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March 2025 - 13+ Common Entrance 5-a-day

Every 13+ Common Entrance sheet published in March 2025, with answers. Common Entrance english, maths and science.

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March 2025

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

Every sheet in March 2025

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

  1. 1st March 2025In a report, a word is defined as follows: 'The submersible's hull must withstand immense pressure at such depths, where a single flaw could prove catastrophic.' What does 'catastrophic' mean here?
  2. 2nd March 2025Name the technique used in this slogan: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
  3. 3rd March 2025Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for 'the alleyway at dusk.'
  4. 4th March 2025Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The station was BUSY."
  5. 5th March 2025Write an expanded noun phrase, using at least two describing words, for "the fruit stall."
  6. 6th March 2025Find the median and the range of this data set: 7, 3, 9, 3, 12, 5.
  7. 7th March 2025A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 5 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  8. 8th March 2025The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3. Work out the 20th term.
  9. 9th March 2025Work out 84 / 12.
  10. 10th March 2025A 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.
  11. 11th March 2025Femi 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?
  12. 12th March 2025p = 5, q = -2. Work out the value of 3p + q.
  13. 13th March 2025A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. Find the probability of picking a purple counter.
  14. 14th March 2025A meal out costs 68 pounds before a 12.5% service charge is added. Calculate the total cost including the service charge.
  15. 15th March 2025State whether human eye colour is an example of inherited variation, environmental variation, or both.
  16. 16th March 2025State whether an exothermic reaction transfers energy to, or takes in energy from, the surroundings.
  17. 17th March 2025A skateboarder travels at a constant speed of 4 m/s for 6 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to state his acceleration during this time, and explain what an acceleration of zero means about his motion.
  18. 18th March 2025A hand warmer gets hot when a chemical reaction inside it takes place. State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  19. 19th March 2025State the unit used to measure electric current.
  20. 20th March 2025State the name of the force that acts to slow down a moving object due to contact between two surfaces.
  21. 21st March 2025In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
  22. 22nd March 2025In an extract, a character 'set down his tools without a word and walked out into the rain.' What might this action suggest about his state of mind?
  23. 23rd March 2025A writer describes a clock as "ticking its patient warning through the empty hall." Name the poetic technique used here.
  24. 24th March 2025Punctuate this exchange, adding inverted commas, capital letters and any other punctuation needed: are you sure about this asked Leo his sister nodded without looking up
  25. 25th March 2025Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: The funfair was SCARY.
  26. 26th March 2025A speaker says 'Ninety per cent of our debate club members say it changed how they see arguments.' Name the technique used here.
  27. 27th March 2025Is the claim 'this is the most dangerous road crossing in the whole town' a fact or an opinion? Explain your answer.
  28. 28th March 2025Order these integers from smallest to largest: -6, 2, -3, 0, -9
  29. 29th March 2025y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 30. Work out the value of y when x = 8.
  30. 30th March 2025A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. Work out its area.
  31. 31st March 2025p is inversely proportional to q^2. When q = 2, p = 18. Work out p when q = 3.