Geometry in the 11+ — Questions, Worked Answers and Practice Papers

What examiners actually ask

Geometry appears in 135 of our 338 ready papers (977 tagged questions). It averages 7.2 questions a paper worth about 1.94 marks each. The typical question allows around 55 sec. It appears in 2 CSSE papers we hold.

Geometry is the parent label many papers use for anything involving shapes, angles, area, perimeter, symmetry, coordinates or 3D solids. Like Numbers, it is a map rather than a single method. Children who say they are “bad at geometry” usually struggle with one or two concrete skills — angle facts, not-to-scale diagrams, or missing lengths on compound shapes. Use this hub to find papers heavy in Geometry-tagged questions, then follow the related hubs into angles, area, shapes, symmetry and coordinates. Teach a diagram habit: label every given length and angle before choosing a formula or fact. Independent papers push multi-step geometry hardest; grammar papers still punish careless reading of diagrams. Revision sticks when each weak Geometry mark is traced to a named skill hub.

Common mistakes

• Guessing from a not-to-scale diagram instead of using given measurements and facts.
• Mixing up area, perimeter and volume formulas under time pressure.
• Forgetting to state units when the mark scheme awards them.
• Stopping after finding an intermediate angle or length instead of the one asked for.

Papers with the most Geometry questions

Ranked from our tagged catalogue — open a paper to practise the questions that actually test this topic.

Related topics

• Angles
• Area and Perimeter
• Shapes
• Symmetry
• Coordinates
• Volume