Common Entrance Revision: Includes more advanced questions
15 questions suitable for CE or scholarship
KS3 Levels 5 and 6
Answer all 15 questions and then press ‘Submit’
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1.  

Which of the lamps in the diagram will be on?

Just lamp B

Just lamp A

Neither will be on

They will both be on

2. What formula is used to calculate density?

Mass / Volume

Volume x Mass

Force / Area

Volume / Mass

3. What does an ANEMOMETER measure?

Temperature

Wind speed

Atmospheric pressure

Rainfall

4. You have four substances which you label A, B, C and D.
One is a mixture, one a metallic element one a non-metallic element and one a compound.

They have the following properties:

A	A yellow, crumbly solid that burns to form a single, colourless gas which turns universal indicator red.
B	A grey, malleable solid that burns to form a single, white, alkaline oxide.
C	A colourless liquid. The liquid is warmed in a shallow dish and after a few minutes a white residue is seen.
D	A green solid that decomposes when heated to form a colourless gas and leave a black powder.

Which of the substances is likely to be a metallic element ?

C

D

A

B

5. What event does this diagram represent?

Eclipse of the Sun

Equinox

Leap year

Eclipse of the Moon

6. If a substance contains only one kind of atom it is most likely to be

a liquid

a mixture

an element

a compound

7. Which of the circuit diagrams shows two bulbs joined in parallel?

C

B

A

D

8. The diagram shows a human embryo.

Which label represents the umbilical cord?

D

A

C

B

9. What is the test for oxygen gas?

Burns with a squeaky 'pop'

Makes anhydrous cobalt chloride turn pink

Turns limewater cloudy

Re-lights a glowing splint

10. The graph above shows the amount of a substance that dissolves in water at different temperatures.

Which substance does the amount that dissolves decrease as the temperature of the water rises?

C

D

A

B

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