Hello all,
I contacted the school on Friday with my questions regarding the test and received a response from the admissions registrar within an hour. Really impressed by the speed of response.
Unfortunately, we could not attend the open days to illness in family but are hoping to be invited to a coffee morning after the test
The school confirmed that there is a verbal reasoning test but no specimen paper is provided. I was however sent the admissions booklet and it states
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our website gives details of the entrance examination papers that are sat for the different points of entry. Take time to read this information carefully, and note the format and timing. You will be able to find specimen entrance examination papers for many other schools on their websites. These can be good for practice, but remember that the format may differ, and you need to be looking at schools which are of a similar academic calibre to CLS (compare the GCSE and A Level results as a guide).
Our English examinations at 10+ and 11+ contain a multiple-choice comprehension section: this requires high levels of inference skills after close reading of the text, so your son needs to be familiar with spotting answers that can easily be ruled out, leaving time to focus and ponder on the answers that are likely to be correct. We expect candidates to be reading widely, and reading books with a demanding vocabulary (such as Classic Starts and Puffin Classics).
There is a wide range of online and printed resources available that may help your son to prepare, most of which include the answers so you do not have to do all the work yourself! We do not recommend specific publishers or series of books, but remember that our 10+ reasoning entrance examination focuses on Verbal Reasoning, whilst the 11+ reasoning entrance examination contains both Verbal and Non- Verbal sections. Look for those resources appropriate to your son’s age as a starting point. You could then use resources aimed to stretch or for an older age group to refine his skills
Based on this information, I have bought Bond Verbal Reasoning Assessment Test for 8-9 years to learn as I was told they are easier ones. DS seems to be enjoying learning this new skill and is doing well. Once this book is finished I intend to move to CGP 10 minutes test and also have purchased Letts Verbal Reasoning Quick Tests for both GL and CEM. I don't know if we will be able to complete these before the test which is on 4th January, if not they will be used for 11+.
This is all we are doing at the minute with maths and english.
I will be grateful if any one else can share any other information they have and make recommendations for books to be worked on.
I hope this helps other members of this forum.
Thank you