Further Selective School and Scholarship Tests (Basic Skills No. 112)

This book contains practice tests which are essential for those sitting the Selective Schools tests or Scholarship Examinations. In the language tests there is a wide variety of passages and text types including poetry, arguments, conversations, narratives, reports, explanations, instructions and factual or personal recounts. The general ability tests are made up of numerous examples of the kinds required to test a person's ability to think quickly and accurately. The mathematics tests treat all the topics in the course with great care and thoroughness, ensuring as wide a coverage of questions as possible. The answer section is removable by parents. Peter Howard is an ex-primary school principal and author of many widely used textbooks and teaching aids. Jim Coroneos is an ex mathematics master and author/publisher of many maths texts and revision papers for secondary schools.