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Our recommended independent school practice tests for 2023 CEM, GL & ISEB exam boards
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School Entrance Tests recommends them for these key reasons:
- Strengths and weaknesses are accurately identified, which shows which independent school verbal reasoning test question types your child needs to focus on going forward.
- There’s a diagnostic format including detailed Correct/Incorrect explanations (for every answer option). This allows you to quickly identify independent school verbal reasoning test question misunderstandings of what’s required.
- Comparative performance statistics are shown. In other words, your child’s independent school verbal reasoning test scores compared to their peers.
ISEB 13+ Past papers practice
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Maths ISEB Entrance Exam Papers
Which prep school entry uses ISEB’s pre-tests?
You can search using this link for those senior schools using the ISEB Common Pre-Tests. …search for your local schools which use the ISEB Common Pretest. …download ISEB pretests introductory guide ISEB Pre Tests Parents Guide
Which are the most effective 2023 ISEB pre-tests test strategies?
Familiarize yourself with the different ISEB pre-test section formats. In particular, the different types of ISEB pre-test questions most commonly found in each test section,
Practice regularly with sample ISEB pre-test questions. Or our recommended ISEB pre-tests papers at the correct age. This regular practice will improve your speed and also your accuracy.
Focus on developing the key ISEB pre-test reasoning, reading and understanding skills, such as English comprehension, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
Identify and then focus your practice ISEB pre-test sessions on each question areas of weakness. Such ISEB pre-tests strategies will quickly improve your overall performance on the assessment.
Time management is crucial in the ISEB pre-tests. You need to learn how to allocate your exam time time as wisely as possible. An excellent first step is to avoid spending too much time on any one question.
- Ensure that you fully understand your ISEB pre-test instructions.
Read each ISEB pre-test question very carefully. Always make sure you understand what is being asked before answering each ISEB pre-test item.
Keep a cool and calm approach during your ISEB pre-test. At all costs you must not panic at any point of your preparation. Particularly not in your final school assessment.
Sample 13+ prep school entry practice papers
13+ Maths Sample Paper English 13+ Sample Paper 13-Science-Sample-Paper. Spanish 13+ Sample Paper 13 plus French Sample Paper 13+ German Sample Paper
SAMPLE MATHS 14+ and ENGLISH 14+ PAPERS
14+ Maths Sample Paper Science 14+ Sample Paper 14+ Spanish Sample Paper German 14+ Sample Paper 14+ French Sample Paper English 14+ Sample Paper
14+ English Private School Tests
English (Shrewsbury 2013) 13-14+ English as an Additional Language (St Edward’s 2016) English as an Additional Language (St Edward’s 2013) 13-14+ French (Shrewsbury 201
Private school tests 14+
English (City of London Freemen’s School) 14+ English (St Edward’s 2016) English (St Edward’s 2015) 14+ English (St Edward’s 2013-14) English (St Edward’s 2012-3) 14+ French (St Edward’s 2013) German (St Edward’s 2014) 14+ Latin (St Edward’s 2013) Maths (City of London Freemen’s School 2012) 14+ Maths (St Edward’s 2016) Maths (St Edward’s 2015) 14+ Maths (St Edward’s 2014) Maths (St Edward’s 2013) 14+ Maths, English & French (Monmouth School) Science (City of London Freemen’s School 2014) 14+ Science (St Edward’s 2016) Science (St Edward’s 2014) 14+ Science (St Edward’s 2013) Spanish (St Edward’s 2013)
Reasoning 16+ entry exams
CriticalReasoning (Emanuel) Economics 2018 (Benenden); 16+Economics 2013 (St Edwards); Economics 2015 (St Edwards); 16+ Economics 2016 (St Edwards)
Past papers Canterbury Cambridge 13+
13+ English 2017 (Kings School Canterbury) English (St Mary’s Cambridge) 13+ English as Additional Language (St Mary’s Cambridge) French (St Mary’s Cambridge) 13+ German (St Mary’s Cambridge) Latin (St Mary’s Cambridge) 13+ Maths 2017 (Kings School Canterbury) Maths (St Mary’s Cambridge) 13+ Spanish (St Mary’s Cambridge)
What’s the Late transfer test (13+ exam)?
This is for pupils in Years 7 and 8 who may have failed their 11+ (for grammar school entry). The 13+ tests:
- Have a strong academic focus on the core subjects.
- Are used by many of the top grammar schools in the UK.
- Assesses grammar school suitability (in Year 8 / Year 9). Of course, those schools accepting 13+ exam entries, only do so when there are spaces available in Year 8/9.
An Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Rob Williams is a Chartered Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working and designing tests. He is also the author of five psychometric test design books and has worked for the school entrance test publishers ISEB, Hodder and GL Assessment. Rob Williams’s five practice aptitude tests books on Amazon:
- Brilliant Passing Verbal Reasoning Tests is the best aptitude test practice book for Passing Verbal Reasoning Tests.
- And Brilliant Passing Numerical Reasoning Tests is the best aptitude test practice book for Passing Numerical Reasoning Tests.
How best to study for the 13 Plus Exam
- Start 13+ exam revision early.
- Identify any knowledge gaps and focus your child’s revision on improving each of these areas.
- Discuss and gain agreement for your child’s 12+ revision timetable. Of course, this needs to fit in around their existing education 9-4pm commitments. Plus their other outside activities and hobbies.
- Studying little but often, given 12-year old’s 30 mins attention spans.
- Use a variety of different studying methods, such as combining flashcards, listening exercises and presentations to provide variety.
13 Plus Exam Practice
Who takes the 13 Plus Exam?
The Late transfer 12 Plus/13 Plus allows pupils up to 18 months to prepare. There’s a strong academic focus on the core subjects.
What’s the best first step for children taking ISEB pre-tests?
STEP 1 – School Entrance Tests’ advice is to review ISEB’s own free practice.
All four ISEB pre-tests have familiarisation pre-tests on ISEB’s testwise site:
Maths ISEB familiarisation test;
English ISEB free practice test;
Non-Verbal Reasoning ISEB familiarisation test; and
Verbal Reasoning ISEB free practice test.
STEP 2 – Then read these ISEB pre-tests introductory guides:
ISEB 11+ Pre Tests Parents Guide
and the more specific pre-tests guidance in the ISEB 11+ Maths Revision Guide.
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Sample ISEB pre-test materials
Here are some sample ISEB pre-test materials:
- 13+ GL-Style Practice .
- ISEB Pretest Workbooks.
- GL Assessment’s Familiarisation test it offers you the opportunity to familiarise with the most commonly used exams.
- ISEB pre-test materials for your 13+ GL-Style Practice and also some ISEB Pretest Workbooks.
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ISEB 13+ 14+ Independent School Entry Exams
Independent School Entry Exam 13+
The ISEB – the Independent Schools Examinations Board’s – exams are for pupils transferring from junior to independent senior schools.
Private school tests 14+
English (City of London Freemen’s School) 14+ English (St Edward’s 2016) English (St Edward’s 2015) 14+ English (St Edward’s 2013-14) English (St Edward’s 2012-3) 14+ French (St Edward’s 2013) German (St Edward’s 2014) 14+ Latin (St Edward’s 2013) Maths (City of London Freemen’s School 2012) 14+ Maths (St Edward’s 2016) Maths (St Edward’s 2015) 14+ Maths (St Edward’s 2014) Maths (St Edward’s 2013) 14+ Maths, English & French (Monmouth School) Science (City of London Freemen’s School 2014) 14+ Science (St Edward’s 2016) Science (St Edward’s 2014) 14+ Science (St Edward’s 2013) Spanish (St Edward’s 2013)
ISEB 13+ Independent School Entry Exams
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13+ English Private School Tests
English (Shrewsbury 2013) 13+ English as an Additional Language (St Edward’s 2016) English as an Additional Language (St Edward’s 2013) 13+ French (Shrewsbury 201
Private school tests 14+ English
English (City of London Freemen’s School) 14+ English (St Edward’s 2016) English (St Edward’s 2015) 14+ English (St Edward’s 2013-14) English (St Edward’s 2012-3) 14+ French (St Edward’s 2013) German (St Edward’s 2014) 14+ Latin (St Edward’s 2013) Maths (City of London Freemen’s School 2012) 14+ Maths (St Edward’s 2016) Maths (St Edward’s 2015) 14+ Maths (St Edward’s 2014) Maths (St Edward’s 2013) 14+ Maths, English & French (Monmouth School) Science (City of London Freemen’s School 2014) 14+ Science (St Edward’s 2016) Science (St Edward’s 2014) 14+ Science (St Edward’s 2013) Spanish (St Edward’s 2013)
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Galore Park, the ISEB publishers, also offers a comprehensive range of
12+ revision papers and 12+ to 14+ revision guides for Years 7, 8 and 9.
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