Mental Arithmetic Paper 7
Mental Arithmetic Paper 7 is the seventh in this series of timed mental arithmetic practice papers, again combining the four operations, fractions, percentages and simple conversions of time and money into short, quick-fire questions with no calculator allowed, matching the pace and style of the mental maths sections in GL Assessment and CEM/CSSE 11+ tests.
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Method
- Recognise that many mental arithmetic questions on this paper combine two operations in one sentence, so plan both steps before you calculate either one.
- Carry out the first operation completely and hold only its result in your head, rather than trying to do both operations at once.
- Re-read the second instruction carefully before applying it to your first result, since the second step usually determines the final answer.
- Use quick mental shortcuts wherever the numbers allow, such as recognising a near-multiple of ten or a familiar times-table fact.
- Say your working through in your head in the same order the question gave it, to avoid accidentally reversing the two steps.
- Move on the moment you have an answer; checking a mental arithmetic answer typically costs more time than it is worth on this kind of paper.
Worked example
A mental arithmetic question, read aloud once: 'Divide 90 by 6, then add 17. What is your final answer?'
- Start with the division: 90 / 6.
- Recall that 6 x 15 = 90, so 90 / 6 = 15.
- Now add 17 to the result: 15 + 17.
- 15 + 17 = 32.
- The final answer is 32.
Practice questions
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Q1What is 8 more than 57?Show answer
Answer: 65
Q2Multiply 6 by 11.Show answer
Answer: 66
Q3What is a quarter of 88?Show answer
Answer: 22
Q4Take 24 away from 91.Show answer
Answer: 67
Q5What is 7 times 6, minus 5?Show answer
Answer: 37
Q6Divide 63 by 7.Show answer
Answer: 9
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
This is question 5 of a mental arithmetic paper, read aloud once: 'Add 9 to 13, then multiply your answer by 4. What is your answer?'
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This is question 13 of a mental arithmetic paper, read aloud once: 'I have 84 stickers. I give an equal number to 7 friends, then each friend uses 4 of their stickers. How many stickers does each friend have left?'
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This is question 19 of a mental arithmetic paper, read aloud once: 'A film starts at 19:40 and lasts 55 minutes. At what time does it end?'
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