Spot the rule, not just the sum
10 timed practice papers (50 questions, 30 minutes) matching the EduTest Numerical Reasoning format for Year 9 entry and scholarship testing.
Every question ends with "None of these" — as the real paper does — so a near-miss answer is never a safe guess.
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What Numerical Reasoning tests
- Number series and pattern rules
- Number grids and matrices
- Multi-condition problems with thresholds and brackets
- Working backwards from a result
- Ratio chains and proportional reasoning
- Reading and deducing from tables
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Question types you'll encounter
Our practice papers cover every question type in the numerical reasoning section of selective entry and scholarship exams.
Number Series
Find the missing term. Rules include multiplication chains, alternating operations, interleaved strands and differences that themselves form a pattern.
Grids and Matrices
A grid of numbers follows a rule across rows or down columns; deduce the rule and fill the gap.
Multi-Condition Problems
Several interacting conditions — tiered pricing, thresholds, bonuses — where the obvious method gives a wrong answer that is offered as an option.
Working Backwards
Given the end state, reconstruct the start. Includes remainder puzzles and "smallest value such that" questions.
Adversarial Allocation
Find the greatest or least possible overlap between groups, where the worst case must be reasoned out rather than calculated directly.
Shared-Stem Sets
One scenario with a table or price list feeding two consecutive questions.
Preparation tips for numerical reasoning
- 1
Check your rule against the LAST given term, not just the one before the gap — many series fit two rules early on.
- 2
"None of these" is a real answer here, not filler. If your value is not listed, trust your working.
- 3
For series, write the differences underneath. If they are not constant, look at the differences of the differences.
- 4
When a question mentions a threshold or a bracket, work out which bracket applies before calculating anything.
- 5
No calculators. Look for the arithmetic shortcut — the numbers are chosen so one exists.
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