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

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

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December 2019

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in December 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 December 2019Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
  2. 2nd December 2019A 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?
  3. 3rd December 2019Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
  4. 4th December 2019A survey asked 25 people how many books they read last month: 6 people read 0, 10 read 1, 6 read 2, 3 read 3. Work out the mean number of books read.
  5. 5th December 2019Work out 60% of 45.
  6. 6th December 2019A 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 December 2019The product of two consecutive positive integers is 132. Find the two integers.
  8. 8th December 2019Expand 4(3x + 2).
  9. 9th December 2019Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
  10. 10th December 2019A laptop is on sale for 340 pounds after a 15% reduction. Calculate its original price.
  11. 11th December 2019A 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 December 2019Explain, using collision theory, why crushing a solid into a powder increases the rate of reaction.
  13. 13th December 2019A 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.
  14. 14th December 2019Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
  15. 15th December 2019Name the group in the periodic table that contains helium, neon and argon.
  16. 16th December 2019A pupil measures a mass of 3.5 kg on a set of scales. Convert this mass to grams.
  17. 17th December 2019Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
  18. 18th December 2019In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
  19. 19th December 2019A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
  20. 20th December 2019Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
  21. 21st December 2019Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
  22. 22nd December 2019Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
  23. 23rd December 2019Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
  24. 24th December 2019Round 4826 to the nearest hundred.
  25. 25th December 2019Write 0.00042 in standard form.
  26. 26th December 2019Without a calculator, work out 35% of 220.
  27. 27th December 2019Solve x^2 + 4x - 21 = 0.
  28. 28th December 2019A motorbike valued at 5,500 pounds depreciates by 18% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
  29. 29th December 2019Work out 4.7 x 3.6, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th December 2019A car travels 189 miles using 7 gallons of fuel. Work out the miles per gallon.
  31. 31st December 2019A pair of trainers costs 45 pounds. The price increases by 20%. Work out the new price.