Ballarat Grammar School’s scholarship test is hard. If your child has an upcoming scholarship test at Ballarat Grammar School 201 Forest Street Wendouree VIC 3355, https://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/enrolment/scholarships/ or plan to sit one in the near future, it’s important that you prepare now with practice test questions and papers so that your child is prepared and confident to do their best.
The last thing you want is for your child to panic on the day when they face questions that they’ve never seen before.
The scholarship test itself is written by Edutest as part of their Academic Scholarships.
Because of the huge financial incentives involved (usually in the 1,000s of dollars saved) and the number of test questions (students usually need to answer every questions in 60 seconds or less) - it is a seriously competitive test that makes children anxious and parents worried.
So when should you start test preparation?
It depends on your child’s current level. We have prepared students from 1 to 12+ months before the exam.
It is not uncommon for many students to prepare more than 12 months ahead of the exam. It is a test after all and one that is high stakes.
The scholarship exam is the hardest hurdle to pass and preparing will mean that your child will be less stressed on the day from seeing a whole bunch of questions they’ve never seen before.
So what should your child be studying to prepare for the test and what is the test format?
The test varies and some schools set their own test. The information below about test preparation is provided for general information at the Year 7 entry level and your test may differ. It’s important to confirm that actual components of the test with your school.
But as a guide, in general, scholarship tests by Edutest for Year 7 entry are in the following format:
To help your child prepare for their test, Exam Success has test preparation materials and resources designed for your child’s success.
Check out our teaching test bank with 600 practice questions in Edutest style and format, similar to the REAL test where your child can:
Here’s an example of a maths solutions video from our Teaching Test Bank.
Here’s an example of a reading solutions video from our Teaching Test Bank.
Test preparation doesn’t need to be all consuming or stressful to be effective. It just needs to be done regularly and give your child the tips and tricks they need to be able to answer questions quickly and correctly!
Our expert solutions video are what really helps our students get those extra marks to ace that Ballarat Grammar School’s scholarship test!
You can find more details about Exam Success’ teaching test bank here (for selected Entry Levels):
Start practicing for your test and get 600 multiple-choice questions similar to the Edutest Scholarship Yr 7 papers and this is split up into:
The teaching test bank combines 600 online practice questions (option to use timed or untimed practice mode) with a 'how-to' video to show your child how to answer the question in 5 steps or less for each question.
This test bank is available now.
Start your practice now, to get well prepared for the upcoming scholarship season!
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Want to know if your child’s writing is competitive or not?
To help your child with the written expression / writing test, Exam Success has a writing club and individual writing corrections where you child gets a 370+ word report on your child’s weakness and a determination using our 52-point Expert Writing Insights to find out whether their writing piece is competitive or not.
This means your child has information to help improve their test game, before the real test!
Here’s an example of an essay that’s considered competitive for a scholarship test and here’s a written expression piece that’s not considered competitive for the exam.
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Check out our range of online test preparation comprehensive courses and if you want more information about the scholarships offered at Ballarat Grammar School please see the below information - remember to check the school website https://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/enrolment/scholarships/ for the most up to date information.