Hello + NFER papers query
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Hello + NFER papers query
Hello all
This is my first post so wanted to say hi to everyone. My DC will be taking the 11+ in Sept this year. I have a quick question. We have started doing some Bond book work which is going ok at the moment and I have bought the four pack of NFER papers. My question is, when it comes around to doing these are they all of the same standard. Should I start with the 'A' set and work through to set D in each subject?
I hope that makes sense.
I am sure that now I have taken the plunge with my first post there will be many more to follow. I look forward to sharing the experience with everyone else doing the tests this year.
This is my first post so wanted to say hi to everyone. My DC will be taking the 11+ in Sept this year. I have a quick question. We have started doing some Bond book work which is going ok at the moment and I have bought the four pack of NFER papers. My question is, when it comes around to doing these are they all of the same standard. Should I start with the 'A' set and work through to set D in each subject?
I hope that makes sense.
I am sure that now I have taken the plunge with my first post there will be many more to follow. I look forward to sharing the experience with everyone else doing the tests this year.
The IPS books are good, also the Tutors CD/downloads from this site. I use CD1 to go over any problem areas. There are also some e-papers by The Tutors which are useful.
Susan Daughtrey practice tests are suitable , but the books cover fr more types than the Kent test.
This is a useful thread
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/forum/ ... php?t=3740
Kent usually only has the first 15 types, but occasionally a nother type creeps in so I cover the last 6 (16 t0 21 /HIKNOS) briefly just in case!
Verbal reasoning is helped by a good vocabulary, so lots of word games help.
Susan Daughtrey practice tests are suitable , but the books cover fr more types than the Kent test.
This is a useful thread
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/forum/ ... php?t=3740
Kent usually only has the first 15 types, but occasionally a nother type creeps in so I cover the last 6 (16 t0 21 /HIKNOS) briefly just in case!
Verbal reasoning is helped by a good vocabulary, so lots of word games help.
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it covers lots of different types of question that aren't in the Kent test and the graded books are standard format not multiple choice. (Apparently there are some new multiple choice papers, but I haven;t seen them yet)
I am a tutor, so only have an hour a week with the children and a relatively short time to cover the 'syllabus' . Therefore I want to make sure that I pack as much in as possible.
Having said that anything that gets brains ticking must be useful..
I am a tutor, so only have an hour a week with the children and a relatively short time to cover the 'syllabus' . Therefore I want to make sure that I pack as much in as possible.
Having said that anything that gets brains ticking must be useful..
We had a similar experience LAWR. And I found the 10 min papers particularly useful.
However I think that the concern about Bond papers in Kent is that they contain extra questions which are not covered in Kent and therefore it is unfair to get a child who is struggling to master them unnecessarily. On the other hand I guess it prepares children for the unexpected questions.
However I think that the concern about Bond papers in Kent is that they contain extra questions which are not covered in Kent and therefore it is unfair to get a child who is struggling to master them unnecessarily. On the other hand I guess it prepares children for the unexpected questions.
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