Mixed papers · all four subjects
A short paper, ten questions, one score.
The quizzes are the closest thing in the app to sitting the real test: ten questions mixed across maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, marked on accuracy. Start with four of them here, free, with nothing to sign up for.
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Ten questions in every paper, counted from the content the app ships rather than rounded up. Each paper mixes all four subjects, so no paper is a maths paper.
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Four questions from four different papers in the app, one per subject. Same wording, same four options, same instant mark.
Maths
If a shirt originally costs £80 and is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price of the shirt?
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D. £60 25% is a quarter. A quarter of £80 is £20, and £80 − £20 = £60. The trap is stopping at the discount and answering £20.
25% is a quarter. A quarter of £80 is £20, and £80 − £20 = £60. The trap is stopping at the discount and answering £20.
From the app’s own quiz bank · quiz.19.q5
English
Which word is spelt correctly?
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A. Definitely Definitely has no letter A in it anywhere. It is built from “finite”, so the middle is f-i-n-i-t.
Definitely has no letter A in it anywhere. It is built from “finite”, so the middle is f-i-n-i-t.
From the app’s own quiz bank · quiz.2.q8
Verbal Reasoning
Which 3 letter word has been removed so the sentence makes sense: The boat was FLING in the marina.
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D. OAT Put OAT back inside FLING and you get FLOATING. The word always goes in whole and in order, which is what makes these solvable rather than a guess.
Put OAT back inside FLING and you get FLOATING. The word always goes in whole and in order, which is what makes these solvable rather than a guess.
From the app’s own quiz bank · quiz.19.q3
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Which shape is the mirror image of the one on the left?
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B. B A mirror swaps left and right but leaves top and bottom alone, so the pennant points the other way and the dot crosses over while staying at the bottom. A has been given a half turn, C has not moved at all, and D is mirrored top to bottom, which is the right idea in the wrong direction.
A mirror swaps left and right but leaves top and bottom alone, so the pennant points the other way and the dot crosses over while staying at the bottom. A has been given a half turn, C has not moved at all, and D is mirrored top to bottom, which is the right idea in the wrong direction.
Figure drawn for this page · the app’s own non-verbal questions are pictures
One honest note about those explanations. The questions and their options are the app’s, word for word. The one-line explanations underneath are written for this page. In a real quiz the app marks the answer and moves straight on, because a paper that stops to teach after every question is not a paper. The worked explanations live in the maths and English courses instead.
How a paper works
Ten questions, then a number
No clock, no penalty for a wrong answer, and no explanation to read halfway through. Sit it, see the score, decide whether to go again.
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Pick a paper
They are numbered rather than levelled, so there is no order to get wrong. A progress bar along the top shows how far through you are.
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Answer, and it marks itself
Tap an option and it turns green or red straight away, then Next. Nothing is un-tappable and nothing is ambiguous.
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See the score
“Seven out of ten”, and either “Perfect score” or “Have another go to improve”. That is the whole results screen.
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Go again if it is worth it
Try again is offered on the spot. The paper keeps your child’s best score, never their most recent one.
What the app keeps
Best score, not last score
The record a paper carries is the best your child has ever managed on it. It is a small decision that changes what a bad afternoon means.
Scored on accuracy
One mark per correct answer, out of ten. Nothing is deducted for a wrong one, so guessing the last question is never punished.
Blocks for beating yourself
A block for every correct answer, two more for beating a previous best, and ten for a perfect paper. Improving a six is worth more than starting a new one.
A rosette for a perfect paper
Ten out of ten turns the paper’s card green and pins a rosette to it, and the first one earns the Perfect paper achievement. It stays there.
What is in them
All four subjects, in every paper
A paper is not a maths paper with a word question at the end. Each of the 36 papers moves between subjects question by question, which is the part children find hardest and the part a single-subject workbook cannot practise.
- Maths: percentages, ratio, angles, volume, Roman numerals, means and money, mostly as short word problems.
- English: spelling, synonyms and antonyms, and word meaning in context.
- Verbal reasoning: letter codes, missing letters, hidden words and odd one out.
- Non-verbal reasoning: sequences, rotations, reflections, nets and odd figure out, answered by tapping the picture.
The reasoning questions in the quiz bank are real questions and always have been. Both papers also have a full standalone course, so a child can work through one type at a time and then meet it again mixed in with everything else. What’s inside lists every topic.
Questions about the quizzes
How many quizzes are there?
36 papers of ten questions, which is 360 questions in total. Nearly all are multiple choice with four options, and every paper mixes all four subjects.
Are they timed?
No. There is no clock anywhere in the app. A timer teaches a nine year old that speed is the point, and the thing we want them to practise is reading the question properly. Exam pace comes later, from a mock paper on a kitchen table.
Do the quizzes really cover verbal and non-verbal reasoning?
Yes, and they always have. Every paper mixes maths, English, verbal and non-verbal questions. Both reasoning papers also have a full standalone course of their own, so a child can work through a type properly and then meet it again mixed in. What’s inside lists every topic.
Can my child retake a paper?
As often as they like. The app keeps the best score rather than the last one, so a second attempt can only improve the record. Beating a previous best earns extra blocks, which is the point: retaking a paper you scored six on is worth more than starting a fresh one.
Is the answer explained?
In a quiz the app marks it and moves on, so a paper feels like a paper. The worked explanations live in the maths and English courses, where the answer is hidden until your child asks for it and the formula or the rule comes with it.
Four questions is not a paper
A real one is ten, mixed across all four subjects, and it ends in a score your child will want to beat. If they answered those four without being asked twice, that is the whole test. The app is free, the papers sit on the device, and one fits in the time it takes to make a cup of tea.
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