11 plus practice, by subject and question type.
What each 11 plus question type looks like, how to answer it, the mistakes children make, and how to practise it a little every day. Written for parents, with the child's method spelled out.
11 plus English
Vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar: the technical English that 11 plus papers test alongside comprehension.
Read the guide33 question types11 plus Maths
Key Stage 2 maths asked in a reasoning style: number, fractions, ratio, measurement, geometry, statistics and multi-step problems.
Read the guide25 question types11 plus Verbal Reasoning
Word and letter puzzles, codes and sequences. Every question family has a method, and the method is what practice builds.
Read the guide8 question types11 plus Non-Verbal Reasoning
Shapes and patterns, no reading required. The subject parents feel least able to help with, and the one where practice moves the score most.
Read the guide11 plus English question types
11 plus Antonyms questions
What 11 plus Antonyms questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the near synonyms that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Figurative Language questions
What 11 plus Figurative Language questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong options that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Fill the Gap questions
What 11 plus Fill the Gap questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong forms that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Idioms and Phrase Meaning questions
What 11 plus Idioms and Phrase Meaning questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong options that catch children out.
Question type11 plus Pick the Meaning questions
What 11 plus Pick the Meaning questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong definitions that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Sentence Grammar questions
What 11 plus Sentence Grammar questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong options that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Spellings questions
What 11 plus Spellings questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the misspellings that catch children out.
Question type11 plus Spot the Misspelling questions
What 11 plus Spot the Misspelling questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the errors that cost marks.
Question type11 plus Spot the Punctuation Mistake questions
What 11 plus Spot the Punctuation Mistake questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the traps that catch confident readers.
Question type11 plus Synonyms questions
What 11 plus Synonyms questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong options that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Vocab in Context questions
What 11 plus Vocab in Context questions ask, three worked examples, a clear four-step method, and the wrong options that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Word Cards questions
What 11 plus Word Cards are, three worked examples, the method a child uses on every card, and the marking mistakes that undo the work.
11 plus Maths question types
11 plus 2D Shapes & Properties questions
11 plus 2D shapes and properties questions explained: naming shapes from clues, lines of symmetry and parallel sides, with worked examples.
Question type11 plus 3D Shapes & Nets questions
3D Shapes & Nets 11 plus questions explained: counting faces, edges and vertices, matching nets to solids and using Euler's rule, with worked examples.
Question type11 plus Angles questions
11 plus Angles questions explained: the totals a child needs, three worked examples and the wrong options that tempt them.
Question type11 plus Bar Charts & Pictograms questions
11 plus bar chart and pictogram questions explained: how to use a key, three worked examples and the wrong options children pick.
Question type11 plus Classification & Logic questions
11 plus classification and logic questions explained: numbers and shapes that must satisfy several rules at once, with worked examples.
Question type11 plus Coordinates & Position questions
11 plus coordinates questions explained: reading a point, midpoints, missing corners, three worked examples and the slips that cost marks.
Question type11 plus Decimals questions
11 plus decimals questions explained: comparing and ordering, multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100, with three worked examples and the common mistakes.
Question type11 plus Equations & Missing Numbers questions
What 11 plus Equations & Missing Numbers questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong answers that tempt children.
Question type11 plus equivalent fractions and simplifying questions
What 11 plus equivalent fraction and simplifying questions ask, with three worked examples, a five-step method and the mistakes that cost marks.
Question type11 plus Estimation & Approximation questions
What 11 plus Estimation & Approximation questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and why the round number is usually wrong.
Question type11 plus Four Operations & BODMAS questions
What 11 plus Four Operations & BODMAS questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong answers that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Fractions of Amounts questions
What 11 plus Fractions of Amounts questions ask, with three worked examples, a five-step method and the mistakes that cost marks.
Question type11 plus Fractions of Shapes questions
What 11 plus Fractions of Shapes questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong answers that catch children out.
Question type11 plus fractions, decimals and percentages conversion questions
What 11 plus FDP conversion questions ask, with three worked examples, a four-step method and the mistakes that cost marks.
Question type11 plus Function Machines & Inverse questions
What 11 plus function machine questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the order mistakes behind the wrong answers.
Question type11 plus Inverse / Think of a Number questions
What 11 plus Inverse / Think of a Number questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the slips behind the wrong answers.
Question type11 plus Line Graphs & Pie Charts questions
11 plus line graph and pie chart questions explained: how to trace a line, how to read a slice, three worked examples and the traps.
Question type11 plus Mean, Median, Mode & Range questions
What 11 plus mean, median, mode and range questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong options children pick.
Question type11 plus Money questions
What 11 plus Money questions ask, with three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong answers children pick most often.
Question type11 plus Multi-Step Word Problems questions
What 11 plus Multi-Step Word Problems ask, three worked examples, a four-step method and the wrong answers that catch children out.
Question type11 plus Negative Numbers questions
What 11 plus Negative Numbers questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong answers that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Number Properties questions
What 11 plus Number Properties questions ask, three worked examples, a clear method and the factor and prime traps children fall into.
Question type11 plus Percentages questions
What 11 plus Percentages questions ask, three worked examples, the 10% building-block method and the wrong answers that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Perimeter, Area & Volume questions
What 11 plus Perimeter, Area & Volume questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the unit traps in the wrong options.
Question type11 plus Place Value & Ordering questions
What 11 plus Place Value & Ordering questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the column slips behind the wrong options.
Question type11 plus Ratio & Scaling questions
What 11 plus Ratio & Scaling questions ask, three worked examples, the value-of-one-part method and the wrong answers that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Roman Numerals questions
What 11 plus Roman Numerals questions ask, a letter-value table, three worked examples and the wrong options that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Sequences & Patterns questions
What 11 plus Sequences & Patterns questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong answers that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Tables & Two-Way Tables questions
What 11 plus Tables & Two-Way Tables questions ask, with three worked examples, a five-step method and the traps in the wrong options.
Question type11 plus Time & Timetables questions
What 11 plus Time & Timetables questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong answers that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Transformations questions
What 11 plus Transformations questions ask in maths: reflections, rotations, translations, symmetry and tiling, with worked examples.
Question type11 plus Units & Conversion questions
What 11 plus Units & Conversion questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the decimal-point traps in the wrong options.
Question type11 plus Venn Diagrams questions
What 11 plus Venn Diagrams questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the region mistakes that cost marks.
11 plus Verbal Reasoning question types
11 plus Closest Meaning questions
What 11 plus Closest Meaning questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong pairs that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Complete the Sum questions
Complete the Sum 11 plus questions explained: balancing both sides of a number sentence, with three worked examples and the common mistakes.
Question type11 plus Complete the Word questions
What 11 plus Complete the Word questions ask, three worked examples, and how a child puts the three missing letters back in the right order.
Question type11 plus Compound Words questions
Compound Words questions join a piece from one bracket to a piece from another to spell one real word. Worked examples and a method.
Question type11 plus Hidden Word questions
What 11 plus Hidden Word questions ask, three worked examples, and the method a child uses to find a word hidden across two words.
Question type11 plus Insert a Letter questions
What 11 plus Insert a Letter questions ask, three worked examples, and how a child finds the one letter that works in all four gaps.
Question type11 plus Letter Connections questions
What 11 plus Letter Connections questions really ask, three worked examples, and how a child counts the alphabet shift without landing one place out.
Question type11 plus Letter Series questions
What 11 plus Letter Series questions ask, three worked examples, and how a child finds the next pair of letters in the sequence.
Question type11 plus Letter-Position Bridge questions
What 11 plus Letter-Position Bridge questions ask, three worked examples, and the method a child uses to find the missing middle word.
Question type11 plus Letter-Shift Codes questions
What 11 plus Letter-Shift Codes questions ask, three worked examples, and the counting slip that turns a right method into a wrong answer.
Question type11 plus Letter-Transform Pairs questions
What 11 plus Letter-Transform Pairs questions ask, three worked examples, and the step a child skips that costs them the mark.
Question type11 plus Letters for Numbers questions
Letters for Numbers 11 plus questions explained: reading the key, working the sum out and answering with a letter, with three worked examples.
Question type11 plus Move a Letter questions
What 11 plus Move a Letter questions ask, three worked examples, and the method a child uses to find the letter that moves.
Question type11 plus Number Analogies questions
Number Analogies 11 plus questions explained: how to find the rule linking each group of numbers, with three worked examples and the usual slips.
Question type11 plus Number Series questions
What 11 plus Number Series questions ask, three worked examples, and the method a child uses to find the missing number in a sequence.
Question type11 plus Opposite Meaning questions
What 11 plus Opposite Meaning questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong pairs that tempt children.
Question type11 plus Reading Information questions
Reading Information 11 plus questions explained: how to work out which statement must be true from a short set of facts, with three worked examples.
Question type11 plus Related Words questions
What 11 plus Related Words questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong pairs children fall for.
Question type11 plus Rhyme and Synonym questions
What 11 plus Rhyme and Synonym questions ask, three worked examples, and the two-step method a child uses to fill the gap.
Question type11 plus Same Missing Letter questions
What 11 plus Same Missing Letter questions ask, three worked examples, and how a child finds the letter that rebuilds both jumbled words.
Question type11 plus Sentence Extra Word questions
What 11 plus Sentence Extra Word questions ask, three worked examples, and the method a child uses to find the word left over.
Question type11 plus Two Odd Ones Out questions
What 11 plus Two Odd Ones Out questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the near-miss words children fall for.
Question type11 plus Word Connections questions
What 11 plus Word Connections questions ask, three worked examples, a five-step method and the wrong options children fall for.
Question type11 plus Word Grid questions
What 11 plus Word Grid questions ask, three worked examples with answers, a five-step method and the wrong words children pick.
Question type11 plus Word-Number Codes questions
What 11 plus Word-Number Codes questions ask, three worked examples, and why the right key still loses the mark.
Reading about it is the easy half.
These guides explain what every question type asks and how to answer it. The part that moves a score is doing a few of them every day, on the skill your child actually needs next. That is what 11+ Daily decides for you.