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

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

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June 2021

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in June 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 June 2021In a right-angled triangle, the hypotenuse is 13 cm and one other side is 5 cm. Work out the size of the angle opposite the 5 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  2. 2nd June 2021A triangle has sides 7 cm and 9 cm with an included angle of 50 degrees. Work out its area, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd June 2021Work out the mean of 8, 12, 15, 9 and 11.
  4. 4th June 2021Find 25% of 84 pounds.
  5. 5th June 2021Name the joint type found in the hip, and state one other place in the body where this same joint type is found.
  6. 6th June 2021Complete the word equation: hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide produces ___ + ___.
  7. 7th June 2021A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 4 m. Use wave speed = frequency x wavelength to calculate its speed.
  8. 8th June 2021State the pH of a neutral solution such as pure water.
  9. 9th June 2021State whether the Earth casting a shadow that blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon is called a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse.
  10. 10th June 2021State whether an acid has a pH value above or below 7.
  11. 11th June 2021A hazard symbol shows a skull and crossbones on an orange background. State what hazard this represents.
  12. 12th June 2021A 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?
  13. 13th June 2021A 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?
  14. 14th June 2021In 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?
  15. 15th June 2021Name the technique used in this slogan: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
  16. 16th June 2021Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the alleyway at dusk.'
  17. 17th June 2021Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The station was BUSY."
  18. 18th June 2021Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the fruit stall."
  19. 19th June 2021A coin is flipped 200 times and lands on heads 118 times. Calculate the relative frequency of landing on heads.
  20. 20th June 2021A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 5 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  21. 21st June 2021The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3. Work out the 20th term.
  22. 22nd June 2021Work out 84 / 12.
  23. 23rd June 2021A class recorded how many books each of 25 students read in a month: 5 students read 0-2 books, 12 students read 3-5 books, and 8 students read 6-8 books. Using midpoints 1, 4 and 7, estimate the mean number of books read.
  24. 24th June 2021Prove that the sum of any three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3.
  25. 25th June 2021p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
  26. 26th June 2021A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
  27. 27th June 2021Write 3/8 as a percentage.
  28. 28th June 2021In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). State the possible genotype(s) of a tall pea plant.
  29. 29th June 2021State two factors, other than using a catalyst, that increase the rate of a reaction between a solid and a solution.
  30. 30th June 2021State one reason, other than cost, why a country might want to reduce its reliance on non-renewable energy resources such as coal and oil.