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August 2019 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in August 2019, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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August 2019

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in August 2019

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 2019Name 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.
  2. 2nd August 2019Name the type of teeth used mainly for cutting food.
  3. 3rd August 2019State why it is good practice to run a quick preliminary (trial) experiment before starting the main investigation.
  4. 4th August 2019A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how the writer builds a sense of danger across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  5. 5th August 2019A travel article is written for a general newspaper audience rather than for expert climbers. How might its vocabulary and level of detail differ from a specialist mountaineering magazine?
  6. 6th August 2019In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The submersible's hull must withstand immense pressure at such depths, where a single flaw could prove catastrophic.' What does 'catastrophic' mean here?
  7. 7th August 2019Name the technique used in this slogan: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
  8. 8th August 2019Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the alleyway at dusk.'
  9. 9th August 2019Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The station was BUSY."
  10. 10th August 2019Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the fruit stall."
  11. 11th August 2019A fair six-sided dice is rolled once. Find the probability of rolling a number greater than 4.
  12. 12th August 2019A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 5 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  13. 13th August 2019The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3. Work out the 20th term.
  14. 14th August 2019Work out 84 / 12.
  15. 15th August 2019Two 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.
  16. 16th August 2019Simplify sqrt(50) - sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(2).
  17. 17th August 2019p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
  18. 18th August 2019A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
  19. 19th August 2019A jacket priced at 84 pounds is increased by 25% for the winter season. Calculate the new price.
  20. 20th August 2019A pupil views onion cells under a microscope after adding a drop of iodine solution to the slide. State why the iodine solution was added.
  21. 21st August 2019A student dissolves ammonium nitrate in water and the temperature of the solution falls. State whether this process is exothermic or endothermic.
  22. 22nd August 2019State the unit normally used for speed in physics, and name one other unit that speed could also correctly be measured in.
  23. 23rd August 2019Two forces of 10 N and 10 N act on an object in exactly opposite directions. Calculate the resultant force.
  24. 24th August 2019Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves.
  25. 25th August 2019Name the process used to neutralise an acid using an alkali.
  26. 26th August 2019Correct the punctuation in this sentence, which reports direct speech: the coach shouted keep going were nearly there
  27. 27th August 2019In 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?
  28. 28th August 2019A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
  29. 29th August 2019Punctuate 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
  30. 30th August 2019Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
  31. 31st August 2019A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.