Free checklist · 58 topics
CEM-style 11+ syllabus checklist
Every topic in Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning, the subjects CEM-style tests. Tick each one off as your child learns it and follow the links to free help.
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Maths
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Place value · Factors · Prime, square and cube numbers · Negative numbers · Long multiplication and division · Missing digits
Fractions of quantities · Rounding · Four operations with decimals · Sequencing decimals and fractions · Mixed number and improper fractions · Percentages · Four operations with fractions · Converting fractions, decimals and percentages
Area and perimeter (Rectangle, Square, Triangle, Parallelogram, Rhombus) · Surface area and volume · Area and volume of complex shapes · Nets of shapes
Mass · Capacity · Length · Mass, Capacity and Length · Reading scales
Clock 12/24 hours · Adding/subtracting hours and minutes · Adding/subtracting days
Mean/Average · Median · Mode · Range
Types of angles · Types of triangles · Angles within shapes (primarily triangles and quadrilaterals) · Angles between parallel lines · Angles on a straight line and around a point · Symmetry
BODMAS · One step linear equations · Multiplying out and factorise · Substitution · Two-sided equations · Word problems · Function machines
Bar charts · Line graphs · Pictograms · Pie charts · Venn and Carroll diagrams
Coordinates · Reflection and translation · Compass directions
English
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Verb forms and Standard English · Subject–verb agreement · Verb tenses · Active and passive voice · Relative pronouns · Fronted adverbials
Prefixes that make opposites · Prefix meanings · Suffixes
Verbal Reasoning
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Non-Verbal Reasoning
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About CEM-style
CEM (the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, now part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment) used to write the 11+ for many areas. It no longer sets the main 11+ test for most of them, though a few schools still use CEM's online tests. CEM-style practice means mixed, separately timed sections with a strong focus on vocabulary and reasoning. We keep it for existing papers and those schools; it isn't our recommended starting point for new children.
Legacy style. Check which provider your area uses now on its admissions page before choosing CEM-style practice.
These are the topics our 11+ course teaches in each subject CEM-styletests. Not every area or school tests every subject or topic, so check the familiarisation material for your child's test.
Would you rather someone planned it for you?
Our 11+ course covers every topic on this list, week by week from Year 4 to the exam: a short lesson, practice and a weekly paper in each subject, with reviews in the holidays and a note for you each week on how it went. You can start free and see how your child gets on.