4 SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TEST General ability Sample test 1 INSTRUCTIONS There are 58 questions in this sample set. You have 40 minutes to complete the real test which contains 60 questions, With each question there are four possible answers A, B, C or D, For each question you are to choose the ONE answer you think is best. To show your answer, fill the oval for one letter (A, B, C or D) on the separate answer sheet in the section headed Mathematics. Ifyou decide to change an answer, rub it out completely and mark your new answer clearly. If you want to work anything out you may write on the question booklet. If you need the help of the supervisor during the test, raise your hand,This publication assists applicants for Year 7 entry to selective high schools to become more familiar with the Selective High School Placement Test. Some of the items have not been included for copyright reasons, In the actual Selective High School Placement Test there are 45 questions in reading, 40 in mathematics and 60 in general ability. ‘The Selective High School Placement Test measures ability and is set to discriminate at a very high level. Students who are accustomed to answering most questions in tests correctly should not be discouraged if they get a number of questions wrong, Itis very rare for even the highest scoring candidates to score full marks on all components of the Selective High School Placement Test. Selective high school entry does not depend entirely on a student's performance in the Selective High School Placement Test as school assessment scores in English and mathematics are provided by the primary schools. It is important to note that selection committees and appeals panels will not accept students’ performance in this past paper as evidence of academic merit for the purposes of entry into a selective high school in any future year.Which one does not belong? SCISSORS PIN KNIFE AXE A AXE B KNIFE Cc PIN D SCISSORS What group of letters comes next in this, series? EG FH GI HI IK A OK BOL c KM D LN ‘The word CAREFUL is most nearly the opposite of A RAPID B HURTFUL C RECKLESS D ACCIDENTAL In a cenain code, VEDCXJKISWTO means EXIT. In the same code, what does PHSLOTYWY mean? A HOW BLOT. Cc PLY D sTY A case of fruit weighs 53 kilograms, and another weighs 41 kilograms. How much weight must be removed from the first case and placed in the second so that they are both of equal weight? A 2 kilograms B 4 kilograms € 6 kilograms D_ 8kilograms 8 9 10 THREE is to TRIANGLE as FIVE is to A SQUARE B POLYGON © OCTAGON D PENTAGON ‘Trevor is taller than Daniela, and Nadine is taller than Hamish. If Samira and Nadine are both shorter than Daniela, who is second-tallest? ‘Trevor Nadine Samira Daniela vam The word HOSTILE is most nearly the same as A UNFRIENDLY B UNFAIR DEPRESSED D AFRAID What group of letters comes next in this series? LOW MEU NGS O1Q __ A QKO, B PLR Cc RLR D PKO If 10 hens can lay 100 eggs in 10 days, how long would it take 4 hens to lay 28 eggs? A day BT days C14 days D 28 daysuw 2 4 ‘The numbers in each of the three patterns 15 A figure is missing in the following follow the same rule. Find the missing sequence. Which one of the answer number figures would best replace the question mark? 6 a 21 T T r 2S BLD EEX? A I r r 2 4 2 5 > ‘These words run in pairs. Insert the missing word to complete the third pair. B CO SUBTRACTION - SUBTRACT vow DIVISION - DIVIDE MULTIPLICATION ~ ~ ~ 16 The word ARID is most nearly the A MULTIPLES opposite of B MULTIPLICITY MULTIPLE A DESERT D MULTIPLY B MOIST © ony D_ REGULAR ‘The word IDENTIFY means most nearly the same as A pan 17 If the word SHAVING is coded 7392410 B DESCRIBE then the word VANISH would be coded © RECOGNISE A 204173 D DETERMINE B 291437 Cc 291743, D 291473, ‘What group of letters comes next in this series? JLP LNR NPT PRV A RVX B STX Cc RIX D Ssvz18 19 Sheng thinks of a number, doubles it, 21 then subtracts half the original number, then adds three. He finishes with the number 39, ‘Sheng’s original number was A 2 B24 cow D 36 2 ‘The numbers in each of the three patterns follow the same rule. Find the missing cone o,28,8, » HO BO f- > f A 8 B 9 If you arrange the words below to make the best sentence, what letter would the LAST word begin with? my like belong chips the computer I in only came ‘Add one letter to the word HIRES. Rearrange the letters to make a word meaning scream. The added letter is, AK BR cer Ds ‘The word VINDICATE is most nearly the same as A susTIFY B IMPROVE C SPICE D_ SATISFY What group of letters comes next in this, series? AZB EDF IH} MLN A PRQ B POS Cc QPR D QPS24 A figure is missing in the following sequence, Which one of the answer figures would best replace the question mark? 25 SOMERSAULT is to 9271894530 as MAELSTROM is to A 741390827 B 741930287 © 751309827 D 751930287 26 Michael was 1.0 metres tall, and could ‘only reach up to the Ist floor lift button. From the Ist floor, he had to walk up 100 steps to reach the 6th floor. Vinh was 1.4 metres tall, and could reach the Sth floor button, He had to walk up 20 steps to reach the 6th floor Lucy was 1.1 metres tall, To reach the 6th floor, how many steps did she have to walk up? A 90 B80 c 1 D 50 27 28 29 30 31 MOTHER is to SISTER as GRANDMOTHER is to A AUNT B NIECE UNCLE D DAUGHTER Remove some letters from the word CONSOLE. Rearrange the letters to make a word meaning to shut, The removed letters are A os B OSL Cc ON D CON BREEZE is to WIND as WIND is to A PUFF B BLOW DRIFT D GALE Four parcels have a total weight of 22 kilograms, Parcel 1 is four times the weight of Parcel 3. Parcel 4 is half the weight of Parcel 2 IfParcel | weighs 8 kilograms, how much does Parcel 4 weigh? A 3 kilograms B 4 kilograms € 6 kilograms D 12 kilograms LEVER is to REVEL as DRAWER is 10 A CUPBOARD B PAINT © REWARD D WRITER32 34 ‘Add one letter to the word REIGNS. Rearrange the letters to make a word ‘meaning choir, The added letter is AE BOL CR Ds ‘What group of letters comes next in this series? CEF GI) KMN OQR A TVW B UWXx © sTU D suv A figure is missing in the following sequence. Which one of the answer figures would best replace the question bE 36 37 38 Ina certain code DZMG means WANT. What does YVZW mean? A BELT B BEAT © BEAD D BART What group of letters comes next in this, series? ABL BCH CDD DEZ A EBRV B FGW Cc EGT D BFW A figure is missing in the following sequence. Which one of the answer figures would best replace the question ‘mark? Ble Ut It ‘The word FEEBLE is most nearly the opposite of A ANGRY B STRONG VIOLENT D GENUINE39 Ina foreign language, 41 A figure is missing in the following AYO YETI EEE OLD MAN sequence. Which one of the answer ‘ALI SOTI means YOUNG WOMAN, figures would best replace the question and ALI YETI means OLD WOMAN, mark? ‘What is the foreign word for YOUNG? ns PIG > yen do |= 40 Use each of the numbers 3, 4, 6,7, 8 and ‘2 “ 9 9 once only. Fill the empty squares so that ‘ ceach row, column and diagonal adds up to 15, A B G D 42 In acertain code, IWANT TO BE becomes OTNEWUTIB, 2 In this code the message HOW MANY TIMES would become ‘The numbers that add up to 15 are A WOH YNAM SEMIT row! row2 — row3 B WUH YNEM SIMOT (| WUH YNEM SOMIT Go ED Ee D HUW MENY TOMIS. 816753492, Blo 357492 61835472 43 Christin’s age is equal to three times her age in 3 years’ time minus three times her age 3 years ago, yaee How old is Christin? A 10 BW cos D is44 45 47 ‘STUPID is to ASTUTE as CLUMSY is to A AWKWARD. B SKILLED © DENSE D ABILITY ‘The word WILFUL is most nearly the same as A GENEROUS DELIBERATE B © ANGRY D HELPFUL ‘The word DESTINY is most nearly the ‘opposite of A CHOICE B CHANGE Cc FATE D_ FINISH Stephen is 18 years old, In 14 years’ time he'll be half the age his father will be then, How old is his father now? A 48 B50 Cc 38 D 64 ‘These words run in pairs. Insert the missing word to complete the third pair, MEMORY - —MEMORISE FAMILIAR — FAMILIARISE DEFIANT ~ A DEFIANCE B DEFENCE © DEFY D DEFEND 49 51 ‘The word CORPULENT is most nearly the same as A INTERIOR B BLOODY © CORRUPT D FLESHY ‘The numbers in each of the three brackets follow the same rule. Find the missing number. [10, 50, 15] [37, 120, 23] [16, 56, 2 A 8 B 10 cn Doi A figure is missing in the following sequence. Which one of the answer figures would best replace the question mark? In a certain code TGFYWOAG means SECURITY. In the same code what does GGHHGGJS mean? A FINANCES B CARRIAGE C RETAINER, D FEEDBACK54. 55 ‘The word DETRIMENT is most nearly the opposite of, ‘A CHALLENGE B IMPROVEMENT © CONSUMPTION D DEPARTURE. ‘The numbers in each of the three brackets follow the same rule. Find the missing number, 119, 25,3] 14,26, 11) (2,51, 9] A 20 B 31 Cc 33 D 34 Which one does not belong? HEAT TEPID COLD FREEZING A TEPID B HEAT FREEZING D COLD ‘A figure is missing in the following sequence. Which one of the answer figures would best replace the question mark? SHOUT is to TALK as TALK is to A B c D It th SPEAK cRY LAUGH WHISPER you arrange the words below to make 1e best sentence, what letter does the LAST word begin with? th 1¢ below roof the carpet leaked onto the through rain Ab Bec cu Det END OF GENERAL ABILITY SAMPLE QUESTIONS LOOK BACK OVER YOUR WORKNSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS TEST TEST 4 WRITTEN EXPRESSION INSTRUCTIONS This booklet contains one writing task. You are to write in response to the topic in the space provided in the booklet. You have 20 minutes to complete the task. When you are told, open the booklet and begin. There is blank planning space in the answer booklet where you may jot ideas or make a plan. Remember the amount you write is not as important as the quality of what you write, Ifyou finish writing before time is up, use the rest of the time to go over your work and to make changes you feel might improve it. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD Writing task Write a response to the following question about changes you would like to see. What changes would you like to see in your neighbourhood, suburb, town, or in Australia as a whole? Your writing will be judged on: what you have to say how well you organise the way you say it and how clearly and effectively you express yourself. ‘You are encouraged to use the blank space for planning and rough work. Work on this page will not be marked. START YOUR RESPONSE ON THE NEXT PAGE.SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS TEST SAMPLE QUESTIONS: ANSWERS. 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