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2016 11+ past paper skills and sources

Practice material read

Practice material published in 2016, kept separate from papers children actually sat in 2016. The two are never mixed, because they answer different questions.

practice papers published this year: 5
papers children sat this year: 3
different skills found: 43
questions sorted by skill: 140

What this page can and cannot tell you

Every skill here was read off the paper itself, question by question, from a copy we can link you to. 3 papers are still queued for a second read. Those still count towards the year-by-year comparisons, and are drawn with a dotted line so you can tell them apart. We may not hold every paper a school has published, and nothing here predicts what the next exam will ask.

Practice material published in 2016

Booklets, sample papers and practice books published or listed in 2016. Each paper counts once, so a single thick practice book cannot dominate. This describes what was on offer that year, not what any school asked in the exam.

Maths in this year’s practice material

2016 Maths skills that year
Skill	Topic	Checked?	Difficulty	Share of questions	Papers counted	Papers it appeared in	Types of paper
Solve a multi-step problem	Problem solving	Second read due	All difficulties	31.4%	2	2	Past paper
Solve a multi-step problem	Problem solving	Second read due	Harder	19.5%	2	2	Past paper
Solve a multi-step problem	Problem solving	Second read due	Middling	11.9%	2	2	Past paper
Evaluate an algebraic expression	Algebra	Second read due	All difficulties	9.4%	2	1	Past paper
Evaluate a mixed expression	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	7.5%	2	1	Past paper
Add whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	7.2%	2	2	Past paper
Add whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Easier	7.2%	2	2	Past paper
Continue a number sequence	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	6.5%	2	2	Past paper
Divide whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	5.3%	2	2	Past paper
Evaluate a mixed expression	Number	Second read due	Middling	5.0%	2	1	Past paper
Multiply whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	5.0%	2	2	Past paper
Evaluate an algebraic expression	Algebra	Second read due	Easier	4.8%	2	1	Past paper
Continue a number sequence	Number	Second read due	Easier	4.6%	2	2	Past paper
Multiply whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Easier	4.5%	2	2	Past paper
Divide whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Middling	3.9%	2	2	Past paper
Calculate area	Measurement	Second read due	All difficulties	3.7%	2	2	Past paper
Evaluate an algebraic expression	Algebra	Second read due	Middling	2.7%	2	1	Past paper
Read a table cell	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	2.7%	2	1	Past paper
Convert fraction and decimal	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Convert fraction and decimal	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Evaluate a mixed expression	Number	Second read due	Harder	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Find a sequence term	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Find a sequence term	Number	Second read due	Harder	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Solve a one-step number problem	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Solve a one-step number problem	Number	Second read due	Easier	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Solve an angle relation	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Solve an angle relation	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	2.5%	2	1	Past paper
Interpret a pie-chart sector	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	2.1%	2	1	Past paper
Continue a number sequence	Number	Second read due	Middling	1.9%	2	1	Past paper
Evaluate an algebraic expression	Algebra	Second read due	Harder	1.9%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate a duration	Measurement	Second read due	All difficulties	1.8%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate a duration	Measurement	Second read due	Middling	1.8%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate an arithmetic mean	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	1.8%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate an arithmetic mean	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	1.8%	2	1	Past paper
Read a table cell	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	1.7%	2	1	Past paper
Recognise equivalent fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	1.7%	2	1	Past paper
Recognise equivalent fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	1.7%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate area	Measurement	Second read due	Harder	1.5%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate area	Measurement	Second read due	Middling	1.5%	2	1	Past paper
Divide whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Easier	1.5%	2	1	Past paper
Interpret a pie-chart sector	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	1.4%	2	1	Past paper
Read a table cell	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	1.0%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate perimeter	Measurement	Second read due	All difficulties	1.0%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate perimeter	Measurement	Second read due	Harder	1.0%	2	1	Past paper
Find a percentage of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	0.9%	2	1	Past paper
Calculate area	Measurement	Second read due	Easier	0.7%	2	1	Past paper
Find a percentage of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	0.7%	2	1	Past paper
Interpret a pie-chart sector	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.7%	2	1	Past paper
Find a fraction of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	0.6%	2	1	Past paper
Convert units	Measurement	Second read due	All difficulties	0.5%	2	1	Past paper
Convert units	Measurement	Second read due	Middling	0.5%	2	1	Past paper
Identify a represented fraction	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	0.4%	2	1	Past paper
Identify a represented fraction	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.4%	2	1	Past paper
Find a fraction of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	0.3%	2	1	Past paper
Find a fraction of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.3%	2	1	Past paper
Multiply fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	0.3%	2	1	Past paper
Multiply fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	0.3%	2	1	Past paper
Multiply whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.3%	2	1	Past paper
Subtract whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	0.3%	2	1	Past paper
Subtract whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.3%	2	1	Past paper
Find a percentage of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.2%	2	1	Past paper
Multiply whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.2%	2	1	Past paper
Add whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Add whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate a duration	Measurement	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate a duration	Measurement	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate a whole-number operation	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate a whole-number operation	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate a whole-number operation	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate a whole-number operation	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate an arithmetic mean	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate an arithmetic mean	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate perimeter	Measurement	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Calculate perimeter	Measurement	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Classify an angle	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Classify an angle	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Classify an angle	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Classify an angle	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare and order numbers	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare and order numbers	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare and order numbers	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare and order numbers	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare bar-chart values	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare bar-chart values	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare bar-chart values	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare bar-chart values	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare line-graph change	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare line-graph change	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare line-graph change	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare line-graph change	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare table values	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare table values	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare table values	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compare table values	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compose coordinate transformations	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compose coordinate transformations	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compose coordinate transformations	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Compose coordinate transformations	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Continue a number sequence	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert decimal and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert decimal and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert decimal and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert decimal and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert fraction and decimal	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert fraction and decimal	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert fraction and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert fraction and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert fraction and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert fraction and percentage	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert units	Measurement	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Convert units	Measurement	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Decode a pictogram key	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Decode a pictogram key	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Decode a pictogram key	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Decode a pictogram key	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Divide whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Evaluate a mixed expression	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Find a fraction of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Find a percentage of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Find a sequence term	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Find a sequence term	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a cube net	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a cube net	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a cube net	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a cube net	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a geometric transformation	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a geometric transformation	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a geometric transformation	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a geometric transformation	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a represented fraction	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a represented fraction	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a shape property	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a shape property	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a shape property	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify a shape property	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify line symmetry	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify line symmetry	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify line symmetry	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Identify line symmetry	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Interpret a pie-chart sector	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Locate an equivalent value	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Locate an equivalent value	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Locate an equivalent value	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Locate an equivalent value	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Multiply fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Multiply fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Plot or read a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Plot or read a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Plot or read a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Plot or read a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Preserve measure under a rigid transformation	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Preserve measure under a rigid transformation	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Preserve measure under a rigid transformation	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Preserve measure under a rigid transformation	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a bar-chart value	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a bar-chart value	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a bar-chart value	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a bar-chart value	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a line-graph value	Data handling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a line-graph value	Data handling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a line-graph value	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a line-graph value	Data handling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read a table cell	Data handling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read place value	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read place value	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read place value	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Read place value	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Recognise equivalent fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Recognise equivalent fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a shape	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a shape	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a shape	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Reflect a shape	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a shape	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a shape	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a shape	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Rotate a shape	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Round to a stated place	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Round to a stated place	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Round to a stated place	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Round to a stated place	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale by a power of ten	Number	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale by a power of ten	Number	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale by a power of ten	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale by a power of ten	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale quantities in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale quantities in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale quantities in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Scale quantities in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Share a total in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Share a total in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Share a total in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Share a total in a ratio	Ratio and proportion	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Solve a multi-step problem	Problem solving	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Solve a one-step number problem	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Solve a one-step number problem	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Solve an angle relation	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Solve an angle relation	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Subtract whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Subtract whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Track cube faces from a net	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Track cube faces from a net	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Track cube faces from a net	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Track cube faces from a net	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Translate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Translate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Translate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Translate a coordinate	Geometry	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Use a term rule	Algebra	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Use a term rule	Algebra	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Use a term rule	Algebra	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	2	0	Past paper
Use a term rule	Algebra	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	2	0	Past paper

English in this year’s practice material

2016 English skills that year
Skill	Topic	Checked?	Difficulty	Share of questions	Papers counted	Papers it appeared in	Types of paper
Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	24.9%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	21.7%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	16.4%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	15.8%	3	3	Familiarisation, Past paper
Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	15.6%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	11.8%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	11.3%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	8.6%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	8.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	7.2%	3	3	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify textual mood	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	5.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify textual mood	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	5.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	4.0%	3	2	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify figurative language	Language devices	Second read due	All difficulties	2.8%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark a sentence boundary	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	2.8%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word in context	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word in context	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish contraction and possession	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish contraction and possession	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify figurative language	Language devices	Second read due	Middling	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark a sentence boundary	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a pronoun form	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a pronoun form	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	2.2%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	2.0%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Complete a finite clause	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Complete a finite clause	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish a phrase and clause	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish a phrase and clause	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a sound device	Language devices	Second read due	All difficulties	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a sound device	Language devices	Second read due	Easier	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer viewpoint	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer viewpoint	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Match subject and verb	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Match subject and verb	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve a homophone	Vocabulary	Second read due	All difficulties	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve a homophone	Vocabulary	Second read due	Easier	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use capital letters	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use capital letters	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	1.1%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify figurative language	Language devices	Second read due	Easier	0.6%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.6%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark a sentence boundary	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.6%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate parenthesis	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.6%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate parenthesis	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.6%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.4%	3	1	Familiarisation, Past paper
Apply a prefix or suffix	Spelling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Apply a prefix or suffix	Spelling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Apply a prefix or suffix	Spelling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Apply a prefix or suffix	Spelling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word in context	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word in context	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word relationship	Vocabulary	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word relationship	Vocabulary	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word relationship	Vocabulary	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Classify a word relationship	Vocabulary	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Complete a finite clause	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Complete a finite clause	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish a phrase and clause	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish a phrase and clause	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish contraction and possession	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish contraction and possession	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish fact and opinion	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish fact and opinion	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish fact and opinion	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Distinguish fact and opinion	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Expand a common abbreviation	Language devices	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Expand a common abbreviation	Language devices	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Expand a common abbreviation	Language devices	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Expand a common abbreviation	Language devices	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Form a plural	Spelling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Form a plural	Spelling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Form a plural	Spelling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Form a plural	Spelling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a main idea	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a main idea	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a main idea	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a main idea	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a sound device	Language devices	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a sound device	Language devices	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a theme	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a theme	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a theme	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify a theme	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify figurative language	Language devices	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify textual mood	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify textual mood	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer purpose	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer purpose	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer purpose	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer purpose	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer viewpoint	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Identify writer viewpoint	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Maintain consistent tense	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Maintain consistent tense	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Maintain consistent tense	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Maintain consistent tense	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark a sentence boundary	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark possession	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark possession	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark possession	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Mark possession	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Match subject and verb	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Match subject and verb	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Order sentence elements	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Order sentence elements	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Order sentence elements	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Order sentence elements	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Organise an argument	Writing composition	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Organise an argument	Writing composition	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Organise an argument	Writing composition	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Organise an argument	Writing composition	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Plan for purpose and audience	Writing composition	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Plan for purpose and audience	Writing composition	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Plan for purpose and audience	Writing composition	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Plan for purpose and audience	Writing composition	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a fronted adverbial	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a fronted adverbial	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a fronted adverbial	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a fronted adverbial	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a list	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a list	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a list	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate a list	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct address	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct address	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct address	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct address	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct speech	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct speech	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct speech	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate direct speech	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate parenthesis	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Punctuate parenthesis	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve a homophone	Vocabulary	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve a homophone	Vocabulary	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve an irregular spelling	Spelling	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve an irregular spelling	Spelling	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve an irregular spelling	Spelling	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Resolve an irregular spelling	Spelling	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a clause connector	Grammar	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a clause connector	Grammar	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a clause connector	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a clause connector	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a pronoun form	Grammar	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a pronoun form	Grammar	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a synonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a synonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a synonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select a synonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select an antonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select an antonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select an antonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Select an antonym	Vocabulary	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Sequence passage events	Reading comprehension	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Sequence passage events	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Sequence passage events	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Sequence passage events	Reading comprehension	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use a colon	Punctuation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use a colon	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use a colon	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use a colon	Punctuation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use capital letters	Punctuation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper
Use capital letters	Punctuation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	3	0	Familiarisation, Past paper

Verbal reasoning in this year’s practice material

2016 Verbal reasoning skills that year
Skill	Topic	Checked?	Difficulty	Share of questions	Papers counted	Papers it appeared in	Types of paper
Form a derived word	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	100.0%	1	1	Past paper
Form a derived word	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	100.0%	1	1	Past paper
Apply a letter shift	Codes	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a letter shift	Codes	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a letter shift	Codes	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a letter shift	Codes	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a number code rule	Codes	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a number code rule	Codes	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a number code rule	Codes	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a number code rule	Codes	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a word transformation rule	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a word transformation rule	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a word transformation rule	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply a word transformation rule	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply mirrored alphabet pairing	Codes	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply mirrored alphabet pairing	Codes	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply mirrored alphabet pairing	Codes	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Apply mirrored alphabet pairing	Codes	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a letter connection	Deductive logic	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a letter connection	Deductive logic	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a letter connection	Deductive logic	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a letter connection	Deductive logic	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a verbal context gap	Language reasoning	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a verbal context gap	Language reasoning	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a verbal context gap	Language reasoning	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a verbal context gap	Language reasoning	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a word with a letter	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a word with a letter	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a word with a letter	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Complete a word with a letter	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Continue a letter or number sequence	Symbolic sequences	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Continue a letter or number sequence	Symbolic sequences	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Continue a letter or number sequence	Symbolic sequences	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Continue a letter or number sequence	Symbolic sequences	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Decode a letter-word code	Codes	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Decode a letter-word code	Codes	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Decode a letter-word code	Codes	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Decode a letter-word code	Codes	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Evaluate stated facts	Deductive logic	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Evaluate stated facts	Deductive logic	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Evaluate stated facts	Deductive logic	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Evaluate stated facts	Deductive logic	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Find a hidden word	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Find a hidden word	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Find a hidden word	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Find a hidden word	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow a word ladder	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow a word ladder	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow a word ladder	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow a word ladder	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow alternating code rules	Codes	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow alternating code rules	Codes	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow alternating code rules	Codes	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Follow alternating code rules	Codes	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Form a compound word	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Form a compound word	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Form a compound word	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Form a compound word	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Form a derived word	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Form a derived word	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Group words by relation	Classification	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Group words by relation	Classification	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Group words by relation	Classification	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Group words by relation	Classification	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an impossible word formation	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an impossible word formation	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an impossible word formation	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Identify an impossible word formation	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Locate an alphabet position	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Locate an alphabet position	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Locate an alphabet position	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Locate an alphabet position	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Move a letter between words	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Move a letter between words	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Move a letter between words	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Move a letter between words	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Order words alphabetically	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Order words alphabetically	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Order words alphabetically	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Order words alphabetically	Alphabet reasoning	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Place words in a constraint grid	Word grids	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Place words in a constraint grid	Word grids	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Place words in a constraint grid	Word grids	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Place words in a constraint grid	Word grids	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select closest meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select closest meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select closest meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select closest meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select opposite meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select opposite meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select opposite meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Select opposite meaning	Vocabulary	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Solve an anagram in context	Word formation	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Solve an anagram in context	Word formation	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Solve an anagram in context	Word formation	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Solve an anagram in context	Word formation	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Transfer an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	All difficulties	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Transfer an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	Easier	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Transfer an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	Harder	0.0%	1	0	Past paper
Transfer an analogy relation	Analogies	Second read due	Middling	0.0%	1	0	Past paper

Contributing public resource profiles

Skills found in each paper
Paper	Sitting year	Catalog year	Resource kind	Subject	Skill tag	Concept	Classification	Within-subject share	Items carrying tag	Weighted items	Easy weighted items	Medium weighted items	Hard weighted items	Coverage
English familiarisation paper 2	Not dated	2016	Familiarisation booklet	English	Identify textual mood	Reading comprehension	Second read due	15.4%	2 of 13	2	0	2	0	100%
English familiarisation paper 2	Not dated	2016	Familiarisation booklet	English	Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Second read due	15.4%	2 of 13	2	0	2	0	100%
English familiarisation paper 2	Not dated	2016	Familiarisation booklet	English	Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Second read due	30.8%	4 of 13	4	0	1	3	100%
English familiarisation paper 2	Not dated	2016	Familiarisation booklet	English	Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Second read due	38.5%	5 of 13	5	1	4	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Classify a word in context	Grammar	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	2	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Complete a finite clause	Grammar	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Distinguish a phrase and clause	Grammar	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	0	1	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Distinguish contraction and possession	Grammar	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	2	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Identify a sound device	Language devices	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Identify figurative language	Language devices	Second read due	8.3%	3 of 30	2.5	0.5	2	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Identify writer viewpoint	Reading comprehension	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	0	2	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Second read due	31.7%	10 of 30	9.5	0.5	9	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Mark a sentence boundary	Punctuation	Second read due	8.3%	3 of 30	2.5	2	0	0.5	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Match subject and verb	Grammar	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	0	1	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Punctuate parenthesis	Punctuation	Second read due	1.7%	1 of 30	0.5	0	0	0.5	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Resolve a homophone	Vocabulary	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Select a pronoun form	Grammar	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	2	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Use capital letters	Punctuation	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	0	1	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Verbal reasoning	Form a derived word	Word formation	Name to confirm	100%	10 of 10	10	0	0	10	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Checked	59.4%	16 of 18	10.7	0.2	6.1	4.4	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Checked	10%	14 of 18	1.8	0	1.3	0.5	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Checked	3.9%	1 of 18	0.7	0	0.7	0	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Checked	26.7%	18 of 18	4.8	0.8	2.9	1.1	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Add whole numbers or decimals	Number	Checked	9.4%	5 of 48	4.5	4.5	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate area	Measurement	Checked	4.4%	3 of 48	2.1	0.7	1.4	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Continue a number sequence	Number	Checked	7.9%	4 of 48	3.8	2	1.8	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Convert units	Measurement	Checked	1%	1 of 48	0.5	0	0.5	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Divide whole numbers or decimals	Number	Checked	5.6%	5 of 48	2.7	1.4	1.3	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Evaluate an algebraic expression	Algebra	Checked	18.8%	15 of 48	9	4.6	2.6	1.8	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Find a fraction of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Checked	1.3%	2 of 48	0.6	0.3	0.3	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Find a percentage of a quantity	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Checked	1.9%	3 of 48	0.9	0.7	0	0.2	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Identify a represented fraction	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Checked	0.8%	1 of 48	0.4	0	0.4	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Interpret a pie-chart sector	Data handling	Checked	4.2%	3 of 48	2	0.7	1.3	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Multiply fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Checked	0.6%	1 of 48	0.3	0.3	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Multiply whole numbers or decimals	Number	Checked	5%	5 of 48	2.4	1.9	0.2	0.3	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Read a table cell	Data handling	Checked	5.4%	4 of 48	2.6	1	1.6	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Recognise equivalent fractions	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Checked	3.3%	4 of 48	1.6	1.6	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Solve a multi-step problem	Problem solving	Checked	29.8%	22 of 48	14.3	0	7.6	6.7	100%
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016	Not dated	2016	Past paper	Maths	Subtract whole numbers or decimals	Number	Checked	0.6%	1 of 48	0.3	0.3	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Add whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate a duration	Measurement	Second read due	3.5%	1 of 20	0.7	0	0.7	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate an arithmetic mean	Data handling	Second read due	3.5%	1 of 20	0.7	0	0.7	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate area	Measurement	Second read due	3%	1 of 20	0.6	0	0	0.6	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate perimeter	Measurement	Second read due	2%	1 of 20	0.4	0	0	0.4	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Continue a number sequence	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Convert fraction and decimal	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Divide whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	0	1	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Evaluate a mixed expression	Number	Second read due	15%	3 of 20	3	0	2	1	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Find a sequence term	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	0	0	1	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Multiply whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Solve a multi-step problem	Problem solving	Second read due	33%	8 of 20	6.6	0	1.6	5	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Solve a one-step number problem	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Solve an angle relation	Geometry	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	0	0	1	100%

2016 actual sitting-year skill tags by analyzed paper

Papers that children actually sat in 2016. A 2016 date printed on a practice book does not put it in this section.

Skills found in each paper
Paper	Sitting year	Catalog year	Resource kind	Subject	Skill tag	Concept	Classification	Within-subject share	Items carrying tag	Weighted items	Easy weighted items	Medium weighted items	Hard weighted items	Coverage
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Classify a word in context	Grammar	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	2	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Complete a finite clause	Grammar	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Distinguish a phrase and clause	Grammar	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	0	1	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Distinguish contraction and possession	Grammar	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	2	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Identify a sound device	Language devices	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Identify figurative language	Language devices	Second read due	8.3%	3 of 30	2.5	0.5	2	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Identify writer viewpoint	Reading comprehension	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	0	2	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Second read due	31.7%	10 of 30	9.5	0.5	9	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Mark a sentence boundary	Punctuation	Second read due	8.3%	3 of 30	2.5	2	0	0.5	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Match subject and verb	Grammar	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	0	1	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Punctuate parenthesis	Punctuation	Second read due	1.7%	1 of 30	0.5	0	0	0.5	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Resolve a homophone	Vocabulary	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	1	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Select a pronoun form	Grammar	Second read due	6.7%	2 of 30	2	2	0	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Use capital letters	Punctuation	Second read due	3.3%	1 of 30	1	0	1	0	100%
English Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Verbal reasoning	Form a derived word	Word formation	Name to confirm	100%	10 of 10	10	0	0	10	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Checked	59.4%	16 of 18	10.7	0.2	6.1	4.4	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Checked	10%	14 of 18	1.8	0	1.3	0.5	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Checked	3.9%	1 of 18	0.7	0	0.7	0	100%
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	English	Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Checked	26.7%	18 of 18	4.8	0.8	2.9	1.1	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Add whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate a duration	Measurement	Second read due	3.5%	1 of 20	0.7	0	0.7	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate an arithmetic mean	Data handling	Second read due	3.5%	1 of 20	0.7	0	0.7	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate area	Measurement	Second read due	3%	1 of 20	0.6	0	0	0.6	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Calculate perimeter	Measurement	Second read due	2%	1 of 20	0.4	0	0	0.4	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Continue a number sequence	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Convert fraction and decimal	Fractions, decimals, and percentages	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Divide whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	0	1	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Evaluate a mixed expression	Number	Second read due	15%	3 of 20	3	0	2	1	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Find a sequence term	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	0	0	1	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Multiply whole numbers or decimals	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Solve a multi-step problem	Problem solving	Second read due	33%	8 of 20	6.6	0	1.6	5	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Solve a one-step number problem	Number	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	1	0	0	100%
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016	2016	2016	Past paper	Maths	Solve an angle relation	Geometry	Second read due	5%	1 of 20	1	0	0	1	100%

Year-wide skill trends are still withheld

These paper profiles are useful individually, but the complete eligible 2016 corpus has not qualified. No year-wide share or trend line is published until the remaining papers are classified or explicitly resolved.

Actual past-paper sources and archive records for 2016

Secondary catalog navigation for 4 dated documents. These records show source availability only and do not supply missing skill values. Providers: The Manchester Grammar School.

English Section A past paper 2016The Manchester Grammar School · Past paper · 16 skills · Second read due
English Section B comprehension past paper 2016The Manchester Grammar School · Past paper · 4 skills · Checked
Arithmetic Section B past paper 2016The Manchester Grammar School · Past paper · Source record only
Arithmetic Section A past paper 2016The Manchester Grammar School · Past paper · 14 skills · Second read due

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