Could you pass the 11+

[philiporchardphiliporchard is verified member.]

A bit of a challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7773974.stm

Post your score and how much time was left on the clock after.
To be fair, don't read the questions before hitting the 'start' button!

 

[EdwinEdwin is verified member.]

12/15, 31 seconds left. Apparently that would have seen me into Grammar school...

 

[cm1975]

14/15 with 5:49 left. You could have given me 10 days and I wouldn't have got that last one right!

 

[diablo]

14/15 with 5:31 left on clock.

Last one had me totally stumped too. And I went to a Grammar School

 

[inbound]

14/15 with 4:20 left - last one got me stumped.

edit: Just looked at the answer and it's a stupid question - I'd say it should not be in the test.

 

[peter_w]

15/15, though only had 1.46 left. The last question was more of a guess, I still don't really understand the logic behind the answer despite getting it right.

 

[retired_member34]

15/15 with 4:46 left. Cool test.

 

[redbird]

14/15 and 2.28 left.

Last one was a wrong guess.

 

[monaghanmonaghan is verified member.]

13/15 and ran out of time (probably shouldn't have done it while listening to Popmaster on Radio 2!)

 

[djbw]

13/15 with no time left.

 

[Ashton]

15/15 with 5:02 - I got most confused on the numerical codes question.

Its unfair for me to do this anyway, I only last year did something very similar to this (I studied hard for that too, so its still in my head)

Take a look: http://www.bmoc.maths.org/home/bmo1-2011.pdf

 

[retired_member34]

15/15 with 5:02 - I got most confused on the numerical codes question.

Its unfair for me to do this anyway, I only last year did something very similar to this (I studied hard for that too, so its still in my head)

Take a look: http://www.bmoc.maths.org/home/bmo1-2011.pdf

What score did you get? Did you make the top 100, and get a prize?

 

[Ashton]

No and no

 

[retired_member34]

No and no

It looked tough. Pleased with your score though?

 

[Ashton]

It looked tough. Pleased with your score though?

Yeah they are pretty hard, I can't remember what I got but I remember being happy about it.

 

[diablo]

12/15 with no time left.

Why did some of you have so much time left when you didn't get all 15 right?

That's a very good point - and something I tell my kids when they sit exams. Use all of the time and go back to questions rather than guess . . .

I should have used those minutes working out the last question. Doh.

One other point. This sort of test is harder on a computer screen than on paper - where it is easier to scribble ideas down, etc., I would have got that last one if I had written it out (honestly!).

 

[Whibs]

13/15 no time left

Would someone please explain the last one to me, i have sat for another 10 minutes trying to get it.

 

[philiporchardphiliporchard is verified member.]

The 1st, 3rd, 5th number etc go up in2s. The 2nd, 4th, 6th etc go up in 1s.

Got 15/15 with just under 2 mins left, but as a Yr 6 teacher with the 11+ next Yr I'd not be happy if I didn't!

 

[willbon]

15/15 - 1 min left....

Should do OK - my son's doing it for real on Saturday!... I'm sure his are harder!

The last one is just 'every other number' sequence....

 

[Aaron Clifford]

14/15 with 04:28 left.