Any apps or books for 11 Plus prep?

[behappy1736]

DS is currently having weekly tutoring for 11 plus exam next year.
He is bright and working and greater depth in both English and maths.
Tutor is using CGP books and he has 10 minute tests in both books to do as homework each week.

Are there any apps or books I could get ‘for fun’ to do alongside this please?
thanks !

you can try this : https://mocknest.co.uk/
They have free weekly mocks, unlimited practise questions, word games etc.

My daughter has loved the Eleventy Plus papers, much more fun than the usual and also more thorough www.eleventyplus.co.uk . They've been good for the MC computerised tests without spending hours on screens doing Atom. The creative comprehensions and logic puzzles are fun and story-based.

I'd say try adding some online practice alongside the CGP books. Sometimes kids get a bit bored doing the same kind of tests every week lol.

I've come across 11+ Mastermind and it looks quite handy for extra practice. It's got Maths, English, VR & NVR, plus an AI tutor that actually guides kids when they get an answer wrong rather than just giving them the answer.

Might be worth checking out if you're looking for something a bit more interactive

For the "for fun" side I'd steer away from more tests, since he's already doing those every week, and towards games that use the same skills without feeling like prep.

On the maths side, Prime Climb and Shut the Box are brilliant for quick mental arithmetic, and the Countdown numbers round is a family favourite here (DS still plays it with us at 15). KenKen or Kakuro puzzle books cover the logic and problem solving that 11+ papers love, and NRICH has free puzzles sorted by age if you'd rather not buy anything. The Murderous Maths books are a fun read too.

For English and verbal reasoning, Bananagrams, Boggle and simple cryptic crosswords build vocabulary and word play without him noticing.

The biggest win at this stage is probably just reading widely, though. Vocabulary is where a lot of bright kids drop marks, and it can't really be crammed in the last few months.

Free video lesson for NVR (OOO) and Maths (Angles and Lines) are live. Weekly Free online mock is live as well.

mocknest.co.uk/

My son is loving the Pip 11+ app for fun. He finds it really engaging and there lots of fun activities which involve bite sized 11+ questions for English, Maths, VR and NVR. It's been a really lovely addition to our tutor and workbook study.

Oh and he also likes 11+ heroes for extra fun practice too. It's a fantasy style battle game where you defeat opponents by answering questions correctly. My son is a big D&D fan so this really appealed to him. It can't be played don a phone though so it's a little harder to fit into our daily routine, where as my son does some time on Pip 11+ every morning before school.