MOVE A LETTER QUESTIONS
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MOVE A LETTER QUESTIONS
Hello
These questions involve taking a letter from 1st word and adding to the other to make 2 new words
Does anyone have any helpful ways of approaching these please?
My daughter doesn't have big problems with the vocab questions (thus far) but seems to find it hard to "visualise" the words with letters taken away or added.
Should we be writing the options to start with...maybe it is just practice!!
Thanks in anticipation
These questions involve taking a letter from 1st word and adding to the other to make 2 new words
Does anyone have any helpful ways of approaching these please?
My daughter doesn't have big problems with the vocab questions (thus far) but seems to find it hard to "visualise" the words with letters taken away or added.
Should we be writing the options to start with...maybe it is just practice!!
Thanks in anticipation
If your daughter is preparing for the Bucks tests, they are multiple choice.
Firstly, work out which of the letters can be taken out of the root word and will leave a word behind. There will only be a few letters to choose.
For example
GRANT
Take G to leave RANT
Cannot take R or A or N
Take T to leave GRAN
Either G or T will fit into the second word not both.
If second word is, for example, RAIN
Only G will fit to give GRAIN
The most common error for this type of question is that the student identifies a letter that can be taken out of the first word, but does not test whether it will fit into the second word.
Another thing to bear in mind is that "into" also means "on to" so the letter could be placed at the beginning or end of the second word.
Regards
Mike
Firstly, work out which of the letters can be taken out of the root word and will leave a word behind. There will only be a few letters to choose.
For example
GRANT
Take G to leave RANT
Cannot take R or A or N
Take T to leave GRAN
Either G or T will fit into the second word not both.
If second word is, for example, RAIN
Only G will fit to give GRAIN
The most common error for this type of question is that the student identifies a letter that can be taken out of the first word, but does not test whether it will fit into the second word.
Another thing to bear in mind is that "into" also means "on to" so the letter could be placed at the beginning or end of the second word.
Regards
Mike
Just would add that if the child cannot visually see the word with the letter taken out, use a pencil to cover each individual letter.
GRANT
By covering the letter G with the tip of the pencil, the child can see in front of them the word RANT.
Should they cover R they would see G ANT etc etc
Agree the biggest pitfall is the child that does NOT ensure the letter will fit into the second word. Many words on the left will have more than 1 letter than can be removed.
Patricia
GRANT
By covering the letter G with the tip of the pencil, the child can see in front of them the word RANT.
Should they cover R they would see G ANT etc etc
Agree the biggest pitfall is the child that does NOT ensure the letter will fit into the second word. Many words on the left will have more than 1 letter than can be removed.
Patricia
move a letter
Thanks very much for the help
will use those tips
will use those tips
Re: MOVE A LETTER QUESTIONS
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/books/ ... php%23bs78GemmaB wrote:Hello
These questions involve taking a letter from 1st word and adding to the other to make 2 new words
Does anyone have any helpful ways of approaching these please?
My daughter doesn't have big problems with the vocab questions (thus far) but seems to find it hard to "visualise" the words with letters taken away or added.
Should we be writing the options to start with...maybe it is just practice!!
Thanks in anticipation
This bbook will help more
Dear Guest
To clarify.
Susan Daughtrey Books 1-7 are only applicable to areas using Verbal Reasoning Standard form.
Should your area use NFER Multiple Choice, then the above S. Daughtrey is of little use, it uses 35 plus questions many of which are irrelevant to NFER M/C.
To learn the techniques for VR, M/C, NFER, the following book would be of use.
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/books/list.php?ex=85" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Patricia
To clarify.
Susan Daughtrey Books 1-7 are only applicable to areas using Verbal Reasoning Standard form.
Should your area use NFER Multiple Choice, then the above S. Daughtrey is of little use, it uses 35 plus questions many of which are irrelevant to NFER M/C.
To learn the techniques for VR, M/C, NFER, the following book would be of use.
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/books/list.php?ex=85" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Patricia