11 Plus Exams Forum

Just wanted to clarify that the comprehensions for KE Exams - that there are usually two, one fiction and the other non-fiction, consist of about 10-12 multiple choice questions each, and you have about 15 minutes to answer the questions on both - now would that include reading time too ? Or are you given an extra 10 minutes or so to read the passage first ?

Thanks Elbart

ps. does anyone have any useful links for downloading appropriate type KE comprehensions. Cheers.

I am fairly sure that includes reading time. It is time pressured but I think that is the point--selecting children who can assimilate information at speed. If a child doesn't function well at speed, then it may be wiser for them to accept they won't answer all the questions and concentrate on getting the ones they answer correct.

Thanks FM, I thought as much.

Cheers Elbart

Does the OP mean KEGS or the independent school ?

He means KEGS.