🫧 1. “Mistakes are just brain burps. Everyone has them.”
It takes the fear out of getting things wrong. We’ve even heard kids say it back to themselves after a tough quiz!
🕵️ 2. “Be a detective, not a guesser.”
This encourages slower, smarter thinking - especially useful in verbal reasoning and tricky comprehensions. Solving a mystery is way cooler (and much more effective!) than wild guessing.
🧽 3. “Your brain’s a sponge - soak it all up.”
Children love the image. It reminds them that they’re absorbing knowledge all the time, even when they don’t realise it.
🥣 4. “Eat tricky questions for breakfast.”
🎯 5. “You don’t need to be perfect - you just need to be improving.”
A calm reminder for children (and parents!) that steady progress wins the race.
🧙♂️ 6. “You’ve got boffins in your pocket!”
Our personal favourite. It reminds children that when they’re using the Club 11 Plus app, they’ve got a team of friendly 11 Plus-loving geeks guiding them, every step of the way.
🧠 7. “Every question is a brain gym workout.”
A fun way to reframe practice as strength training for the mind.
🐢 8. “Harness your inner tortoise.”
A wise nod to the fable of the hare and the tortoise. In the race to 11 Plus test success, slow and steady often wins the day. It’s not about speed - it’s about persistence, patience, and progress.
💡 How to Use These at Home:
• Say them aloud during revision breaks.
We build this kind of encouragement into all our Club 11 Plus online lessons and quizzes, because we know that a motivated child is a powerful learner.
Good luck with it at home!
It takes the fear out of getting things wrong. We’ve even heard kids say it back to themselves after a tough quiz!
🕵️ 2. “Be a detective, not a guesser.”
This encourages slower, smarter thinking - especially useful in verbal reasoning and tricky comprehensions. Solving a mystery is way cooler (and much more effective!) than wild guessing.
🧽 3. “Your brain’s a sponge - soak it all up.”
Children love the image. It reminds them that they’re absorbing knowledge all the time, even when they don’t realise it.
🥣 4. “Eat tricky questions for breakfast.”
Silly? Yes. Powerful? Also yes. This phrase helps kids feel brave, even when they’re up against a weird-shaped non-verbal reasoning puzzle.
🎯 5. “You don’t need to be perfect - you just need to be improving.”
A calm reminder for children (and parents!) that steady progress wins the race.
🧙♂️ 6. “You’ve got boffins in your pocket!”
Our personal favourite. It reminds children that when they’re using the Club 11 Plus app, they’ve got a team of friendly 11 Plus-loving geeks guiding them, every step of the way.
🧠 7. “Every question is a brain gym workout.”
A fun way to reframe practice as strength training for the mind.
🐢 8. “Harness your inner tortoise.”
A wise nod to the fable of the hare and the tortoise. In the race to 11 Plus test success, slow and steady often wins the day. It’s not about speed - it’s about persistence, patience, and progress.
💡 How to Use These at Home:
• Say them aloud during revision breaks.
• Stick a new one on the fridge each week.
• Let your child create their own!
We build this kind of encouragement into all our Club 11 Plus online lessons and quizzes, because we know that a motivated child is a powerful learner.
Good luck with it at home!