Calderdale and Kirklees-Style Mock
The Calderdale and Kirklees-Style Mock is a two-section timed 11+ practice test with a mathematics section followed by an English section, reflecting the format some West Yorkshire grammar and selective schools use in a single combined paper. Section 1 is a no-calculator mathematics section of multiple-choice questions, and Section 2 is an English section built around a printed source text testing comprehension, vocabulary and language.
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Method
- Check the running order before you start: because this paper mixes maths and English in one sitting, you need to manage two very different kinds of concentration in a single test session.
- Treat the maths section like any no-calculator paper: work every sum out on paper, check the five options, and do not linger past about a minute a question.
- When you reach the English section, read the whole source passage once for general sense before looking at the questions, exactly as you would for a standalone comprehension task.
- For English questions that name a paragraph or line, go back and reread that exact part rather than answering from memory of the first read-through.
- Keep an eye on the clock separately for each section; finishing the maths section early does not give you extra English time if the sections are separately timed.
- If you are stronger in one subject than the other, do not let a slow start in your weaker section eat into your stronger section's time - stick to the section boundaries.
- When self-marking, review maths and English mistakes separately, since a maths slip and a comprehension misread need completely different fixes.
Worked example
Maths section question: A packet of biscuits costs £1.40. A shop offers 3 packets for £3.75. How much cheaper per packet is the offer price compared with buying 3 packets separately?
- Work out the cost of 3 packets bought separately: 3 x £1.40 = £4.20.
- Find the total saving on the offer: £4.20 - £3.75 = £0.45.
- Divide the total saving across the 3 packets to find the saving per packet: £0.45 / 3.
- Work out the division: £0.45 / 3 = £0.15.
- Final answer: the offer saves 15p per packet compared with buying them separately.
Practice questions
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Q1Work out 512 divided by 8 without a calculator.Show answer
Answer: 64
Q2What is 0.6 written as a fraction in its simplest form?Show answer
Answer: 3/5
Q3A shop is open from 09:30 to 17:45. How many hours and minutes is that in total?Show answer
Answer: 8 hours 15 minutes
Q4In the sentence 'The old bridge groaned under the weight of the lorry', which word suggests the bridge is personified?Show answer
Answer: groaned
Q5'Reluctant to leave, Sara lingered by the door.' Does 'lingered' suggest Sara left quickly or slowly?Show answer
Answer: Slowly (lingered means stayed or delayed, matching 'reluctant to leave')
Q6What is the missing number: 9 squared minus ? = 45?Show answer
Answer: 36 (9 squared is 81, and 81 - 45 = 36)
Q7Give one word from this sentence that means 'enormous': 'The colossal oak tree towered over the cottage.'Show answer
Answer: colossal (or towered, if explained as suggesting great height)
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
Maths: A school orders 240 exercise books, split between two classes in the ratio 5:3. How many exercise books does each class receive? Show your working. (3 marks)
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English source: 'The harbour was silent except for the creak of rope against wood and the far-off cry of a single gull. Mara stood at the water's edge, watching the tide creep back over the sand, and for the first time in weeks she felt something close to peace.' Explain how the writer's choice of language creates a calm mood in this extract. (4 marks)
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