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Specimen paper · Magdalen College School, Oxford

Maths specimen paper (2021 entry)

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A free maths specimen paper from Magdalen College School, Oxford, linked here from the publisher's own site and published in 2020.

  • Maths
  • 2020
  • Written answers

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About this paper

Paper type
Specimen paper
Subjects
Maths
Exam board or style
School-set paper
Format
Written answers
Year
2020 (for 2021 entry)
Answers
Not published
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the school (mcsoxford.org)
Cataloguer's note. '11+/Pre Test Entrance Examination Specimen', 55 min, 16pp: arithmetic, area/perimeter, fractions, percentages. Scanned image PDF, so identified via search snippet plus filename. Not currently linked from the page it was found on, so it may be an older upload.

Skills classified in this paper

Response items mapped to the pinned Trace Learn skill graph. Multi-skill questions split their weight between tags.

Easy questions
30
Medium questions
42
Hard questions
12

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 specimen paper (2021 entry)
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
MathsAdd whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated3%3 of 841.5 / 1 / 0
MathsCalculate a durationMeasurementConfirmed automated3.6%3 of 841 / 2 / 0
MathsCalculate a whole-number operationNumberConfirmed automated36.9%31 of 8411 / 20 / 0
MathsCalculate areaMeasurementConfirmed automated4.8%4 of 840 / 4 / 0
MathsCalculate perimeterMeasurementConfirmed automated1.2%1 of 840 / 1 / 0
MathsCompare and order numbersNumberConfirmed automated3.6%3 of 840 / 1 / 2
MathsCompare table valuesData handlingConfirmed automated1.2%1 of 840 / 1 / 0
MathsContinue a number sequenceNumberConfirmed automated4.8%4 of 841 / 2 / 1
MathsConvert decimal and percentageFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated1.2%2 of 841 / 0 / 0
MathsConvert fraction and decimalFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated2.2%4 of 841.8333 / 0 / 0
MathsConvert fraction and percentageFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated2.2%4 of 841.8334 / 0 / 0
MathsConvert unitsMeasurementConfirmed automated1.2%1 of 841 / 0 / 0
MathsDivide whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated2.4%2 of 841 / 1 / 0
MathsFind a fraction of a quantityFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated1.8%2 of 841 / 0.5 / 0
MathsFind a percentage of a quantityFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated1.8%2 of 840 / 1.5 / 0
MathsIdentify a represented fractionFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated0.4%1 of 840.3333 / 0 / 0
MathsIdentify line symmetryGeometryConfirmed automated1.2%1 of 840 / 1 / 0
MathsMultiply whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated7.1%6 of 843 / 2 / 1
MathsRound to a stated placeNumberConfirmed automated2.4%2 of 842 / 0 / 0
MathsSolve a multi-step problemProblem solvingConfirmed automated11.9%10 of 840 / 2 / 8
MathsSolve an angle relationGeometryConfirmed automated2.4%2 of 840 / 2 / 0
MathsSubtract whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated3%3 of 842.5 / 0 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 84 classified response items from 84 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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