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Hampton 11+: words and reasoning paper

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AC7001 · 19/11/2022 18:49

Does anyone know what the paper is about? Is it both VR and NVR or is it just VR? Or something else? Thanks.

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hockeygrass · 24/11/2022 15:25

@KindergartenKop , that's so funny! Many years ago my ds had just read it and then sat the Hampton exam which used the other well known book by Robert Louis Stevenson (which is a GCSE text) so he recognised the author. It must help if you are familiar with the language so I always suggest Treasure Island as a good book to read for 11 plus!

KindergartenKop · 24/11/2022 15:07

@hockeygrass my son did an entrance exam this morning and they used an excerpt from Treasure Island 😂

hockeygrass · 19/11/2022 22:55

@AC7001 , I would say it's wider than that, they take more into account and the interview process also looks at the child as a whole. It's not Tiffin where it's totally based on the exam result. Best of luck, it's a lovely school but the pace of learning is fast and they only offer to ds who will be capable of keeping up.

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AC7001 · 19/11/2022 22:22

I know it is only a few days left but still want to give him a last push in terms of practicing. My concern is whether the paper is more about English, as this is his 2nd language. His average CAT is 130, which appears to be in line with those getting Hampton's offer based on various posts in Mumsnet. But that is average, and his quantitative/NVR/Spatial are about 132-137 while his VR about 116. I am concerned with the exam focusing on English (two-thirds of the papers), like some other schools, vs one quarter in the CAT, his actual chance would be quite marginal.

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KindergartenKop · 19/11/2022 22:02

@hockeygrass you have a point but I don't want DS to be freaked out by one of those NVR questions which bear no relation to the real world.

This is helpful info though! Thanks.

He's read Treasure Island so hopefully he'll pass 😂

hockeygrass · 19/11/2022 21:18

Also with Hampton I would say your ds is either bright enough or not, he is either going to get lots of offers from lots of schools along with Hampton or not get into Hampton because he isn't an all rounder at the top of his cohort so it's probably better to focus on general exam tips at this stage.

hockeygrass · 19/11/2022 21:14

It's their own exam, you can't practice for it. My ds room sat it many years ago and said understanding a train timetable and family tree helped.
It's better to spend time reading decent novels like Treasure island to help with vocabulary and working on wordy maths problems with many parts.

KindergartenKop · 19/11/2022 20:59

I did a bit more research, it seems it's a bit of everything.

Hampton 11+: words and reasoning paper
badbaduncle · 19/11/2022 19:42

CLOZE exercises I'd think, with VR

KindergartenKop · 19/11/2022 19:40

We are practicing VR and NVR! I don't know the actual answer though.

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