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

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

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September 2024

30 sheets · 150 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in September 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 September 2024Which word from 'the tannoy crackled out another indistinct apology' suggests the announcement was hard to understand?
  2. 2nd September 2024A diver 'counted her breaths, trying to make each one last longer than the last.' What does this suggest about her situation?
  3. 3rd September 2024In a poem, the line "Waves gnaw at the cliff's grey chin" contains an example of which technique?
  4. 4th September 2024An article states 'Pupils who read for pleasure for just ten minutes a day report feeling calmer.' Name the technique used here.
  5. 5th September 2024A poem describes wind as "howling" and "moaning" through bare branches. Name the technique shown by these two words.
  6. 6th September 2024A trapezium has parallel sides of 6 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Calculate its area.
  7. 7th September 2024Round 6.849 to 1 decimal place.
  8. 8th September 2024A coat costs 80 pounds. Its price increases by 25%. Work out the new price.
  9. 9th September 2024A prize of 240 pounds is shared between three friends in the ratio 1:2:5. Work out the smallest share.
  10. 10th September 2024A map has a scale of 1:20000. Two towns are 7cm apart on the map. Work out the real distance between them, in km.
  11. 11th September 2024Work out 3 + 6 x 2 - 4.
  12. 12th September 2024A recipe uses 2 eggs for every 150 g of flour. Work out how many grams of flour are needed for 5 eggs, at the same ratio.
  13. 13th September 2024Work out -3 - 6.
  14. 14th September 2024Work out -9 + 15.
  15. 15th September 2024A polar bear has thick white fur. State whether this is a structural or a behavioural adaptation, and explain why.
  16. 16th September 2024State whether reactivity increases or decreases going down Group 1, the alkali metals.
  17. 17th September 2024A red filter is held in front of a torch shining white light. State which colour of light passes through the filter.
  18. 18th September 2024State whether sound can travel through a vacuum (empty space), and give a reason.
  19. 19th September 2024A ball is dropped from a height and falls freely towards the ground. State the type of energy the ball gains as it speeds up.
  20. 20th September 2024A 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.
  21. 21st September 2024A writer describes a bell as 'clanging its complaint into the empty square.' Name the poetic or literary technique used here.
  22. 22nd September 2024Add the correct negative prefix to make this word mean 'not legal': legal.
  23. 23rd September 2024Choose the correct word: We had ___ time to finish the test than we expected. (less / fewer)
  24. 24th September 2024What is the name for a poem written in stanzas of two lines each?
  25. 25th September 2024Explain why a poet might choose short, one-syllable words to describe the strike of a hammer, rather than longer, softer words.
  26. 26th September 2024A climber notices 'his fingers had gone from cold to strangely warm.' What might this detail suggest to an alert reader?
  27. 27th September 2024In the sentence 'The overexcited puppy chewed through the new shoe,' what word class is 'chewed'?
  28. 28th September 2024A question is worth 5 marks and asks you to explain how a writer builds a sense of danger across a paragraph. Roughly how many separate, developed points should your answer include?
  29. 29th September 2024A charity bake sale raises 200 pounds, split between three charities in the ratio 3 : 2 : 5. Work out the amount the largest share receives.
  30. 30th September 2024Work out 40% of 65.