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February 2017 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in February 2017, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in February 2017
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2017Solve x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0.
- 2nd February 2017Find 3^3 + sqrt(64).
- 3rd February 2017120 pounds is shared between Leo and Maya in the ratio 3:5. Work out how much Maya receives.
- 4th February 2017Name the joint type found in the hip, and state one other place in the body where this same joint type is found.
- 5th February 2017Complete the word equation: hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide produces ___ + ___.
- 6th February 2017State one way, other than increasing the current, to increase the strength of an electromagnet made from a coil of wire around an iron core.
- 7th February 2017State what happens to the current in a series circuit if an extra identical bulb is added, assuming the battery voltage stays the same.
- 8th February 2017Name the organ system that carries electrical signals around the body to allow a fast reflex reaction, such as pulling a hand away from something hot.
- 9th February 2017State whether an acid has a pH value above or below 7.
- 10th February 2017A hazard symbol shows a skull and crossbones on an orange background. State what hazard this represents.
- 11th February 2017In an extract, a climber "kept checking the rope, tugging it twice before every step." What does this suggest about the climber?
- 12th February 2017In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The team faced constant setbacks - equipment failure, bad weather and dwindling supplies chipped away at morale.' What does 'dwindling' mean here?
- 13th February 2017A biography states that a scientist 'spent every evening after his factory shift teaching himself chemistry from borrowed textbooks.' What can a reader infer about this person from these facts?
- 14th February 2017An article opens with a short story about one seabird found tangled in plastic, before giving any wider statistics. What is this technique called?
- 15th February 2017Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: watch your step said the warden the path is icy
- 16th February 2017Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the platform was crowded, Amara found a seat by the window."
- 17th February 2017Identify the fronted adverbial in this sentence: "Slowly, the shutters were raised one by one."
- 18th February 2017A fair six-sided dice is rolled once. Find the probability of rolling a number greater than 4.
- 19th February 2017Write 3.6 x 10^-3 as an ordinary number.
- 20th February 2017A laptop valued at 900 pounds depreciates by 12% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
- 21st February 2017Work out -15 + 4 x (-2).
- 22nd February 2017A 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.
- 23rd February 2017Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
- 24th February 2017Here are the first four terms of a sequence: 7, 11, 15, 19. Find an expression for the nth term.
- 25th February 2017Find the mean of 14, 18, 22, 16 and 20.
- 26th February 2017A jacket priced at 84 pounds is increased by 25% for the winter season. Calculate the new price.
- 27th February 2017In 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.
- 28th February 2017State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.