11+ Maths

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

Maths data questions — tables and simple statistics tagged outside the main graphs strand.

15 Papers
2.6 Avg Qs / paper
1.36 Typical marks
45 sec Target time

What examiners actually ask

Data appears in 15 of our 338 ready papers (39 tagged questions). It averages 2.6 questions a paper worth about 1.36 marks each. The typical question allows around 45 sec. It appears in 1 CSSE paper we hold.

Some Maths papers tag questions simply as “Data” or “Probability and statistics” when they sit between charts, averages and probability. Treat this hub as a bridge: use it to find those papers, then drill graphs, averages and probability for the underlying methods. Children who freeze at a table often need retrieval practice more than new formulas — read headings, extract the needed cells, then calculate. Independent papers may combine a table with a mean or probability follow-up. Keep working tidy so intermediate totals remain checkable. If a report flags Data weakly, open the related hubs and match the exact skill rather than doing generic “data worksheets”.

Worked example

A real tagged question from our catalogue — method included, not paywalled.

The North London Independent Girl's School's Consortium Group 1 2010 · Question 24a · 3 marks · Pie chart

Correct answer
Method

Common mistakes

  • Misreading table headings and extracting the wrong values.
  • Calculating a mean or total from incomplete rows.
  • Confusing probability language with raw counts from a table.
  • Skipping units or categories that change which numbers to use.

Papers with the most Data questions

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