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About the AQE ExamsAQE examinations are used by 34 schools who facilitate the Common Entrance Assessment with the results determining

their selection of Year 8 pupils. A list of CEA schools can be found at aqe.org.uk/schools/

Three examinations are sat over three separate days with the child’s two highest marks combined to give the final result.

Each paper will combine Maths & English questions.• 50 minutes to complete – children taking the test in January

2021 will be allowed 60 minutes for each of their 3 papers• 58 questions for each test• Overall total of 64 marks available• To answer the questions pupils must either choose a

multiple choice option or complete their answer in thespace given.

Ready? Let’s get started!Read the following carefully before you begin:

• Do not turn this page until you are told to do so.• There are 58 questions to answer in 50 mins (60 minutes if

child is sitting the test in January 2021)• Read each question carefully before stating your answer.• Once you have worked out your answer, write it carefullyon the test paper.

• Work as quickly and as carefully as you can.• You may do rough working on a separate sheet of paper.• If you make a mistake, rub it out as carefully as you canand mark your new answer.

• If you are not sure of an answer, choose the one you think is best.• You may read each question and check your answers as

many times as you want.

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AQE Style Practice Paper 5

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.Remembrance Day is on 11th November. It is a special day set aside to remembre all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War. Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is usually the Sunday nearest to 11th November. Special services are held at war memorials and churches all over Britain. a national ceremony takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The Queen lays, the first wreath at the Cenotaph. Wreaths are placed beside war memorials by companies, clubs and societies. People also leave small wooden crosses by the memorials in the remembrance of a family member who died in war.

Look at the statements below. Decide whether each of the following statements are true or false. Base your answer on the information in the passage. Tick each statement true or false.

1. Armistice Day is the same as Rememberance Day. TRUE FALSE

2. Rememberance Sunday is always held on a Sunday. TRUE FALSE

Find one word in the passage closest in meaning to each of the statements below. Write the word in the space provided.

3. To not forget something. __________________________

4. A name that is changed. __________________________

The four words below are used in the passage. Tick the correct box in the table below to show which of the four words is used as an adjective, a verb, a noun or an adverb.

9. Rememberance Day is on 11th November. TRUE FALSE

10. The Queen lays the first wreath at the Cenotaph. TRUE FALSE 11. Rememberance Sunday remembers only those who TRUE FALSE died in the First World War.

12. In which line has a capital letter been left out? Line __________________________

13. In which line is there a spelling mistake? Line __________________________

14. In which line is a comma used incorrectly? Line __________________________

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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.The word Bible comes form the Greek word 'biblia' which means 'books'. The Bible is a collection of 66 books: there are 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. The word 'testament' means 'covenant' or 'agreement'. The books were written over many years by different people. Some of the earlier stories were first passed down by word of mouth and later written down. The stories depended on a good memory so some parts may have been edited and altered. The Bible was originally written on papyrus paper, made from reeds that grew at the side of the river. The writing was done on long sheets which were rolled up and called 'scrolls'.

15. Read the following statement and decide whether it is true or false. Base your answer on the information in the passage then tick the appropriate option below.The New Testament was written after the death of Jesus Christ. TRUE FALSE CANNOT SAY

16. The prices of a set of pencils at 4 different stores are shown as follows: 89p, 96p, 75p and £1.00

What is the average price of a set of pencils? ________________________________p

17. If 6 x p = 42 then 4 x p = _______

18. Examine the calendar for January 2011 and answer the following question.

Anna is competing in a swimming competition on 3rd January. Her next competition is

4 weeks later. What is the date of her next swimming competition?

Answer______________________

19. A 24 hour clock displays 06:16. On the 12-hour clock, how is this expressed? _____________________

20. What is the highest common factor of 28 and 42?

Answer_____________________________

21. A large boat is sailing across the sea and is currently facing East. The boat then turns 270° anticlockwise and then 90° clockwise to begin sailing in a new direction.In which direction is the boat now sailing? _________________________

22. Complete the sequence below by writing the missing number in the space provided.

________, -19, -32, -49, -70, -95

23. There are 1.6km in 1 mile. A car travels a distance of 40 miles. Express this distance in kilometres.

Answer_____________________________

24. Which two of the following have a sum total of £59, please circle two answers.

A £33.30 B £34.70 C £31.25 D £25.70 E £28.50

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25. The chart shows three days of sales at a fish monger. Which fish sold the most on Day 2?

The following passage contains a number of mistakes. You have to find the mistakes. On each line there is either one or no mistake. Find the group of words in which there is a mistake and circle the letter underneath it. If there is no mistake, circle N.

Look for spelling or punctuation mistakes in the passage below.

26. For centuries, the quality of life in europe had been determined by A B C D N

27. the status that one held. this status could not be attained, A B C D N

28. but was instead determined by the family to which someone was born. A B C D N

29. If you were born to a poor family, your life would be one of A B C D N

30. poverty No matter how hard an individual worked, it was impossible A B C D N

31. to rise above this fate? The wealthy enjoyed a life of ease. Day after A B C D N

32. day, they pursued the pleasures of European society, while 97% of A B C D N

33. Europes people struggled just to survive. This gap between the A B C D N

34. wealthy and the poor created resentment. Those - at the bottom A B C D N

35. saw the wealthy grow increasingly richer, while they got nothing. A B C D N

Answer___________________

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36. This shape is called an isosceles triangle. How many lines of symmetry does it have?

Answer ____________________________

37. Complete the number statement by writing the missing number in the space provided:

6 x ______ + 132 = 168

38. What is the perimeter of this shape?

39. What is the lowest common multiple of 4 and 7? _________________________

40. The table below shows the temperatures recorded at different times of the day on Monday and Tuesday. What was the difference between the maximum temperature on Monday and the minimum temperature on Tuesday?

41. Alan, Tom, Bill, Mary, Arthur, Julie and Arash all play hockey. Alan and Tom play hockey on Monday. Bill and Mary play hockey on Tuesday. Arthur and Tom play hockey on Wednesday. Bill and Julie play hockey on Thursday. Arash and Tom play hockey on Friday.

42. Study the grid opposite. What are the co-ordinates of the Bus Station?

43. This shape is called a kite. How many lines of symmetry does it have?

Who plays hockey the most? _____________________

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44. Please solve the equation:

Answer ___________________

45. A grid is drawn on a piece of paper. Each square represents an area of 3cm What is the size of the area shaded on the grid? Answer ___________________cm

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.New mountains are built when rocks are pushed upwards by the movment of the giant rocky plates that make up the Earth's crust. The rocks are pushed upwards in two ways: fold mountains are formed when layers of rock become buckled, and block mountains are formed when giant lumps of rock rise or fall. Volcanic eruptions also create mountains. Many mountain ranges have been built up and eroded away since the Earth was formed. The Andes is the longest mountain range on land. it was formed along the western margin of South America, where two tectonic plates (rocky plates that make up the Earth's crust) collided. The mountains are still rising by about 10 cm (4 in) every century. The world's major mountain ranges, such as the Andes, the Himalayas, and the Alps are situated along the boundaries where tectonic plates collide. These ranges formed in the last few hundred million years, so they are quite young.

Look at the statements below. Decide whether the following statement is true or false. Base your answer on the information in the passage. Tick each statement true or false.

46. The Alps is the longest mountain range on land. TRUE FALSE

47. Mountains are formed in 2 ways. TRUE FALSE

Find one word in the passage closest in meaning to each of the statements below. Write the word in the space provided.

48. To make something. ___________________________

49. Not very old . ___________________________

The four words below are used in the passage. Tick the correct box in the table below to show which of the four words is used as an adjective, a verb, a noun or an adverb.

54. Fold mountains are formed when layers of rock become buckled. TRUE FALSE

55. Can Volcanic eruptions create mountains? YES NO

56. The Andes is the longest mountain range on land. TRUE FALSE

57. In which line has a capital letter been left out? Line ____________________________

58. In which line is there a spelling mistake? Line ____________________________

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