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February 2021 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in February 2021, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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February 2021

28 sheets · 140 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in February 2021

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st February 2021A poem compares the fox's eyes to 'two small, cold coins.' Name this technique.
  2. 2nd February 2021A newspaper report about a school's new library states: 'The library, funded entirely by a single anonymous donation, opened its doors last Tuesday.' What retrieval detail answers the question, how was the library funded?
  3. 3rd February 2021A straight line passes through (0, 5) and has a gradient of -2. Write down its equation.
  4. 4th February 2021A phone contract costs 18.50 pounds per month for 24 months, plus an upfront cost of 49 pounds. Work out the total cost of the contract.
  5. 5th February 2021Write 3/5 as a decimal.
  6. 6th February 2021Solve 3(2x - 1) = x + 17.
  7. 7th February 2021Describe the locus of points that are equidistant from two fixed points, A and B.
  8. 8th February 2021Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 3).
  9. 9th February 2021Simplify sqrt(75) - sqrt(12), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(3).
  10. 10th February 2021Work out 9.6 divided by 0.4.
  11. 11th February 2021Calculate 47 + 36.
  12. 12th February 2021A doctor records that a foetus is 38 weeks old. Given that human gestation lasts approximately 40 weeks, state approximately how many weeks of pregnancy remain.
  13. 13th February 2021A student adds a piece of unknown grey solid to dilute acid and no bubbles are produced, even after several minutes. Suggest whether the solid is a metal or a non-metal, and explain your reasoning.
  14. 14th February 2021In a series circuit, an ammeter placed before a bulb reads 0.6 A. State the current a second ammeter, placed elsewhere in the same series circuit, would read.
  15. 15th February 2021Name the enzyme, found in saliva, that begins the digestion of starch in the mouth.
  16. 16th February 2021State the standard unit used for density in physics and chemistry.
  17. 17th February 2021Name the gas needed by the body for aerobic respiration to take place.
  18. 18th February 2021A student investigates how the mass of five different metal samples affects their volume, with mass as a continuous numerical variable. State whether a bar chart or a line graph is the more appropriate way to display these results.
  19. 19th February 2021A guide tells the group "we're nearly there" in a steady voice, but keeps glancing anxiously at the darkening sky. Explain what the contrast between his words and his glances suggests.
  20. 20th February 2021You are asked to summarise a paragraph in one sentence. What is the biggest risk to avoid?
  21. 21st February 2021Give one feature, other than headings, that a factual magazine article might use to help organise information for the reader.
  22. 22nd February 2021What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
  23. 23rd February 2021Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
  24. 24th February 2021Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
  25. 25th February 2021Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
  26. 26th February 2021A spinner has a probability of 0.3 of landing on red, a probability of 0.45 of landing on blue, and the remaining probability of landing on green. Find the probability of landing on green.
  27. 27th February 2021y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
  28. 28th February 2021A bag contains 8 red, 9 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is red, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.