sunnyday Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hi - as some of you already know - my grandson will sit his 11+ in September - the following question comes from a practice paper! In the sentence below, five consecutive letters spell the name of part of a poem or hymn. Write this word inside the brackets. Judith and Michael hardly ever see each other now. (...................) No prize I'm afraid - just a bit of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) hahaha gottiit!! clever verse Edited July 30, 2009 by Possum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 hahaha gottiit!! clever verse Possum you have to pm the answer to me ........oh no ....I can see now - thank goodness someones got a brain - I must try that hanging upside down...might improve mine!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 it took me a while but got there, not sure how to cover word! mrsW.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 sunnyday, when my youngest sat his 11 plus my husband and I both sat an online 11+ test, to show him there was nothing to worry about!!! Needless to say, neither of us passed. mrsW.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 It's 'insert spoiler' from the side menu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 sunnyday, when my youngest sat his 11 plus my husband and I both sat an online 11+ test, to show him there was nothing to worry about!!! Needless to say, neither of us passed. mrsW.x Whoops! oh that's fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 It's 'insert spoiler' from the side menu thanks Possum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 sunnyday, when my youngest sat his 11 plus my husband and I both sat an online 11+ test, to show him there was nothing to worry about!!! Needless to say, neither of us passed. mrsW.x Brilliant!!! Have to say I passed mine at 11.......but I know I wouldn't now........I have certainly forgotten more than I ever knew!!! Maths - a complete nightmare....even with the answers at the back of book - I have no idea how to 'get there'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I was in the last cohort to sit 11+ in our area and passed too - but wonder whether I would now. Can anyone access that online one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Is that a 'knowing smile'?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 after a few times re-reading the question finally the penny dropped Im so glad we didnt have the 11+ when I was growing up I think it's alot of pressure on 11 year olds and to think how many children actually are 11 when they take the test (very few!) keep up tje hard work with the revision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Is that a 'knowing smile'?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 after a few times re-reading the question finally the penny dropped Im so glad we didnt have the 11+ when I was growing up I think it's alot of pressure on 11 year olds and to think how many children actually are 11 when they take the test (very few!) keep up tje hard work with the revision I think the revision is doing ME as much good as him!!! It is in the 'question reading' isn't it..........and yes he will only be 10 when he sits this - poor child.......hope we are doing the right thing by giving him this extra help.......I'm not sure....best thing is that he is keen to do it....I think that otherwise we would drop it very quickly....certainly don't want to put him under any extra pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Here's another one that I thought very 'odd'...... MAN is to WOMAN as EARL is to ......... He couldn't 'get it' .....but when I changed EARL to DUKE he was able to say immediately DUCHESS - so he clearly understood the principle but had no idea what the female partner of an Earl is called.......and why would he?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) took me a while to work out but got there in the end Edited July 30, 2009 by samfrostie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 the wife of an earl is a countess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 the wife of an earl is a countess Thank you Possum....that just goes to show what I know!!! I thought it was a LADY! Oh dear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I wondered too, so I looked it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks Possum! - Think my 'main point' with this question was why make it such an obscure 'pairing' - this is 'Verbal Reasoning' - he clearly understood what the question 'meant' and what he needed to do - but just didn't know the right answer - nana didn't either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hmm, it's like 'general knowledge' on mastermind, "what was the name of General Patton's milkman's cat?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 As you say sunnyday the trouble with that kind of question, and many others of it's type is that it militates against children from different cultural backgrounds, and probably these days against most children as this question is not now based in general knowledge. It isn't verbal reasoning really at all is it? That was one reason why the 11+ was thrown out in most places and also many IQ tests. Try this one Man is to woman as actor is to......... woe betide if the answer was actress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Er.......um.....well.....er.........um.......pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 it's still 'actor' isn't it - they get all uppity and cry 'sexist' if you call them 'actress' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Yes I was being a bit devil's advocate there I'm afraid. In sunnyday's verbal reasoning example they need to use something more obvious and more up to date, applicable to the young people of today. What if it had been 'fireman' would they consider fire-fighter a reasonable answer, or would they want firewoman? That's the trouble with some tests, and if children are more imaginative in their thinking, or the person setting the questions is a bit old fashioned, the answer can be marked wrong when there could be another interpretation. Needless to say in days of yore I wasn't even entered for the 11+ as they didn't think I'd pass it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 OK ....I've got one - you have to fill in both blanks - I anticipate some BRILLIANT answers!!! Ofsted is to Early Years, as .............. is to ................ Sunnyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I remember days poring over the "First Aid in English" does anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 It had a blue cover and I learnt endless lists if spellings. Useful ones like rhododenron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) That's right, and synonyms and collective nouns ...... and you can still buy it!!!! Edited July 31, 2009 by Possum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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