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

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

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August 2016

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in August 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 August 2016y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 45. Work out y when x = 5.
  2. 2nd August 2016A 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.
  3. 3rd August 2016A machine produces 480 items in a day that lasts 7.5 hours. Work out the number of items produced per hour.
  4. 4th August 2016Work out 6^2 - sqrt(49).
  5. 5th August 2016Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  6. 6th August 2016Two fair coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one tail.
  7. 7th August 2016Which of the seven life processes describes an organism getting rid of waste products made inside its body?
  8. 8th August 2016State the name of the change of state when a solid changes directly into a liquid.
  9. 9th August 2016A trolley of mass 20 kg is pushed with a resultant force of 60 N. Use force = mass x acceleration to calculate its acceleration.
  10. 10th August 2016Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves through tiny pores called stomata.
  11. 11th August 2016Name the structure inside a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
  12. 12th August 2016State the name given to elements found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
  13. 13th August 2016A pupil is choosing between two thermometers to measure a temperature change of about 5 degrees C: one has markings every 2 degrees C, and the other has markings every 0.2 degrees C. State which thermometer would give the more precise reading, and explain why.
  14. 14th August 2016Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the map in the drawer."
  15. 15th August 2016Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The fog rolled in from the sea.'
  16. 16th August 2016A character 'checked her watch for the third time in a minute and sighed.' What does this suggest about how she is feeling?
  17. 17th August 2016Which word class is 'cautiously' in the sentence 'She cautiously ran her glove along the rusted rail'?
  18. 18th August 2016A question asks you to "compare how the two poets present the sea." What is the best way to structure your answer?
  19. 19th August 2016Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade pupils that reading is enjoyable rather than a chore.
  20. 20th August 2016In the line "Icicles hang like daggers from the eaves", which technique is used?
  21. 21st August 2016A triangular prism has a cross-sectional area of 15 cm^2 and a length of 12 cm. Calculate its volume.
  22. 22nd August 2016Find 30% of 150.
  23. 23rd August 2016Work out 13^2.
  24. 24th August 2016Find 5/6 of 72.
  25. 25th August 2016A recipe for 4 people uses 200g of butter. How much butter is needed for 10 people?
  26. 26th August 2016A tap fills a bucket at a constant rate of 3 litres every 2 minutes. Work out how many litres it fills in 10 minutes.
  27. 27th August 2016Calculate 74 - 38.
  28. 28th August 2016Work out -7 + 15.
  29. 29th August 2016A journey of 240 km takes 4 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.
  30. 30th August 2016Name the food group that provides the body with the most energy per gram.
  31. 31st August 2016State the property used to arrange the elements in order in the modern periodic table.