A multiple-choice practice paper for ages 6 to 8: 12 questions in 3 sections worth 3, 4 and 5 points, scored at the end, with a printable copy and answer key. Free, no account.
This is a practice paper in the style of the multiple-choice papers used in children's math contests. It has 12 questions in three sections of four. Section 1 questions are worth 3 points each, section 2 questions 4 points and section 3 questions 5 points, so a full score is 48. Every question is multiple choice. Many have five options labelled A to E, and picture questions keep the options of their own game. Nothing is marked while the child works: there is no right or wrong sound, no star and no hint. That is the point of the paper, because contest questions are answered cold and a child who has only practised with instant feedback can find that strange. The paper is practice, not a contest entry, and it does not name or copy any real contest.
The paper adds no questions of its own. Each one is made by one of the math, logic or spatial games on this site, such as balance scales, number pyramids, number paths, function machines, patterns, who sits where, door rules, cube counting, mirror and turn and fold and punch. The questions rotate through those three groups so a paper mixes number work, logic and picture questions, and the same game rarely comes up twice in one paper. Section 1 uses levels 2 and 3 of the games, section 2 levels 3 and 4, and section 3 levels 5 and 6, which are the hardest ones. A game that has fewer levels gives its top level instead. English and science games are not used, because the paper is about math and reasoning.
Some games already ask a question with picture options. Those keep their own options, three to five of them, and the right one is the game's right answer. Other games ask for a number. For those the paper adds four wrong options: numbers one to three away from the answer, numbers five or ten away, a doubled or halved number, and the number with its digits swapped. These are the slips a child really makes, so guessing is not easy. The five options are sorted from smallest to largest, the way contest papers list them, and the right one sits in a different place from paper to paper. The tests check that every number option is a whole number from 0 to 999, that the five options are all different, and that the game's own checker marks exactly one of them right.
The 30-minute timer is off by default, because a first paper is better done at a calm pace. If you switch it on, the clock counts down from 30:00 and the paper is handed in as it is when it reaches zero. At the end the score card shows the points, the points for each section, and every question with whether it was right, what was chosen, the right answer and a one-line reason. A wrong or missing answer scores 0 and nothing is taken off, so a guess costs nothing. Below the questions, Practice these links to the games where points were lost. The Print button makes the same paper as a PDF, four questions to a page with a name line, and the answer key with reasons on the last pages. Pictures print in black and white. The paper number is shown, and typing it again gives the same paper, so a printed copy and the screen version match.
The paper does not change your child's game levels, keep a score history or rank anyone. Nothing is saved in the browser or sent anywhere: closing the page ends the paper, except for the PDF you print. It gives no medal and no school grade, and a score on it says how this one paper went, not how the child compares with other children. Questions come from games made for ages 5 to 8, so section 3 is meant to be hard for a 6 year old. A skipped question is simply 0 points. If a game cannot load on a poor connection, the paper is made from the games that did.
With 12 questions, about 20 to 30 minutes is a fair guess for a 6 or 7 year old, since section 3 has level 5 and 6 puzzles. The timer is off by default. If you turn it on, it is 30 minutes and the paper is handed in at zero.
About 6 to 8. Section 1 is levels 2 and 3 of the games, which a 6 year old who has played a little can do. Section 3 uses the top levels, which are hard at that age on purpose. Do not expect a full 48 points from a first attempt.
No. A right answer scores 3, 4 or 5 points by section, and a wrong or missing answer scores 0. Nothing is taken off, so a guess among the five options costs nothing. The score card says which questions were wrong and why.
Yes, if you type the same paper number. The number is shown on the start card, during the paper and on the score card. Same paper again restarts the paper you just did. New paper picks a new number. The PDF uses the same number.
Press Print paper with answer key on the start card or the score card, and pick Letter or A4. You get 12 questions at 4 per page with a name line, then the answer key with a short reason for each question. The PDF is built on your device and nothing is uploaded.
No. The paper reads nothing from the level progress and writes nothing to it, and it keeps no score history. When you close the page the paper is gone, so print it or note the paper number if you want to use it again.