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January 2015 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in January 2015, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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January 2015

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in January 2015

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

  1. 1st January 2015Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
  2. 2nd January 2015Name the two products of photosynthesis.
  3. 3rd January 2015A pupil adds universal indicator to a solution and it turns red. State whether the solution is acidic, alkaline or neutral.
  4. 4th January 2015Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
  5. 5th January 2015An apprentice is described as 'chewing the inside of his cheek and avoiding his master's eye.' What does this suggest about how he feels?
  6. 6th January 2015Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
  7. 7th January 2015Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
  8. 8th January 2015Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
  9. 9th January 2015Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
  10. 10th January 2015Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
  11. 11th January 2015Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  12. 12th January 2015Solve x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0.
  13. 13th January 2015A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  14. 14th January 2015In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 50 degrees and the hypotenuse is 14 cm. Work out the length of the side opposite angle A, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th January 2015Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  16. 16th January 2015A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th January 2015Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  18. 18th January 2015Work out 2/5 of 65.
  19. 19th January 2015Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  20. 20th January 2015Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  21. 21st January 2015A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  22. 22nd January 2015A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
  23. 23rd January 2015State the name given to a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently used up itself.
  24. 24th January 2015State one advantage of using solar power to generate electricity, compared with burning fossil fuels.
  25. 25th January 2015Name the piece of equipment used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
  26. 26th January 2015A pupil wants to find out whether increasing the concentration of a salt solution affects the boiling point of water. Suggest one variable, other than salt concentration, that should be kept the same for this to be a fair test.
  27. 27th January 2015Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  28. 28th January 2015Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  29. 29th January 2015A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  30. 30th January 2015A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  31. 31st January 2015In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?