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how do you help with speeding up on VR
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:45 pm
by goldengirl
DD struggling to get all the questions completed in the allotted time. She can do the work but runs out of time-whole section not completed today. She is improving in terms of moving on if she thinks a question is too time consuming. She does great on timed tests of 10*15 mins but only got 64 out of 100 complete test today.
I feel sick with anxiety!
Mock test next Fri and actual test the week after.
Help-any inspiring stories much appreciated-very many thanks
Re: how do you help with speeding up on VR
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:03 pm
by ginx
Hi
Can't help on that, my dd only got 66/100 on a Susan Daughtrey ... she finished them in 40 rather than 50 mins but missed loads out ... but then she did well to do that.
What about breaking a long test down into 10 minutes.
I'm sick with anxiety. Test next Saturday. Gulp. No chance really except luck on the day. Eek!
Re: how do you help with speeding up on VR
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:03 pm
by scary mum
The only thing I can offer is leave the long wordy questions (type Z) until last and then make and educated guess if no time left - they are still only one mark but can take ages. She will need to remember to go back, and also not to shunt all the answers up by one.
Re: how do you help with speeding up on VR
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:53 pm
by Long Journey
What about if you remind her just before the test that she needs to move on quickly if she is taking time over one question? This is 100% effective with my DD but I have to do this before
every single VR paper that we do at home, or she forgets
. As long as the reminder is there she is fine, if not she'll have a chunk of questions left at the end. So it's all up to me then
. Unfortunately VR is not the first paper she's doing at the actual exam so God help us.