Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
May 2014 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in May 2014, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in May 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2014Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
- 2nd May 2014A 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?
- 3rd May 2014A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
- 4th May 2014A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
- 5th May 2014Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
- 6th May 2014Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
- 7th May 2014Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
- 8th May 2014A survey of 40 students' favourite sport is shown in a pie chart. If football takes up a sector of 90 degrees, what percentage of students chose football?
- 9th May 2014Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
- 10th May 2014A 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.
- 11th May 2014Work out 60% of 45.
- 12th May 2014A 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.
- 13th May 2014Femi 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?
- 14th May 2014Expand 4(3x + 2).
- 15th May 2014Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
- 16th May 2014Fatima earns 1800 pounds a month and saves 12% of her earnings. Calculate how much she saves each month.
- 17th May 2014State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
- 18th May 2014State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
- 19th May 2014Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
- 20th May 2014Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
- 21st May 2014State the unit used to measure electric current.
- 22nd May 2014State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
- 23rd May 2014Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
- 24th May 2014In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
- 25th May 2014A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
- 26th May 2014Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
- 27th May 2014Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
- 28th May 2014Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
- 29th May 2014A leaflet states: 'Experts agree that recycling just one more item a week could transform our town's waste problem.' Name one persuasive technique used here.
- 30th May 2014Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
- 31st May 2014y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.