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July 2024 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in July 2024, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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July 2024

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in July 2024

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 2024A bag contains 12 red counters, 15 blue counters and 9 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability that it is blue, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  2. 2nd July 2024Work out 3/4 + 1/6, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
  3. 3rd July 2024Two joggers start together at a park gate. One returns to the gate every 18 minutes, the other every 24 minutes. After how many minutes will they next be at the gate together?
  4. 4th July 2024Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. One of the angles formed is 63 degrees. State the size of the co-interior (allied) angle on the same side of the transversal, and explain why.
  5. 5th July 2024Solve x^2 = 7x - 12.
  6. 6th July 2024Solve x^2 + 3x - 18 = 0.
  7. 7th July 2024Find 3^3 + sqrt(64).
  8. 8th July 2024120 pounds is shared between Leo and Maya in the ratio 3:5. Work out how much Maya receives.
  9. 9th July 2024Explain why muscles must work in antagonistic pairs rather than alone.
  10. 10th July 2024State whether a solution with pH 3 is acidic, neutral, or alkaline.
  11. 11th July 2024State one way, other than increasing the current, to increase the strength of an electromagnet made from a coil of wire around an iron core.
  12. 12th July 2024State what happens to the current in a series circuit if an extra identical bulb is added, assuming the battery voltage stays the same.
  13. 13th July 2024Name the organ system that carries electrical signals around the body to allow a fast reflex reaction, such as pulling a hand away from something hot.
  14. 14th July 2024Name the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other, keeping planets in orbit.
  15. 15th July 2024On a graph of temperature (y-axis) against time (x-axis), a straight line rises from (0 s, 20 degrees C) to (40 s, 60 degrees C). Calculate the gradient of this line, and state what it represents.
  16. 16th July 2024In an extract, a climber "kept checking the rope, tugging it twice before every step." What does this suggest about the climber?
  17. 17th July 2024In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The team faced constant setbacks - equipment failure, bad weather and dwindling supplies chipped away at morale.' What does 'dwindling' mean here?
  18. 18th July 2024A biography states that a scientist 'spent every evening after his factory shift teaching himself chemistry from borrowed textbooks.' What can a reader infer about this person from these facts?
  19. 19th July 2024An article opens with a short story about one seabird found tangled in plastic, before giving any wider statistics. What is this technique called?
  20. 20th July 2024Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: watch your step said the warden the path is icy
  21. 21st July 2024Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: "Although the platform was crowded, Amara found a seat by the window."
  22. 22nd July 2024Identify the fronted adverbial in this sentence: "Slowly, the shutters were raised one by one."
  23. 23rd July 2024A fair six-sided dice is rolled once. Find the probability of rolling a number greater than 4.
  24. 24th July 2024Write 3.6 x 10^-3 as an ordinary number.
  25. 25th July 2024A laptop valued at 900 pounds depreciates by 12% in its first year. Work out its value at the end of the first year.
  26. 26th July 2024Work out -15 + 4 x (-2).
  27. 27th July 2024A scatter graph plots the number of hours 10 students spent revising against their test scores. The points show that more hours of revision is generally associated with a higher test score, though not perfectly. Describe the type of correlation shown, and state one thing this correlation does not prove.
  28. 28th July 2024Simplify (3x^2 y^3)^2 divided by 9x^3 y^4, giving your answer as simply as possible.
  29. 29th July 2024Here are the first four terms of a sequence: 7, 11, 15, 19. Find an expression for the nth term.
  30. 30th July 2024Find the mean of 14, 18, 22, 16 and 20.
  31. 31st July 2024A jacket priced at 84 pounds is increased by 25% for the winter season. Calculate the new price.