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MATHEMATICS. WARM UP (PRACTICE) EXERCISE. Before the main maths test, there will be a warm up exercise of 3 familiarisation questions and 6 ... Skiptocontent ThefollowinginformationistakenfromthePPTC(PostPrimaryTransferConsortium)andgivesdetailsontheassessmentcontentoftheGLexamination. PRACTICEASSESSMENT(BEFOREMAINTEST) EachassessmentpaperbeginswithaPracticeAssessmentwhichisfollowedbytheMainEntranceAssessment. ThePracticeAssessmentisintendedtoprovidepupilswithanopportunitytofamiliarisethemselveswiththestyleofquestionsintheMainAssessment,andtobecomeaccustomedtothemultiple-choicemethodofrespondingandtheuseofaseparateanswersheet. ThePracticeAssessmentcontainsbothfamiliarisationquestionsandpracticequestions.ThefamiliarisationquestionsareworkedthroughwiththepupilsandthecorrectanswersareprovidedwithexplanationsofthosecorrectanswersgivenbytheAssessmentInvigilator.Theyalsoprovideanexerciseintheuseofaseparateanswersheetwherepupilsarerequiredtomarktheirintendedanswer. ThepracticequestionsallowthepupilssometimetoworkindependentlythroughsomequestionsinpreparationforstartingtheMainAssessment.AnswersareprovidedforthesepracticequestionspriortothestartoftheMainAssessment. ENGLISH WARMUP(PRACTICE)EXERCISE TheEnglishassessmentpaperbeginswithaPracticeAssessmentcomprisingofashortreadingpassagewith3familiarisationquestions(comprehension)and7practicequestions(4spellingand3punctuation)whichtakesabout20minutestocomplete. Noneofthese10questionscounttowardtheoverallmark. MAINASSESSMENT(FORMAT) TheMainAssessmentthenbeginsandrequiresthepupilstoworkthrough50questionsin50minutes. Therearetworeadingpassages. For2021-22oneofthesereadingpassageswillbefictionornon-fictionandtheotherwillbepoetry(allfrom20thcenturyonwards).Bothreadingpassagesarefollowedby16comprehensionquestions. EachcomprehensionquestionhasA,B,C,DorEansweroptions.Therearealso9punctuationquestionsand9spellingquestionswhich,inadditiontoA,B,C,Dallhaveavalidansweroptionof“N”meaningthattherewasnomistakeorerror. Overall,64%ofthemarksareforthecomprehensionquestionswhichfollowthereadingpassagesand36%ofthemarksareforthespellingandpunctuationquestions. Comprehensionpassagesarepresentedinevenlyspaced12pttext.Theymaybeaccompaniedwithimagestoillustratethetext. ENGLISHASSESSMENTCONTENT ThecontentoftheEnglishassessmentpaperisintendedtoreflectaspectsofEnglishlanguageinvolvingcomprehension,vocabulary,punctuation,spellingandstudyskills. Theassessmentbookletshavebeendesignedassimulationsoftheusualbooklayout;titleandcontentspagesatthefront,index,andglossaryattheback.Thepassageschosenhavebeenselectedtorepresentavarietyofstylesandauthorshipandthetypesofpassageachildmightcomeacrossinthenormalcourseofreadinginschoolorathome.Thecontentofthepassagesissuitedindifficultyandinteresttochildrenintheagegroupbeingassessed. Oneofthereadingpassagewillbefictionornon-fictionandtheotherreadingpassagewillbepoetrybutnoneofthepassageswillbefromtextswrittenbeforethe20thcentury. Theoveralllengthofthereadingmaterialhasbeenreducedbyaround30%–40%comparedtopreviousEntranceAssessmentpaperswhichhadthreereadingsections;i.e.reducingthenumberofreadingpassageshasnotmeantincreasingthelengthofthepassages. Comprehensionisconsideredtobeofconsiderableimportanceandthisisreflectedinthestructureoftheassessmentpaper.Otherskillsoccupyasmallerproportionoftheassessmentquestions.Thequestionswhichfolloweachreadingpassagearephrasedinlanguagewhichissimplerinstructureandvocabularythanthereadingpassages. Thespellingandpunctuationexercisesuseshortpassagesofdialoguetakenfrompupils’literature. Theassessmentincludesthefollowing: Comprehension:literalandinferentialinterpretationofstatementsinthepassages.Vocabulary:meaningsofselectedwordsinthecontextofthepassage.SpellingandPunctuation:proofreadingskillsindetectingmistakesinprintedmaterial. SampleEnglish&Answers GLhaveprovidedasamplefamiliarisationbooklettogiveyouaflavourofwhattoexpectintheEnglishsectionandasampleanswersheet.Thesecanbeviewedbelowandwillhelpyouunderstandwhatwillbeexpectedduringthetest. GLSampleEnglishAssessmentFamiliarisationBooklet2021-22Download GLSampleEnglishAnswerSheet2021-22Download MATHEMATICS WARMUP(PRACTICE)EXERCISE Beforethemainmathstest,therewillbeawarmupexerciseof3familiarisationquestionsand6practicequestions. The3familiarisationquestionsareworkedthroughwiththepupilsandthentheyareprovidedwithafurther10minutestocompletetheremaining6practicequestions. Noneofthese9questionscounttowardtheoverallmark. MAINASSESSMENT TheMainAssessmentthenbeginsandrequiresthepupilstoworkthrough45questionsin45minutes.EachMathematicsquestionhasA,B,C,DorEansweroptions. MathsTopicsNOTBeingTestedin2021 Proportionwillnotbeexamined.Ratio,includingscalewillnotbeexamined.Therewillbenoalgebraquestions.Therewillbenoquestionsinvolvinguseofbrackets.Piechartswillnotbeusedinquestions.Probabilityandlikelihoodwillnotbeexamined.Therewillbenoquestionsoncubenumbers.Therewillbenoquestionsinvolvingnegativenumbers.Averageswillbelimitedtomeani.e.therewillbenoquestionsonmodeormedian.Calculationofperimeterandareaareincludedbutcalculationofthevolumeofcubesandcuboidsisnot.Questionsmaybeaskedon2Dshapesbutnoton3Dshapes.Metricunitsforlength,massandvolumewillbelimitedtocm,m,km(length),g,kg(mass)andml,l(volume).Althoughquestionsmaybeaskedon12and24-hourclockstherewillnotbeanyquestionswhichusetimetables. MathsSpecification(fromNICurriculum) GLstatethat:ThecontentoftheEntranceAssessmentMathematicspaperisguidedbytheCCEAspecificationintheMathematicsandNumeracyAreaofLearningsectionoftheNorthernIrelandKeyStage1and2Curriculum. ThequestionswilladdressthecontentdetailedintheProgrammeofStudystrands:*Numeracy*Measures*ShapeandSpace*HandlingData TheNorthernIrelandCurriculum–Primary PDFDownload TheNICurriculumPDFisa149pagedocumentsohere’sthekeyinformation/sectionsyouneedtoconsiderforthemathstest. NUMBER UnderstandingNumberandNumberNotationPupilsshouldbeenabledto:•count,read,writeandorderwholenumbers;•developanunderstandingofplacevaluetoincludeuptotwodecimalplaces,usethistomultiplyanddividenumbersby10and100;•estimateandapproximatetogainanindicationofthesizeofasolutiontoacalculationorproblem;•understandandusevulgarfractions,decimalfractionsandpercentagesandexploretherelationshipsbetweenthem;•understandandusenegativenumbersincontext. Patterns,RelationshipsandSequencesinNumberPupilsshouldbeenabledto:•exploreandpredictpatternsandsequencesofwholenumbers,followanddeviserulesforgeneratingsequences;•understandandusemultiplesandfactorsandthetermsprime,squareandcube,appreciateinverseoperations;•interpret,generaliseandusesimplerelationshipsexpressedinnumerical,spatialandpracticalsituations,understandandusesimplefunctionmachines;•understandthatalettercanstandforanunknownnumber. OperationsandtheirApplicationsPupilsshouldbeenabledto:•developstrategiestoaddandsubtractmentally;•knowthemultiplicationfactsupto10x10;•engageinarangeofactivitiestodevelopunderstandingofthefouroperationsofnumber,appreciatetheuseofbrackets,addandsubtractwithuptotwodecimalplaces,multiplyanddividedecimalsbywholenumbers,usetheseoperationstosolveproblems. MoneyPupilsshouldbeenabledto:•usethefouroperationstosolveproblemsinvolvingmoney;•discussthevalueofmoney,howtokeepmoneysafe,waysinwhichgoodscanbepaidforandtheneedforbudgeting;•beabletoplanandthinkaheadintermsofsavingandspendingmoney,prioritisespendingwithalimitedsupplyofmoney,understandhowtoaccessbestbuys;•discussforeigncurrencyincludingtheEuro. MEASURES Pupilsshouldbeenabledto:•developskillsinestimationoflength,weight,volume/capacity,time,areaandtemperature;•appreciateimportantideasaboutmeasurementincludingthecontinuousnatureofmeasurementandtheneedforappropriateaccuracy;•understandtherelationshipbetweenunitsandconvertonemetricunittoanother,usethefouroperationstosolveproblems;•calculateperimeterandtheareasandvolumesofsimpleshapes;•understandandusescaleinthecontextofsimplemapsanddrawings;•recognisetimesontheanalogueanddigitalclocksandunderstandtherelationshipbetweenthe12and24-hourclocks,usetimetables. SHAPE&SPACE ExplorationOfSpacePupilsshouldbeenabledto:•constructarangeofregularandirregular2-Dshapes,classifythesethroughexaminationofanglesandsides,recogniselineandrotationalsymmetry,reflectshapesinaline,exploretessellations,nameanddescribecommon2-Dshapes,begintounderstandcongruencein2-Dshapes;•construct3-Dshapes,investigatethenumberoffaces,edgesandverticesontheseshapes,nameanddescribecommon3-Dshapes,exploretherelationshipbetween2-Dand3-Dshapes. Position,MovementandDirectionPupilsshouldbeenabledto:•understandthenotionofangleinthecontextofturning,recogniserightangles,understandclockwiseandanti-clockwise,knowtheeightpointsofthecompass,useLogotounderstandmovementandturning,beintroducedtoaprogramminglanguageanduseittocreatepicturesandpatternsandtogenerateshapes;•developlanguageassociatedwithlineandangle,recognisepropertiesofacute,obtuseandreflexangles,investigateanglesintrianglesandquadrilaterals,measureanddrawanglesupto360°;•useco-ordinatestoplotanddrawshapesinthefirstquadrant. HANDLINGDATA Collecting,RepresentingandInterpretingDataPupilsshouldbeenabledto:•collect,classify,recordandpresentdatadrawnfromarangeofmeaningfulsituations,usinggraphs,tables,diagramsandICTsoftware;•explaintheirworkorallyand/orthroughwritinganddrawconclusions;•interpretawiderangeoftables,lists,graphsanddiagrams,createandinterpretfrequencytables,includingthoseforgroupeddata;•designanduseadatacollectionsheet,interprettheresults,enterinformationinadatabaseorspreadsheet,andinterrogateandinterprettheresults;•understand,calculateandusethemeanandrangeofasetofdiscretedata. IntroductiontoProbabilityPupilsshouldbeenabledto:•becomefamiliarwithandusethelanguageofprobability;•understandpossibleoutcomesofsimplerandomevents,understandthatthereisadegreeofuncertaintyabouttheoutcomeofsomeeventswhileothersarecertainorimpossible;•placeeventsinorderof‘likelihood’;•understandandusetheideaof‘evens’andknowwhethereventsaremoreorlesslikelythanthis. SampleMaths&Answers GLhaveprovidedasamplefamiliarisationbooklettogiveyouaflavourofwhattoexpectintheMathssectionandasampleanswersheet.Thesecanbeviewedbelowandwillhelpyouunderstandwhatwillbeexpectedduringthetest. GLSampleMathematicsAssessmentFamiliarisationBooklet2021-22Download GLSampleMathematicsAnswerSheet2021-22Download MoreaboutTheTransferTutor(Multi-AwardWinningApp) TheTransferTutor’sOnlineQuizzesprovideafunandinteractivewaytolearnandpractiseMathsandEnglishquestionswhicharedirectlyalignedtoboththeAQEandGLspecifications. 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