fur. State whether this is a structural or a behavioural adaptation, and explain why.
- 18th November 2013State whether reactivity increases or decreases going down Group 1, the alkali metals.
- 19th November 2013State whether the Earth's day (one full rotation on its axis) or the Earth's year (one full orbit of the Sun) takes longer.
- 20th November 2013A sound wave has a high frequency. State whether this means it has a high pitch or a low pitch.
- 21st November 2013A ball is dropped from a height and falls freely towards the ground. State the type of energy the ball gains as it speeds up.
- 22nd November 2013A pupil applies a force of 8 N to a spring and it extends by 4 cm. Use spring constant = force / extension to calculate the spring constant, in N/cm.
- 23rd November 2013Which word means the same as 'ancient' in a sentence describing an old, crumbling castle: 'timeworn', 'modern', 'spacious' or 'lively'?
- 24th November 2013Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Regular ___ at the piano will improve your technique. (practice / practise)
- 25th November 2013Identify and correct the pronoun error: 'The dog wagged their tail happily.'
- 26th November 2013A poem compares old age to 'a candle guttering low, still giving light.' Name this technique.
- 27th November 2013Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The fire hissed and spat its sparks'?
- 28th November 2013Find and copy one word from 'the mist swallowed the path ahead of him' that gives the mist a human or animal-like quality.
- 29th November 2013Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) I like tennis; and swimming. B) I like tennis; my sister prefers swimming.
- 30th November 2013A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.