St. Olave’s Entrance Exam Preparation
Years 4 to 6 The video below goes through the English portion of the official St. Olave’s sample paper. DOWNLOAD THE WEEK 1 WORKSHEET PACKhttps://youtu.be/oMzzIssnMQk Forming Verbs Verbs can be made by using prefixes and suffixes. What is a verb? A verb is a doing word. They are used to describe an action, state, or occurrence […]
Your 2025 11 Plus Timeline
January to March
Now is a great time to work on comprehension and vocabulary, which many children struggle with. Try to play the Fish! card game (available in class) regularly at home and to work through our 11+ vocabulary list on a regular basis.
Vocabulary Booster 1: “-ify” and “-en”
For Years 4 to 6 The video below is the first in our series of Vocabulary Booster classes. Each week, a new topic is covered which will expand your child’s vocabulary and introduce them to hundreds of new words. This video is designed to accompany our first Vocabulary Worksheet. Click the button below to download […]
When and How to Apply for the 11+ Exams 2021
tel: 07871 766937 Newstead Wood Application Deadline: Registration will open from 2nd May 2022 with the deadline of midnight on 30th June 2022. Application Requirements: The Supplementary Information Form (SIF) can be obtained from the school’s website (www.newsteadwood.co.uk). In previous years, the following documents have been required. We advise you to look through the registration form in […]
Mock Test FAQs: Should my Year 4 child sit an Eleven Plus mock?
There are two options for a Year 4 looking to take an 11+ mock test. We have a slightly easier Year 4 test. This version will review the material that your child has hopefully covered already and give guidance on which other topics need to be revised.
Newstead Wood FAQs: Do you need to practise only the questions in the Newstead Wood sample paper?
The Newstead exam contains a 45-minute verbal reasoning paper and a 40-minute paper on non-verbal reasoning. There are approximately 80 questions in each paper. The verbal reasoning paper includes an assortment of GL-style questions.
Four Questions that Improve Comprehension
What’s Happened So Far? Summarising will test literal comprehension and expose any misunderstandings that may have arisen. What Does That Mean? Try to have a children’s dictionary to hand when reading. Pick out the longer words in the passage and ask your child to define them. Look
Ryan’s 11+ Story: Can You Prepare for the 11+ in 7 Months?
Ryan’s mum initially contacted us in December 2017 to book an assessment, however, by January she’d found another tutor that was closer to her and cheaper and so decided to try them out instead.
Of course, that’s not where the story ends. (If it was, it wouldn’t be a very good story!)
FAQs: Should my child be on more difficult Bond books?
Bond and CGP books are two of the most widely used books for 11+ preparation though there can be a lot of questions, and anxiety, around how to best to use them. We’ve outlined our philosophy for working through these books in a way that helps your child to fulfil their potential as quickly as possible.
Your 2020 11 Plus Timeline
January to March
Now is a great time to work on comprehension and vocabulary, which many children struggle with. Try to play the Fish! card game (available in class) regularly at home and to work through our 11+ vocabulary list on a regular basis.