King's College School — 11+ Maths Exam Paper 2020
King's College School set this 11+ Maths paper in 2020. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 25 questions worth 25 marks in 30 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Interactive version of the official King's College School 11+ Pre-Test Maths Section B specimen paper for 2020. Practise with instant marking and worked solutions. Original PDF also available. Covers Maths at 11+ level.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry, so a timed attempt at this paper is worth doing early enough to leave room for the topics it exposes. Work through it on screen with instant marking, or print the PDF and sit it under exam conditions.
- School
- King's College School
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- Maths
- Year
- 2020
- Questions
- 25
- Marks
- 25
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Exam board
- School-specific
Questions in this paper
- Question 1short answer · 1 mark
Q1(i): Work out 273 x 23.
- Question 2short answer · 1 mark
Q1(ii): Work out 595 ÷ 17.
- Question 3short answer · 1 mark
Q1(iii): Write down two multiples of 2001. Give the first (smaller) multiple.
- Question 4short answer · 1 mark
Q1(iii): Write down two multiples of 2001. Give the second (larger) multiple.
- Question 5short answer · 1 mark
Q1(iv): Write down two factors of 2001. Give the first factor.
- Question 6short answer · 1 mark
Q1(iv): Write down two factors of 2001. Give the second factor.
- Question 7short answer · 1 mark
Q1(v): Find the cost of 31 litres of petrol at 81p per litre.
- Question 8short answer · 1 mark
Q1(vi): In a 'third off' sale a bike is sold for £114. How much would it have sold for before the sale?
- Question 9short answer · 1 mark
Q2(i): In 25 minutes, through what angle does the minute hand of a clock pass?
- Question 10short answer · 1 mark
Q2(ii): In the diagram, AB is a straight line. Two angles are formed above the line: one is 48° and the other is 3a°. Calculate the value of a. (Refer to original PDF for figure.)
- Question 11short answer · 1 mark
Q2(iii)(a): A square has a perimeter of 96 cm. Calculate the length of one side.
- Question 12short answer · 1 mark
Q2(iii)(b): Find the area of the square (which has a perimeter of 96 cm).
- Question 13short answer · 1 mark
Q2(iii)(c): Give the dimensions (length and width) of a rectangle which has the same area as the square (576 cm²). State the length of the sides, e.g. '32 cm and 18 cm'.
- Question 14short answer · 1 mark
Q2(iii)(d): Find the perimeter of your rectangle (which has the same area as the square with perimeter 96 cm). If using 32 cm by 18 cm:
- Question 15short answer · 1 mark
Q3(a): A pie chart shows the favourite colour of some boys. The angles are: blue = 76°, red = 84°, green = 62°, yellow = x°. Calculate the value of x. (Refer to original PDF for figure.)
- Question 16short answer · 1 mark
Q3(b)(i): Red is the favourite colour of 126 boys (red sector = 84°). Calculate the number of boys whose favourite colour is green (green sector = 62°).
- Question 17short answer · 1 mark
Q3(b)(ii): Red is the favourite colour of 126 boys (red sector = 84°). Calculate the number of boys whose favourite colour is yellow (yellow sector = 138°).
- Question 18short answer · 1 mark
Q3(b)(iii): Red is the favourite colour of 126 boys (red sector = 84°). Calculate the number of boys whose favourite colour is not blue (blue sector = 76°).
- Question 19short answer · 1 mark
Q3(c): Calculate the total number of boys in the pie chart. (Red = 126 boys, red sector = 84°.)
- Question 20short answer · 1 mark
Q4(a): Here is a pattern of numbers: Row 1: 1 + 2² = 5, Row 2: 2 + 3² = 11, Row 3: 3 + 4² = 19. Write out Row 4.
- Question 21short answer · 1 mark
Q4(a): Write out Row 5 of the pattern. (Row 1: 1 + 2² = 5, Row 2: 2 + 3² = 11, Row 3: 3 + 4² = 19.)
- Question 22short answer · 1 mark
Q4(b): Write out Row 9 of the pattern. (Row n: n + (n+1)².)
- Question 23short answer · 1 mark
Q4(c): Write out Row 49 of the pattern. (Row n: n + (n+1)².)
- Question 24short answer · 1 mark
Q4(d): Find the row which ends 419. (Row n: n + (n+1)².)
- Question 25short answer · 1 mark
Q4(e): What is the general rule to describe each row if you call the row number n? (Row 1: 1 + 2² = 5, Row 2: 2 + 3² = 11, Row 3: 3 + 4² = 19.)
Frequently asked questions
What is in the King's College School — 11+ Maths Exam Paper 2020?
25 questions worth 25 marks in total, written for 30 minutes. It covers Maths at 11+ level. King's College School set it as a 11+ Maths paper.
How long is the King's College School 11+ Maths paper?
This paper is timed at 30 minutes for 25 marks — roughly 72 seconds a mark. Hearthprep runs the same clock on screen, so your child sees how far through the time they are as they answer.
Can my child answer this paper online?
Yes. Every question on this page can be answered in the browser and is marked the moment the paper is submitted — multiple choice, short answers and written responses alike. Answers are matched leniently, so a correct value written a different way (units, fractions, word numbers) still scores.
Are worked solutions included?
Every question has a step-by-step worked solution and an AI tutor that will talk through it after the paper is submitted. This paper is free — the whole thing, with marking and solutions, needs no account.
Where does this King's College School paper come from?
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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