Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
September 2014 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in September 2014, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in September 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2014Simplify the ratio 32:12.
- 2nd September 2014A drawer contains 4 black socks and 6 white socks only. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement. Work out the probability that both socks are white.
- 3rd September 2014A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. The digit in the tens place is one more than the digit in the units place. Find the two-digit number.
- 4th September 2014Factorise fully 10x + 15.
- 5th September 2014Work out 2^5 - 3^3.
- 6th September 2014A jacket priced at 84 pounds is increased by 25% for the winter season. Calculate the new price.
- 7th September 2014State one way a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen efficiently.
- 8th September 2014A reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid gives off heat, and the temperature of the acid rises from 20 degrees C to 35 degrees C. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain how you know.
- 9th September 2014State the unit normally used for speed in physics, and name one other unit that speed could also correctly be measured in.
- 10th September 2014Two forces of 10 N and 10 N act on an object in exactly opposite directions. Calculate the resultant force.
- 11th September 2014State whether respiration in muscle cells during hard exercise, when oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand, is aerobic or anaerobic.
- 12th September 2014Name the layer of gases surrounding the Earth that contains the oxygen needed for respiration.
- 13th September 2014Correct the punctuation in this sentence, which reports direct speech: the coach shouted keep going were nearly there
- 14th September 2014A writer describes sawdust as 'settling like a light snowfall over every surface.' Name the technique used.
- 15th September 2014In 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?
- 16th September 2014Write one short sentence (no more than five words) suitable for a moment of sudden shock in a story.
- 17th September 2014Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The gates creaked open.
- 18th September 2014What is the effect of directly addressing an audience as 'you' in a speech?
- 19th September 2014Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade readers to support an animal shelter.
- 20th September 2014Express 60 as a product of its prime factors, then use this to find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 24.
- 21st September 2014In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 40 degrees and the side opposite A is 8 cm. Use trigonometry to find the length of the hypotenuse, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 22nd September 2014A 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.
- 23rd September 2014y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
- 24th September 2014A 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.
- 25th September 2014A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
- 26th September 2014Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
- 27th September 2014Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 28th September 2014Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
- 29th September 2014Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
- 30th September 2014State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.