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Year 8 Puzzles and Brain Teasers
England (UK)
- Ages 12–13
- Key Stage 3
Free puzzles worksheets for Year 8 in England (UK), made for children aged 12 to 13. This year children usually practise word search (level 3), mazes (level 3), sudoku 9×9 and sequence puzzles (level 2).
Puzzles train patience and logical thinking, so let children struggle a little before giving a hint. In the first years of secondary school, steady practice of the basics prepares students for harder topics.
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What children practise in Year 8 puzzles
Word search (level 3)
Animals · 13×13, every direction
Mazes (level 3)
Large
Sudoku 9×9
9×9 · Easier
Sequence puzzles (level 2)
Number sequences · Tricky
Binary numbers
Binary and hex · Warm-up
Binary numbers (level 2)
Binary and hex · Tricky
Secret code (Caesar cipher) (level 2)
Caesar cipher · Tricky
Odd one out: number properties (level 2)
Odd one out · Tricky
Odd one out: number properties (level 3)
Odd one out · Expert
Word search
Space · 13×13, every direction
Logic and code puzzles
Number sequences · Warm-up
Word search
My body · 13×13, every direction
Logic and code puzzles
Odd one out · Warm-up
Curriculum links
- England NC Y5.MA.MD.1: Identify multiples and factors, including all factor pairs of a number and common factors of two numbers.
- England NC Y5.MA.MD.2: Know the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite numbers, and say whether a number up to 100 is prime.
- England NC Y5.MA.MD.8: Recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³).
- England NC KS3.MA.ALG.12: Generate terms of a sequence from a term-to-term or position-to-term rule.
- England NC KS3.MA.ALG.13: Recognise arithmetic sequences and find the nth term; recognise geometric and other sequences.
- England NC KS3.CO.DA.1: Understand how numbers are represented in binary and carry out simple operations, such as converting between binary and decimal.
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Questions from parents and teachers
Are these worksheets free?
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Can I print them?
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Are answer keys included?
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Which curriculum do the Year 8 sheets follow?
They follow the skills usually taught in Year 8 in England (UK), in line with National Curriculum in England. Activities show the curriculum statements they practise where we have mapped them.
What age is Year 8?
Year 8 is usually for children aged 12 to 13 in England (UK). If your child needs more practice or a bigger challenge, use the pages for the years before and after.
Can I make my own version?
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