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Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016

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A free maths past paper from The Manchester Grammar School, linked here from the publisher's own site and published in 2016.

  • Maths
  • 2016
  • Written answers

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About this paper

Paper type
Past paper
Subjects
Maths
Exam board or style
School-set paper
Format
Written answers
Year
2016 (for 2016 entry)
Answers
Included in the paper
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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
20
Medium questions
19
Hard questions
9

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 Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
MathsAdd whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated9.4%5 of 484.5 / 0 / 0
MathsCalculate areaMeasurementConfirmed automated4.4%3 of 480.7 / 1.4 / 0
MathsContinue a number sequenceNumberConfirmed automated7.9%4 of 482 / 1.8 / 0
MathsConvert unitsMeasurementConfirmed automated1%1 of 480 / 0.5 / 0
MathsDivide whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated5.6%5 of 481.4 / 1.3 / 0
MathsEvaluate an algebraic expressionAlgebraConfirmed automated18.8%15 of 484.6 / 2.6 / 1.8
MathsFind a fraction of a quantityFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated1.3%2 of 480.3 / 0.3 / 0
MathsFind a percentage of a quantityFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated1.9%3 of 480.7 / 0 / 0.2
MathsIdentify a represented fractionFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated0.8%1 of 480 / 0.4 / 0
MathsInterpret a pie-chart sectorData handlingConfirmed automated4.2%3 of 480.7 / 1.3 / 0
MathsMultiply fractionsFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated0.6%1 of 480.3 / 0 / 0
MathsMultiply whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated5%5 of 481.9 / 0.2 / 0.3
MathsRead a table cellData handlingConfirmed automated5.4%4 of 481 / 1.6 / 0
MathsRecognise equivalent fractionsFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated3.3%4 of 481.6 / 0 / 0
MathsSolve a multi-step problemProblem solvingConfirmed automated29.8%22 of 480 / 7.6 / 6.7
MathsSubtract whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated0.6%1 of 480.3 / 0 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 48 classified response items from 48 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.

Schools this paper is for

  • The Manchester Grammar School

    Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England. School website

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