Question types for Lincs
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Question types for Lincs
Hi,
My son did the practice tests at the grammar school yesterday. In the VR test he said there were some question types which are not covered in the NFER published papers nor in the IPS papers (inclding HIKNOS).
One consisted of fitting given letters into a 3x3 grid so that certain words were spelt out and a valid word was made in every direction. Another was a code type question but using both letters and numbers in the code (and no alphabet printed above to help).
He says the word grid was easy but he found the codes difficult and got half of them wrong.
Does anyone know of any published papers which include these types of question?
The NVR test appeared to follow the exact format of the published NFER NVR papers (standard format).
Sara
My son did the practice tests at the grammar school yesterday. In the VR test he said there were some question types which are not covered in the NFER published papers nor in the IPS papers (inclding HIKNOS).
One consisted of fitting given letters into a 3x3 grid so that certain words were spelt out and a valid word was made in every direction. Another was a code type question but using both letters and numbers in the code (and no alphabet printed above to help).
He says the word grid was easy but he found the codes difficult and got half of them wrong.
Does anyone know of any published papers which include these types of question?
The NVR test appeared to follow the exact format of the published NFER NVR papers (standard format).
Sara
Dear Sara
Surprised that no alphabet was given.Its something a child needs to be told, if no alphabet, write one out quickly.
The codes you describe are relatively easy, the numbers are the positions of the alphabet. eg C=3.....M=13.....T=20.
Sometimes its one number forward or backwards eg C=4 or 2....M=14 or 12.....T=21 or 19
So the word EXAMPLE could be written F24B13Q12F All letters have moved forward 1, All numbers are their position in the alphabet.
Any questions just ask
Patricia
Surprised that no alphabet was given.Its something a child needs to be told, if no alphabet, write one out quickly.
The codes you describe are relatively easy, the numbers are the positions of the alphabet. eg C=3.....M=13.....T=20.
Sometimes its one number forward or backwards eg C=4 or 2....M=14 or 12.....T=21 or 19
So the word EXAMPLE could be written F24B13Q12F All letters have moved forward 1, All numbers are their position in the alphabet.
Any questions just ask
Patricia
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Dear Patricia,
Thank you so much for your prompt and full reply. I shall get the Susan Daughtrey books to add to the collection!
Another thing which was a bit of a surprise was that there were 100 questions to answer in the VR paper not 85 as in the published tests. At least it was easy for him to tell me his percentage mark!!
I have found so many of your replies to others on this forum useful and interesting. It is a bit like having an on-line tutor. Thank you again for your generosity in giving of your time and expertise so freely.
Sara
Thank you so much for your prompt and full reply. I shall get the Susan Daughtrey books to add to the collection!
Another thing which was a bit of a surprise was that there were 100 questions to answer in the VR paper not 85 as in the published tests. At least it was easy for him to tell me his percentage mark!!
I have found so many of your replies to others on this forum useful and interesting. It is a bit like having an on-line tutor. Thank you again for your generosity in giving of your time and expertise so freely.
Sara
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Hello Patricia,
Yes to the 100 questions. Son is very vague about the rest but does think there was a word grid. There seemed to be quite a lot of mathsy ones including filling in missing numbers in sums, so it seems that Lincs is still drawing its questions from the full range of NFER questions. Perhaps someone whose child has a better memory can give a fuller answer!
Sara
Yes to the 100 questions. Son is very vague about the rest but does think there was a word grid. There seemed to be quite a lot of mathsy ones including filling in missing numbers in sums, so it seems that Lincs is still drawing its questions from the full range of NFER questions. Perhaps someone whose child has a better memory can give a fuller answer!
Sara
