11+ UK Curriculum — Quick Summary
The 11+ tests four main areas:
1. English
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Grammar & punctuation
- Spelling
- Sometimes creative writing
2. Mathematics
- Arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
- Fractions, decimals, percentages
- Shapes & geometry
- Word problems
- Data handling (charts, tables, graphs)
3. Verbal Reasoning (VR)
- Word puzzles
- Codes
- Letter sequences
- Synonyms & antonyms
- Logic with words
4. Non-Verbal Reasoning (NVR)
- Shape patterns
- Odd one out
- Rotations
- Mirror images
- Spatial puzzles