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December 2014 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in December 2014, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in December 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2014Work out the size of each interior angle of a regular decagon (10 sides).
- 2nd December 2014A chord divides a circle so that the angle at the centre is 130 degrees. Work out the angle at the circumference subtended by the same chord, on the major arc.
- 3rd December 2014Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
- 4th December 2014A recipe uses 3 eggs for every 240 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 7 eggs, at the same ratio.
- 5th December 2014Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
- 6th December 2014Name the joint type found in the hip, and state one other place in the body where this same joint type is found.
- 7th December 2014Complete the word equation: hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide produces ___ + ___.
- 8th December 2014State whether sound is a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave.
- 9th December 2014Name the organ that produces bile, which helps to digest fats.
- 10th December 2014State whether melting ice is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
- 11th December 2014State whether an acid has a pH value above or below 7.
- 12th December 2014A hazard symbol shows a skull and crossbones on an orange background. State what hazard this represents.
- 13th December 2014A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
- 14th December 2014A factual article about volcanic islands is broken into sections titled 'How islands form', 'Life on the slopes' and 'Living with the risk'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
- 15th December 2014You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
- 16th December 2014Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?
- 17th December 2014Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Because the tide was rising, the children ran back up the beach.'
- 18th December 2014Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: mind the gap called the guard as the doors slid shut
- 19th December 2014Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "A trader called out his prices, and shoppers began to gather."
- 20th December 2014A 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?
- 21st December 2014p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 3, p = 20. Work out p when q = 12.
- 22nd December 2014Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(2, -3) and B(-6, 9).
- 23rd December 2014A train journey of 175 km takes 2.5 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.
- 24th December 2014A class recorded how many books each of 25 students read in a month: 5 students read 0-2 books, 12 students read 3-5 books, and 8 students read 6-8 books. Using midpoints 1, 4 and 7, estimate the mean number of books read.
- 25th December 2014Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
- 26th December 2014Simplify 6a + 4b - 2a + 5b.
- 27th December 2014A car depreciates by 15% each year. It is worth 20,000 pounds now. Work out its value after 1 year.
- 28th December 2014A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
- 29th December 2014In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
- 30th December 2014State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
- 31st December 2014A 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.