Year 6 11+ activities
In Year 6, work on timing as well as accuracy. One short session a day — with the explanations read properly — beats a long session at the weekend.
Activities matched to Year 6
Fractions of Amounts
Find fractions of whole numbers, compare two fractions of different amounts, and solve the fraction word problems 11+ papers love.
Percentages in the Shops
Percentage discounts, percentage change and quick mental percentages — practised through realistic shopping problems.
Ratio and Proportion
Share amounts in a given ratio, scale recipes up and down, and use simple scales — the topic that separates 11+ scores.
Mental Maths Speed Round
Times tables, division facts, quarters and decimal addition — a five-minute warm-up to build the speed 11+ papers reward.
Punctuation: Commas, Apostrophes and Colons
Where commas really go, when the apostrophe moves after the s, and how to use a colon to introduce a list.
Cloze: Choosing the Right Word
Fill-the-gap sentences where only one word fits both the meaning and the grammar — the skill behind "choose the best word" questions.
Comprehension: Reading Between the Lines
A short passage with inference, vocabulary-in-context and character questions — practice at the harder end of 11+ comprehension.
Word Analogies
Kitten is to cat as puppy is to...? Build the habit of naming the relationship before you choose the answer.
Letter Sequences
Spot how many letters are skipped each time, then continue the sequence — including sequences where the gap grows.
Number Codes
Letters turned into numbers — using alphabet positions, doubled values and decoding back into words.
Reflection
Mirror a shape in a vertical or horizontal line — the mirror image is flipped, never simply turned.
Missing Shape Puzzles
Work out the rule across a grid of shapes, then supply the missing one — the classic 11+ "complete the pattern" question.