ORT Mathematics study guide
ORT Mathematics · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
ORT Mathematics is a multiple-choice test of quantitative competence, used to place candidates and to evidence readiness for mathematically demanding further study. It is not a curriculum-specific school-leaving paper: the questions assume standard secondary-school mathematics and then ask you to apply it in unfamiliar settings, so recall alone will not carry you. The paper is built from five domains. Algebra and Functions and Mathematical Modelling and Reasoning carry the most weight, twenty-five per cent each; Geometry and Measurement accounts for twenty, with Statistics and Probability and Number and Quantity at fifteen each. The ORT Mathematics study guide has 5 sections and about 1,420 words.
01Number and Quantity
The Number and Quantity domain tests fluency with real numbers and the ways quantities are represented, compared, and converted. Expect operations with integers, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, rates, powers, roots, and scientific notation, often embedded in short contexts.
278 words, about 1 min02Algebra and Functions
This domain tests symbolic manipulation and the interpretation of functions: simplifying expressions, solving linear and quadratic equations, working with inequalities, systems, exponents, and graphs. Distribute carefully: a(b+c) = ab + ac.
325 words, about 2 min03Geometry and Measurement
This domain tests shape properties, angle relationships, perimeter, area, volume, similarity, coordinate geometry, and unit conversion. Many questions combine a diagram-free description with a measurement conversion, so track units as you calculate.
278 words, about 1 min04Statistics and Probability
This domain tests summarising data, interpreting displays, and calculating probabilities. Expect mean, median, mode, range, quartiles, tables, and simple probability rules.
254 words, about 1 min05Mathematical Modelling and Reasoning
This domain tests the full problem-solving cycle: translate a real context into mathematics, choose a model, compute, interpret the result, and check whether it is reasonable. Expect rates, proportional reasoning, formulas, assumptions, and short logical arguments.
285 words, about 1 min