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Essex 11plus exams topics.

Updated: May 27, 2022

Maths topics:

  • The 4 basic operations: addition, subtraction,nmultiplication and division

  • Fractions

  • Decimals

  • Money

  • Metric system

  • Temperature

  • Time

  • Prime numbers

  • Prime factors

  • Highest common factor and lowest common multiple

  • Perimeter, Volume and Area (Squares, Rectangles, Compound Shapes)

  • Line Graph,

  • Tables,

  • Bar charts,

  • Charts,

  • Time Graph,

  • Mean, Median, Mode and Range,

  • Tally Marks,

  • Venn Diagrams,

  • Time and Distance Tables,

  • Pie Chart,

  • Data Collection

  • Presentation

  • Distance, Speed and Time

  • Algebra

  • Angle calculations

  • Co-ordinates

  • Reflection and Rotation

  • Percentages

  • Ratio and Proportion

  • Volume of cube and cuboids

  • Bearings

  • Simple probability

  • Nets of shapes

  • Sequences and number patterns

  • Marking and interpreting scales

  • Following rules and instructions in more unusual problem solving and investigative activities

English Skills to Hone


Vocabulary

● Synonyms and Antonyms

● Latin and Greek Root Words

● Gendered Words


Grammar

● Past, Present and Future Tenses

● Main and Subordinate Clauses

● Pronouns

● Prepositions

● Determiners

● Conjunctions

● Modal Verbs

● Verb Agreement

● Active and Passive Voice

● Subjunctive Verb Forms

● Nouns

● Verbs

● Adjectives

● Plurals

● Suffixes

● Compound words

● Prefixes


Punctuation

● Speech

● Hyphens

● Parentheses

● Commas

● Full Stops

● Semi-Colons

● Hyphens


Comprehension


Students should be able to:

· Read factual and fictional passages and texts from a wide variety of

· sources

· Read passages and texts carefully and demonstrate the ability to

identify and extract information

· Use the mark allocation given to gauge how much to write. This means that a 3-mark question would require you to write more than one sentence.

· Explain the purpose behind a writer’s choice of words

· Explain the purpose or meaning of a phrase in the text

· Explain the effect of specific words, phrases and sentences on the

· reader

· Support their answers using quotations from the text when prompted

· to do so

· Explain the meaning of high-level vocabulary words that appear in the text and understand their usage in relation to how each word is used.

· Use inference and deduction skills to read between the lines and draw conclusions.

· Demonstrate an awareness of how word choice, vocabulary, grammar

and punctuation affect the meaning of a text.

· Recognise literary devices and explain how create effect and also

explain the writer’s purpose when using such words.


Continuous Writing

Students should be able to:

· Write using clearly structured paragraphs

· Use a range of complex sentences.

· Respond to topic given within the amount of sentences required.

· Organise ideas effectively

· Convey feelings and opinions in an accurate way

· Write imaginatively and descriptively

· Use a range of literary devices in their compositions

· Respond accurately to the title, question or stimulus given


The range of topics included in the continuous writing section varies and

can include the following:

· Factual or personal writing

· Descriptive writing.

· Responding to picture stimulus

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