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July 2022 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in July 2022, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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July 2022

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in July 2022

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

  1. 1st July 2022Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the handle was rusted solid, the door creaked open at last."
  2. 2nd July 2022Punctuate 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
  3. 3rd July 2022A question asks you to 'state one reason why the train was delayed, using evidence from the text.' What kind of answer is required?
  4. 4th July 2022A diver notices 'a single brass buckle winking in the torchlight.' Which word suggests the buckle is briefly catching and reflecting the light?
  5. 5th July 2022In the phrase "silent, secret snow", which technique is being used?
  6. 6th July 2022What is a counter-argument, and why might a writer include one?
  7. 7th July 2022In the phrase "silent, snow-hushed streets", which technique is being used?
  8. 8th July 2022Calculate the area of a circle with a diameter of 20 cm. Use pi = 3.14.
  9. 9th July 2022A pack of 24 pencils costs 3.60 pounds. Work out the cost of one pencil.
  10. 10th July 2022Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  11. 11th July 2022A parallelogram has base 12 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. Work out its area.
  12. 12th July 20223 workers can paint a fence in 8 hours, working at the same constant rate. How long would it take 4 workers to paint the same fence?
  13. 13th July 2022Find 10% of 95 pounds.
  14. 14th July 2022Work out 9 x 8.
  15. 15th July 2022A coat costs 80 pounds. It is reduced by 35% in a sale. Work out the sale price.
  16. 16th July 2022Work out 15% of 60.
  17. 17th July 2022A polar bear has thick white fur. State whether this is a structural or a behavioural adaptation, and explain why.
  18. 18th July 2022State whether reactivity increases or decreases going down Group 1, the alkali metals.
  19. 19th July 2022State why an astronaut in open space, far from any planet or star, cannot hear an explosion happening nearby.
  20. 20th July 2022Name the green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  21. 21st July 2022A ball is dropped from a height and falls freely towards the ground. State the type of energy the ball gains as it speeds up.
  22. 22nd July 2022A pupil applies a force of 8 N to a spring and it extends by 4 cm. Use spring constant = force / extension to calculate the spring constant, in N/cm.
  23. 23rd July 2022A question asks you to 'summarise the passage in your own words.' What must you avoid doing when answering it?
  24. 24th July 2022Is the relative clause in this sentence defining or non-defining, and should it have commas: 'The teacher who marked our essays gave detailed feedback' (assume there are several teachers)?
  25. 25th July 2022Which sentence is correct if you mean you carried your umbrella with you: 'I brought my umbrella yesterday' or 'I bought my umbrella yesterday'?
  26. 26th July 2022Find and copy one word from 'the wind stripped the last brave leaves from the oak' that suggests the leaves were trying to resist the wind.
  27. 27th July 2022A poem compares old age to 'a coat grown heavy with wear.' Name this technique.
  28. 28th July 2022A question worth 4 marks asks you to explain the effect of a writer's description. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
  29. 29th July 2022Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Please bring your pencil case ruler and calculator to the exam.
  30. 30th July 2022In an extract, a diver "checked her air gauge twice in under a minute." What does this suggest about how she is feeling?
  31. 31st July 2022A charity bake sale raises 200 pounds, split between three charities in the ratio 3 : 2 : 5. Work out the amount the largest share receives.