Daily Practice - 13+ Common Entrance
Common Entrance english, maths and science.
17th March 2026
- 1Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 2
A pupil uses a stopwatch to measure how long a candle takes to burn down by 1 cm, but forgets to shield the candle from a draught in the room. State whether this makes the result less reliable or less valid, and explain your answer.
- 2Science: Working Scientifically and Practical Skills Set 3
A hazard symbol shows a skull and crossbones on an orange background. State what hazard this represents.
- 3Reading and Comprehension (Prose)
A writer describes a bell as 'clanging its complaint into the empty square.' Name the poetic or literary technique used here.
- 4Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Set 2
In the sentence "The exhausted runner collapsed across the finish line," what word class is "exhausted"?
- 5Reading and Comprehension (Non-Fiction) Set 3
A writer describes rising ocean temperatures as "a slow-burning threat to one of the planet's most colourful ecosystems." Explain what effect the phrase "slow-burning" has on the reader.
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