CET 2013
When can you start getting ready for school entrance exams? Structured preparation for one year prior to the exams is a great idea. Carefully paced preparation over a Year should be sufficient, without running the risk of your youngster becoming bored or 'over prepared'.

MHT CET

Opinions vary on whether children should be intensively coached to increase their performance in entrance exams. Some favour the view how the selection process needs to be according to 'natural ability', among others believe that every available resource needs to be placed on ensure a proposal from your first choice school. Many parents' opinions fall somewhere between both extremes, feeling that a minimum of some degree of preparation is both appropriate and beneficial for their kids, at that time before entrance exams. At the end of the afternoon, everyone ought to make the best decision by what suits the youngster, as well as their individual needs.

MHT CET

Children who're already in the independent school sector may receive suitable preparation in class. Alternatively, children hoping to switch from a state school for an independent school could find additional preparations beneficial, or perhaps essential. Which approach you're going for, here is a selection of items to consider:



 Find the format of the exams for the particular school you are applying to

 Obtain specimen papers or past papers from the school, if they are available

 Otherwise, obtain suitable practice papers and/or workbooks for the child to work through

 Ensure your youngster is aware of the vocabulary used in the specimen papers, past papers and practice papers

 Make certain your son or daughter practices using a wide selection of question types

 Make sure your youngster understands the main difference between short questions where only a response is needed, and long questions where makes are awarded for method and workings, not only a final answer

 Discuss timing together with your child. If a paper is but one hour in length and there's a a lot more 100 marks available, which means about 36 seconds per mark as a rough guide

 Encourage your son or daughter to take extra care with spelling and punctuation

 Word games, puzzles and logic problems could be a fun method to practice logical thinking and broaden vocabulary

 Mental arithmetic skills are incredibly useful. Children ought to know tables approximately 12 reliably, and then add and subtract no less than 3 digit numbers quickly and accurately.



Whatever kind of preparation you choose, the main element to creating the exams and the selection process much easier is made for both you and your child to know what to expect. Get as much information from the school as possible, in the required time. Many independent schools now require applicants to join up and pay an administration fee a minumum of one year before planned entry. Be sure you know when any relevant deadlines are. The institution will usually provide quite a detailed description of how an assessment day or exam day is structured. Ensure you and your child know what can be expected right then and there, there are no surprises!

 

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