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39 free LANTITE practice questions in the style of the real test, across numeracy and literacy, each with a worked solution that shows the step rather than just the answer. Nothing here asks for an email. Start with a sample below, then work through a component in full.

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LANTITE numeracy practice questions

21 questions across number, measurement, statistics and probability, grouped by skill.

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LANTITE literacy practice questions

18 questions across reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, organisation and spelling.

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numeracy samples

Three of the 21 numeracy questions. See all 21 numeracy practice questions.

Directed number in context

Q1. A canteen account starts the term $85 overdrawn. It takes $240 over the first week and then pays a $130 invoice. What is the balance at the end of the week?

  1. A −$25
  2. B $25
  3. C $110
  4. D $155
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Answer: B · $25

Start at −$85. Adding $240 gives $155. Paying the $130 invoice leaves $155 − $130 = $25 in credit. Answering $110 comes from ignoring the overdraft, and $155 from forgetting the invoice.

Fractions of a remainder

Q2. Of the 180 students in a year group, two fifths chose Japanese. One third of the remaining students chose German. How many chose German?

  1. A 36
  2. B 44
  3. C 60
  4. D 72
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Answer: A · 36

Two fifths of 180 is 72, so 108 students remain. One third of 108 is 36. Answering 60 comes from taking a third of the whole 180 rather than the remainder, and 72 is the number who chose Japanese.

Ordering decimals

Q3. Which list is ordered from smallest to largest?

  1. A 0.07, 0.077, 0.7, 0.71
  2. B 0.07, 0.7, 0.077, 0.71
  3. C 0.077, 0.07, 0.71, 0.7
  4. D 0.7, 0.71, 0.07, 0.077
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Answer: A · 0.07, 0.077, 0.7, 0.71

Compare place by place, padding to the same length: 0.070, 0.077, 0.700, 0.710. The common error is reading 0.077 as smaller than 0.07 because it has more digits.

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literacy samples

Three of the 18 literacy questions. See all 18 literacy practice questions.

Read the passage, then answer the comprehension questions below

Retrieval practice, the act of recalling information from memory rather than simply re-reading it, is one of the most reliable ways to strengthen long-term learning. When students are asked to bring information to mind, the effort of retrieval consolidates the memory and makes it easier to access later. Re-reading, by contrast, can create a false sense of fluency: the material feels familiar, but that familiarity is not the same as being able to recall it under exam conditions. Short, low-stakes quizzes are a practical way to build retrieval practice into everyday teaching.

Read the passage, then answer the comprehension questions below

Feedback is most useful when a student can still act on it. Written comments returned weeks after a task are frequently read once and filed away, because the work they describe has already been superseded. Immediate feedback, by contrast, can be applied to the next attempt while the reasoning behind the task is still fresh. This does not mean feedback must always be instant. What matters is that the student has a genuine opportunity to use it before the topic closes.

Identifying the main idea

Q4. Which statement best captures the main idea of the passage above?

  1. A Re-reading is the most effective way to study for an exam.
  2. B Retrieval practice strengthens learning more reliably than re-reading.
  3. C Familiarity with material guarantees success under exam conditions.
  4. D Quizzes are only useful when they carry high stakes.
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Answer: B · Retrieval practice strengthens learning more reliably than re-reading.

The passage argues that recalling information consolidates memory more reliably than re-reading, which only feels familiar. The other options each contradict something the passage states directly.

Locating a stated reason

Q5. According to the passage, why are written comments returned weeks after a task often ineffective?

  1. A They are too detailed for students to read closely.
  2. B The work they describe has already been superseded.
  3. C Students prefer spoken feedback to written feedback.
  4. D Teachers write them too quickly to be useful.
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Answer: B · The work they describe has already been superseded.

The passage gives the reason directly: such comments are read once and filed away because the work they describe has already been superseded. The other options are not claimed anywhere in the text.

Distinguishing what a text does and does not claim

Q6. Which statement about feedback does the passage actually make?

  1. A Feedback must always be given instantly.
  2. B Feedback is only useful if it is written down.
  3. C Feedback should reach the student while they can still use it.
  4. D Feedback given during a task is more useful than feedback given after it.
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Answer: C · Feedback should reach the student while they can still use it.

The passage explicitly rejects the idea that feedback must always be instant, and says what matters is a genuine opportunity to use it before the topic closes. The remaining options add claims the passage never makes.

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