How would you do in the 11-plus test?

[BensGrandad]

The world has moved on since 1940 Grandad!

I agree but it was 1953/54 actually. Then went to the opening of what was Worthing Technical High School (The Tech) now Durrington High I believe.

 

[goldstone]

9/15 ... and I though I was smart!!

 

[Dave the OAP]

10 /15. ran out of time as was being interrupted by people wanting me to do work!!!

didnt understand the numerical code one at all.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

13/15. Rushed and buggered up the code questions.

 

[sten_super]

15/15 with 3:35 left on the clock. Had to use a pen and paper for 7,8 and 15.


Took me back that did! Questions were very reminiscent of when I did the 11+ back in 1994/5.

 

[Dave the OAP]

never did the 11+ as I was out in SA for my early years...came back and was plonked straight into a comprehensive

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

12 for me. Couldn't be arsed to work out the number/codes ones, so just guessed. And got the one wrong where the number was doubled and then the result deducted from the other number. I just don't spot patterns in numbers like that. If they'd given us 15 extremely hard word questions I'd have got all of them - people's brains are just wired differently, I think.

 

[Razi]

13/15 - failed on the last one (guessed) and one of the letter rearranging ones (Steel, which I also just guessed due to haste).

Still had about 6 minutes remaining though. Obviously my attention span isn't what it used to be

 

[bobby smith]

12/15 for me and i thought i was good at theses sort of questions

 

[BensGrandad]

The numerical codes seem to have got a few

 

[skipper734]

13 for me got the two numerical codes wrong but I dont remember the 11+ being anything like that when I passed it.

It wasn't any thing like this was it. So what year did it become more of an IQ test than a test of knowledge. I failed the real 11 plus back in 1956, I got 11/15 in this so would have passed and gone to Hove County Grammar School.
Didn't get any of the numerical codes, maybe my brain isn't wired that way.

 

[Was not Was]

15/15 with no pen & paper. I found a shortcut on the 'number codes for words' question, which you're probably not supposed to do.

 

[BensGrandad]

I am sure when I took the 11+ it was more a written examination broken down into Maths or Arithmetic as it was known, English, History and Geography with no IQ questions at all.

 

[darters74]

13/15 didn't get question 11 or 15 right - 4 minutes left. Got impatient when I couldn't work out those two out and guessed

Ditto!

 

[Storer 68]

Don't need to do it again.

Took it once. Passed it once. I know I am intelligent

 

[chimneys]

It wasn't any thing like this was it. So what year did it become more of an IQ test than a test of knowledge. I failed the real 11 plus back in 1956, I got 11/15 in this so would have passed and gone to Hove County Grammar School.

Likely you wouldnt get in I'm afraid if our knowledge of the Kent Grammar system is anything to go by!

Hove County Grammar would likely be super selective and massively overscribed by pushy middle class parents from affluent Hove itself as well as all over Sussex/East Hampshire and West Kent getting Johnny/Gemima tutored, meaning you would require 15 out of 15 to get in. With your mere 11/15 pass you would instead be offered far worse performing so far less selective Selsey Grammar (30 miles and 2 hours each way on bus each day) but the Council have fulfilled their requirement!.

That is exactly how it is working in West Kent at present as we head towards the 11+ with our eldest!

 

[Albumen]

12. I wasnt happy with my code answer so should have gone back. Still can't work out 15, which is infuriating!

 

[Manx Shearwater]

15/15. Get in, you stupid little twelve year old brats!!

 

[sten_super]

Still can't work out 15, which is infuriating!

I worked it out the old fashioned way on pen and paper, and by the time you get to second differences the pattern becomes apparent...

 

[folkestonesgull]

got 13/15. just couldnt work out the code for 7 and 8...not sure why