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

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

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October 2022

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in October 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 October 2022A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds atmosphere across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  2. 2nd October 2022Which of these would best speed up the pace of an action scene: a long sentence with several clauses, or a short, three-word sentence?
  3. 3rd October 2022Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the funfair at midnight.'
  4. 4th October 2022Is the claim 'debating is clearly the single best way to build confidence' a fact or an opinion?
  5. 5th October 2022Is the claim 'this is the most dangerous road crossing in the whole town' a fact or an opinion? Explain your answer.
  6. 6th October 2022Work out (-5) + (-8) - (-6).
  7. 7th October 2022The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Work out the size of the largest angle.
  8. 8th October 2022Find 3/8 of 64.
  9. 9th October 2022Write 0.000078 in standard form.
  10. 10th October 2022A cylindrical bucket has radius 12 cm and height 25 cm. Work out its volume, to 3 significant figures. (Use pi = 3.14159.)
  11. 11th October 2022Work out sqrt(169) + 4^2.
  12. 12th October 2022Increase 240 pounds by 12%.
  13. 13th October 2022Work out 312 divided by 8, using a written method.
  14. 14th October 2022The list shows the number of pets owned by 9 pupils: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1. Write down the mode.
  15. 15th October 2022During vigorous exercise, a sprinter's muscles cannot get enough oxygen. Name the substance that builds up in the muscles as a result, and state one effect this has.
  16. 16th October 2022The density of olive oil is 0.92 g/cm^3. State, with a reason, whether olive oil would float or sink in water (density 1.0 g/cm^3).
  17. 17th October 2022A parcel of mass 2.5 kg is lifted onto a shelf 2 m above the ground. Take g = 10 N/kg and use GPE = mass x g x height. Calculate the gain in gravitational potential energy.
  18. 18th October 2022A cyclist travels 300 m in 25 s. Calculate her average speed.
  19. 19th October 2022Name the gas produced when a reactive metal reacts with a dilute acid.
  20. 20th October 2022State the name of the process by which oxygen moves from the air in the lungs into the blood.
  21. 21st October 2022A pupil measures the mass of a metal washer five times using a balance and gets: 14.2 g, 14.5 g, 14.1 g, 14.6 g, 14.1 g. Calculate the mean mass, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
  22. 22nd October 2022Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Dust rose from the floor, and Elias covered his mouth."
  23. 23rd October 2022Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The old house was SCARY.'
  24. 24th October 2022Which word from 'the tannoy crackled out another indistinct apology' suggests the announcement was hard to understand?
  25. 25th October 2022A diver 'counted her breaths, trying to make each one last longer than the last.' What does this suggest about her situation?
  26. 26th October 2022In a poem, the line "Waves gnaw at the cliff's grey chin" contains an example of which technique?
  27. 27th October 2022An article states 'Pupils who read for pleasure for just ten minutes a day report feeling calmer.' Name the technique used here.
  28. 28th October 2022A poem describes wind as "howling" and "moaning" through bare branches. Name the technique shown by these two words.
  29. 29th October 2022An L-shaped room is made from a 6 m by 4 m rectangle with a 2 m by 3 m rectangle removed from one corner. Calculate the area of the room.
  30. 30th October 2022Round 6.849 to 1 decimal place.
  31. 31st October 2022A coat costs 80 pounds. Its price increases by 25%. Work out the new price.