Selective School Entry Exam

[jle15150]

Hi,
I am going to be doing the selective school entry exam for year 9. The exam is only a few weeks and I would like some tips. I have some questions too:

What do you expect that is going to be in the test?
What tests were the most difficult?
What do you study for?
How many superiors do you have to get?
What was the year level standards in general in al the tests?

[Aaron]

Hey. Welcome to ATAR Notes

Another user posted a similar thread and like them, you have not stated which select entry school this is for.

It would be of great help to users to know what school this is for, so that the responses can be specific Thanks

[quinn_03]

Hi,
I am going to be doing the selective school entry exam for year 9. The exam is only a few weeks and I would like some tips. I have some questions too:

What do you expect that is going to be in the test?
What tests were the most difficult?
What do you study for?
How many superiors do you have to get?
What was the year level standards in general in al the tests?

maths test will just be basic year 8 and 9 curriculum - things like algebra, some trig, linear, graphs, probability, measurement, conversions. the other tests are a bit ambiguous - not much you can do to prepare for them.
for me the most difficult tests were the numerical, which was a bit of a WTF for me and everyone at the exam i think. i guessed about 3/4 of the test and only got to half the questions, and i still got above average LOL so don't be discouraged if you do badly!! same with maths, and i got a superior. it's not the content that was difficult, it was just how much time there was. my aptitude is english, so i naturally found those tests quite simple.
i just want to make it clear that it is not difficult to get into one of the schools - naturally macrob and mhs are more difficult than nossal, but still it's very easy. you only need about 1 or 2 superiors for macrob (a friend of mine got in to principals discretion with 1 superior) and i know someone who got in on pd to nossal a few years ago with all above averages. basically, if you have 1 or 2 superiors and above or high averages for the rest, you'll get in. though, it does get more competitive each year.
what do you mean by your last question?
if you have any questions, PLEASE ASK, happy to help!!

[jle15150]

Thanks for your reply. Sorry my wording of the questions was kinda confusing. You basically answered it for me at the start. Thanks once again!!!

[jle15150]

Do you have any last tips?

[jz27]

Lol so im 1v1 ing you im doing it 2

[Phoenix11]

Hello guys!
How is everyone?
Okay so what i did was for maths was go through all the material in a year 8 and 9 textbook which includes quadratics, linear, algebra, trigonometry, geometry(angles) and chance and probability. Go through all the topics and make sure that you understand the questions you get wrong. This is very important.

For Numerical Reasoning, i suggest that you practise finding the rules for number patterns. Trust me, this is going to be helpful! Basically, this part of the exam is using your problems solving skills to figure out the answers.

For Reading Comprehension, practise skimming over the text and picking out the key information.This means looking for keywords in the question and looking for it in the text. I find this is a handy tool.In the exam, you are NOT going to have enough time to read over the whole passage. You will have to work quite quickly. Also learn new vocabulary words.

For Verbal Reasoning, make sure that you learn your vocabulary even if it is only learning 3 words a day. What i did was actually revise through all the roots, suffixes and prefixes. This really helps if you are stuck on a word and you have no idea what it means. Also, practise questions which say true/false/indeterminable. Again, in this part of the test, you will have to think logically.

In the Writing, make sure that you have a proper structure that flows. What i found in the Analytical Writing was that you should make your sentences really meaningful and concise,without writing random, unnecessary information. This will make your piece stronger. Use T.E.E.L and make sure you give a lot of evidence!
For Creative Writing, you have be creative obviously and use your imagination. Don't write cliche. Use metaphors, similes, personification! Use different techniques to make your writing vivid!.

For me, the tests that were the most difficult were Reading Comprehension and Numerical Reasoning.
In my opinion, you shouldn't worry about how many superiors you get and do your best. Do the best that you possibly can and work hard. You will reach the top if you do that!
The year level standards were year 8 and year 9 from my experience.
Good Luck!