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Free 11+ Maths skills check
A free, untimed online Maths check for children preparing for the 11+. Your child answers 46 multiple-choice questions, split into 2parts, and you get a short report showing which areas look secure and where to practise. There is no sign-up, no card, and we do not ask for your child's name.
What the Maths check covers
The questions are spread across five areas, in the style of the GL Assessment 11+ papers.
- Number. Place value, rounding, multiplying and dividing, decimals, fractions and percentages of amounts, ratio, negative numbers, factors and multiples, powers, square and triangular numbers, consecutive numbers and the order of operations.
- Geometry. Angles on a line, opposite angles and angles in shapes, the properties of 2D and 3D shapes, coordinates, translation, reflection and rotation, and scale on maps.
- Measures. Time, units of mass, length and capacity, perimeter, area and volume (including L-shapes), speed, and best value.
- Data. Pictograms, bar charts and pie charts, the mean, probability, Venn diagrams and two-way tables.
- Algebra. Function machines, simple formulae, solving equations, the nth term of a sequence and multi-step word problems.
Two parts, so the questions suit your child's year
- Part 1: Year 4 topics and early Year 5. 24 questions, about 20 to 25 minutes. Number, shape and angles, measures, simple data and algebra.
- Part 2: Later Year 5, Year 6 and 11+ stretch. 22 questions, about 20 to 25 minutes. Ratio, percentages of amounts, the order of operations, speed, probability, pie charts and more algebra. Some of these are hard on purpose.
Which to try first:
- Year 4: Part 1 is the one to try. Part 2 can wait.
- Year 5: start with Part 1, then try Part 2 when your child is ready. They can be done on different days.
- Year 6: Part 2 is the closer match to the 11+, and Part 1 is a useful check of the basics.
You can do just one part and still get a report. If you do both, you can see the two together.
A sample question
An example of the style. It is not one of the questions in the check.
Which of these fractions is the largest?
- 5/8
- 2/3
- 7/10
- 3/4
Show the answer
3/4. Change each fraction to a decimal: 5/8 = 0.625, 2/3 is about 0.667, 7/10 = 0.7 and 3/4 = 0.75. The largest is 3/4. Comparing only the top numbers or only the bottom numbers would give a different answer.
What the report looks like
Each area is shown as looks secure, developing, practise first, or not learned yet, with free lessons for the weaker areas. You may also see up to three things to look at, such as stopping one step early. These are possibilities from a short check, not conclusions.
An invented example, not a real child's result.
You see the report on screen straight after the last question, and you can print it or save it as a PDF.
Questions parents ask
Is it really free, and do I need an account?
Yes, it is free and you do not need an account. You do not enter your child's name either. An account is only needed if you later want to see which questions were missed, with an explanation of each.
How long does it take?
About 20 to 25 minutes for each part. There is no timer, and your child can stop and carry on later on the same device.
Which part should my child do?
Part 1 covers Year 4 topics and early Year 5. Part 2 covers later Year 5, Year 6 and 11+ stretch topics. Year 4: start with Part 1. Year 5: Part 1, then Part 2 when ready. Year 6: Part 2 is the closer match to the 11+. You can do just one part and still get a report.
What if my child has not been taught a topic yet?
Every question has a button, "I haven't learned this yet". It is not marked wrong and does not lower their result. The report lists those topics separately so you know what is new rather than what is weak.
Is this like the real 11+?
The questions are written in the style of the GL Assessment 11+ papers, but this is a short check, not a mock paper or an official test. It does not predict an 11+ score or a school place, and Onze+ is not affiliated with GL Assessment.
Can my child take it more than once?
The questions never change, so a second attempt mostly shows what your child remembers, not what they have learned. Treat the first attempt as the result. To see progress over time, use fresh practice and mock papers in the Onze+ app, which use new questions each time.
What happens to my child's answers?
They are used to work out the report. Unless you opt out, we also add them to anonymous totals, with no name, email or device details, so we can improve the questions. Read the "Free Skills Checks" section of our privacy policy for the detail.
Ready when you are
Pick a quiet time when your child is not tired, sit beside them, and let them work it out. Rough paper is fine; calculators are not.
New to the 11+? Browse the Maths syllabus, try a free lesson, or see what your target schools test with the school finder. Read the full parent guide to the skills checks and how we make and check our questions.