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Question 1 of 10 MathsArithmetic & multi-step problemsFour boxes contain 24 pencils each. Nine pencils are used. How many remain?
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Find the total in four boxes before subtracting the used pencils.
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Answer A: 87
4 × 24 = 96, then 96 − 9 = 87.
Common mistake: Subtracting 9 from 24 before finding the pencils in all four boxes.
Quick method: Write the story as two lines: 4 × 24 = 96, then 96 − 9 = 87.
Question 2 of 10 MathsFractionsCalculate 2/3 + 1/6.
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Rewrite two thirds in sixths.
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Answer B: 5/6
2/3 = 4/6, so 4/6 + 1/6 = 5/6.
Common mistake: Adding the denominators as if sixths and thirds were already the same-sized parts.
Quick method: Rename both fractions in sixths, then add only the numerators.
Question 3 of 10 MathsPercentagesA 200 ml drink is 18% fruit juice. How much fruit juice does it contain?
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Combine 10% and 8%, or calculate 18 hundredths of 200.
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Answer C: 36 ml
10% is 20 ml and 8% is 16 ml, giving 36 ml.
Common mistake: Treating 18% as 18 ml, or subtracting the fruit part when the question asks for it directly.
Quick method: Find 10% (20 ml) and 8% (16 ml), then add them.
Question 4 of 10 EnglishVocabulary in context‘Although the map looked ancient, its markings were still legible.’ What does legible mean?
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What can still be done with the markings despite the map's age?
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Answer D: easy to read
Legible means clear enough to read.
Common mistake: Choosing an idea linked to an old map instead of the meaning required by the sentence.
Quick method: Replace legible with each option: only ‘easy to read’ preserves the sentence.
Question 5 of 10 EnglishPunctuation controlChoose the correctly punctuated sentence.
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The extra clause needs a matched pair of commas.
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Answer A: My uncle, who lives in York, is visiting.
‘Who lives in York’ is extra information, so it is enclosed by commas.
Common mistake: Using a single comma for extra information when a matched pair is needed.
Quick method: Lift out ‘who lives in York’. If the sentence still works, place a comma on both sides of it.
Question 6 of 10 EnglishInference‘Marcus volunteered to go first, but his voice shook and he gripped the notes with both hands.’ What is most likely?
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Contrast what he chooses to do with the physical clues.
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Answer C: He is nervous despite volunteering.
A shaking voice and tight grip indicate nervousness, even though he volunteers.
Common mistake: Focusing only on Marcus volunteering and ignoring the physical evidence that changes the inference.
Quick method: Name the feeling, then point to two clues: shaking voice and tight grip.
Question 7 of 10 Verbal ReasoningAnalogies & word relationshipsBARK is to DOG as NEIGH is to ___.
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The first word is the sound made by the second.
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Answer B: horse
A dog barks; a horse neighs.
Common mistake: Choosing something associated with horses rather than the animal that makes the named sound.
Quick method: Say the relationship aloud: a dog makes a bark; a horse makes a neigh.
Question 8 of 10 Verbal ReasoningLetter codes & transformationsIf MILK becomes LHKJ, how is FROG coded?
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Each original letter moves back one.
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Answer D: EQNF
F→E, R→Q, O→N, G→F, giving EQNF.
Common mistake: Moving letters forward, or applying the backward-one rule to only some letters.
Quick method: Write the previous alphabet letter under every letter: F→E, R→Q, O→N, G→F.
Question 9 of 10 Non-Verbal ReasoningRotationA shape faces left. It rotates 450° clockwise. Which direction does it face?
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Remove the full 360° turn first.
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Answer A: up
450° is 360° + 90°. Left turned 90° clockwise points up.
Common mistake: Forgetting that 450° contains a full 360° turn and treating it like a half-turn or reflection.
Quick method: Remove full turns first: 450° − 360° = 90°, then turn left clockwise once.
Question 10 of 10 Non-Verbal ReasoningMatricesIn every row, cell 3 shows the shapes present in cell 1 but not cell 2. Cell 1 has a circle and square; cell 2 has a square. What remains?
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Remove the shared shape.
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Answer C: a circle
The square cancels, leaving the circle.
Common mistake: Keeping the shared square rather than removing shapes that appear in both cells.
Quick method: Cross out matching shapes in the first two cells; the uncrossed shape remains.