Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance
June 2017 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day
Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in June 2017, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.
Every sheet in June 2017
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 2017State whether melting ice is a physical change or a chemical change, and give a reason.
- 2nd June 2017Name the type of teeth used mainly for cutting food.
- 3rd June 2017State why it is good practice to run a quick preliminary (trial) experiment before starting the main investigation.
- 4th June 2017A guide tells the group "we're nearly there" in a steady voice, but keeps glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. Explain what the contrast between his words and his glances suggests.
- 5th June 2017You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
- 6th June 2017Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
- 7th June 2017What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
- 8th June 2017Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
- 9th June 2017Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
- 10th June 2017Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
- 11th June 2017A bag contains only red and yellow beads. The probability of picking a red bead is 0.65. If there are 140 beads in total, how many are yellow?
- 12th June 2017y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
- 13th June 2017A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
- 14th June 2017Find 3/5 of 120.
- 15th June 2017Two hockey teams recorded the number of goals they scored in their last 5 matches. Team A: 2, 3, 2, 4, 4. Team B: 0, 1, 5, 6, 3. Compare the two teams by working out the mean and the range for each.
- 16th June 2017Simplify sqrt(50) - sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(2).
- 17th June 2017Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
- 18th June 2017A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
- 19th June 2017A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
- 20th June 2017A pupil views onion cells under a microscope after adding a drop of iodine solution to the slide. State why the iodine solution was added.
- 21st June 2017A student dissolves ammonium nitrate in water and the temperature of the solution falls. State whether this process is exothermic or endothermic.
- 22nd June 2017A car's velocity increases from 5 m/s to 17 m/s in 4 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to calculate its acceleration.
- 23rd June 2017Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
- 24th June 2017Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves.
- 25th June 2017Name the process used to neutralise an acid using an alkali.
- 26th June 2017Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
- 27th June 2017A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
- 28th June 2017A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
- 29th June 2017Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
- 30th June 2017Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe