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The following papers have been written by our 7 Plus tutors, all of whom are qualified teachers with experience of preparing students for 7+ entrance exams. They are free for anyone to use for non-commercial use.The papers are designed to reflect the various examination styles used and expected levels at 7+. They can be used for practice alongside past papers.Owl Tutors continuously write new free and paid-for papers, some of which can be found on the button below.
Ask your child to read the comprehension including the instructions so they are aware of what they are being asked to do from the beginning. If they do not understand the passage, they should go back and read it for a second time. A child should be able to summarise or recap the passage clearly before they begin to answer the questions.
When answering questions, the passage should be placed beside the question sheet so they can refer to it constantly. When working through practice papers remind your child the answer is often in the passage and encourage them to scan the passage to find the exact sentence or paragraph they need. When they find the answer, they can underline the key information they are going to detract from the passage and write in their answer. They will be required to write in full sentences when supplying their answers, so ensuring they have used some key words from the question and copied this into the answer to link the answer and question together is important. I often tell children, if the question was not there and someone was marking your work, they should be able to guess what the question was asking from your answer. Writing one-word answers or starting a sentence with because will not be sufficient.
As the children move through the questions, they will generally move through the passage, so the answer to question 1 will usually be at the beginning of the passage, the answer to question 2 will also be at the beginning but further on in the passage than question 1, and so forth.
Children should always look at the mark available to determine how many examples or how much detail they need to provide. If for example, they are finding a question with 1 mark particularly difficult, they should not spend too much time on it and move on. If they are running out of time, they should find questions which carry most marks and attempt them.
When there are two minutes remaining in the assessment, which schools usually advise the children, it is a good idea to check their answers and ensure correct punctuation has been added to all sentences. Handwriting should be neat, written on the line and appropriate finger spaces to ensure work is readable and presented well.
Applicants will be given approx. 30 minutes for the creative writing (composition). They will normally be given a choice of topics or themes to write about and one option tends to be in relation to the comprehension.
When writing a story of their own it is important to include a clear beginning, middle and end in paragraphs. Further is it important to use descriptive language including adjectives, adverbs, a range of sentence openers, powerful verbs, connectives, and similes.
A range of punctuation should also be used to demarcate sentences and accurate choices made to ensure sentences make sense. After they write a sentence it is good practice to go back and read it back to themselves to ensure it makes sense and no word has been missed out.
Children should have clear, logical ideas and reflective responses that are relevant to the topic. They should be able to express themselves creatively and accurately. After they have finished, or when they have two minutes remaining, they should go back and check their work to make any last-minute edits.
Examples of writing formats children should be comfortable with are story writing, poetry, informal letter, diary entry, a short news report or a short descriptive piece of writing. Whichever the format they are asked to write in, their answers should be largely descriptive through the use of (as mentioned above) adjectives, adverbs, a range of sentence openers, powerful verbs, connectives, and similes.
The space provided beside a question should be used to show working out methods and extra marks can be awarded for this. If a question specifically asks for the written method to be shown, it is important the applicant follows the instruction.
If a question is too difficult, children should be encouraged to move on and go back to it at the end and try again when they have finished the paper. It is important to attempt as much of the paper as they can.
The following papers have been written by our 8 Plus tutors, all of whom are qualified teachers with experience of preparing students for entrance exams. They are free for anyone to use for non-commercial use.The papers are designed to reflect the various examination styles used and expected levels at 8+.
The following free papers have been written by our 13 Plus tutors, all of whom are qualified teachers with experience of preparing students for entrance exams to a range of top independent schools. They are designed for parents and children to help with 13 Plus preparation for independent school Year 9 entry or in-year entry to a grammar school. They support Stages 1 and 2 of the process. These exam papers are free for anyone to use for non-commercial use.Owl Tutors continuously write new free and paid-for papers. Find out more about the 13 Plus exams (and how Owl Tutors can help) below
The 13 plus is a selective entrance examination process for children in year 8 who are applying for independent schools in the UK. The exams are designed to test a range of skills within three main subjects: verbal reasoning, maths and English. Sometimes, non-verbal reasoning and science will also be included. The format, length and style of these exams vary from school to school so it is important to practice and take as much advice as possible before beginning the process.
The first stage of the 13 plus is either a pretest (which is done on a computer) or a paper-based test. If the first stage is a computer pre-test, it will be either an ISEB (Independent Schools Examination Board), CAT4 test, CEM (Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring) or UKISET (for overseas candidates) examination. These tests are normally sat in October and November. However, this can change, so it is best to check with the schools you are applying to when their assessments are. It is important to practice the correct format.
The pass rate differs across the UK. Both in London and within commuting distance of London, the top rated senior schools often have many more applicants than places at 13 Plus, so competition is fierce and the pass mark is high. However, it is important to note that his is not the case for all the schools. Owl Tutors can help you to decide on the right school for your child, taking into account pass rates, sibling policies and catchment areas.
The purpose of 11+ papers is to gauge your child's intelligence and academic potential. Test providers try hard to craft exams that children cannot prepare for but it's a tricky task. No matter how 11+ papers are structured, good preparation will always be essential.
Several grammar schools require a separate test in creative writing. These are sometimes used to analyse children's grammar, punctuation and spelling (as well as their imagination) but more often than not this test is used as a tie-breaker.
The 11 plus papers your child will take depends on where you live. Entry to the 11 plus paper will be organised by your local authority, a group of schools or an individual school.
It's rare for children to have a complete 11 plus past papers from a target school. If these are available, use them extensively. The papers will tell you what test styles, subjects and topics come up. This information makes these 11 plus past papers incredibly valuable to your preparation.
Several areas in the UK still have grammar schools alongside modern comprehensives. Gaining entry to these grammar schools is ferociously competitive. Using 11+ practice papers is essential.
11 plus test papers are enormously valuable for children hoping to enter a grammar school. With so many grammar school test papers free of charge on our website, we urge you to use them. Grammar schools, for all their faults, offer amazing possibilities to children.
After World War 2, the Education Act dictated that state education should be free of charge and fall into two forms - grammar schools and secondary moderns. Grammar schools would focus on academic subjects whilst secondary moderns would teach trades.
In the 1950s and 1960s some politicians argued that selective education systems reinforced class division. They also added that middle-class privilege only increased these divisions.
In 1965, the government ordered LEAs to start phasing out grammar schools and replace them with modern comprehensives. Then in 1976, legislation was cast to ban the introduction of any new selective education schools.
The 11 plus offered thousands of children from impoverished backgrounds a genuine opportunity. There's little doubt that the very nature of selective education did reinforce class privilege. However, for those that got the opportunity, they often went on to greater things.
The atmosphere inside today's grammar schools is without doubt a "social bubble". Try as they may to limit it, plenty of pupils come from privileged backgrounds and benefited from 11+ exam training.
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