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August 2017 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in August 2017, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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August 2017

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in August 2017

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 2017Write 0.4 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd August 2017Write 5/8 as a decimal.
  3. 3rd August 2017Work out 7 x 9 - 4 x 5.
  4. 4th August 2017In the food chain 'grass, rabbit, fox', name the primary consumer.
  5. 5th August 2017State one physical property that distinguishes a typical non-metal from a typical metal.
  6. 6th August 2017State why an astronaut in open space, far from any planet or star, cannot hear an explosion happening nearby.
  7. 7th August 2017Name the green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  8. 8th August 2017State one function of the human skeleton, other than support.
  9. 9th August 2017Name the enzyme found in saliva that begins the digestion of starch in the mouth.
  10. 10th August 2017Which word means the same as 'ancient' in a sentence describing an old, crumbling castle: 'timeworn', 'modern', 'spacious' or 'lively'?
  11. 11th August 2017Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Regular ___ at the piano will improve your technique. (practice / practise)
  12. 12th August 2017Identify and correct the pronoun error: 'The dog wagged their tail happily.'
  13. 13th August 2017A poem compares old age to 'a candle guttering low, still giving light.' Name this technique.
  14. 14th August 2017Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The fire hissed and spat its sparks'?
  15. 15th August 2017Find and copy one word from 'the mist swallowed the path ahead of him' that gives the mist a human or animal-like quality.
  16. 16th August 2017Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Please bring your pencil case ruler and calculator to the exam.
  17. 17th August 2017A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.
  18. 18th August 2017A cinema charges 6.50 pounds for an adult ticket and 4.20 pounds for a child ticket. A family buys tickets for 2 adults and 3 children. Work out the total cost, without using a calculator.
  19. 19th August 2017Find 1/3 of 96.
  20. 20th August 2017Work out -12 + 4 x 3.
  21. 21st August 2017Solve x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0.
  22. 22nd August 2017Work out 207 divided by 9, showing your written method.
  23. 23rd August 2017Work out 143 divided by 11.
  24. 24th August 2017A dice has its six faces numbered 1 to 6, arranged so opposite faces always add up to 7. The face showing 2 is on top, and the face showing 3 is facing you. Work out which number is on the bottom face, and which number is on the face directly opposite the one facing you.
  25. 25th August 2017A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse 17 cm and one leg of 8 cm. Calculate the length of the other leg.
  26. 26th August 2017Rearrange the formula P = 2l + 2w to make w the subject.
  27. 27th August 2017State one way bile helps with the digestion of fats.
  28. 28th August 2017In the reactivity series, state which is more reactive: zinc or copper.
  29. 29th August 2017Define the terms 'solute' and 'solvent'.
  30. 30th August 2017Name the force that causes objects to fall towards the ground when dropped.
  31. 31st August 2017Write the word equation for photosynthesis.