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A free maths familiarisation booklet from GL Assessment, linked here from lawrencesheriffschool.net.

  • Maths
  • 2027 entry
  • Multiple choice

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Published by
GL Assessment
Paper type
Familiarisation booklet
Subjects
Maths
Exam board or style
GL Assessment
Format
Multiple choice
Year
For September 2027 entry
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Not published
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Cataloguer's note. Linked as 'Maths Test Papers'. GL familiarisation material for the West Midlands entrance test, self-hosted by the school. Published by GL Assessment; hosted on Lawrence Sheriff School's website.

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The document reached terminal classification, but the response-item analysis still carries one or more review conditions. Its granular tags are visible as uncertain paper-level evidence and are never used as trend evidence or for rising and falling signals.

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Easy questions
37
Medium questions
41
Hard questions
22

Paper-level difficulty counts include every classified response item, including creative-writing prompts. Sitting-year difficulty trends compare objective response items only, so those totals use a different, explicitly labelled denominator.

Published skill tags for Maths familiarisation test papers
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
MathsAdd whole numbers or decimalsNumberProvisional analysis3.8%6 of 1002 / 1.8 / 0
MathsCalculate a durationMeasurementProvisional analysis4.4%5 of 1001 / 3.4 / 0
MathsCalculate a whole-number operationNumberProvisional analysis5.3%6 of 1003 / 2.3 / 0
MathsCalculate areaMeasurementProvisional analysis2.1%3 of 1001 / 0 / 1.1
MathsCalculate perimeterMeasurementProvisional analysis1.7%3 of 1001 / 0.2 / 0.5
MathsClassify an angleGeometryProvisional analysis1%1 of 1001 / 0 / 0
MathsCompare and order numbersNumberProvisional analysis3.5%4 of 1001 / 2.5 / 0
MathsCompare bar-chart valuesData handlingProvisional analysis1.5%3 of 1000.4 / 0 / 1.1
MathsCompare line-graph changeData handlingProvisional analysis1%1 of 1000 / 1 / 0
MathsCompare table valuesData handlingProvisional analysis0.4%1 of 1000 / 0.4 / 0
MathsContinue a number sequenceNumberProvisional analysis2%2 of 1002 / 0 / 0
MathsConvert fraction and decimalFractions, decimals, and percentagesProvisional analysis1%1 of 1000 / 1 / 0
MathsConvert fraction and percentageFractions, decimals, and percentagesProvisional analysis0.6%1 of 1000 / 0.6 / 0
MathsConvert unitsMeasurementProvisional analysis8.7%16 of 1004.5 / 3.2 / 1
MathsDecode a pictogram keyData handlingProvisional analysis0.6%1 of 1000 / 0.6 / 0
MathsDivide whole numbers or decimalsNumberProvisional analysis4%6 of 1003.4 / 0.4 / 0.2
MathsEvaluate a mixed expressionNumberProvisional analysis2%3 of 1000 / 0.4 / 1.6
MathsEvaluate an algebraic expressionAlgebraProvisional analysis0.7%1 of 1000 / 0.7 / 0
MathsFind a fraction of a quantityFractions, decimals, and percentagesProvisional analysis2.9%4 of 1002 / 0 / 0.9
MathsFind a percentage of a quantityFractions, decimals, and percentagesProvisional analysis2%2 of 1001 / 1 / 0
MathsIdentify a geometric transformationGeometryProvisional analysis1.4%2 of 1000 / 1 / 0.4
MathsIdentify a represented fractionFractions, decimals, and percentagesProvisional analysis2%2 of 1000 / 2 / 0
MathsIdentify a shape propertyGeometryProvisional analysis5.9%7 of 1002 / 1.8 / 2.1
MathsInterpret a pie-chart sectorData handlingProvisional analysis1%1 of 1000 / 1 / 0
MathsMultiply whole numbers or decimalsNumberProvisional analysis4%5 of 1000 / 3 / 1
MathsPlot or read a coordinateGeometryProvisional analysis3%4 of 1002 / 0 / 1
MathsRead a bar-chart valueData handlingProvisional analysis3.2%6 of 1000.6 / 1.2 / 1.4
MathsRead a line-graph valueData handlingProvisional analysis1.1%2 of 1000 / 0 / 1.1
MathsRead a table cellData handlingProvisional analysis1%2 of 1000 / 1 / 0
MathsRead place valueNumberProvisional analysis4%4 of 1004 / 0 / 0
MathsRecognise equivalent fractionsFractions, decimals, and percentagesProvisional analysis1.5%2 of 1001 / 0.5 / 0
MathsReflect a shapeGeometryProvisional analysis0.6%1 of 1000 / 0 / 0.6
MathsScale by a power of tenNumberProvisional analysis1%1 of 1001 / 0 / 0
MathsScale quantities in a ratioRatio and proportionProvisional analysis2.6%5 of 1000 / 1.2 / 1.4
MathsShare a total in a ratioRatio and proportionProvisional analysis2%2 of 1000 / 2 / 0
MathsSolve a multi-step problemProblem solvingProvisional analysis9.9%16 of 1000 / 3.3 / 6.6
MathsSolve a one-step number problemNumberProvisional analysis3.3%6 of 1002.4 / 0.9 / 0
MathsSolve an angle relationGeometryProvisional analysis1%1 of 1000 / 1 / 0
MathsSubtract whole numbers or decimalsNumberProvisional analysis1.7%3 of 1000.7 / 1 / 0
MathsUse a term ruleAlgebraProvisional analysis0.6%1 of 1000 / 0.6 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 100 classified response items from 100 detected. Ratios describe classified items only, so any uncovered detected items are not silently treated as another skill. This profile is automated and is not represented as independent human review. Confirmed, provisional taxonomy, and provisional analysis labels show which claims can safely contribute to trend evidence.

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