Quest Arena · Free Worksheet 06
11+ Study Planner — 12-Week Programme
The rule. Most children who sit the 11+ comfortably do short daily sessions for 12 weeks, not long weekend marathons. This planner gives you 12 weeks × 5 days × 30 minutes. Tick a box every time a session is done. Stick to two weak topics per week — anything more and the child plateaus.
Weekly programme
| Wk | Focus | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diagnostic week | English ☐ | Maths ☐ | VR ☐ | NVR ☐ | Mini-mock ☐ |
| 2 | English: vocabulary & comprehension | Vocab ☐ | Comp ☐ | Vocab ☐ | Comp ☐ | Review ☐ |
| 3 | Maths: number & fractions | Number ☐ | Fractions ☐ | Number ☐ | Fractions ☐ | Mixed ☐ |
| 4 | VR: codes & hidden words | Codes ☐ | Hidden ☐ | Codes ☐ | Hidden ☐ | Mini-mock ☐ |
| 5 | NVR: rotation & reflection | Rotate ☐ | Reflect ☐ | Rotate ☐ | Reflect ☐ | Mixed ☐ |
| 6 | Half-time mock + review | Mock part 1 ☐ | Mock part 2 ☐ | Mark ☐ | Weak topic ☐ | Weak topic ☐ |
| 7 | Maths: ratio, time, geometry | Ratio ☐ | Time ☐ | Geometry ☐ | Word problems ☐ | Mixed ☐ |
| 8 | English: grammar & punctuation | Grammar ☐ | Punctuation ☐ | SPaG ☐ | Writing ☐ | Mini-mock ☐ |
| 9 | VR: analogies & word puzzles | Analogies ☐ | Compound ☐ | Antonyms ☐ | Mixed ☐ | Mini-mock ☐ |
| 10 | NVR: matrices & sequences | Matrix ☐ | Sequence ☐ | Matrix ☐ | Sequence ☐ | Mixed ☐ |
| 11 | Full mock papers — timed | Mock 1 ☐ | Review ☐ | Mock 2 ☐ | Review ☐ | Weak topic ☐ |
| 12 | Taper: light review + sleep | Vocab ☐ | Quick maths ☐ | 10 VR ☐ | 10 NVR ☐ | Rest ☐ |
Tutor's notes
- Sessions of 30 minutes beat sessions of 90. Attention sharpens around 20 minutes and drops after 40. Two short sessions on a weekday + a longer one at weekends works best for most children.
- Mark together, gently. Mark with the child, not for them. Ask "what was the trick here?" rather than "why did you get this wrong?" — children retain the trick, not the telling-off.
- Mocks are diagnostics, not assessments. Don't praise or scold the score. Praise the noticing — "you spotted that compound word straight away, nice."
- Stop two days before the real exam. Sleep matters more than one more session. A short vocab review the night before is plenty.
- Anxiety beats knowledge gaps every time. Talk about the test as a chance to show what they know, not a gate to pass through. The standardised score adjusts for age, which means an early-summer-born child is not penalised for being younger.