NFER Papers & Maths
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NFER Papers & Maths
Hi All,
Those who have had experience of children that have sat the Bishop Vesey / Sutton Girls Grammar School 11+ entrance test, would you say that the NFER practice papers are a good representation of what they might expect in the real exam ? Or would they need something a bit more challenging / varied ?
What would be good books to use in preparation for the Maths test ?
Thanks
Elbart
p.s. will be home tutoring my son for 11+ next year
Those who have had experience of children that have sat the Bishop Vesey / Sutton Girls Grammar School 11+ entrance test, would you say that the NFER practice papers are a good representation of what they might expect in the real exam ? Or would they need something a bit more challenging / varied ?
What would be good books to use in preparation for the Maths test ?
Thanks
Elbart
p.s. will be home tutoring my son for 11+ next year
Hi Elbart
Apologies for not replying earlier.
The Tutors have written a syllabus for the NFER Mathematics tests and a series of twenty question papers that mirror the NFER practice papers. They are both in CD format and a free demo for each CD is available in the Interactive CDs section.
Regards
Mike
Apologies for not replying earlier.
The Tutors have written a syllabus for the NFER Mathematics tests and a series of twenty question papers that mirror the NFER practice papers. They are both in CD format and a free demo for each CD is available in the Interactive CDs section.
Regards
Mike
Mike Edwards is a co-author of The Tutors product range.
Hi,
My son sat the BV test and from what he said the NFER preparation papers were very useful and mirrored the difficulty level most children. If your child finds the level 4 books too easy you can always raise the game by introducung the Level 5 books which are a bit more advanced.There are certain topics such as ratios , algebra and equations which are not taught in most state primaries until after the BV test so he may need some extra tuitition for these.
I f you are putting him in for King Edwards grammers, mental arithmitic and speed are very important so lots of 10 minute tests (once he has understood the methods of how to tackle different question types) ) would be more appropriate .
My son sat the BV test and from what he said the NFER preparation papers were very useful and mirrored the difficulty level most children. If your child finds the level 4 books too easy you can always raise the game by introducung the Level 5 books which are a bit more advanced.There are certain topics such as ratios , algebra and equations which are not taught in most state primaries until after the BV test so he may need some extra tuitition for these.
I f you are putting him in for King Edwards grammers, mental arithmitic and speed are very important so lots of 10 minute tests (once he has understood the methods of how to tackle different question types) ) would be more appropriate .