Thoughts on First Test
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:47 pm
Hmmm not ever so happy....in the last week or so my son has been doing his 4 x Nfer papers and finished all well within time (10 mins to spare at least) and getting 74/5 out of 80 - so we thought we were on a bit of a roll. Today we told him to relax, take his time, do his best, I am sure all 11+ parents said the same script.
But... he was only on to no. 76 when they announced 1 min to go so guessed the last three (this was Type N 4 words/3codes) he said they were really hard and he had missed one out earlier which he didn't have time to get back to. He said the vocab in general was as hard as he had seen - but wasn't down but didn't feel like coming out singing and dancing. A couple of kids were crying in the exam which I found a bit heartbreaking.
Anyway, we are treating today as the dress rehearsal before the real thing and it could have been fine! He was so sweet and really an old head on young shoulders when he asked what time was dinner as he would like to do a practice test tonight to keep in 'training'! I think we might try and dissuade him and find some sport on tv instead.
How did yours find it? And what is your routine for the next few days? All comments and advice gratefully received.
But... he was only on to no. 76 when they announced 1 min to go so guessed the last three (this was Type N 4 words/3codes) he said they were really hard and he had missed one out earlier which he didn't have time to get back to. He said the vocab in general was as hard as he had seen - but wasn't down but didn't feel like coming out singing and dancing. A couple of kids were crying in the exam which I found a bit heartbreaking.
Anyway, we are treating today as the dress rehearsal before the real thing and it could have been fine! He was so sweet and really an old head on young shoulders when he asked what time was dinner as he would like to do a practice test tonight to keep in 'training'! I think we might try and dissuade him and find some sport on tv instead.
How did yours find it? And what is your routine for the next few days? All comments and advice gratefully received.