Mental Arithmetic Paper 11
Mental Arithmetic Paper 11 is a further full timed practice paper in this series, again testing the four operations, fractions, percentages and simple time or money conversions in the fast, no-calculator format used by the mental maths sections of GL Assessment and CEM/CSSE 11+ tests, giving pupils another complete set of questions to build speed and accuracy.
Before you start
Make sure you're comfortable with these topics first:
Method
- Draw on every strategy practised across this series, instant recall of number facts, quick fraction-to-percentage conversions, and comfortable unit conversions for money, time and measures.
- Listen to or read the whole question before calculating, identifying immediately whether it needs one step or two.
- Work through a two-step question in the order it is given, keeping only the result of the first step in mind before applying the second.
- Choose the quickest mental route for the numbers involved rather than a slower written method, since speed is what this kind of paper tests.
- Keep an even pace across the whole paper, giving a sensible estimate rather than leaving a difficult question blank.
- Check your final answers are in the correct unit and make sense in size, using any time left at the end.
Worked example
A mental arithmetic question, read aloud once: 'Divide 96 by 8, then multiply the result by 5. What is your final answer?'
- Start with the division: 96 / 8.
- Recall that 8 x 12 = 96, so 96 / 8 = 12.
- Now multiply the result by 5: 12 x 5.
- 12 x 5 = 60.
- The final answer is 60.
Practice questions
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Q1What is 13 less than 100?Show answer
Answer: 87
Q2Multiply 11 by 7.Show answer
Answer: 77
Q3What is a sixth of 42?Show answer
Answer: 7
Q4Add 59 and 26.Show answer
Answer: 85
Q5What is 8 times 9, plus 6?Show answer
Answer: 78
Q6Divide 91 by 7.Show answer
Answer: 13
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
This is question 7 of a mental arithmetic paper, read aloud once: 'Multiply 6 by 8, then subtract 19. What is your answer?'
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This is question 15 of a mental arithmetic paper, read aloud once: 'A market stall has 120 lemons arranged equally on 10 trays, then 6 lemons are sold from one tray. How many lemons are left on that tray?'
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This is question 21 of a mental arithmetic paper, read aloud once: 'A coach departs at 09:50 and the journey lasts 2 hours 25 minutes. At what time does it arrive?'
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