The familiarisation papers on the GL website are representative of the standard, if any thing some questions may be a tad harder. They are aimed at children across the country, not specifically Bucks.
GL state in their free tests
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The papers may not be exactly the same difficulty level as the real tests, as the
difficulty level varies between schools.
Bucks have made it quite clear
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Is the test age appropriate?
The Buckinghamshire STT is designed to be taken at the beginning of the Autumn term when children move in to Year 6. Literacy levels in the test are kept as low as possiblee to ensure that the test assesses reasoning ability rather than levels of literacy. Additionally maths or English content in the test does not go beyond what the national curriculum expects children to know and be able to do by the end of Year 5.
The GL familiarisation paper given to children in the summer term, written specifically for Bucks, may be a tad easier as it is aimed at all levels (all Bucks children take the test unless specifically withdrawn)
CGP only produce one set of papers for the Bucks transfer test, these are a good buy. All their other papers/tests are aimed at children taking the test across the country and therefore will be a tad harder, but still good practice.
Patricia