There is another resource (payable, unfortunately) that somebody recommended to me:
Madeline Guyon- (publisher PHI)- Verbal Reasoning. It's another type of vr. I ordered the first book and will let you know my thoughts when it arrives.
By the way: I checked the prices: http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/ £8.99 plus p&p which amounts to £12.94
Amazon: £8.56 (at the moment) plus free p&p
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Monday, 28 June 2010
Another handy resource
I downloaded another English paper from 11plusswot.co.uk
Your child has 50min. to comlete it. According to my son the test is not very difficult, but .pdf file is impossible to read as it has sample in bold font written all over it.
Hint: Open the file as a .doc and ask your child to read it from the computer- formatting the text will take ages and is not worth it. Let your child read it from the pc and answer questions. You can print .pdf and what cannot be seen, can be read from .doc
It's a bit of nuisance, but it's anothet free test after all, so it's not worth complaining.
Your child has 50min. to comlete it. According to my son the test is not very difficult, but .pdf file is impossible to read as it has sample in bold font written all over it.
Hint: Open the file as a .doc and ask your child to read it from the computer- formatting the text will take ages and is not worth it. Let your child read it from the pc and answer questions. You can print .pdf and what cannot be seen, can be read from .doc
It's a bit of nuisance, but it's anothet free test after all, so it's not worth complaining.
Sunday, 27 June 2010
More verbal reasoning
Another verbal reasoning is done, 100% correct. New word: byre = cow-shed Only one more test left from Walsh's book, then back to Susan Daughtrey.
My daughter is doing 8-9 Bond Papers (maths, English, VR). I learnt by my experience not to rely on schools to prepare children for 11 plus. Starting early guarantees success.
Tip: If you have more than one child, don't allow them to fill the test books in pen. Let them use pencils, so answers can be erased and test used by another child.
My daughter is doing 8-9 Bond Papers (maths, English, VR). I learnt by my experience not to rely on schools to prepare children for 11 plus. Starting early guarantees success.
Tip: If you have more than one child, don't allow them to fill the test books in pen. Let them use pencils, so answers can be erased and test used by another child.
Friday, 25 June 2010
Alleyn's School in London
A very good test to do, though answers are not supplied.
New words were found by my son-he knew some of them, was unsure of the meaning of others:
totter
sidle
trudge
lurch
stagger
amble
strut
march
recede
This test contains a poem, which presented a good challenge as my child does not like poems. All in all worth doing.
In the afternoon more mental maths (S&S).
New words were found by my son-he knew some of them, was unsure of the meaning of others:
totter
sidle
trudge
lurch
stagger
amble
strut
march
recede
This test contains a poem, which presented a good challenge as my child does not like poems. All in all worth doing.
In the afternoon more mental maths (S&S).
Thursday, 24 June 2010
11 plus
If you have not downloaded free Chuckra tests yet, do it now. Go to http://www.11plus.co.uk/
Any test you can find, get it and ask your child to do it. He will always fins something new.
Any test you can find, get it and ask your child to do it. He will always fins something new.
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Schofield and Sims
If you are serious about maths preparation, I would recommend getting all 6 books from Mental Maths series. The last one is suitable for KS2 and 3, so if your child does the questions from all the books, he will be a bit ahead-nothing wrong with it.
When my son started the books, he was very slow and had to ask many questions. Nowadays (he is on book 5), he is flying through questions and may be unsure of 1-2 out of 36. Mental Maths questions are very good, as they involve thinking and applying basic maths to problem solving. A real "must" for any pupil. At £2.45-£2.95 per book they are a very good value for money.
When my son started the books, he was very slow and had to ask many questions. Nowadays (he is on book 5), he is flying through questions and may be unsure of 1-2 out of 36. Mental Maths questions are very good, as they involve thinking and applying basic maths to problem solving. A real "must" for any pupil. At £2.45-£2.95 per book they are a very good value for money.
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