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Selection test papers can be either 'standard' or 'multiple-choice' papers. You will have been told which of these papers your child will be given.
A more appropriate name for 'multiple-choice' papers would be 'computer marked' papers. Children record their answers in a separate answer booklet that is computer marked.
The following multiple-choice versions are available.
Verbal Reasoning
Test Pack 1 (ISBN 1 871993 31 8)
Test Pack 2 (ISBN 1 871993 32 6)
Test Pack 3 (ISBN 1 871993 33 4)
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Test Pack 4 (ISBN 1 871993 34 2)
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What is the difference between a 'standard' and 'multiple-choice' selection test?
So-called 'standard' papers and 'multiple-choice' papers contain the same questions. The difference between these two types of paper is the way your child will have to record his or her answers. The following questions are typical questions from a 'standard' paper.
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A , Z , B , Y , C , ( ) , D , W
Can this jump over you wall?
ENEMY ( fight , peace , foe , battle , knight )
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In the first question the child has to complete the series by writing the missing letter in the brackets. In the second question the child has to underline the two words that must change places so that the sentence makes sense. In the third question the child has to underline a word that means either the same as or the opposite of the word 'enemy'. When the child has completed the questions they will look like this.
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A , Z , B , Y , C , ( X ) , D , W
Can this jump over you wall?
ENEMY ( fight , peace , foe , battle , knight )
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The children's papers are marked by hand. This is a very time consuming process - for some Grammar Schools as many as 1,500 children take the test! So, some schools are now using so-called 'multiple-choice' papers. The term 'multiple-choice' is not really an accurate way of describing the difference between the two types of paper. As you can see from the examples above, 'standard' papers contain multiple-choice questions! For two of the questions above the child has to underline answers from a set of alternatives, ie they have a 'multiple-choice'.
So-called 'multiple-choice' papers are really 'optically marked' papers. Children record their answers on a separate sheet by drawing a line inside a box. This sheet can then be fed into a computer and marked by the computer in a few seconds. The answer paper for the above questions would look like this -
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So, as you can see, there is little for you or your child to be concerned about. Of course, your child ought to be familiar with this type of answer paper.
Examples are provided for 'logon' customers to download.
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