Syllabus

Mathematics

In Mathematics, pupils will be tested in both mathematical reasoning and arithmetic. This allows schools to see how good a pupil’s mental maths skills are and how well they can apply their own knowledge to new problems.

Verbal Reasoning

Verbal reasoning generally involves problem solving with words and letters. It tests a child’s understanding of vocabulary and their ability to recognise words. Verbal reasoning will often involve some form of ‘coding’, whereby letters and numbers will be linked and pupils will have to solve a problem using this information.

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Non-Verbal Reasoning does not involve words, instead all the questions are done using pictures. Generally, pupils will have to look at a sequence of patterns or pictures, and either figure out which is missing from a selection or judge which is the odd one out.