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The format of this exam is as
follows
Reading
and Viewing Several short passages, a map, a poem or a
chart followed by some multiple choice questions. This
paper is for 30 minutes.
Mathematics A paper which has at
least sixteen multiple choice questions which are word problems and
four short answer questions with calculations. The time given to
complete this paper is 30 minutes.
Writing (Two
pieces) One piece of writing will
invite the student to tell a true or an imaginary story.
Another piece will ask the student to give his/her
opinion about something that is of interest to primary school
children. The time given for each paper is 20
minutes.
HES Workshops
Offered
Year 4 and 5 Datebook
Writing -We have two programs. They are
called Write Creatively and Write to Inform (EACH is two half
days).
Write
Creatively- our emphasis here is on the structure of an
essay, the use of expressive language and the way to respond to an
illustration or other visual prompts.
Write to
Inform -
our emphasis here is on the organisation of this type of essay, the
use of effective language and the way to express a point of view
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Mathematics (two half days). We focus on Maths problem solving and
exam technique. These workshops are not about training in the
basic processes of Mathematics. Students entering for
Scholarships should already be proficient at
Maths.
There are two stages in
solving any problem.
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Analysis – what is this problem really about? What data does the question have which
may help solve it?
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Strategies – the skills that will help to solve the
problem.
Reading Comprehension
A half
day course to teach students the skills of inferential reading, as
well as how to interpret maps, diagrams, charts, and
illustrations.
Practice
Exams are fundamental to our
program. Every practice exam comes with complete performance
analysis with detailed explanation for every answer. We
provide you with the most authentic testing experience outside of
the actual exam. Results and corrected papers are handed back
to students and parents within fifteen minutes of the conclusion of
the exam. Year 4 and Year 5 students must
have undertaken at least one of our workshops to sit a Practice
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