Every question here is written by Prism in the style of the tests. None is copied from a real paper, and a fresh one is drawn each time a child practises.
From foundation to exam standard
Two questions at each level. Tap an option to check it.
Foundation where a child in Year 3 or 4 starts
Question 1Aim for about 45 seconds
The paper is folded in half, then holes are punched through all the layers. What does it look like when unfolded?
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Answer: B
How to work it out
Each hole goes through both layers, so it appears twice when unfolded: where it was punched, and mirrored across the horizontal fold, the same distance from it.
Why the other options are wrong
A: These are only the holes that were punched. Unfolding adds a mirrored copy of each.
C: This shows only the mirrored copies. The punched holes stay too.
D: This mirrors across the wrong line. The fold is the horizontal fold.
E: The copies have slipped. Each copy must be exactly opposite its hole, the same distance from the fold.
Question 2Aim for about 45 seconds
The paper is folded in half, then holes are punched through all the layers. What does it look like when unfolded?
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Answer: B
How to work it out
Each hole goes through both layers, so it appears twice when unfolded: where it was punched, and mirrored across the horizontal fold, the same distance from it.
Why the other options are wrong
A: This shows only the mirrored copies. The punched holes stay too.
C: These are only the holes that were punched. Unfolding adds a mirrored copy of each.
D: The copies have slipped. Each copy must be exactly opposite its hole, the same distance from the fold.
E: This mirrors across the wrong line. The fold is the horizontal fold.
Standard the 11 Plus standard, Year 5
Question 3Aim for about 45 seconds
The paper is folded and holes are punched through it. What does it look like when unfolded?
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Answer: D
How to work it out
Each hole goes through both layers, so it appears twice when unfolded: once where it was punched and once mirrored across the horizontal fold line.
Why the other options are wrong
A: The partners are mirrored left to right, but the fold line means they should be mirrored top to bottom.
B: Each partner is mirrored both ways, as if the paper were folded twice. It was folded once, so a partner is only mirrored across the fold line.
C: The partner holes have slid along the fold line. A mirror partner sits directly opposite its hole, at the same distance from the fold.
E: This shows only the holes as punched. Each goes through both layers, so each needs a mirror partner across the fold line.
Question 4Aim for about 45 seconds
The paper is folded and holes are punched through it. What does it look like when unfolded?
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Answer: A
How to work it out
Each hole goes through both layers, so it appears twice when unfolded: once where it was punched and once mirrored across the horizontal fold line.
Why the other options are wrong
B: The partners are mirrored left to right, but the fold line means they should be mirrored top to bottom.
C: Each partner is mirrored both ways, as if the paper were folded twice. It was folded once, so a partner is only mirrored across the fold line.
D: This shows only the mirrored holes. The holes as punched are still on the paper, so they should be there too.
E: This shows only the holes as punched. Each goes through both layers, so each needs a mirror partner across the fold line.
Exam standard what the papers ask in Year 6
Question 5Aim for about 45 seconds
The paper is folded in half and in half again, then holes are punched through all the layers. What does it look like when unfolded?
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Answer: C
How to work it out
The paper was folded twice, so every hole goes through four layers and appears four times: mirrored across the vertical fold and across the horizontal fold.
Why the other options are wrong
A: This unfolds only the vertical fold. The paper was folded twice, so each hole appears four times.
B: This unfolds only the horizontal fold. The paper was folded twice, so each hole appears four times.
D: This copies each hole to the opposite corner only. It misses the two copies beside it.
E: These are only the holes that were punched. Unfolding copies each one across both folds.
Question 6Aim for about 45 seconds
The paper is folded in half, then holes are punched through all the layers. What does it look like when unfolded?
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Answer: B
How to work it out
Each hole goes through both layers, so it appears twice when unfolded: where it was punched, and mirrored across the vertical fold, the same distance from it.
Why the other options are wrong
A: These are only the holes that were punched. Unfolding adds a mirrored copy of each.
C: This shows only the mirrored copies. The punched holes stay too.
D: This mirrors across the wrong line. The fold is the vertical fold.
E: The copies have slipped. Each copy must be exactly opposite its hole, the same distance from the fold.
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