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This involves comprehension, spelling, grammar and cloze style questions. These typically come in the following formats:

• Comprehension passages – These may consist of a piece of prose, a poem, an email chain or another form of written text. They are not always traditional prose passages. The children then need to answer questions based on the information provided.

• Spot the grammar mistake – Children are given lines of text containing a punctuation or grammatical error and are asked to identify the mistake.

• Spot the spelling mistake – Children are given lines of text and are asked to identify a spelling error in each line.

• Cloze passages – These appear in several formats, but they all require children to fill in words that have been omitted from a passage.

There are 21 common VR question types that are generally tested by GL. The vast majority of these question types can be solved using a logical technique. Some of the common question styles are listed below:

• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Homonyms
• Coding
• Alphabet reasoning
• Number sequences
• Odd one out

The maths questions usually come in the form of short, word problems. Some of the main topics covered are:

• Fractions
• Decimals
• Percentages
• Algebra
• Data sets

This section requires the use of logical reasoning to solve questions involving pictures and shapes. Some of the common question styles include:

• Odd one out
• Completing the grid
• Codes
• Similarities
• Series
• Folding paper
• Finding the hidden shape
• Combining shapes
• Compleing shapes

This involves comprehension, spelling, grammar and cloze style questions. These typically come in the following formats:

• Comprehension passages – These may consist of a piece of prose, a poem, an email chain or another form of written text. They are not always traditional prose passages. The children then need to answer questions based on the information provided.

• Spot the grammar mistake – Children are given lines of text containing a punctuation or grammatical error and are asked to identify the mistake.

• Spot the spelling mistake – Children are given lines of text and are asked to identify a spelling error in each line.

• Cloze passages – These appear in several formats, but they all require children to fill in words that have been omitted from a passage.

• Vocabulary Questions – syonyyms, antonyms, contextual meaning

There are 21 common VR question types that are generally tested by GL, most of these appear in Quest exams but there are also a few additional question types that appear. The vast majority of these question types can be solved using a logical technique but some rely solely on vocabulary knowledge. Some of the common question styles are listed below:

• Synonyms and antonyms
• Letter and word codes
• Odd-one-out
• Word relationships
• Analogy questions
• Sentence logic
• Cloze (missing word) tasks

Quest maths papers cover Key Stage 2 content up to the end of Year 5. Children may see questions on topics like:

• Arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
• Fractions, decimals and percentages
• Word problems requiring reasoning
• Place value
• Measure and geometry
• Data handling

This involves spoting patterns, using visual logic and understanding how shapes move and rotate.

Typical questions include:

• Sequences and patterns
• Rotation, reflection and symmetry
• Identifying missing shapes
• Solving codes using attributes like shape, size or shading
• Folding paper and hole punching
• Finding the hidden shape
• Completing the grid