GL Assessment 11 Plus Practice Papers 2024 All Packs Bundle (12 Packs) | Maths English Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning 11+ Practice Papers For Exam Prep | A Kit Contains 3 Papers Guidance And Answers

This is how I used them to good effect:Got my child to do two of each. She got ~60-70% in them which I think is average.From this learned:English - she needed to slow down a lot. She was reading the text but not "taking it in" and claiming she had finished with half the time on the clock left.Maths - she needed to speed up a lot as she was very far from finishing it in the set time. Plus there were some topics she simply didn't know (angles & Venn diagrams).Verbal Reasoning - she didn't properly understand some of the puzzles.So, encouraged her to slow down and read the English properly. Taught her angles and Venn diagrams, on paper and watched some youtube videos. Worked though some of the puzzles. Also for maths, taught her various shortcuts so help her solve problems by ruling out multiple choice answers more quickly, e.g. odd * even = odd. Number is divisible by 3 if the digits sum to a multiple of 3. Similar for 9. Number if divisible by 4 if half of it is even (& only need to look at last two digits). Did lots of shapes and intersecting lines for the angles so she could just recognise things that would be 30,45,60,90,180 degrees.Did a couple more of each paper. Repeat the cycle a couple more times of looking for ways to be quicker and filling in any other missing math subjects (e.g. converting square cm into square m).After a few cycles changed to just looking through the remaining papers for topics she didn't know, then giving her a quick schooling on them.Took 2-2.5 hours per day for a full fortnight - by the end she could get 90% in each. She then did a private school exam and got an exceptional result and a performance scholarship - so I actually look back on the time and money on this as an investment that paid off.Feel bad that many people will not be able to spend this amount of money and time - but don't hate the player, hate the game - everyone wants the best for their children.

We're in Bucks so as much as I don't agree with the 11 plus, it's the system we've got. We went through these in the 3 months before my son's test and they were completely invaluable. He didn't have any pay-for tutoring, but we talked through each question in the first 5 papers per subject and worked out how to do them, then he used the last 4 papers per subject as a test and we went through any answers he got wrong at the end.My son is not a complete genius but is bright boy and is definitely suited to a grammar school. I'm so glad we did the DIY route, I won't lie, I'm pleased about how much money we have saved BUT it was at the expense of a lot of my time!

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Good test papers to practice with but there are no explanations with the answers. This is unhelpful if you are a parent who is unfamiliar with with 11+ type questions and are helping your child with their 11+ practice

These are good preparation if you have a child who does not like surprises. I think the way they are answered could throw some children off track if they are not used to the format of putting a pencil line through the multiple choice answer. I also helps them make sure that the correct question is being answered, as if you miss one out, and carry on then they will of course all be wrongly answered. Having practice sessions at the actual physical action of doing it helps. I don't think it will help your child's intrinsic ability, but it will help them be less stressed about the tests which will help them get a better result.

I ordered it for my child and she loved it , it helped a lot and she passed her 11+ because of this book i recommend it the only issue is that it's a bit expensive i bought it for £100 but the price decreased a little bit.

My daughter practised for the exams using these test papers and passed without taking any tuitions.

These have been brilliant for my daughter to help her practice for the 11 plus. They are harder than the actual exam (according to both my son and daughter) but really help prepare them for the test layout and content.