In 2016, I attended #MathsConf7 in Leeds. The outcome? A to-do list longer than my arm as I intended to create a textbook of exercises of increasingly difficult questions to improve upon the standard textbook diet that we in the UK feed from.
In April 2017, IDQs was announced as Resourceaholic.com's 'Best New Resources' ahead of EdExcel's materials to support the new GCSE.
In February 2020, Craig Barton announced me as 'the master of fluency practice' for these resources.
In April 2017, IDQs was announced as Resourceaholic.com's 'Best New Resources' ahead of EdExcel's materials to support the new GCSE.
In February 2020, Craig Barton announced me as 'the master of fluency practice' for these resources.
In between these two times, I've had a promotion at work, a difficult time with a beloved family pet and a new arrival (Elizabeth Taylor, who is now 'not so new'), so time hasn't really been something that I've been accustomed to ...
... but I had turned my attention to randomising the Increasingly Difficult Questions as part of an eTextbook. A sample is available here and any feedback is absolutely welcome.
... but I had turned my attention to randomising the Increasingly Difficult Questions as part of an eTextbook. A sample is available here and any feedback is absolutely welcome.
Anyway... Here are the sets of Increasingly Difficult Questions. I hope they're useful.
number - algebra - geometry - statistics
level 2 further mathematics
NUMBER
Factors and Multiples
Supporting Material - Answers 
Fractions of Amounts
Supporting Material - Answers 
Fractions of Shapes
Supporting Material - Answers 
Adding and Subtracting Using Directed Numbers II
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Dividing Fractions
Supporting Material - Answers 
Converting Percentages to Fractions and Decimals
Supporting Material - Answers 
Converting Fractions to Decimals and Percentages
Supporting Material - Answers 
Ordering Numbers
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Indices
Supporting Material - Answers 
Multiplying Decimals
Supporting Material - Answers 
Increase/Decrease by a Percentage
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
One Amount as a Percentage of Another II
Supporting Material - Answers 
Multiplying and Dividing Using Directed Numbers
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Write Ratios in the Form n:1
Supporting Material - Answers 
Sharing in a Given Ratio
Supporting Material - Answers 
Multiplying by Powers of 10
Supporting Material - Answers 
Using Surds
Supporting Material - Answers 
Write Using Decimal Notation
Supporting Material - Answers 
Proportion Using Recipes
Supporting Material - Answers 
Basic Proportion
Supporting Material - Answers |
Product of Prime Factors
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Supporting Material - Answers 
Order of Operations
Supporting Material - Answers 
Multiplying Fractions
Supporting Material - Answers 
Adding and Subtracting Using Fractions
Supporting Material - Answers 
Converting Decimals to Percentages and Fractions
Supporting Material - Answers 
Calculate Percentages
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Squares, Cubes and Roots
Supporting Material - Answers 
Dividing Decimals
Supporting Material - Answers 
Order of Operations II
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
One Amount as a Percentage of Another
Supporting Material - Answers 
Adding and Subtracting Using Directed Numbers
Supporting Material - Answers 
Simplifying Ratios
Supporting Material - Answers 
Write Ratios in the form 1:n
Supporting Material - Answers 
Reverse Percentages
Supporting Material - Answers 
Dividing by Powers of 10
Supporting Material - Answers 
Write in Standard Form
Supporting Material - Answers 
Multiplying and Dividing Using Numbers in Standard Form
Supporting Material - Answers 
Value for Money
Supporting Material - Answers 
Direct and Inverse Proportion
Supporting Material - Answers |
ALGEBRA
Expanding Brackets
Supporting Material (with Answers) - Answers 
Simplifying Expressions
Supporting Material - Answers 
Extending Sequences
Supporting Material - Answers 
Expanding Brackets II
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Changing the Subject
Supporting Material - Answers 
Solving Linear Equations
Supporting Material - Answers 
Simplifying Algebraic Fractions by Factorising
Supporting Material - Answers 
Equating Coefficients
Supporting Material - Answers |
Factorising
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Basic Substitution
Supporting Material (with Answers) - Answers 
Position-to-Term Rules
Supporting Material - Answers 
Factorising Quadratics
Supporting Material - Answers 
Simultaneous Equations
Supporting Material - Answers 
Solving Quadratics by Factorising
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Indices II
Supporting Material - Answers |
GEOMETRY
Area of a Circle
Supporting Material - Answers 
Angle Facts
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Angles in Triangles and Quadrilaterals
Supporting Material - Answers 
Density, Mass, Volume
Supporting Material - Answers 
Trigonometric Ratios
Supporting Material - Answers 
Area of 2D Shapes
Supporting Material - Answers 
Arc Length and Area of Sectors
Supporting Material - Answers 
Surface Area of Solids
Supporting Material - Answers 
Volume of a Cone
Supporting Material - Answers 
Similar Triangles
Supporting Material - Answers 
Vectors
Supporting Material - Answers |
Perimeter
Supporting Material - Answers 
Angles in Parallel Lines
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Speed, Distance, Time
Supporting Material - Answers 
Pythagorean Theorem
Supporting Material - Answers 
Speed, Distance, Time II
Supporting Material - Answers 
Area of 2D shapes II
Supporting Material - Answers 
Volume of Solids
Supporting Material - Answers 
Pythagorean Theorem in 3D
Supporting Material - Answers 
Surface Area of a Cone
Supporting Material - Answers 
Calculating Sides Using Trigonometric Ratios
Supporting Material - Answers 
Perimeter II
Supporting Material - Answers |
STATISTICS
LEVEL 2 FURTHER MATHEMATICS
nth Term of Quadratic Sequences
Supporting Material - Answers 
Differentiation/Gradients
Supporting Material - Answers 
Fractional and Negative Indices
Supporting Material - Answers 
Negative Indices
Supporting Material - Answers 
Rationalise the Denominator
Supporting Material - Answers 
Solving Equations With Indices
Supporting Material - Answers 
Completing the Square
Supporting Material - Answers 
Matrix Multiplication
Supporting Material - Answers |
Equation of a Straight Line
Supporting Material (Answers) - Answers 
Expanding Brackets with Surds
Supporting Material - Answers 
Fractional Indices
Supporting Material - Answers 
Points on a Line
Supporting Material - Answers 
Simplify Using Surds
Supporting Material - Answers 
Functions
Supporting Material - Answers 
The Factor Theorem
Supporting Material - Answers |
