8+ Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning:Mastering Skills Book 2

Student Book
10 thematic units
Paperback
Sat in Year 3

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Book 2 of 2 in the 8+ Mastering Skills series for Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Having built a solid foundation, now is the time to master the exam. The Mastering Skills book series is the definitive final preparation for the 8+, designed to sharpen skills, build speed, and instil the unshakable confidence needed to excel in competitive entrance exams.

Inside this book

Ten units of focused challenge

Each unit raises the demand step by step, sharpening number, shape and non-verbal reasoning under exam-style conditions.

Unit 01
The Quantum Research Institute
Long division with decimal quotients and interpreting remainders.
Unit 02
The Architectural Heritage
Angles in polygons, interior and exterior angles, and composite shapes.
Unit 03
The Financial Exchange
Currency exchange, simple interest, commission and multi-step percentages.
Unit 04
The Archaeological Expedition
Equations with brackets and unknowns on both sides, including simultaneous equations.
Unit 05
The Aerospace Testing Facility
Scale models, direct and inverse proportion, and proportion graphs.
Unit 06
The Marine Biology Station
Surface area of cuboids and prisms, using nets, and surface area against volume.
Unit 07
The Signals Intelligence Unit
Geometric, quadratic and Fibonacci-type sequences, and finding the nth term.
Unit 08
The Climate Modelling Centre
Grouped frequency tables, stem-and-leaf, comparing distributions and scatter graphs.
Unit 09
The Space Exploration Command
Probability: tree diagrams, combined events and conditional probability.
Unit 10
The Grand Academy Finals
A grand review across nine championship rounds, with the final reasoning challenge.