Kent Test (11 )

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Kent Test (11)
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The purpose of the 11

• Grammar schools have a selective process to
  ensure high level of achievement.
• Highsted Grammar School for Girls
• Borden Boys Grammar School
• Other Secondary Schools
• Fulston Manor
• SCC
• Westlands

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The Test Papers

• Children sit a Verbal Reasoning paper, a
  Non-Verbal Reasoning paper and a Mathematics
  paper. They also complete a writing exercise.
• The Verbal Reasoning paper takes 50 minutes
• The Non-Verbal about 40 minutes.
• The Mathematics paper and the writing exercise
  each take one hour.
• The answer sheets for all but the writing are
  multiple-choice.
• NO READING COMPREHENSION

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2012 THRESHOLDS

• Last year, a child needed to score a total of 360
  or more in the tests, with no single score lower
  than 119.
• Scores are standardised using the pupils age.

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• Shaded area - KENT suggest that a pupil working
  at these levels shows a good indication to 11
  suitability.

Subject 2 3c 3b 3a 4c 4b 4a 5
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
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Verbal Reasoning (50 minutes)

• A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y
  Z
• The alphabet has been written above to help you
  answer the following questions.
• In each question below, some of the words are in
  code. The first code word in each question has
  been worked out for you. Now work out the second
  word in the question using the same code.
• Example If the code for TRAP is USBQ what does
  DPME mean? ( COLD )
• If the code for BLAME is CNDQJ what does TVHER
  mean?
• Steam

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Non-Verbal Reasoning (40 minutes)

• There are figures drawn in three sections of the
  large square on the left hand side of the page.

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Maths (1 hour)

• Yvonne spends x pounds each day on her lunch at
  school.
• She spends y pounds each week on a bus pass to
  get her to and from school
• How much does Yvonne spend altogether in 6 weeks?
  
• A. 30y 30x
• B. 6x 6y
• C. 30y 6x
• D. 6y 42x
• E. 30x 6y

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English Writing (1 hour)

• Panic
• A place that inspires you
• Your favourite day out
• Are Jamie Olivers new school dinners a good
  idea?
• What makes a good friend?
• Describe the scene and the activities at a bus
  station

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Resources

• http//www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/advice/
• Bonds Books
• http//www.elevenplus.com/SampleNVRPaperDF.pdf
• http//www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/assets/84/IPS_Sam
  pleVRPaperDF.pdf
• http//www.elevenplus.com/SampleMathsPaperDF.pdf

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How to register

• You can
• register online
• print off a copy of the registration form (PDF,
  678k) and send it to Secondary Admissions Team,
  Kent County Council, Sessions House, County Hall,
  Maidstone ME14 1XQ by 1st July enclosing a
  stamped, addressed envelope if you would like
  your postal registration acknowledged
• or
• You can request a copy of the registration form
  by contacting the Secondary Admissions Team at
  kent.admissions_at_kent.gov.uk or 0300 333 6472

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Useful Dates

• Registration
• Between 3rd June and 1st July 2013
• Test dates
• Testing for children attending Kent primary
  schools will take place on 11th and 12th
  September 2013.
• Results
• 16th October 2013.