Whitgift sample 11+ Maths papers answers

[ontarget]

I don't personally believe that it is wrong to give full answers to members' queries

I agree with equilibro. I think some people will be put off asking questions if they have to work questions out step by step. I think giving the full answer and explanation is more useful (including for others who have the same problem) and a parent can then explain it to a child and if they don't understand it they can ask for more explanation.

[Guest55]

I haven't seen anyone say they are 'put off' and I've been on here a long time ...

Giving a full solution is not helpful as usually there are alternative ways of approaching a problem. If a parent is DIYing then they need to 'decode' questions as well ... giving an answer doesn't help that at all.

Lots of the questions asked on here are already answered somewhere and people need to use the search facility first.

[zeinab]

I hear what you're saying Guest. I find that when DD is stuck on a maths question, I never ever jump in and give her the answer, even tho that is the easy way forward for both of us!! I ask her to read, look and think about it so she can start 'thinking', for herself. If after a while she still thinking, I give her hints, and ask her questions to help her along until she nails it. She feels more satisfied ( as well as me!!), when she has eventually worked out a question herself and also confidence starts to kick in, which is half the battle when exploring new land to tread in maths. There is however the odd and isolated occasion tho when after all the explaining and her thinking that I have to show her step by step how to do the question ( that's when she really does not get it at all). Then I ask Her to solve it after my explanation, but that is very rare when I do that.

[Mittleme]

Guest55 Wrote:

Does your daughter see her mistake?



Yes thanks , i think she understands 100% the concept of the wheels turning in the right direction but

i have explained the logic behind the calculation and her reaction was Ooooh!

so i think she gets it.

[Mittleme]

One more thing please people and then am done with this topic.

just want to ensure daughter and myself are on same page and that i am not giving her the wrong answers .


Question 10

0. James gives these answers to four questions. Tick any you think are likely to be correct.
(i) A lorry weighs 2000 grams
(ii) A ten year old boy weighs 35 kilograms
(iii) Big Ben’s tower is 200 centimetres high
(iv) A horse is 15 metres high



not sure why dd chose (i) as the answer


my correct answer is (ii).

Please correct me if am wrong?


Thanks

[Guest55]

I think you are correct - get her to tell you how many kg 2000g is ...

Sometimes children don't look at the units ....

[Mittleme]

ok sure, thanks.

[Mittleme]

Hi All

Could someone please confirm DD answers correct on this question please?


Question


To cook a mint of meat, you leave it in the oven for 30minutes for every Kilogram it weighs plus 20minutes extra.Find how long you would cook a joint weighing:

a) 2kg
b) 3 ½ Kg



answers

a) 1hr 40minutes
b) 2hrs 55minutes


Thanks

[russet]

I think she has done (30+20)*2 and (30+20)*3.5 rather than:
(30*2)+20 and (30*3.5)+20

[Guest55]

Get her to re-read the question don't just give her russet's solution.

She needs to understand that she must work out the time for the amount of meat there is and then add on the 20 mins. Try a third example to make sure she has understood.