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GRAMMAR SCHOOL ENTRANCE TESTS
FAMILIARISATION GUIDE
This guide tells you about the different types of questions you will be
asked when you take the test for real. It will also help you to understand
how to use an answer sheet correctly.
You may print copies of this book, for your own use, to practise
answering questions and marking your answers on the answer sheet.
WORD CHOICE
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You will be allowed to use these things in the test:
z an HB pencil
a rubber
z
a pencil sharpener
z
You will NOT be able to use any of the following things in the test:
a ruler
z a camera
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a calculator
z a watch
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scrap paper
z any electronic devices
z
a protractor
z recording equipment or study notes
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a mobile phone
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assessment.
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The test booklets

In the real test, you will be asked to work through two question booklets.
You must read the questions in these booklets and then mark your answers on a separate answer sheet.
Examples of these booklets and answer sheets are included towards the end of this guide.
A question booklet
will look like this.
1
Booklet serial number:
Selective School
Assessment
for 2022 Entry
Booklet One
You will be asked
Write your full name here:
to write your
name on the
front cover of the
question booklet.
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booklet will look
like this. Practise
writing your name DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET
in this box now.
UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
!

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The answer sheets

The answer sheet will have your name and some information about you already printed on it. Check that the
information shown is correct.
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An answer sheet
Exam No: DfE Number: will look like this.
1
Name: Gender:
Date of Birth: Date of Test:
Current School:
Venue:
Session:
Please write your name here: Instructions
1. Check that you are marking the answer for the correct question number.
2. Mark ONE answer only for each question on this answer sheet.
Do not write outside the box. 3. Use an HB pencil and rub out any errors thoroughly.
Remember, you must mark the answers the RI GHT way like this: A For example, A B C D
Comprehension Word Choice Pictures 1

Examples page 2 Examples page 12 Examples page 18
i A B C D i A B C D E i A B C D E F
ii A B C D ii A B C D E ii A B C D E F
Questions page 4 Questions page 13 Questions page 20

1 A B C D 1 A B C D E 1 A B C D E F
page 5 2 A B C D E 2 A B C D E F
3 A B C D 4 A B C D E page 21
6 A B C D page 14 page 22
page 7 11 A B C D E page 23
10 A B C D 12 A B C D E 10 A B C D E F You should tell an adult if there are
12 A B C D 14 A B C D E 12 A B C D E F any mistakes on your sheet, or the
page 8 page 15 page 24
13 A B C D 15 A B C D E 13 A B C D E F information is missing.
15 A B C D 17 A B C D E 15 A B C D E F If you have to write the information
16 A B C D 18 A B C D E page 25
page 9 19 A B C D E 16 A B C D E F on the sheet, do this neatly and
18 A B C D 21 A B C D E 18 A B C D E F carefully. Ask an adult if you need
19 A B C D page 16 page 26
20 A B C D 22 A B C D E 19 A B C D E F help.
21 A B C D 24 A B C D E 21 A B C D E F If you have to write your date of
22 A B C D 25 A B C D E
23 A B C D 26 A B C D E birth on the sheet, take care to
24 A B C D 27 A B C D E
28 A B C D E write your actual date of birth and
NOT the date you are taking the
test.
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Exam No: DfE Number:
1
Name: Gender:
Date of Birth: Date of Test:
Current School:
Venue:
You will be asked Session:
to write your Please write your name here: Instructions

1. Check that you are marking the answer for the correct question number.
name here, in the 2. Mark ONE answer only for each question on this answer sheet.
3. Use an HB pencil and rub out any errors thoroughly.
small box. Do not write outside the box.
Remember, you must mark the answers the RI GHT way like this: A For example, A B C D
Comprehension Word Choice Pictures 1

Examples page 2 Examples page 12 Examples page 18
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Information about using the question booklets

Each page of the question booklet will have information to help you shown on it.
z The page number is in the top corner of each page.
The title of each section is shown on the top line of each page.
z
Page
5 Word Choice
Instructions at the bottom of the pages include the following symbols and words to explain what you need to do:
Do not turn
12 Time Stop working
!
Go to the next the page until
9 3 allowed for and await
page you are told to
6 the section instructions
do so
You will also be given instructions about what to do before the test starts by a voice recording, which may be
played through a CD player or a computer. Sometimes an adult in the room may read the instructions to you.
Page
5kind of questions arePictures

What in the question booklets?
In the test, it will take about an hour to answer the questions in each booklet.
There are a number of sections in each booklet. You may be asked questions about reading, sentences, words
and their meanings, mathematics and you will also be asked to solve some shape puzzles.
Each section starts with some examples, showing how to answer the different types of questions.
Roman
number
numeral
Example questions i 1
are numbered using ii 2
Roman numerals iii 3
from i up to vi.
iv 4
v 5
vi 6
Please note, these numbers will be read-out on the voice recording as ‘one’, ‘two’, ‘three’ etc.
Within each section, you can look back to the example page as often as you wish.
The time available to answer the questions is shown at the start of each section, at the bottom of the example
page.
20
12
9 3
6
You have minutes for this section.

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Exam No: Df
Name:
How to answer the questions Date of Birth: Da
Current School:
The heading of the section you are working on in the question booklet will be the same on the answer sheet.
Venue:
Session:
The heading in the
Instructions
question booklet 1.
is Check that you are marking the answer for the co
Page
Word Choice 11
shown here. 2. Mark ONE answer only for each question on this
Instructions 3. Use an HB pencil and rub out any errors thoroug
Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the word on the left.
Mark your answer on the answer sheet by choosing one of the options A - E.
Remember, you must mark the answers the RIGH
There is only one right answer for each question. The heading
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A B C D E Examples sheet is
page 11 shown
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The correct answer is:
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The answer B has been marked for you on your answer sheet.
Questions
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Current School:
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Session: 8 A B C D E 7 A B
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Take care!
If you miss out an answer, remember to leave a gap and mark your next answer on the correct line.
Remember:
In the real test, you will be given a separate answer sheet for each question booklet.
z
You DO NOT mark your answers in the question booklet. Following the real test, a computer is used to
z
mark your answer sheets, your question booklets will not be marked, so it is not a good use of your time to
be writing answers into the question booklets.
Mark your answers carefully with one straight line, using a pencil
z
The RIGHT way to mark your The WRONG way to mark your
answers on the answer sheet answers on the answer sheet
A B A C BD
A A A
B A
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If you make a mistake, or change your mind, rub-out your answer carefully and clearly mark the new
z
answer.
What will a Word Choice section be like?

The Word Choice section tests your vocabulary skills, that is your knowledge of words and their
meanings and how words relate to each other.
This guide includes a section of Word Choice questions for you to answer.
There are 25 questions and you have 6 minutes to answer.
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Find the ‘Word Choice’ section (it starts on page 11 of this guide) and also find the answer sheet on
page 17.
You may want to remove the answer sheet from this guide to make it easier to use.

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Word Choice questions: Example i 2017-EX-013v1

Instructions
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Name:
Date of Birth: Date of T
A B C D E
Current School:
asleep dormant awake naughty
Venue: shy happy
Session:
B Instructions
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6 A B C D E 5 A B C
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page 13 6 A B C
8 A B C D E 7 A B C
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How long will you have to answer the Word Choice questions?
In this Word Choice exercise, there are 25 questions and you are allowed 6 minutes to answer them.
In the real test you will be told how long you have to answer the questions in a section by a message in the
question booklet like this:
20
12
9 3
6
The recorded voice instructions will also provide you with a reminder.
Helpful things to remember

You must work quickly and carefully if you are to answer all of the questions, always remembering to mark
z
the correct answer in the right place on your answer sheet.
Try to answer as many questions as you can. If you cannot answer a question, do not worry, just move on
z
to the next question within the section.
The answers are grouped to match the pages on which the questions appear. There is a gap between the
z
answers where one page of questions ends and the next starts.
If you find a mistake, carefully rub-out the incorrect answer and replace it with your new choice.
z
If you miss-out a question, be careful to leave a gap on your answer sheet and mark the answer to the next
z
question in the correct place.

Date of Birth: Date
Current School:
Page 10 Venue:
Session:
Instructions
Now try answering some Word Choice 1.questions.
Check that you are marking the answer for the corr
2. for
Between pages 11 and 15 there are some Word Choice questions
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you to answer
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3. Use an HB pencil and rub out any errors thoroughly
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this letter on the appropriate row 1 of the ‘Word ii A B C D E ii A B
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z 1 A B C D E 1 A B
2 A B C D E
You DO NOT have to mark the answer in the
z 3 A B C D E 2 A B
question booklet. In the real test, a computer marks 4 A B C D E 3 A B
your answer sheet, your question booklet will not be marked. 5 A B C D E 4 A B
6 A B C D E 5 A B
Once you have answered question 1, move quickly to question 2. 7
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Word Choice 11
Instructions
Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the word on the left.
Mark your answer on the answer sheet by choosing one of the options A - E.
There is only one right answer for each question.
Example i.
A B C D E
B
awake
Example ii.
A B C D E
rich angry generous poor famous hungry
C
poor
Mark the box with the letter C on your answer sheet.
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12
9 3
6
DO NOT turn this page until you are told to do so. !

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12 Word Choice
A B C D E
1 exhausted puzzled worried determined starving refreshed
A B C D E
2 comfort dismiss discharge distress disagree distaste
A B C D E
3 polluted fast clean shiny grand safe
A B C D E
4 discard display steal melt keep destroy
A B C D E
5 disruptive friendly generous cheerful lazy obedient
A B C D E
6 grouchy calm pleasant hostile delicate sickly
A B C D E
7 subtle unusual obvious important friendly expensive
Go to the next page.

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Word Choice 13
A B C D E
8 valley hill nook arch scene track
A B C D E
9 unite decide dismiss distract define divide
A B C D E
10 reckless ambitious fictitious cautious suspicious tremendous
A B C D E
11 timid bold funny unhappy smart weak
A B C D E
12 mufﬂe accelerate aggravate agree amplify amuse
A B C D E
13 dishevelled brave tidy friendly empty simple
A B C D E
14 vibrant dull smooth silent delicate still

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14 Word Choice
A B C D E
15 vulnerable intelligent magnificent permanent innocent protected
A B C D E
16 strenuous crazy funny heavy naughty easy
A B C D E
17 monumental invisible inappropriate infinite insignificant ineffective
A B C D E
18 resourceful destructive unresponsive extensive reactive unimaginative
A B C D E
19 bliss previous misery privacy madness darkness
A B C D E
20 detest check belong weaken love bend
A B C D E
21 obstruct hide treat assist empty find

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Word Choice 15
A B C D E
22 juvenile elderly antisocial typical substantial deliberate
A B C D E
23 exceptional intense permissible abrupt ordinary conclusive
A B C D E
24 experienced naïve nimble naughty negative natural
A B C D E
25 prominent foreign distant unimportant wealthy exciting
STOP WORKING. You may check your work from this section only.

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Answer sheets
The following pages contain the answer sheets, which you can remove from the booklet.
Remember
The RIGHT way to mark your The WRONG way to mark your
answers on the answer sheet answers on the answer sheet
A B A C BD
WRONG
A A A
B A
B C
B CB DC D E D
C D E FE FE G
F G
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Answers to Word Choice section

Question
1
2
3
Answer
E
C
B
Question
10
11
12
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C
A
D
Question
19
20
21
Answer
B
D
C
4 D 13 B 22 A
5 E 14 A 23 D
6 B 15 E 24 A
7 B 16 E 25 C
8 A 17 D
9 E 18 E

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Exam No: Exam No: DfE Number: DfE Number:
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Name: Name: Gender: Gender:
Date of Birth: Date of Birth:
Date of Test: Date of Test:
Current School: Current School:
Venue: Venue:
Session: Session:
Instructions
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