CGP 11 + Practice Book

[new malden mum]

Hi
The recommended time for the Section A of Assessment Test papers of the CGP 11+practice book (10-11)-CEM style is only 10 minutes. My son is finding it difficult to finish the 30 questions in 10 minutes? Are others having the same problem?

[mu81]

Even I'm finding the same difficulty with my DS who is doing CGP 11+ maths practise book (9-10) as he is in Yr4 currently. Although he gets most answers right he struggles to finish it in the set time. Even I tried solving one Quick test (25 questions in 9 minutes) with him as I wanted to see if it's practical to complete the test in 9 minutes, but it took us 15 minutes .

[tiffinboys]

CEM tests are like that. No one expected to answer all the questions. It's how many correct answers which matters.

Speed will improve with practice, good reading and strong vocab.

[PurpleDuck]

CEM tests are like that. No one expected to answer all the questions. It's how many correct answers which matters.

Speed will improve with practice, good reading and strong vocab.

+1

We found the recommended CGP papers timings quite unrealistic and focused on getting things right rather than the speed; DS would typically run out of time roughly 70% into the test paper and I told him not to worry. I still timed him, just to know whether his speed was gradually improving, but didn't make a big deal of it.

[mu81]

Thank you tiffinboys & PurpleDuck for your advise! I agree, I should focus on getting answers right and not worry too much about timing. May be I should see if time improves by repeatedly solving the same/similar test.

[PurpleDuck]

Thank you tiffinboys & PurpleDuck for your advise! I agree, I should focus on getting answers right and not worry too much about timing. May be I should see if time improves by repeatedly solving the same/similar test.

No point in doing the same test time after time as DCs just end up memorising the answers, but practising similar tests should help.

[Daogroupie]

Don't do that. He will remember all the answers so it will not be a proper test. There is so much material available you could do a different test every day and still not get through it all before the exam.

His speed will pick up. I am always looking to shave the odd minute off the timing. Only when it is clear that nobody has finished do I relent and put it back on. DG