11+ Mathematics Practice Paper

Read the following carefully:

This sample test has been designed to help you practise the
types of questions you will see in an 11+ independent school
mathematics exam

There are a total of 30 questions and you have 45 minutes to

complete this paper

Read each question carefully before moving onto the next one

Remember to show your method for each question

Calculators are not allowed.

Good luck!

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1 Add together 217 and 386

...................
(1)

2 Work out 4960 - 582

...................
(1)

3 Multiply 28 by 6

...................
(1)

4 Divide 1116 by 9

...................
(1)

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 2 1
5 Calculate +
5 3

...................
(1)

6 Work out 1 2 − 7

3 12
Give your answer as a mixed number.

...................
(1)

7 Find 25% of 640

...................
(1)

8 Calculate 2.07 + 4.98

...................
(1)

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9 Mizuki has £12.20 in her purse. She buys a mug for £5.99.

How much money does Mizuki have left?

£...................
(1)

10 Fiona has a collection of 893 stamps.

She puts 512 of the stamps in an album and puts the rest in a box.

How many stamps are in the box?

...................
(1)

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11 An aeroplane has 32 rows of seats with 6 seats in each row.

How many seats are on the aeroplane?

...................
(1)

12 172 people are going on a camping trip.

If one tent sleeps 12 people, how many tents are needed?

...................
(1)

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13 The bar chart below shows the number of fruit portions that
Candela ate during the week.

Candela ate 15 fruit portions in total across all the weekdays.

Draw in the bar showing the number of fruit portions Candela ate
on Thursday.

Number of fruit portions

0
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

(2)

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14 120 students were asked which subject they study.

The results are shown in the pie chart below.

How many students study science?

Science
Engineering

Technology
Maths

...................
(2)

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15 Find the smallest number in each of the following lists.

a) 8.8 88 8.08 8

...................
(1)
b) -4 2 6 -7 0 5

...................
(1)
c) -0.3 0.3 0.03 -3

...................
(1)

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16 Ade wants to buy 20 cookies.

Bakery Supermarket
Packet of 4 cookies
Packet of 5 cookies

£2.40 £2.70

Which shop is cheaper for Ade to go to, and by how much?

It is cheaper to buy 20 cookies in the ....................................

by £...................
(3)

17 Bjorn thinks of a number.

He multiplies it by 3 and subtracts 19.

He ends up with the number -4.

What was Bjorn’s original number?

...................
(2)

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18 Calculate the following:

a) 4 x (22 + 7)

...................
(1)
b) 2 + 10 x (52 - 11)

...................
(2)
c) 92 - 62 + 32

...................
(2)

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19 Calculate the perimeter of this shape.

8.7 cm
14.1 cm

8.3 cm

4.4 cm

................... cm
(2)

20 Write down the missing terms in each of the following sequences:

a) 3, 7, 12, ........., 25, .........

(2)
b) 120, ........., 56, 24, ........., -40

(2)

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 Find the size of the missing angle, x.
21

x
21°

...................°

(1)

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22 There are two hot drinks available at breakfast: tea or coffee.

8 people choose tea and 17 people choose coffee.

What percentage of people chose coffee?

...................%
(2)

23 Here is a sequence of dots.

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

How many dots would be in Term 6?

................... dots
(2)

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24 Work out the number of pens below.

a)
Alice owns 42 pens, which are either black or blue. There are
twice as many black pens as blue pens.

How many pens of each colour does Alice own?

................... black pens

................... blue pens
(2)
b)
Riona buys a pack of 24 pens. The pens are either red, purple,
or green.

One-third of the pens are red, one-quarter of the pens are

purple and the rest of the pens are green.

................... red pens

................... purple pens
................... green pens
(2)

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25 The price of several shows and snacks are shown below.

Danny buys two tickets for the cheapest show available, plus the
most expensive snack (to share).

He pays with a £50 note.

Show Price Snack Price

The Leopard King £16.50 Chocolate £3.75
Five the Musical £15.50 Crisps £2.70
Evil £15.80 Sweets £3.50
Fagin! £15.99 Fruit £2.40

How much change does Danny receive?

£...................
(2)

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26 1 5
Work out 3 −
7 4
Give your answer as an improper fraction.

...................
(2)

27 Alannah, Becky and Chrishell run a marathon together.

Alannah takes 4 hours, 11 minutes, Becky takes 308 minutes and

1
Chrishell takes 4 4 hours.

Which of the three runners was quickest, and by how much did
they beat the second-place runner?

.................................... was quickest by ................... minutes.

(2)

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28 The total cost in pounds, T, of visiting the cinema can be
calculated using the following formula:

T = 12a + 7c
In this formula, a stands for the number of adults and c stands for
the number of children.
a)
How much does it cost for 4 adults and 2 children to visit the
cinema?

£...................
(2)
b)
The total cost for the Mensah family is £45.

How many adults and how many children go to the cinema?

...................adults

...................children

(2)

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29 Each small square represents 1 cm by 1 cm in the grid below.

Plot the coordinates (-3, -2), (0, 3) and (3, -2) and join them up to
make an isosceles triangle.

5
4

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1
-2
-3
-4

-5

What is the area of the triangle?

................... cm2
(3)

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30 Francesca weighs her three pets.

Her dog and her cat together weigh 37 kg.

Her rabbit and her dog together weigh 33 kg.

Her cat and her rabbit together weigh 8 kg.

How much do all of Francesca’s pets weigh when weighed

together?

................... kg
(3)

END OF EXAM

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 Independent Mathematics

Parents’ Guide

About this test

This is a sample paper designed to familiarise your child with the types of questions they will

see in an 11+ independent school mathematics exam.

There are 30 questions in this paper, and a total of 60 marks on offer. The paper covers topics

from the national curriculum, including number, measurement, geometry and statistics.

What you’ll need

Printed question booklet and answer shee

Penci

Rubbe

Timer

How to prepare

Your child should take the test at a time when they feel alert. Choose a quiet area where they

can work comfortably without distractions.

Talk with your child about the reasons for taking the practice test. Explain that this paper looks

similar to a real independent school maths exam. The questions will help them know what to

expect on exam day.

Explain that they might find some of the questions difficult, especially as they progress through

the paper. They should work as quickly and carefully as possible.

If they get stuck on a question, they should move on to the next one. If they have time left over

at the end, they can go back to any skipped questions. If they have more time left over, they

should check their answers.

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 Independent Mathematics

Parents’ Guide

Taking the test

Your child must show their working in the question booklet and write their answers on the

dotted line.

This is good practice for the real exam, where your child may get marks for using the correct

method, even if they do not find the correct answer. This also means that any mistakes should

be rubbed out, and not crossed out.

Calculators are not allowed.

Timing

It’s helpful for children to get comfortable with taking tests under timed conditions. You should

allow them 45 minutes to take the test. Only start timing when they have finished reading the

instructions.

If they haven’t finished the test after 45 minutes, circle the question they got to, then let them

carry on. When you mark the test you’ll be able to see how many questions they got right in 45

minutes and how many overall. This will show you whether your child needs to work on their

speed, accuracy, or both.

Marking

You can find the answers on the Answer Key. Give your child one mark for each correct answer

and, for two- or three-mark questions, give your child up to two additional marks for using the

correct method. Do not take marks off for wrong answers and do not award half-marks.

Take time to discuss your child’s results in a positive and encouraging way. Work through the

corrections, what they would do differently next time, and pick out key areas to revise next.

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 Independent Mathematics

Answer Key
1.
603
13
Bar drawn to 3
21.
69°

2.
4378
14
30
22.
68%

3.
168
15a.
8
23.
19 dots

4.
124

15b.
-7
24a.
28 black, 14 blue

11
5.
15 15c.
-3
24b.
8 red, 6 purple, 10 green

1
6.
1
12 16.
Supermarket, £1.20
25
£15.25

7.
160
17.
5
26.
53
28
8.
7.05
18a.
44
27.
Alannah, 4 minutes

9.
£6.21
18b.
142
28a.
£62

10.
381
18c.
54
28b.
2 adults, 3 children

11.
192
19.
53.6 cm
29.
15 cm2

12. 15
20a.
18, 33
30. 39 kg
20b. 88, -8

For two mark questions, award one mark for using the correct method and one
mark for finding the correct answer(s).
For three mark questions, award up to two marks for using the correct method
and one mark for finding the correct answer.

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