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 Work out 6301 - 473

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

2 Work out 2428 + 271

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

3 Multiply 32 by 7

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

4 Divide 1176 by 8

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

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 4 1
5 Calculate +
7 3

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

6 Work out 1 3 − 8

4 16
Give your answer as a mixed number.

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

7 Find 75% of 820

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

8 Calculate 5.26 + 3.73

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

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9 In a library, there are 738 books on the shelves. The librarian
needs to put 279 of them into storage.

How many books will remain on the shelves?

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

10 There are 253 students in a school assembly, and each row of

seats can accommodate 30 students.

How many rows of seats are needed for every student to get a
seat?

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

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11 A bakery sells cookies.

Sarah purchases half of the available cookies and then Chris buys
one-third of the remaining cookies.

Chris buys 12 cookies.

How many more cookies than Chris did Sarah buy?

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

12 Anna buys 4 movie tickets.

One for herself, one for her best friend and two for her children.
Adult tickets cost twice as much as child tickets.

She spends £36 in total.

How much does one adult ticket and one child ticket cost?

£................... for adults

£................... for children

(2)

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13 Put the following numbers in order of size from smallest to
biggest.

2 3 1
3 0.8 5 0.7 4

................... ................... ................... ................... ...................

(1)

14 The cost of hiring a barn out for parties is £800 plus £30 for each
guest attending.

Total cost = ______ + ______ × number of guests

a)
Fill in the missing values in the formula to work out the cost of
hiring the barn for a party.
b)
How much would a party for 70 guests cost?

£...................

c)
The total cost for a party is £5300. How many guests are
attending the wedding?

...................guests

(3)
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15 The thermometers below show the temperature recorded in
London on a day in August and a day in October.

August October
ºF ºC ºF ºC

90 90
30 30

70 20 70 20

50 10 50 10

30 0 30 0

-10 -10

What is the difference in temperature between these two

readings, in °C?

...................°C
(1)

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16 The bar chart below shows the number of rabbits and dogs that
visited the vet during a week.

12

Key
10
Dogs
Rabbits
8

Number of pets

0
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

a)
How many rabbits visited the vet on Tuesday?

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

b)
How many dogs visited the vet in total from Monday to Friday?

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

c)
What is the ratio of dogs to rabbits that visited on Wednesday?

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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

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17 Fill in the missing numbers so that each row, each column and
each diagonal adds up to 15.

8 4

(2)

18 From the list of numbers: 4, 5, 16, 27, 37, 60, 72

(You may use each number more than once or not at all)

a)
find a factor of 16

...................

b)
find a multiple of 15

...................

c)
find a prime number bigger than 10

...................

(2)

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19 Calculate the following:

a) 6 x (32 + 2)

...................
(1)
b) 63 - 8 x (42 - 6)

...................
(2)
c) 82 - 72
3

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

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20 The diagram below shows two overlapping rectangles.

14 cm

4cm
6 cm 1 cm

5 cm
7 cm

Calculate the total shaded area that the rectangles cover.

................... cm2
(2)

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

a) 6, 13, 20, ........., 34, .........

(2)
b) 140, ........., 64, 26, ........., -50

(2)

22 a)
What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a
clock at 6.30pm?

°
...................
(2)
b)
At what time between 6pm and 6.30pm will the hour and
minute hands be exactly 125 degrees apart?

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

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23 A rectangular swimming pool measuring 4 m by 3 m covers 50% of
the garden.

What is the width of the garden if the length is 6 m?

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

24 A tennis racket costs £120 originally. In a sale it is reduced by

25%.

What is the sale price?

£...................

(2)

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25 Work out the number of potions below.

a)
A witch owns 36 potions, which are either purple or green.
There are twice as many purple potions as green potions.

How many potions of each colour does Hermione own?

................... purple potions

................... green potions
(2)
b)
A wizard makes 48 potions. The potions are either sparkly,
cloudy, or transparent.

One-quarter of the potions are sparkly, one-third of the

potions are cloudy and the rest of the potions are transparent.

................... sparkly potions

................... cloudy potions
................... transparent potions
(2)

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26 Work out 3
1 7
−
9 4
Give your answer as an improper fraction.

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

27 Warren and Niro are deciding who scored the most points at the
arcade.

The table below shows their scores for the past 3 games.

Name Game 1 score Game 2 score Game 3 score

Warren 72 101 67
Niro 35 100 75

Who has the best mean score over all three games?

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

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28 Anita invents a new symbol ☼ in maths.
She decides that a ☼ b means subtract b from a and then multiply
by b.
For example:
5 ☼ 2 = (5 - 2) x 2

= 2 x 3

=6
a)
Work out 7 ☼ 4
...................
(1)
b)
Work out (8 ☼ 4) ☼ 2

...................
(1)
c)
Work out the value of q such that q ☼ 6 = 72

q = ...................
(2)

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29 In the diagram below, the straight lines AB and CF are parallel.

Lines CA and EB are also parallel and equal in length.

C D E F
95° 27°

a
32°
A B

Find the the value of angle a in the diagram.

...................°
(3)

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30 Four water sprinklers spray at intervals of 3, 4, 8 and 12 seconds
respectively.

If they all start spraying at exactly 9am, how many seconds will
pass before they all spray at the same time again?

................... seconds
(3)

END OF EXAM

Well done!

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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 63 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.
5828
14c.
150
21b.
102, -12

2.
2699
15.
16°C
22a.
15°

3.
224
16a.
8
22b.
6:10 pm

4.
147

16b.
36
23.
4 m

19
5.
21 16c.
4:3
24.
£90

1
6.
1
17.
[8,3,4][1,5,9][6,7,2]
25a.
24, 12

4
7.
615
18a.
4 or 16
25b.
12, 16, 20

49
8.
8.99
18b.
40
26.
36
9.
459
18c.
60
27.
Warren

10.
9
18c.
37
28a.
12

11.
24
19a.
66
28b.
28

12.
£12, £6
19b.
-17
28c.
18

1 3 2
13.
0.7 0.8
19c.
5
29.
68°

4 5 3
14a.
800 + 30
20.
110 cm2
30. 24 seconds
14b. 2900 21a. 27, 41
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