The Maths SATs at Key Stage 3 include a short Mental Arithmetic test, and Papers 1 & 2. There are four different versions of Papers 1 & 2 and 3 versions of the Mental Arithmetic test. Each version of the test has questions that meets the needs of pupils of different ability levels. Papers are set for the following levels:
- Papers 1 & 2 and Mental Arithmetic test C for levels 3-5
- Papers 1 & 2 and Mental Arithmetic test A or B for levels 4-6
- Papers 1 & 2 and Mental Arithmetic test A or B for levels 5-7
- Papers 1 & 2 and Mental Arithmetic test A or B for levels 6-8
Mental Arithmetic
Each Mental Arithmetic test is a taped test of 30 questions lasting 20 minutes. Tests A and B are alternative versions of the same test with the same level of difficulty.
Papers 1 & 2
Each Paper lasts an hour. Paper 1 is a non-calculator paper. In all versions of the tests, pupils are given questions relating to number, shape, space, measures and handling data based on the work they have covered during class lessons. They are also asked questions that show they can solve problems by applying their knowledge of Maths to practical situations.
Very able pupils who have achieved Level 8 on the above papers can take a Maths Extension paper to see if they can achieve an Exceptional Performance. This is a one-hour paper.
 | A shop sells tins of beans at 49p each. |
| Find the cost of 27 tins. |
 | Richard has these four number cards.
The mean is 5 James takes another card
The mean of the five cards is still 5. | |||||||||
| What number is on his new card? |
 | An old school house used to have its water tanks filled using a bucket from a well. The table shows the number of buckets, of different capacities, needed to fill a tank of capacity 3600 pints. Complete the table:
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| Write an equation using symbols to connect T, the capacity of the bank, B, the capacity of the bucket, and N, the number of buckets. |
