We provide a diverse range of high-quality educational resources tailored to students' needs. Specialising in materials for the 11 plus exam, our platform offers a comprehensive selection of study revision notes, practice papers, and learning materials. Magical Minds Learning is dedicated to providing accessible, quality educational tools to everyone.
We provide a diverse range of high-quality educational resources tailored to students' needs. Specialising in materials for the 11 plus exam, our platform offers a comprehensive selection of study revision notes, practice papers, and learning materials. Magical Minds Learning is dedicated to providing accessible, quality educational tools to everyone.
Magical Minds' 11+ Practice Papers for the CEM Test. This resource contains a realistic CEM-style 11 Plus practice paper - each containing mixed questions on Maths, including Numerical Reasoning and spatial, Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension. Helps boost confidence, building skills and establishing success. New- Contains angles recap at end
These flashcards are a compilation of the most important words that could potentially be in the 11+. They can be printed out, cut along the lines, and then stuck back to back. They make vocabulary learning fun and easy; they make learning new words possible in a short space of time.
Why not stick them around your house to get familiar with them? Test yourself: take them in the car, look over them before you go to bed, whenever you have a free moment.
These cards contain one word on the front, and a short, snappy definition on the back.
For best results, print on card and laminate.
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20 short cloze tests, designed to be used as practice for the 11+ CEM test. Includes a mixture of styles including word choice, word bank and missing letters. Contains answers.
Cloze assesses the ability to read in context, scan and deduct information. It often appears in CEM 11 plus papers.
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This resource contains twenty full length 11 Plus vocabulary booster exercises (synonyms, antonyms, word association etc…).
Great for learning new vocabulary.
Includes answers.
CEM-style
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11+ Vocabulary CEM
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11+ Vocabulary Tests
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KS2 SATs SPaG Test
This forty five minute test is for the national curriculum tests. Testing the student on spelling, punctuation and grammar, it will be really useful to grasp new concepts.
Contains detailed teacher notes and answers.
Y6 SATS SPaG: This resource includes three lesson plans and powerpoints to prepare students for the SPaG assessments. Organised by topic, there are quizzes, detailed responses, homework prompts, etc… to help pupils get SATS ready and boost results instantly. You can use these tools nearer to the exam, for last minute cramming, or it can be used all year round.
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SATs Preparation Ultimate Bundle
Includes:
KS2 SPaG paper with a detailed mark scheme, teacher notes and answers
5 KS2 Maths Arithmetic papers with a detailed mark scheme, teacher notes and answers
three full length lessons plans, containing quizzes, power-points, and high quality questions
10 Full Length English comprehension papers, with detailed teacher notes and answers
A Vocabulary jotter
Times Tables Speed Test
Fractions - Complete lesson, flashcards and quizzes
Ratio - Complete lesson, flashcards and quizzes
Make SATs fun Issue one
Get SATs ready in 5 days
Angles and BIDMAS revision
Speed and accuracy test (maths)
Contains 9 resources worth £14.17.
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11 Plus Interview Guide
I’m so nervous! What if I don’t know what to say? What if the interviewer doesn’t like me? We all come across these questions at some point, because we are all nervous! It is absolutely normal to feel apprehensive about an interview, that’s why we are here to help.
This guide includes:
Introduction to what interviews are
What to do before the interview
Interview questions: 30+
What to do after the interview
Why not to worry about an interview
What the structure usually looks like in your interview
Do you want a comprehensive day by day plan for your child to complete over the summer holidays, we have just the course for you: 11 Plus 4 Week Summer Course
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11 Plus Cloze Bundle
Contains over 500 cloze questions, suitable for students taking the 11 plus.
Includes a mixture of styles including word choice, word bank and missing letters. Answers included.
This magazine is perfect for teachers, students, and parents preparing for the national curriculum tests. The activities are designed to be fun whilst also providing valuable practice and methods handy for the real day.
Includes:
Detailed introduction on what the SATs examinations are, and what is in the tests
An interview with a student who took the exams in 2019
Reading recommendations for students who want to improve their comprehension and vocabulary skills
FAQs about reading for SATs, understanding of the book, motivation, how long to read, etc…
Explanation on why is it important to read, and how can you find a book which is interesting
Vocabulary booster word search
Fraction flashcards
Tips on how to improve your speed when dealing with fractions
Four rules of number speed test
Further thinking questions about four rules of number, inverse operation, and fractions
Skimming and scanning
How to improve your comprehension skills
Sudokus to help with reasoning, tip and tricks how to become better
Maze, tips and tricks to become better
Hidden messages
Letter tiles
Number blocks
Cryptograms
Double puzzles
Maths squares
SATs preparation timetable
Revision tips from students who took the SATs exams in 2019
Onomatopoeia fun creative writing exercises
Prompts for tasks to complete on onomatopoeia
How to include onomatopoeia in your creative writing to make it more interesting
Types of recounts
Why recounts are fun
Examples of personal recounts
Continuation of recounts to make a story activities
Ratio tables exercises
Quick fire quiz on topics covered in issue 1
New 11 Plus Test 7: Ages 10-11
This resource contains paper 7, a realistic CEM-style 11 plus practice paper, containing mixed questions on maths, including numerical reasoning and spatial skills, verbal reasoning and comprehension. Have used extensively with my tutees in preparing for the CEM and GL tests.
This resource is part of practice papers pack 5: 11 Plus Practice Papers Pack 5
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New 11 Plus Test 3: Ages 10-11
Ages 10-11.
Suitable for all exam boards
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Magical Minds' 11+ Practice Papers for the CEM Test. This is test 5 from the book. Helps boost confidence, building skills and establishing success.
Added extra: angles recap.
This resource contains fifteen 11+ vocabulary booster exercises (synonyms and antonyms) and comprehension exercises. Great for learning new vocabulary. Includes answers.
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An answer sheet pdf is included. You can download and print as many as you like for your child to mark their answers on. Mark your answers with a straight line through the letter.
Magical Minds Learning- 11 Plus Practice Papers for the CEM style tests contains five realistic CEM-style 11 Plus practice papers - each containing mixed questions on Maths, including Numerical Reasoning and spatial, Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension. Helps boost confidence, building skills and establishing success. Mixed format- (both multiple choice and standard format).
Make 11 Plus fun! Issue 2
This magazine is perfect for parents and students preparing for the 11 Plus examination. It is suitable for all exam boards from CEM to GL. The activities are designed to be fun for the students whilst also providing valuable practice and methods handy for the real day.
Includes:
Aims and goals for the student
A plan to follow (detailed) for year 5 (grammar school exams) and 6 (independent school examinations)
Mathematical jokes sent in from Issue 1
Helpful tips from parents and students sent in
Ideas on how to learn vocabulary effectively, with goals and questions to answer
A vocabulary booster word search, with follow up questions
6 creative writing prompts, with lots of tips and examples to follow. An explanation of how to structure your writing
Fractions, decimals, and percentage flashcards
How to tackle maths questions with unused information
Sudokus, mazes and puzzles
A practice cloze with advanced vocabulary
An activity on rotational symmetry, with visual aesthetically pleasing graphics
An interview with a parent whose child passed the 11 Plus exam
A vocabulary booster crossword
A fun shuffled sentence activity
Synonyms exercises, with an explanation how to learn your new vocabulary in a fun way
Questions to ask at an open day, a brief about what open days are about
A ‘continue the story’ exercise
Pascal triangle activities
Maths limericks
A vocabulary list
Data maths questions - explanation how to interpret data
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Vocabulary Booster Bundle
Useful for CEM, GL, CSSE, SATs and private school examinations.
Contains 15 resources worth over £20.
Includes:
Summer Vocabulary Challenge
Vocabulary in context
Vocabulary Book 1
Vocabulary Book 2
Vocabulary flashcards
Vocabulary jotter
Vocabulary list containing 1000+ words
Vocabulary lists pack 2
Word search #1
Word search #2
Word search #3
Word search #4
Crossword #1
Crossword #2
Crossword #3
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11 Plus Year 4 Foundation Course Plan
You can find the complete course here
For parents and students it can be confusing when you don’t know when to start the journey for the 11 Plus exams. There’s a broad range of resources and books out there for different subjects and topics, but what do you start with?
We have the solution for you. This course is the foundation to build up to success for the 11 Plus. Useful for students starting out in year four.
Once the student advances and is able to tackle more complex problems, they should complete our 4 week course which is suitable for year five pupils, nearer to the exam:
11 Plus 4 Weeks Summer Course.
Remember that the above course stated is for students who are confident in all abilities and skills required for the exam (year five).