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January 2023 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in January 2023, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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January 2023

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in January 2023

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

  1. 1st January 2023What is emotive language, and why might a writer use it in a leaflet about ocean pollution?
  2. 2nd January 2023Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: 'The storm was BIG.'
  3. 3rd January 2023Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "The doors opened, and passengers spilled onto the platform."
  4. 4th January 2023Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The market was NOISY."
  5. 5th January 2023Find the mean of these test scores: 14, 18, 12, 20, 16.
  6. 6th January 2023y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 15. Work out y when x = 10.
  7. 7th January 2023A 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.
  8. 8th January 2023Find 3/5 of 120.
  9. 9th January 2023A fair coin is flipped and a fair six-sided dice is rolled at the same time. Work out the probability of getting heads on the coin and a number greater than 4 on the dice.
  10. 10th January 2023Femi can complete a job alone in 2 hours, Grace can complete the same job alone in 3 hours, and Hassan can complete it alone in 6 hours. Working together at these constant rates, how long will it take them to complete the job?
  11. 11th January 2023Solve 5x - 4 = 21.
  12. 12th January 2023A train travels 245 km in 3.5 hours. Work out its average speed.
  13. 13th January 2023Find 35% of 160 pounds.
  14. 14th January 2023State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
  15. 15th January 2023State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
  16. 16th January 2023A runner covers 400 m in 50 seconds at a constant speed. Use speed = distance / time to calculate her speed.
  17. 17th January 2023Some endothermic reactions cause the temperature of their surroundings to fall. Explain, in terms of energy, why this happens.
  18. 18th January 2023State the unit used to measure electric current.
  19. 19th January 2023State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
  20. 20th January 2023Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: The team celebrated ___ victory together. (their / there / they're)
  21. 21st January 2023A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
  22. 22nd January 2023A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
  23. 23rd January 2023Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
  24. 24th January 2023Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
  25. 25th January 2023A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
  26. 26th January 2023What is a rhetorical question, and why do persuasive writers use them?
  27. 27th January 2023List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
  28. 28th January 2023y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.
  29. 29th January 2023Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
  30. 30th January 2023A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  31. 31st January 2023A bag contains 9 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is green, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.