Exam in 2 wks, not done much prep...advice would be lovely!!
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:14 am
Hello. How I wish I had found this a is year ago. My DS is due to do the 11+ in 2 weeks. I only found out PROPERLY about what the exam entails recently while talking to a fellow mum. I just assumed it was like the stuff they do in school as I don't (well didn't until I found this site!) know much about it all as he is my first child, busy mum of lot's of children and run a business and non of my close friends were doing the Grammar school route or so I thought!! I was quite happy with the local secondary until they had their recent Ofsted AND my son went on a trial day and hated it as it is massive. Getting on for 2000 pupils I have since found out lot's of boys (including friends children) in his class are doing it the 11+ test to get into the brilliant local grammar school!
He has had a tutor for a while but she was not tutoring him for the 11+, just his weak areas in general. There was total confusion as she didn't know he was going to take the exam so I am now panicking! I did order the books Maths and verbal, non verbal reasoning only recently but never got the English as I thought I had ordered it...and it's his weaker subject. He is a brightish boy I think (4a's and 5b in year 5) but not great at exams although we have been using the Bond books but the exam will be multiple choice.
Any tips which could help for the last few weeks? Anyone got any multiple choice paper tips as we haven't even seen the layout. I'm assuming they are easy to answer with the boxes clearly in line?
Anyone want to make me feel better and say their child didn't do much revision and passed?!!! Wishful thinking. I am kicking myself. ANY tips/ advice would be amazing ****
He has had a tutor for a while but she was not tutoring him for the 11+, just his weak areas in general. There was total confusion as she didn't know he was going to take the exam so I am now panicking! I did order the books Maths and verbal, non verbal reasoning only recently but never got the English as I thought I had ordered it...and it's his weaker subject. He is a brightish boy I think (4a's and 5b in year 5) but not great at exams although we have been using the Bond books but the exam will be multiple choice.
Any tips which could help for the last few weeks? Anyone got any multiple choice paper tips as we haven't even seen the layout. I'm assuming they are easy to answer with the boxes clearly in line?
Anyone want to make me feel better and say their child didn't do much revision and passed?!!! Wishful thinking. I am kicking myself. ANY tips/ advice would be amazing ****