Kent Test case studies
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The Kent Test is the selection assessment used for entry to Kent's grammar schools. It sits within the Education and children section of Kent County Council's services, alongside school places, term dates, free school meals, the SEND Information Hub, childcare and school transport. It is therefore a local authority admissions test rather than a national qualification: there is no certificate to hold, no expiry and no independent awarding body. It is taken by children in their final primary year who are considering a grammar school place for the following September, and the outcome determines whether a child is assessed as suitable for a grammar school in Kent. The Kent Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,270 words.
1The Volcano Poster: Editing a Run-On Draft
Priya, a Year 6 pupil, has drafted this paragraph for her 'Volcanoes' poster. Her teacher has set a paired-editing task with a checklist: every sentence must make sense on its own, and every pronoun must have only one possible referent.
645 words, about 3 min2The Museum Trip: Coaches, Free Places and a Budget
Year 6 is planning a museum trip. There are 87 pupils and 9 adults going.
583 words, about 3 min3Cracking a Two-Step Code
A puzzle code works in two steps. First, every vowel moves forward one place in the alphabet (A→B, E→F) and every consonant moves back one place (T→S, B→A).
678 words, about 3 min4Reading a Figure Sequence Without a Picture
A sequence of five figures is described in words. Each figure has only three features: the number of sides of its outer shape, the number of small shaded squares inside it, and the corner at which a single black dot sits (top, right, bottom or left).
722 words, about 4 min5Folding a Cube from a Described Net
A cube net is described in words, because no picture is allowed. Four squares sit in a horizontal row, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 from left to right.
642 words, about 3 min