General Ability Tests

Book excerpt: Excel Test Skills - General Ability Tests Year 3 is the firs t in a four-book series for Years 3-6 which help students with the skills they need to excel in general ability tests. General ability tes ting covers areas such as logic, general knowledge and reasoning, and fo rms part of many primary school tests used throughout Australia. The book contains: sample questions covering all the main q uestion types found in Year 3 general ability tests a section o f practice questions with hints on how to answer each different type of question twelve practice tests to measure progress hel pful advice for sitting general ability tests answers to all qu estions, plus explanations when required An amount of myst ery surrounds general ability testing. This is probably because it is no t an actual subject such as Science or Mathematics. General ability test ing is based upon the student's ability to think and reason, but most of the questions are based on normal classroom subject matter. This practi ce book is intended to demystify GA tests, thereby giving the student th e confidence to respond positively to the test and maximise his/her scor e.