Our 11+ resources are designed to teach skills and then discreetly test your child with exam-style questions and practice papers too. Giving you visibility to their progress. To help you support your child best, our resources are aligned to exam boards with progressive leveling, starting at year 3 and working to exam-style questions and practice papers in year 5. This allows you to set your child at a level that suits them and develop the skills needed overtime; removing exam pressure and building their confidence.
Spatial and non-verbal reasoning is heavily favoured in 11+ exams as it bears little resemblance to what students will be learning in the National Curriculum at school. These types of questions involve the manipulation of shapes and images, so students need to develop the skill of visualisation to succeed in this area. A strong foundation of confidence in 2D and 3D shape recognition from Key Stage 2 is an ideal foundation to build top-rate non-verbal and spatial reasoning skills from early as year 3. For this reason, it can be very daunting and unfamiliar to students but don’t worry! With our systematic approach to learning question types directly taken from previous 11+ exams, we’ll help your child develop familiarity, skill and confidence quickly.
11+ Spatial and Non-verbal Reasoning Skills |
Exam Board |
Odd One Out |
GL |
Find the Relationship |
CEM / GL |
Find the Missing Code |
GL |
Find the Missing Image |
GL |
Complete the Grid |
GL |
Apply the Relationship |
CEM/GL |
Hidden Shape |
CEM/GL |
Hole-punched Paper |
CEM/GL |
3D Plan Views |
CEM/GL |
3D Cube Nets |
CEM/GL |
3D Building Blocks |
CEM/GL |
2D Rotation |
CEM/GL |
3D Rotation |
CEM/GL |
Joining 2D Shapes |
CEM/GL |
Building Nets |
CEM/GL |
Folding Paper |
CEM/GL |
How to use our resources to achieve results
Our 11+ resources are designed to teach skills and then discreetly test your child with exam-style questions and practice papers too. Giving you visibility to their progress. To help you support your child best, our resources are aligned to exam boards with progressive leveling, starting at year 3 and working to exam-style questions and practice papers in year 5. This allows you to set your child at a level that suits them and develop the skills needed overtime; removing exam pressure and building their confidence.
Learn the skills using our resources, practice what you’ve learnt with our exam-style questions and test for exam readiness with our practice papers - success!
Our resources are designed to teach skills through our teacher-guided activities and then discreetly test your child with exam-style questions and practice papers. Giving you visibility to their progress.
Answer the Shape Equation
PREVIEW ACTIVITYApply the Pattern to Find the Missing Symbol
PREVIEW ACTIVITYApply the Pattern to Find the Missing Symbol
PREVIEW ACTIVITYApply the Pattern to Find the Missing Symbol
PREVIEW ACTIVITYApply the Relationship to Select the Correct Symbol
PREVIEW ACTIVITYApply the Relationship to Select the Correct Symbol
PREVIEW ACTIVITYApply the Relationship to Select the Correct Symbol
PREVIEW ACTIVITYAre you ready to do the 11+? (CEM exam board specific)
PREVIEW ACTIVITYAre you ready to do the 11+? (Generic practice)
PREVIEW ACTIVITYAre you ready to do the 11+? (GL exam board specific)
PREVIEW ACTIVITYBuild and Identify Nets of Regular and Irregular 3D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYBuild and Identify Nets of Regular and Irregular 3D Shapes with Shading
PREVIEW ACTIVITYChoose the Symbol that Follows the Rule
PREVIEW ACTIVITYChoose the Symbol that Follows the Rule
PREVIEW ACTIVITYChoose the Symbol that Follows the Rule
PREVIEW ACTIVITYComplete the Image Series
PREVIEW ACTIVITYComplete the Shape Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYComplete the Steps to Identify the 3D Cube Net
PREVIEW ACTIVITYConnect 2D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYConstruct a Compound Shape Using 2D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYDescribe a Rotation Using an Anchor
PREVIEW ACTIVITYDescribe Features of a Rotated Complex Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYDescribe the Movement of a Complex Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYExplain How a Complex Shape has been Rotated
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFill the Sequence Blank
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFill the Sequence Gap
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind a Hidden Shape by Choosing a Target Line
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind a Plan View with a Three Step Method
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind all the 3D Black Arrangements which Match a Plan View
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind an Exact Rotation of the Original Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Double and Triple Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Double and Triple Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Double Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Double Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Hidden Many-Sided, Irregular Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Plan Views for Obscured and Rotated Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Regular and Irregular Shapes Hiding Inside Images
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Regular Hidden Shapes with Shared Edges
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Regular Shapes Inside Other Shapes 1
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Regular Shapes Inside Other Shapes 2
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Related and Unrelated Shapes by Elimination
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Rotations of Combined Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Rotations of Simple Compound Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Shapes that are Hiding Inside Complex Figures
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Shapes that are Rotated or Hiding Under Other Lines and Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Similarities and Differences Between Image Pairs
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Similarities and Differences between Multiple Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind Single Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the 3D Block Shape from the Plan View
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the 3D Cube Net
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Bird's Eye View of Cubes and Other 3D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Combined Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Building Blocks
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Image After Two Hole Punches
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Image with Two Punches and a Diagonal Fold
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Number of Holes in Folded Paper
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Plan View for a 3D Cube Arrangement
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Position of the Fold Line
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Rotated Complex Irregular Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Correct Rotation of a Complex Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Corrected Rotated Shape Made of Cubes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Hole Position After Folds in Different Directions
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Hole Position after More Than One Fold 1
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Hole Position after More Than One Fold 2
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind The Missing Image
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Missing Symbol to Complete the Grid
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Missing Symbol to Complete the Grid
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Missing Symbol to Complete the Grid
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Plan View for 3D Cube Arrangements including Towers
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Plan View for 3D Cube Arrangements with Layers
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Plan View for an Arrangement of Cubes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Plan View of a Simple Shape Made From Cubes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Plan View to Match More than one 3D Shape Arrangement
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Regular or Irregular Shape Folded Vertically
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Relationship Between a Plan View and a 3D Shape Arrangement
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Relationship between Shapes with Multiple Elements
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Rotated 'L', 'T' and 'U' Shapes Made of Cubes and Cuboids
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Rotated 'T', 'U' and 'L' Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Rotated Cube Shape by Counting Cubes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Rotation of the Original Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Shape Folded in Half Vertically
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFind the Shape Unfolded Vertically to the Left
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Irregular Shapes in all Directions
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Irregular Shapes in all Directions 2
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Irregular Shapes in all Directions Across Diagonal Fold Lines
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Irregular Shapes in all Directions Across Vertical, Horizontal and Diagonal Fold Lines 1
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Irregular Shapes in all Directions Across Vertical, Horizontal and Diagonal Fold Lines 2
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Regular and Irregular Shapes Along a Straight Line Fold
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Regular and Irregular Shapes Up and Down
PREVIEW ACTIVITYFold Regular or Irregular Shapes Along a Central Fold
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Changes in Quantity and Frequency of Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Combined Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Differences in Colour, Size, Weight and Orientation
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Different Combinations which Create the Same Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Double and Triple Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Double and Triple Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Double Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Features of 3D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Holes Punched After Horizontal and Vertical Folds
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Holes Punched in Diagonally Folded Paper
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Individual Face Shapes and their Matching Nets
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Key Features of Rotated Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Line Changes to Complete Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Multiple Elements or Shapes within One Image
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Nets for Cubes, Cuboids and Square-based Pyramids
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Nets of Cubes, Pyramids and Cuboids
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Nets of Prisms Made Up of Regular Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Paper Folded and Punched Multiple Times
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify position and number to find the odd one out
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify position and number to find the odd one out
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify position and number to find the odd one out
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Rotated 3D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Similarities and Differences between Inner and Outer Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Single Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Size, Shading and Outlines in a Rotated Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Smaller 3D Shapes Which Create a Composite 3D Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Smaller Shapes Used to Create Larger Combined Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the 2D Nets of Cubes, Cuboids, Cones and Prisms
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the 3D Cube Net
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Blocks Used to Make Compound 3D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Correct Option when Two Holes are Punched
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Correct Pattern of Holes when Paper is Unfolded
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Difference Between Rotations and Reflections
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Exact Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Fold Line
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Matching Rotated 2D Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Missing Image
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Missing Symbol to Complete the 4 Box Grid
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Missing Symbol to Complete the 4 Box Grid
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Missing Symbol to Complete the 9 Box Grid
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Nets of More Complex 3D Shapes 1
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Nets of More Complex 3D Shapes 2
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the odd one out using counting methods
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the odd one out using counting methods
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the odd one out using counting methods.
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the odd one out using direction position and number
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Odd One Out using Direction, Position and Number
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the odd one out using direction, position and number
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the odd one out using direction, position and number
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the odd one out using direction, position and number
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Odd One Out using Direction, Position and Number
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Plan View when a 3D Pattern has been Rotated
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify the Position of the Holes in Folded and Unfolded Paper
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Tricky 3D Shapes Including Pyramids and Prisms
PREVIEW ACTIVITYIdentify Where Holes will be Punched after Two Punches
PREVIEW ACTIVITYJoin 2D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYJoin Multiple Irregular Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYLocate the Missing Image
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch 3D Shapes to a Variety of Net Options
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch Irregular Prism Nets and Shapes 1
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch Irregular Prism Nets and Shapes 2
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch Plan Views with 3D Block Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch Symbols by Finding the Relationship
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch Symbols by Finding the Relationship
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch the Combined Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYMatch the Symbols by Finding the Relationship
PREVIEW ACTIVITYObserve Differences Between Cubes, Cuboids and Cylinders
PREVIEW ACTIVITYRecognise 3D Cube Nets
PREVIEW ACTIVITYRecognise Elements of a Complex, Composite Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYRecognise Features of Correctly Rotated Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYRecognise Rotations of Combined 2D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYRecognise the Combined Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSolve 3D Cube Nets
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSolve the Combined Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSolve the Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSolve the Shape Equation
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot How the Paper has been Folded
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot Multiple Features in Rotated Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot Rotations of Compound Shapes using Shading, Size and Outline
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot Size and Shading in Rotations
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot the 3D Cube Net
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot the Building Blocks which Create the Shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot the Combined Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot the Equivalent 3D Cube Net
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot the Missing Image in the Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot the Relationship between Inner and Outer Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYSpot the Rotated 3D shape
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUnderstand 3D Cube Nets
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUnderstand Additional Layers to Finish Image Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUnderstand Combined Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUnderstand Position Change to Complete Sentence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUnderstand Rotation to Complete Image Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUnderstand the Shape Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUse a Process of Elimination to Find Related Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUse Criteria to Spot Similar Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUse Frequence to Solve Image Sequence
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUse Justifications to Find Related Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUse Words to Describe Shape Relationships
PREVIEW ACTIVITYUse Words to Explain How Shapes are Related
PREVIEW ACTIVITYVisualise Folding Regular and Irregular Shapes Along a Horizontal Fold Line
PREVIEW ACTIVITYVisualise Rotating and Joining Irregular 2D Shapes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYWork Out Double and Triple Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYWork Out Double and Triple Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYWork Out Single Letter Codes
PREVIEW ACTIVITYWork Out the 3D Cube Net
PREVIEW ACTIVITYWork Out which Shape will Join
PREVIEW ACTIVITYHow to use our resources to achieve results
Here at EdPlace, we believe that helping your child achieve their best on the 11+ exam doesn’t start in year 5. It’s important to understand your child’s full potential and help them develop the skills needed as early as year 3. This will also help you gauge your child’s prospects, ensuring they really shine at grammar school. Our aim is to help take away the exam pressure for your child whilst building their skills and confidence so they can achieve their best. Our revision resources are designed to help students aged 8 to 11 build up to the skills and levels needed to pass the 11+. We’re confident our non-verbal, spatial and verbal reasoning, maths/numerical reasoning and English resources tailored to CEM and GL will help your child soar; and whatever the outcome, we’ll be here to support them on the other side of the 11+ exam too, right up to GCSE!
Learn the skills using our resources, practice what you’ve learnt with our exam-style questions and test for exam readiness with our practice papers - success!
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