Exams

Examinations at 11+

Tutor Master Books provide revision and practice for both standard comprehension and multiple choice comprehension tests using the six books:

• Tutor Master helps you with Comprehension Practice - Standard Set One
• Tutor Master helps you with Comprehension Practice - Multiple Choice Set One
• Tutor Master helps you with Comprehension Practice - Multiple Choice Introductory Set One
• Tutor Master helps you with Comprehension Practice - Multiple Choice Introductory Set Two
• Tutor Master helps you with Comprehension Practice - Standard Introductory Set One
• Tutor Master helps you with Comprehension Practice - Standard Introductory Set Two

For 11+ entry to grammar schools, an English test will be in either standard (written) format or multiple choice format. For entry to an independent/private school at 11+ or 13+, a Common Entrance Examination or an examination set by the school in standard format is the one most usually tested. The Tutor Master books provide excellent preparation for both types of examinations.

As well as a comprehension examination, a writing task is also often required. Students may be asked to write on a title that may be a letter, a report or a piece of imaginative creative writing. The development of story writing and creative writing skills are also encouraged by using the two books, Tutor Master helps you Write stories Book One & Tutor Master helps you Write Stories Book Two.

State school examinations (SATs) for students in Year 6 aged 10 & 11 years

Students attending State primary schools in England sit National Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) tests in English in the summer term of Year 6. Students are required to complete a comprehension test in standard format and writing tasks. Tutor Master Publications provide resources for students to practise their skills in these areas.

The English examination for SATs is made up of several tasks:

assessment of writing skills

• From May 2013, Composition (story) writing will be assessed by the students' teachers. They will make a broad judgement based on children's work across Year 6 and covering a range of genres and writing tasks. Students will not sit a writing test but their writing skills will be assessed continually by their teachers throughout Year 6.
• In assessing writing composition, teachers will still take account of children's grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and spelling skills.

a reading test

• This is in standard comprehension format and involves reading a passage and then answering questions in written format in an answer book. Students are given 15 minutes reading time and 45 minutes to write their answers.

a spelling, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary test

• Students are given a story sheet containing blank spaces where words have been left out. The teacher reads the story and the children have to write in the blank space the correctly spelt word
• A new test of English grammar, punctuation and spelling will be set from May 2013. The test format will be of different types of questions including short answers and multiple choice answers. Students are given 45 minutes for this test.

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