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

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

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October 2017

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in October 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 October 2017Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the fruit stall."
  2. 2nd October 2017Find the median and the range of this data set: 7, 3, 9, 3, 12, 5.
  3. 3rd October 2017A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 5 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  4. 4th October 2017The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3. Work out the 20th term.
  5. 5th October 2017Work out 84 / 12.
  6. 6th October 2017A spinner can land on red, blue, green or yellow only. P(red) = 0.3, P(blue) = 0.25, P(green) = 0.2. Work out P(yellow).
  7. 7th October 2017The product of two consecutive positive integers is 132. Find the two integers.
  8. 8th October 2017p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
  9. 9th October 2017A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
  10. 10th October 2017A meal out costs 68 pounds before a 12.5% service charge is added. Calculate the total cost including the service charge.
  11. 11th October 2017A cell has a real width of 0.02 mm. In a drawing, the same cell is shown 4 mm wide. Calculate the magnification of the drawing.
  12. 12th October 2017Explain, using collision theory, why crushing a solid into a powder increases the rate of reaction.
  13. 13th October 2017A skateboarder travels at a constant speed of 4 m/s for 6 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to state his acceleration during this time, and explain what an acceleration of zero means about his motion.
  14. 14th October 2017A hand warmer gets hot when a chemical reaction inside it takes place. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  15. 15th October 2017Name the group in the periodic table that contains helium, neon and argon.
  16. 16th October 2017A pupil measures a mass of 3.5 kg on a set of scales. Convert this mass to grams.
  17. 17th October 2017In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
  18. 18th October 2017In an extract, a character 'set down his tools without a word and walked out into the rain.' What might this action suggest about his state of mind?
  19. 19th October 2017A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
  20. 20th October 2017Punctuate this exchange, adding inverted commas, capital letters and any other punctuation needed: are you sure about this asked Leo his sister nodded without looking up
  21. 21st October 2017Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
  22. 22nd October 2017A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.
  23. 23rd October 2017Is the claim 'this is the most dangerous road crossing in the whole town' a fact or an opinion? Explain your answer.
  24. 24th October 2017Order these integers from smallest to largest: -6, 2, -3, 0, -9
  25. 25th October 2017Write 0.00042 in standard form.
  26. 26th October 2017A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Work out its area.
  27. 27th October 2017p is inversely proportional to q^2. When q = 2, p = 18. Work out p when q = 3.
  28. 28th October 2017The nth term of a sequence is 6n - 4. Work out the 12th term.
  29. 29th October 2017A car journey of 156 miles takes 2.4 hours. Work out the average speed, to the nearest mile per hour.
  30. 30th October 2017A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 cm and a width of 6.5 cm. Work out its length.
  31. 31st October 2017Find the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 7 cm.