QuickTest

QuickAlgebraTest

QuickTest is the way to boost your prowess in either mental arithmetic or algebra skills.

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.


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uickTest. 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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Test

Topic

A

Addition of two single digit numbers

Subtraction of numbers less than twenty

Addition and Subtraction of three single digit numbers

Addition and Subtraction of multiples of ten

Changing times in12 hour clock into 24 hour clock and vice-versa

Times-tables

Simple division

B

Multiplication and Division by numbers less than 10

Multiplication and Division of whole numbers by 10, 100, . . .

Addition and Subtraction of negative numbers

Simple conversion between metric units

Squares and square roots

One stage equations

C

Mean, median and mode of raw data

Multiplication and Division of two multiples of 10

Addition and Subtraction of two digit numbers

Multiplication and Division of any number by 10, 100, . . .

Two stage equations

Sequences

Fractions of a quantity

Conversion between metric units

Percentages of a quantity (any)

Decimal Addition and Subtraction

Conversion of decimals to percentages and vice-versa

Cubes and higher powers

Substitution into easy formulas

Angles in a triangle

D

Order of operations without brackets

Order of operations with brackets

Multiplication and Division of negative numbers

Harder Multiplication and Division with whole numbers

Equations with unknowns on both sides

Equations with brackets

E

Substitution into harder formulas, some with negative numbers

Percentage increase and decrease

Order of operations with negative numbers

Standard Form

Decimal Multiplication and Division

Higher powers



QuickAlgebraTest

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.

Test

Topic

I

Solution of linear equations

Solution of factorised quadratic equations

Simple expansion of a linear bracket by an integer

Expansion of a linear bracket by a variable

Expansion of the product of two linear brackets

Rules of indices

Collection of like terms

Factorisation by a numerical common factor

Factorisation by an linear algebraic common factor

Factorisation of a quadratic expression

H

Multiplication and Division of non-linear algebraic terms.

Factorisation by non-linear algebraic common factors

Fractional and Negative indices

Factorisation by the Difference of Two Squares

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