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

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

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October 2021

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in October 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 October 2021Name the type of teeth used mainly for cutting food.
  2. 2nd October 2021State why it is good practice to run a quick preliminary (trial) experiment before starting the main investigation.
  3. 3rd October 2021Which word means the same as "exhausted" in a sentence describing tired climbers: "drained", "energetic", "cheerful" or "restless"?
  4. 4th October 2021A biography states that a person 'taught herself to read at six using her grandfather's newspapers, and published her first book by twenty.' What can a reader infer about this person's character from these facts?
  5. 5th October 2021A travel brochure and a science textbook both describe coral reefs. Which is more likely to use exaggerated, emotive language, and why?
  6. 6th October 2021A leaflet states 'You could help save a hundred bottles a year.' Which word directly addresses the reader?
  7. 7th October 2021Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'The rain fell steadily.'
  8. 8th October 2021Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the suitcase on the platform."
  9. 9th October 2021Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Crates of fruit lined the pavement."
  10. 10th October 2021A survey of 40 students' favourite sport is shown in a pie chart. If football takes up a sector of 90 degrees, what percentage of students chose football?
  11. 11th October 2021Solve x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0.
  12. 12th October 2021A 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.
  13. 13th October 2021Work out 60% of 45.
  14. 14th October 2021Two 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.
  15. 15th October 2021Simplify sqrt(50) - sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form k sqrt(2).
  16. 16th October 2021Expand 4(3x + 2).
  17. 17th October 2021Work out 12.6 divided by 0.3.
  18. 18th October 2021Fatima earns 1800 pounds a month and saves 12% of her earnings. Calculate how much she saves each month.
  19. 19th October 2021A pupil views onion cells under a microscope after adding a drop of iodine solution to the slide. State why the iodine solution was added.
  20. 20th October 2021A student dissolves ammonium nitrate in water and the temperature of the solution falls. State whether this process is exothermic or endothermic.
  21. 21st October 2021Name one non-renewable energy resource used to generate electricity, other than coal.
  22. 22nd October 2021Name the five main kingdoms into which living things can be classified.
  23. 23rd October 2021Name the process by which plants lose water vapour from their leaves.
  24. 24th October 2021Name the process used to neutralise an acid using an alkali.
  25. 25th October 2021Find and correct the tense error in this sentence: Last week, the team trains hard and wins every match.
  26. 26th October 2021In the sentence 'The old clock in the hallway ticked with the patience of a watchman,' which word gives the clock a human quality?
  27. 27th October 2021A character mutters "It's nothing" while quickly hiding a letter in his pocket. Explain what the contrast between his words and actions suggests.
  28. 28th October 2021Explain one way an ending can 'connect back' to the opening of a story.
  29. 29th October 2021Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: Although the fair had closed years ago, the carousel still turned.
  30. 30th October 2021Give one example of emotive language a speaker might use to persuade pupils that public speaking is worth the risk.
  31. 31st October 2021A leaflet states: 'Experts agree that recycling just one more item a week could transform our town's waste problem.' Name one persuasive technique used here.