Writing on the Test Paper - is it allowed?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:44 am
DS did quite badly in the English paper on the Sutton mock which surprised us as he is level 5 in English and it is his strongest subject. We decided to do a few practice comprehension papers with him at home as he so rarely sees these at school. It transpired that during the mock they were banned from writing on the test paper or marking it in anyway. Will this be the same procedure for the real exam?
In a comprehension exercise, surely half the skill is being able to read a text and instantly discern key points and mark them as such. Or is it more a case that they should, after the initial reading, be able to memorise both the outline and the position of key points. Or are they expected to take notes on scrap paper listing each paragraph and its basic outline? Any help on this area would be greatly appreciated as without underlining and marking up the text, DS wastes so much time in trying to relocate points by rereading much of the text.
In a comprehension exercise, surely half the skill is being able to read a text and instantly discern key points and mark them as such. Or is it more a case that they should, after the initial reading, be able to memorise both the outline and the position of key points. Or are they expected to take notes on scrap paper listing each paragraph and its basic outline? Any help on this area would be greatly appreciated as without underlining and marking up the text, DS wastes so much time in trying to relocate points by rereading much of the text.