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8/20/2019 Examberry English Papers 1-4 Answers
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English Test Papers 1 - 4
Introduction
These English Test Papers have been
designed to be suitable for children preparing
for 11+ selection examinations for grammarand most independent (private) schools. It is
essential that you check with your LEA or
school before setting out on any course of
study and this is particularly the case with
English tests as there is a good deal of
variation between tests set by different
schools across the country.
Working through these tests will provide
your child with a realistic experience offormal testing. It will also help them to
become more familiar with the range of
question types commonly seen in English
tests. The best preparation for taking tests of
this type is to have spent several years
reading for pleasure. Doing this develops
comprehension skills and an instinctive grasp
of grammar, spelling and punctuation which
will make these tests very straightforward for
your child. The books don’t have to be
‘classics’ – even books (not comics) which
will probably be forgotten in ten years’ time
will do the job. If you have just purchased
this pack then your child is probably within 6
months of taking the 11+. It’s not too late –
it will still help if your child spends a lot of
time reading but if there are younger siblings
then the advice is, the sooner the better.
The Tests
These tests are in a mixed format with both
multiple choice and ‘standard format’
questions where the child writes down the
answer. For ease of marking, we have
designed them with space on the question
papers for the answers. Each test has 60
questions to be completed in 50 minutes.
Because the tests will usually be marked by a parent or guardian we have avoided the type
of question which might read ‘Describe in
your own words how the heroine was feeling
when . . .’ as those marking may lack the
skills necessary to assess the answer. Such
questions have been presented in multiple
choice formats but, if you are confident in
your own language skills then it is a good
exercise when going over the child’s test, toask them to write a suitable answer for
themselves. In this exercise you should think
about how much will need to be written and
give your child a suitable length limit –
usually a couple of lines – for their answer.
Much of the difficulty in answering questions
in this format is to compose suitably concise
yet informative answers.
Creative Writing
Most English tests will include a writing task.
Sometimes this will be a separate test and
sometimes it will be a section at the end of
the main test. In either case there will be at
least 30 minutes allowed for the task.
Creative writing does pose a problem for
tests which are going to be marked at home
as few children will have their work assessed by someone familiar with what is required.
We have included a writing task at the end of
each test. It should be undertaken after a
break of 10 minutes and should take no more
than 30 minutes. Typically this will mean 1
– 2 pages of writing.
In assessing the work you should look for
evidence of good planning (introduction,
development of narrative and
resolution/conclusion) – your child should
spend at least 5 minutes on the planning
stage. A good guide is to close your eyes and
ask yourself if you can visualise the scene
being described. The work should be
imaginative / persuasive as appropriate, and
should reach a suitable ending. The most
common problem is that children try to
compress the plot of a whole book into a
couple of paragraphs – keep the plot assimple as possible.
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Finally, you may find it easy to spot spelling
mistakes and punctuation errors. Although
the writing should be in good English there is
much more to good writing than simply
avoiding mistakes and marking schemes
generally reflect this.
Administering the tests (incl. timing &
marking)
Ensure your child is fresh and alert.
Exams are normally held in the morning
or early afternoon and this will be the
best time to practise.
Try to simulate actual test conditions – a
quiet place (no distractions), a desk or
table and chair, good posture, feet on the
floor and make sure to supervise them to
ensure they stay seated throughout the
test.
You should dedicate 50 minutes for each
test paper. The amount of time allowed
for these tests can vary but 50 minutes is
the most likely scenario. In the beginning,
timing may be a considerable challenge
for your child but with practice this will
improve.
Ensure there is a simple analogue clock
in the room so that your child can get
accustomed to managing their time. Time
management is an important skill to hone
and with your help, your child must learn
to strike a balance between speed and
accuracy. An inexpensive digital watch
with a timer function would be a good
investment.
The entire test should not be a guessing
game! However timing is a significant
factor; for tricky questions, encourage
your child to narrow down their options
using their knowledge and reasoning
skills and then, if necessary, to take an
educatedguess. They should then circle
the question number so they can return to
it if time permits, once they have
completed all the other questions. Make
sure they understand that if they do not
follow this course of action, they risk not
finishing within the allocated time and
missing out on marks for easier questions
later on. Never leave a blank! It will still
count as a wrong answer. It is always
worth taking a guess … Nothingventured, nothing gained.
If your child does not finish the test
within the allowed time, then draw a line
to indicate where they have reached on
the paper at that time and let them carry
on. This will enable you to identify
whether your child is having difficulty
with some of the question types and/or
their time management.
If your child finishes the test in less than 50
minutes, still allow the full time and
encourage them to go through their work and
check their answers again carefully.
Using the results
The purpose of the practice papers in this test
pack is to build up your child’s confidence
and help them to prepare and do well in their
11+ examinations.
Encourage, help and support your
child. If the scores are low, look
through the paper with them and try
to identify the question types they are
finding challenging and difficult.
Set aside some time to go through
the papers together.We can’timprove if we don’t know where we
are going wrong.
If the results indicate that your child
is striving to be a perfectionist and is
working too slowly, then try to
introduce some time management
targets to help them speed up and
find a compromise between speed
and accuracy.
GOOD LUCK!
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Test 1 Answers
Section 1: Homophones
Q1 heard
Q2 grate
Q3 plain
Q4 herd
Q5 beach
Q6 roar
Q7 Beech
Q8 great
Q9 plane
Q10 raw
Section 2: Spelling mistakes
Q11 C
Q12 N
Q13 C
Q14 C
Q15 D
Section 3: Best word
Q16 yet
Q17 loaves
Q18 echoes
Q19 peered
Q20 Despite
Section 4: Parts of speech
Q21 Noun
Q22 Verb
Q23 Adjective
Q24 Adverb
Q25 Pronoun
Section 5: Idioms
Q26 C
Q27 B
Q28 F
Q29 A
Q30 D
Q31 E
Section 6: Pronouns
Q32 whom
Q33 We
Q34 who
Q35 I
Q36 Whose
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Section 7: Capitalize
Q37 Everybody greeted President Barack
Obama with great love and respect.
Q38 I live north of the village of Keston.
Q39 We ate French food at the Italianrestaurant.
Q40 Kate has a new Nintendo games
console.
Q41 Joanne is the only female member of
her political party.
Section 8: Abstract nouns
Q42 imagination
Q43 bitterness
Q44 bravery
Q45 maturity
Q46 success
Section 9: Comprehension
Q47 C
Q48 C
Q49 C
Q50 A
Q51 B
Q52 C
Q53 A
Q54 C
Q55 D
Q56 A
Q57 B
Q58 A
Q59 B
Q60 C
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Test 2 Answers
Section 1:Comprehension
Q1 C
Q2 B
Q3 D
Q4 A
Q5 C
Q6 B
Q7 D
Q8 A
Q9 C
Q10 C
Q11 C
Q12 A
Q13 B
Q14 E
Q15 D
Q16 C
Q17 A
Q18 D
Q19 B
Q20 C
Section 2: Definite articles
Q21 a
Q22 an
Q23 an
Section 3: Plurals
Q24 fairies
Q25 cowboys
Q26 leaves
Q27 cliffs
Q28 videos
Q29 aircraft
Section 4: Collective nouns
Q30 galaxy
Q31 battery
Q32 ream
Q33 anthology
Q34 pinch
Section 5: Pronouns
Q35 Who
Q36 whom
Q37 Whose
Q38 yours
Q39 mine
Q40 his
Q41 himself
Q42 I
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Section 6: Best word
Q43 Whenever
Q44 Unless
Q45 Since
Q46 Whether
Q47 While
Q48 Although
Section 7: Missing words
Q49 cautiously
Q50 expensive
Q51 exclusive
Q52 lock
Q53 reassured
Q54 casually
Q55 scent
Q56 summers
Q57 strawberries
Q58 woken
Q59 attack
Q60 desperately
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Test 3 Answers
Section 1: Best word
Q1 fewer
Q2 much
Q3 since
Q4 stationary
Q5 excess
Section 2: Spelling
Q6 A
Q7 B
Q8 D
Q9 C
Q10 C
Section 3: Pronouns
Q11 that
Q12 I / myself
Q13 it / their
Q14 my
Section 4: Parts of speech
Q15 D: adverb
Q16 C: adjective
Q17 A: noun
Q18 B: verb
Q19 E: pronoun
Section 5: Plurals
Q20 countries
Q21 species
Q22 roofs
Q23 giraffes
Q24 geese
Q25 buses
Section 6: Idioms
Q26 E
Q27 C
Q28 B
Q29 A
Q30 D
Section 7: Abstract nouns
Q31 reality or realism
Q32 accuracy
Q33 criticism
Q34 anger
Q35 generosity
Q36 obedience
Section 8: Compound words
Q37 bystander
Q38 hopscotch
Q39 highlight
Q40 wheelbarrow
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Section 9: Comparatives / superlatives
Q41 funnier funniest
Q42 more childish most childish
Q43 more most
Q44 drier driest
Q45 more brilliant most brilliant
Section 10: Comprehension
Q46 B
Q47 B
Q48 D
Q49 C
Q50 B
Q51 C
Q52 A
Q53 B
Q54 B
Q55 D
Q56 C
Q57 C
Q58 A
Q59 C
Q60 D
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Test 4 Answers
Section 1: Comprehension
Q1 B
Q2 D
Q3 B
Q4 C
Q5 E
Q6 D
Q7 C
Q8 A
Q9 E
Q10 B
Q11 C
Q12 A
Q13 C
Q14 E
Q15 A
Q16 D
Q17 C
Q18 C
Q19 (the thought) ‘was as if a sweet clear
spring had begun to rise…’
Q20 B
Section 2: Abstract nouns
Q21 attention / attentiveness
Q22 popularity
Q23 grace (gracefulness)
Q24 security
Section 3: Suffixes
Q25 custom -ary
Q26 secret -ive
Q27 sorrow –ful
Section 4: Parts of speech
Q28 adjective
Q29 verb
Q30 adverb
Q31 noun
Section 5: Punctuation, capitals
There is no clear right or wrong concerning
whether commas, full stops etc. should be
within speech marks or outside
Q32 “I’m - speech mark
Q33 cold, dark - comma
Q34 me?” - question mark
Q35 Japanese - capitalise
Q36 it’s - apostrophe
Section 6: Feminineforms
Q37 niece
Q38 hen
Q39 goose
Q40 wife
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Section 7: Adjectives
Q41 comfortable / comforting
Q42 malicious
Q43 harmonious
Q44 scientific
Section 8: Comparative / superlative
Q45 heavier
Q46 tallest
Q47 more valuable
Q48 best
Section 9: Missing words
Q49 which
Q50 her
Q51 me
Q52 my
Q53 them
Q54 who
Q55 that
Q56 his
Q57 whose
Q58 him
Q59 their
Q60 this