Help: Bond NVR 10 minutes tests 11-12 years
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Well, actually, I personally don't find any of them difficult (joke). However, generally the children find AFN easier than NFER which seem easier than Bond Test Papers (as opposed to Bond Assessment Paper books).
So I tend to do the Bond Test Papers (which are probably the hardest) before I culminate in doing the NFER papers (which are relatively easier apart from NFERA). I have a theory that NFER are taking a similar approach in that their hardest is first and makes everyone raise their level sufficiently to cope well with B, C and D.
To JaysDarlin
I think it is important to realise that children are variable human beings and one bad test (as opposed to a trend of poor scores) should not be taken too seriously. Last year I had a pupil who scored 70/85 in NFER VR Test B a week before the exam which is hardly great but the same girl went on to score 44/45 in the real thing.
By rocket I mean what is on the cover of these A4 size tests. I am trying to distinguish between these and the Bond books which do include a lot of not NFER work although I always begin by using these.
The only thing you may want to do, if you haven't done it yet, is a few anagrams. There are none on most practice tests yet our NFER-based test always has them. Again, however, this may not apply to your area.
So I tend to do the Bond Test Papers (which are probably the hardest) before I culminate in doing the NFER papers (which are relatively easier apart from NFERA). I have a theory that NFER are taking a similar approach in that their hardest is first and makes everyone raise their level sufficiently to cope well with B, C and D.
To JaysDarlin
I think it is important to realise that children are variable human beings and one bad test (as opposed to a trend of poor scores) should not be taken too seriously. Last year I had a pupil who scored 70/85 in NFER VR Test B a week before the exam which is hardly great but the same girl went on to score 44/45 in the real thing.
By rocket I mean what is on the cover of these A4 size tests. I am trying to distinguish between these and the Bond books which do include a lot of not NFER work although I always begin by using these.
The only thing you may want to do, if you haven't done it yet, is a few anagrams. There are none on most practice tests yet our NFER-based test always has them. Again, however, this may not apply to your area.
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