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August 2020 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in August 2020, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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August 2020

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in August 2020

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 2020Which word means the same as "cluttered" in a sentence describing a messy attic: "crammed", "empty", "tidy" or "spacious"?
  2. 2nd August 2020Rewrite this line of dialogue to remove the overused adverb, showing the emotion instead: 'I'm not scared,' she said bravely.
  3. 3rd August 2020Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: The lights flickered, and the music started on its own.
  4. 4th August 2020Name the technique used in this line: New voices. New ideas. New confidence.
  5. 5th August 2020What is a rhetorical question, and why do persuasive writers use them?
  6. 6th August 2020Calculate the value of 7 + 2 x (6 - 3) x 2, showing your method.
  7. 7th August 2020The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Work out the size of the largest angle.
  8. 8th August 2020A prize fund of 150 pounds is shared between two clubs in the ratio 2:3. Work out the larger share.
  9. 9th August 2020In a right-angled triangle, the angle at A is 50 degrees and the hypotenuse is 14 cm. Work out the length of the side opposite angle A, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th August 2020Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-5, -2) and B(9, 6).
  11. 11th August 2020A rectangle has an area of 84 cm^2 and a length of 9.6 cm. Work out its width, to 1 decimal place.
  12. 12th August 2020Decrease 350 pounds by 18%.
  13. 13th August 2020Work out 2/5 of 65.
  14. 14th August 2020Five pupils recorded the number of minutes they spent reading yesterday: 9, 13, 20, 11, 17. Find the mean number of minutes.
  15. 15th August 2020Name the organelle found in both plant and animal cells that is the site of aerobic respiration.
  16. 16th August 2020A block of wood has a mass of 60 g and a volume of 80 cm^3. Calculate its density.
  17. 17th August 2020A farmer weighing 900 N stands on the ground. Her boots have a total sole area of 0.03 m^2. Use pressure = force / area to calculate the pressure she exerts on the ground, giving your answer in Pa.
  18. 18th August 2020Name the process by which cells release energy from glucose using oxygen.
  19. 19th August 2020Name one renewable energy resource.
  20. 20th August 2020State the name of the process by which oxygen moves from the air in the lungs into the blood.
  21. 21st August 2020A pupil's teacher suggests using a data logger to measure temperature every second during an experiment, instead of a pupil reading a thermometer every minute. Suggest one advantage of using a data logger in this experiment.
  22. 22nd August 2020Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  23. 23rd August 2020Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: hurry up whispered Kofi we havent got much time
  24. 24th August 2020A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  25. 25th August 2020A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  26. 26th August 2020In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
  27. 27th August 2020What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
  28. 28th August 2020In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
  29. 29th August 2020Calculate the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 9 cm.
  30. 30th August 2020A pack of 24 pencils costs 3.60 pounds. Work out the cost of one pencil.
  31. 31st August 2020Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.