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May 2016 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in May 2016, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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May 2016

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in May 2016

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

  1. 1st May 2016Simplify 6a + 9 - 2a - 4.
  2. 2nd May 2016Simplify 4(2x - 3) + 5.
  3. 3rd May 2016A stall sells 4 sandwiches at 2.20 pounds each and 3 drinks at 1.10 pounds each. Work out the total cost, without a calculator.
  4. 4th May 2016Write the ratio 16:24 in its simplest form.
  5. 5th May 2016Work out 8 x 6.
  6. 6th May 2016Find 3/5 of 45.
  7. 7th May 2016Work out 15 x 14, using a written method.
  8. 8th May 2016Find 3/4 of 88.
  9. 9th May 2016Name the green pigment, found in chloroplasts, that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  10. 10th May 2016Name the group of the periodic table that contains elements which are almost completely unreactive because their outer electron shell is full.
  11. 11th May 2016State whether the Earth's day (one full rotation on its axis) or the Earth's year (one full orbit of the Sun) takes longer.
  12. 12th May 2016A sound wave has a high frequency. State whether this means it has a high pitch or a low pitch.
  13. 13th May 2016Name the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  14. 14th May 2016Name the small intestine's main job in the digestive system.
  15. 15th May 2016A character says 'I'm fine' through gritted teeth, then slams the door. Explain what the contrast between the character's words and actions suggests.
  16. 16th May 2016Correct the spelling error caused by a missing doubled consonant: 'I am hopping to finish my homework before dinner' (meaning expecting, not jumping).
  17. 17th May 2016Correct the tense error: 'Last week, she swims to the buoy and back without stopping.'
  18. 18th May 2016A poem has irregular line lengths and no rhyme scheme, but a steady, insistent rhythm created by repeating the same three-syllable phrase. What technique creates this effect?
  19. 19th May 2016What is the name for a poem with no regular rhyme scheme or fixed rhythm?
  20. 20th May 2016A character 'counted his steps instead of looking down.' What does this suggest about his feelings?
  21. 21st May 2016Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) I like tennis; and swimming. B) I like tennis; my sister prefers swimming.
  22. 22nd May 2016A writer describes a current as "dragging greedy fingers along the wreck." Name the technique used here.
  23. 23rd May 2016Simplify 5x + 3y - 2x + 7y.
  24. 24th May 2016A box of 15 chocolates costs 4.50 pounds. Work out the cost of one chocolate.
  25. 25th May 2016Work out 56 / 7.
  26. 26th May 2016In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 27 degrees and the opposite side is 6 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th May 2016Work out 3/4 of 148.
  28. 28th May 2016Share 156 pounds between two people in the ratio 7:6.
  29. 29th May 2016At a small maths club meeting, every one of the 8 members shakes hands with every other member exactly once. Work out the total number of handshakes.
  30. 30th May 2016Convert 4.2 metres into centimetres.
  31. 31st May 2016Write the first four terms of the sequence with nth term 2n^2.