Penalty Cup: a times tables, factors and primes game for the 11+

About Penalty Cup

Penalty Cup is a penalty shoot-out cup built on 11+ number facts. Your child plays from the group stage through the quarter-final and semi-final to the Final, and every penalty they take starts with a question. A right answer earns a real shot at goal, and the quicker the answer, the more of the goal is open; a wrong answer is saved or hits the post.

Questions mix six topics evenly: multiplication and division, factors and HCF, LCM, odd and even numbers, primes, and squares and cubes. Each match is five penalties each, with sudden death if it is level. Lose your first group match and you get a second chance; after that, one defeat ends the cup run. Questions get harder after a streak and easier after misses, and the match analysis at the end explains every trap that caught your child.

How to play Penalty Cup

1. Choose your league (Sunday League, Premier or World Cup) and press Kick off the cup.
2. Answer the question before each penalty: a quick right answer opens more of the goal.
3. Tap once to stop the aim on the open part of the goal, then tap again to shoot while the power is in the green.
4. Get three right in a row for the golden ball, which always scores.
5. Win each shoot-out, from the group stage to the Final, to lift the cup.

What it practises for the 11+

Multiplication and Division

Questions cover times tables, short and long multiplication and division, remainders and word problems. It builds quick recall to use in bigger calculations, e.g. 7 × 8 = 56, so 70 × 80 = 5,600. Learn the topic →

Factorisation

Questions ask children to find factors and factor pairs, use divisibility tests, read factor trees and find the highest common factor (HCF). It builds the skill of breaking a number into primes, e.g. 60 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5. Learn the topic →

LCM

Questions ask for the lowest common multiple of two or three numbers, often in a story about things that happen together. It builds a reliable method, e.g. the LCM of 4 and 6 is 12, the first number in both times tables. Learn the topic →

Even and Odd

Questions ask what happens when odd and even numbers are added, subtracted or multiplied, and include consecutive numbers and digit-card puzzles. It builds reasoning about numbers, e.g. odd + odd is always even. Learn the topic →

Prime and Composite

Questions ask children to spot primes, sort prime and composite numbers and find prime factors, remembering that 1 is neither. It builds a quick check for hidden factors, e.g. 91 looks prime but is 7 × 13. Learn the topic →

Squares and Cubes

Questions ask for square and cube numbers, square and cube roots, and the areas of squares and volumes of cubes. It builds recall of the first squares and cubes, e.g. 4 cubed is 64 and the square root of 81 is 9. Learn the topic →

Try Penalty Cup questions

Questions from the game, for you to try together. Have a go before opening the answer.

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