11 Plus Maths Revision Topics

A quick survey of past eleven plus exam papers indicates that the following core topics in Mathematics need to be mastered in order to attain success at the eleven plus exams:
•    The 4 rules (add, subtract, multiply and divide)
•    Fractions
•    Decimals
•    Money
•    Metric system
•    Time
•    Prime numbers
•    Prime factors
•    Highest common factor and lowest common multiple
•    Perimeter and Area ( Squares, Rectangles, Compound Shapes)
•    Averages
•    Distance, Speed and Time
•    Column graphs
•    Pie charts
•    Algebra  
•    Angle calculations
•    Co-ordinates
•    Reflection and Rotation
•    Percentages
•    Simple ratio
•    Volume of cube and cuboids
•    Bearings
•    Simple probability
•    Nets of shapes
•    Sequences and number patterns
•    Marking and interpreting scales
•    Following rules and instructions in more unusual problem solving and investigational activities
 

11 Plus English Revision Topics

A quick survey of past state and independent sector eleven plus exam papers indicates that the following core types of questions in English to be typical:
•    Ordering words to make sentences
•    Punctuate sentences with capital letters, full stops and question marks
•    Alphabetical order
•    Odd words out
•    Opposites
•    Rhyming words
•    Order sentences to make a story
•    Comprehensions - Read a passage and answer questions of fact, simple inferences, sometimes in sentences more typically multiple choice
•    Use of: - capital letters; full stops; question marks
•    Simple compound words
•    'Cloze' exercise
•    Write a short story in within 20 to 30 minutes