Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

December 8th: Festive Maths

Posted on 08/12/2013 by

Welcome to Day Eight of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have a tricky Christmas maths problem for you. Scroll to the very bottom of the page for the answer. Return to our advent calendar. Need some help?  Watch … Continue reading →

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Christmas NVR Answers

Posted on 08/12/2013 by

Here are the answers to our festive NVR quiz.   Return to Better Tuition’s advent calendar. Learn more about non-verbal reasoning. 1.  B 2.  D 3.  D (D’s star has an outline) 4.  C (the present has been reflected) 5.  C … Continue reading →

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December 7th: Christmas Non-Verbal Reasoning

Posted on 07/12/2013 by

It’s day seven of Better Tuition’s advent calendar and we have some festive non-verbal reasoning activity for you.  You will find the answers here.  Try more festive NVR from Better Tuition. Non-verbal reasoning helps develop problem-solving skills and is particularly useful for … Continue reading →

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December 15th: Verbal Reasoning – Find the Hidden Word

Posted on 06/12/2013 by

It’s day 15 of Better Tuition’s advent calendar and we have a fun verbal reasoning activity for you.  Can you find the four-letter word hidden across two words? This skill is useful for trainee sleuths, spies and students preparing for GL-style grammar … Continue reading →

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A Winter’s Tale: Verbal Reasoning Hidden Word Answers

Posted on 06/12/2013 by

Here are the answers to Better Tuition’s Verbal Reasoning Hidden Words Challenge  for trainee sleuths, spies and students preparing for grammar school entrance exams/ 11 plus.  Return to our advent calendar. Return to Better Tuition’s 2013 advent calendar. Learn more … Continue reading →

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December 5th: a Verbal Reasoning Code Cracking Challenge

Posted on 05/12/2013 by

It’s day five of Better Tuition’s advent calendar and we have a fun code cracking activity for you.  Can you crack the Christmassy codes to reveal the festive words? This skill is useful for trainee sleuths, spies and students preparing … Continue reading →

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Verbal Reasoning Code Cracking Answers

Posted on 05/12/2013 by

Here are the answers to Better Tuition’s Verbal Reasoning Code Cracking Challenge  for trainee sleuths, spies and students preparing for grammar school entrance exams/ 11 plus.  Are you a Christmas code cracker? Return to our advent calendar. Return to Better … Continue reading →

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Christmas Maths Problems: Answers

Posted on 04/12/2013 by

Here are the answers for Better Tuition’s Christmas Maths Problems. Return to our advent calendar or try an easier Christmas maths quiz. Return to our advent calendar. Tweet

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December 4th: a Christmas Maths Quiz

Posted on 04/12/2013 by

Welcome to Day Four of Better Tuition’s 2014 Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have some more Christmas maths problems for you, this time in the form of an interactive quiz.  These problems are easier than yesterday’s Christmas Maths Challenge and could be suitable for … Continue reading →

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December 3rd: Christmas Maths Problems

Posted on 03/12/2013 by

Maths Problems Welcome to Day Three of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have some tricky Christmas maths problems for you.  These problems are best suited to Years 4/5/6.  You will find the answers in our comments section below. … Continue reading →

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