About GL Maths

GL Mathematics

The Assessment is intended to reflect the diversity of the curriculum; however a few questions covering areas which may not feature in any curriculum, such as elementary logic, are also included to assess intuitive understanding.

The assessment includes the following:

Number:

• Value and place-value
• Series and properties
• Figurative numbers
• Equivalence of operations
• Decimal and vulgar fractions
• Percentages
• Indices (squared measurement only)

Money:

• Computation of change from up to £10
• Proportion
• Currency
• Measurement
• Scales
• Units
• Rate & proportion
• Length
• Area & Volume
• Weight
• Temperature
• Time

Geometry:

• Triangle, quadrilateral, polygon and circle
• Angle & Compass
• Solid geometry
• Symmetry (line & rotational)
• Co-ordinates (to one quadrant)
• Parallel & Perpendicular
• Internal angles of geometric shapes

Data Representation:

• Venn diagram, Pie chart, Table, Graph and Histogram.
• Statistical Ideas:
• Average including use of mean, mode and median
• Simple probability
• Mathematical Processes:

Logic

• Mappings