Bishops are using a brand new exam this year provided by GL Assessment. It won't have the three papers like it used to (and SWGS still use). It sounds like it will be of a similar structure to the CEM exam they used last year - two papers and including non-verbal reasoning. All we know so far is that one paper will be verbal based and the second maths and non-verbal. Each test will have 45 minutes of work spread over one hour. This leads us to believe that the test will be in sections with explanations before each section. We imagine that GL Assessment have been losing business to CEM as schools have moved towards it (mistakenly) believing it to be untutorable. One of the big problems with an 11+ exam in sections is that exam technique becomes more and more important. Many students, particularly the clever ones, don't like to give up on questions and miss out on easier questions that follow. We often see boys fall below their potential in their first CEM style exam.
So observe your sons doing the test and have a chat afterwards about how they didn't maximise their potential.
Our progress tests are either included in the week's worksheets or can be found in the online drive in a folder called Progress. You can find how to access the drive on salisburyelevenplus.com/drive. If you haven't done so already, you will need to request access to this drive using the instructions on the page.
The target is what you would hope to achieve if you are on track to pass the 11+. If you are getting about the mean, then your likelihood of passing is good.
Foundation Course Tests
We strongly recommend downloading these tests, printing them off and completing them with a pencil (as you would in the exam) and then submitting them below.
The tests are short and so may not give a perfect reflection of your child's ability. They are just an indication. Children also often make a pig's ear of them, so don't worry too much if they are a disaster ...
Term 1
Lesson 1 - Introduction to maths - download, submit. Target: 6, mean: 7.2, median: 7, mode: 8, range 1 - 10.
Lesson 2 - Decimals, units and approximation - download, submit. Target: 6, mean 6.9, median: 7, mode: 6, range 2 - 10.
Lesson 3 - Verbal reasoning - download, submit. Target 6 or 7, mean 7.2, median 8, mode: 8, range: 0 to 10.
Lesson 4 - Comprehensions - download, submit. Target of 6 or 7, mean 7, median 7. mode: 8, range 0 to 8.
Lesson 5 - English - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Lesson 6 - Number lines, machines, rounding. No test yet.
Lesson 7 - Division - download, submit, try again. Target of 9 (out of 12). Mean: 10.3, median: 10, mode: 10 or 12, range: 7 to 12
Lesson 8 - Term round up - download, submit.
Term 2
Lesson 9 - Area - Page 11 of worksheet or download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Lesson 10 - Area & Perimeter - Page 11 of worksheet or download, submit. New test, no stats yet but a hard test so expect lower scores.
Lesson 11 - Volume - download, submit. New test.
Lesson 12 - Crack the Letter Code - Worksheet 12H, submit
Lesson 13 - Comprehension - Worksheet 13G: Taj Mahal, submit
Term 3
Lesson 15 - Punctuation (apostrophes, colons, capital letters) - Worksheet 15J, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Lesson 16 - Punctuation (all) - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Topic Tests
Maths - decimals - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Maths - rest of Term 1 - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Maths - division - waiting for a few more lessons to be done.
Verbal - all of Term 1 including comprehensions - download, submit. Target 21 out of 37. Mean: 25.9, median: 27, range 0 to 34.
An overview of all tests submitted will be emailed from time to time to anyone that has submitted one. We will include mock exam results to give you a full picture of their overall progress and to highlight any areas of weakness.
When you submit a test, you should receive an instant score together with a helpful hint on any you got wrong ...
So observe your sons doing the test and have a chat afterwards about how they didn't maximise their potential.
- Did they spend too long on any questions?
- Did they not read the questions carefully enough?
- Did they leave some boxes blank?
- Did they do everything in their heads with few workings out?
- When they finished with time to spare, did they go back and look at the questions they had marked as worth looking at again, if time?
Our progress tests are either included in the week's worksheets or can be found in the online drive in a folder called Progress. You can find how to access the drive on salisburyelevenplus.com/drive. If you haven't done so already, you will need to request access to this drive using the instructions on the page.
The target is what you would hope to achieve if you are on track to pass the 11+. If you are getting about the mean, then your likelihood of passing is good.
Foundation Course Tests
We strongly recommend downloading these tests, printing them off and completing them with a pencil (as you would in the exam) and then submitting them below.
The tests are short and so may not give a perfect reflection of your child's ability. They are just an indication. Children also often make a pig's ear of them, so don't worry too much if they are a disaster ...
Term 1
Lesson 1 - Introduction to maths - download, submit. Target: 6, mean: 7.2, median: 7, mode: 8, range 1 - 10.
Lesson 2 - Decimals, units and approximation - download, submit. Target: 6, mean 6.9, median: 7, mode: 6, range 2 - 10.
Lesson 3 - Verbal reasoning - download, submit. Target 6 or 7, mean 7.2, median 8, mode: 8, range: 0 to 10.
Lesson 4 - Comprehensions - download, submit. Target of 6 or 7, mean 7, median 7. mode: 8, range 0 to 8.
Lesson 5 - English - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Lesson 6 - Number lines, machines, rounding. No test yet.
Lesson 7 - Division - download, submit, try again. Target of 9 (out of 12). Mean: 10.3, median: 10, mode: 10 or 12, range: 7 to 12
Lesson 8 - Term round up - download, submit.
Term 2
Lesson 9 - Area - Page 11 of worksheet or download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Lesson 10 - Area & Perimeter - Page 11 of worksheet or download, submit. New test, no stats yet but a hard test so expect lower scores.
Lesson 11 - Volume - download, submit. New test.
Lesson 12 - Crack the Letter Code - Worksheet 12H, submit
Lesson 13 - Comprehension - Worksheet 13G: Taj Mahal, submit
Term 3
Lesson 15 - Punctuation (apostrophes, colons, capital letters) - Worksheet 15J, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Lesson 16 - Punctuation (all) - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Topic Tests
Maths - decimals - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Maths - rest of Term 1 - download, submit. New test, no stats yet.
Maths - division - waiting for a few more lessons to be done.
Verbal - all of Term 1 including comprehensions - download, submit. Target 21 out of 37. Mean: 25.9, median: 27, range 0 to 34.
An overview of all tests submitted will be emailed from time to time to anyone that has submitted one. We will include mock exam results to give you a full picture of their overall progress and to highlight any areas of weakness.
When you submit a test, you should receive an instant score together with a helpful hint on any you got wrong ...
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