Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
October 2016 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in October 2016, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in October 2016
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2016Which punctuation mark correctly joins these two sentences without adding a joining word: 'The coach was late the pupils waited in the hall.'?
- 2nd October 2016Choose the correct word: I'm not sure ___ my umbrella is. (where / were / we're)
- 3rd October 2016A poem is written in a single, unbroken stanza with no rhyme. What effect might this create?
- 4th October 2016A magazine article about volcanoes is broken into sections titled 'How volcanoes form', 'Famous eruptions' and 'Living near a volcano'. What are these called, and what is their purpose?
- 5th October 2016Write down the coordinates of the point 3 units to the left of the origin and 5 units up.
- 6th October 2016A phone contract costs 18.50 pounds per month for 24 months, plus an upfront cost of 49 pounds. Work out the total cost of the contract.
- 7th October 2016Write 0.72 as a percentage.
- 8th October 2016Solve 3(2x - 1) = x + 17.
- 9th October 2016Describe the locus of points that are equidistant from two fixed points, A and B.
- 10th October 2016A 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.
- 11th October 2016Factorise 2x^2 + 7x + 3.
- 12th October 2016A 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.
- 13th October 2016Work out 5 + 4 x 3 - 2.
- 14th October 2016A doctor records that a foetus is 38 weeks old. Given that human gestation lasts approximately 40 weeks, state approximately how many weeks of pregnancy remain.
- 15th October 2016A student adds a piece of unknown grey solid to dilute acid and no bubbles are produced, even after several minutes. Suggest whether the solid is a metal or a non-metal, and explain your reasoning.
- 16th October 2016State whether the north pole of one bar magnet placed near the north pole of a second bar magnet will attract or repel.
- 17th October 2016A solution has pH 10. State whether it is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
- 18th October 2016A diver swims from the surface down to a depth of 10 m in a swimming pool. State how the water pressure on her body changes as she swims deeper, and give a reason.
- 19th October 2016Name the gas needed by the body for aerobic respiration to take place.
- 20th October 2016A student investigates how the mass of five different metal samples affects their volume, with mass as a continuous numerical variable. State whether a bar chart or a line graph is the more appropriate way to display these results.
- 21st October 2016A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "extremely cold." Which of these fits: "freezing", "mild", "warm" or "humid"?
- 22nd October 2016A 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?
- 23rd October 2016You are asked to summarise a whole article in two sentences. What should you prioritise including?
- 24th October 2016Is the claim 'recycling is clearly the most important thing you can do for the planet' a fact or an opinion?
- 25th October 2016Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Because the tide was rising, the children ran back up the beach.'
- 26th October 2016Punctuate 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
- 27th October 2016Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "A trader called out his prices, and shoppers began to gather."
- 28th October 2016A survey of 40 students' favourite sport is shown in a pie chart. If football takes up a sector of 90 degrees, what percentage of students chose football?
- 29th October 2016p is inversely proportional to q. When q = 3, p = 20. Work out p when q = 12.
- 30th October 2016Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(2, -3) and B(-6, 9).
- 31st October 2016A train journey of 175 km takes 2.5 hours at a constant speed. Work out the speed in km/h.