Examberry English Papers 1-4 Answers

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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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


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


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


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


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


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


Q21 attention / attentiveness

Q22 popularity

Q23 grace (gracefulness)

Q24 security

Section 3: Suffixes

Q25 custom -ary

Q26 secret -ive

Q27 sorrow –ful


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

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Examberry English Papers 1-4 Answers