QuickTest is an excellent way to practice quick and accurate 'in-your-head' calculations.
QuickAlgebraTest is a new system designed to help improve algebraic manipultion.
QuickTest. Pick your level, then do as many of the 20 questions as you can in a set time, 2 minutes for example (though you could vary this depending on ability). Over a period of time, speed should increase, more questions should be answered correctly and confidence in manipulating numbers quickly should improve. Excellent for individual use or for class use. Each pack consists of 20 fully photocopiable tests at each of five levels, each level corresponding roughly to a level in the National Curriculum ranging from Level 3 through to Level 7.Each level consists of 10 EXCEL spreadsheets, each spreadsheet containing 2 tests. Each spreadsheet has been formatted to print out onto an A4 piece of paper, ready to photocopy.
QuickTest is now ready for purchase and costs $10 or £6.(485Kb)
QuickTest, topics tested and links to the National Curriculum.
QuickTest has been developed specifically with the National Curriculum in mind and has been extensively tested in a classroom situation..
The main focus is on the practice of arithmetic skills using pencil and paper, and as such the tests specify that calculators should not be used.
The following table sets out the areas of the National Curriculum which are covered by each pack.
Each pack contains 20 fully photocopiable tests for each of five different levels ranging from A tests which roughly correspond to level 3 of the National Curriculum through to E tests which roughly correspond to level 7 of the National Curriculum.
In the table below, you will find details of topics covered by each test. Test topics are cumulative, that is test B contains topics from those listed for test A and test B, test C contains topics from those listed for test A, test B and test C, and so on for tests D and tests E.
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Addition of two single digit numbers |
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Subtraction of numbers less than twenty |
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Addition and Subtraction of three single digit numbers |
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Addition and Subtraction of multiples of ten |
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Changing times in12 hour clock into 24 hour clock and vice-versa |
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Times-tables |
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Simple division |
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Multiplication and Division by numbers less than 10 |
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Multiplication and Division of whole numbers by 10, 100, . . . |
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Addition and Subtraction of negative numbers |
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Simple conversion between metric units |
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Squares and square roots |
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One stage equations |
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Mean, median and mode of raw data |
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Multiplication and Division of two multiples of 10 |
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Addition and Subtraction of two digit numbers |
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Multiplication and Division of any number by 10, 100, . . . |
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Two stage equations |
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Sequences |
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Fractions of a quantity |
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Conversion between metric units |
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Percentages of a quantity (any) |
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Decimal Addition and Subtraction |
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Conversion of decimals to percentages and vice-versa |
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Cubes and higher powers |
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Substitution into easy formulas |
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Angles in a triangle |
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Order of operations without brackets |
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Order of operations with brackets |
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Multiplication and Division of negative numbers |
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Harder Multiplication and Division with whole numbers |
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Equations with unknowns on both sides |
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Equations with brackets |
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Substitution into harder formulas, some with negative numbers |
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Percentage increase and decrease |
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Order of operations with negative numbers |
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Standard Form |
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Decimal Multiplication and Division |
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Higher powers |
QuickAlgebraTest is an excellent way to reinforce algebra skills that can easily be forgotten if they aren't practised on a regular basis. The tests come in two difficulty levels, with 20 tests in at each level. Level I corresponds to the type of algebra needed at Intermediate level at GCSE, whereas Level H is designed for students attempting the Higher level at GCSE. Each level consists of 10 EXCEL spreadsheets, each spreadsheet containing 2 tests. Each spreadsheet has been formatted to print out onto an A4 piece of paper, ready to photocopy.
QuickAlgebraTest is ready for purchase.
The set of Intermediate tests cost $2.50 or £1.50.
The set of Higher tests cost $2.50 or £1.50.
QuickAlgebraTest and topics tested.
Each pack contains 20 fully photocopiable tests for each of two different levels. Test I covers topics found up to Level 8 of the National Curriculum (Grade B GCSE). Test I covers topics found up to Level EP of the National Curriculum (Grade A* GCSE).
In the table below, you will find details of topics covered by each test. Test topics are cumulative, that is test H contains topics from those listed for test I.
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Solution of linear equations |
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Solution of factorised quadratic equations |
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Simple expansion of a linear bracket by an integer |
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Expansion of a linear bracket by a variable |
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Expansion of the product of two linear brackets |
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Rules of indices |
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Collection of like terms |
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Factorisation by a numerical common factor |
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Factorisation by an linear algebraic common factor |
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Factorisation of a quadratic expression |
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Multiplication and Division of non-linear algebraic terms. |
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Factorisation by non-linear algebraic common factors |
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Fractional and Negative indices |
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Factorisation by the Difference of Two Squares |