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West Midlands Grammar Schools familiarisation guide 2023

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A free english and maths and non-verbal reasoning and verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet from West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test, linked here from the publisher's own site and published in 2023.

  • English, Maths, Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning
  • 2023
  • Multiple choice

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About this paper

Published by
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Paper type
Familiarisation booklet
Subjects
English, Maths, Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning
Exam board or style
GL Assessment
Format
Multiple choice
Year
2023
Answers
Included in the paper
Hosted by
the consortium (westmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk)
Cataloguer's note. answersIncluded false. PDF not read, may contain example answers. Published by West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test; linked from Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls's website. Also published at https://kingedwardvifoundation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WMGS_Fam_Guide_2023.pdf. Also published at https://westmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk/assets/WMGS-Fam-Guide-2023.pdf?m=151b8ddeb1.

Skills classified in this paper

Response items mapped to the pinned Trace Learn skill graph. Multi-skill questions split their weight between tags.

Some skill tags are provisional taxonomy classifications

The response-item mapping passed the automated source, coverage, grouping, and confidence checks, but at least one graph skill boundary still awaits specialist review. Provisional rows are labelled below and are never used for rising or falling trend signals.
Easy questions
6
Medium questions
6
Hard questions
0

Paper-level difficulty counts include every classified response item, including creative-writing prompts. Sitting-year difficulty trends compare objective response items only, so those totals use a different, explicitly labelled denominator.

Published skill tags for West Midlands Grammar Schools familiarisation guide 2023
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
MathsMultiply whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated50%1 of 21 / 0 / 0
MathsSolve a multi-step problemProblem solvingConfirmed automated50%1 of 20 / 1 / 0
EnglishClassify a word in contextGrammarConfirmed automated25%1 of 41 / 0 / 0
EnglishInfer implicit meaningReading comprehensionConfirmed automated10%1 of 40 / 0.4 / 0
EnglishInterpret a word in contextReading comprehensionConfirmed automated7.5%1 of 40.3 / 0 / 0
EnglishRetrieve an explicit detailReading comprehensionConfirmed automated40%2 of 41 / 0.6 / 0
EnglishSelect a synonymVocabularyConfirmed automated17.5%1 of 40.7 / 0 / 0
Verbal reasoningApply a word transformation ruleWord formationProvisional taxonomy7.5%1 of 40 / 0.3 / 0
Verbal reasoningComplete a verbal context gapLanguage reasoningProvisional taxonomy17.5%1 of 40 / 0.7 / 0
Verbal reasoningFind a hidden wordWord formationProvisional taxonomy25%1 of 41 / 0 / 0
Verbal reasoningGroup words by relationClassificationProvisional taxonomy25%1 of 40 / 1 / 0
Verbal reasoningSelect opposite meaningVocabularyProvisional taxonomy25%1 of 40 / 1 / 0
Non-verbal reasoningCompare visual attributesVisual patternsProvisional taxonomy50%1 of 21 / 0 / 0
Non-verbal reasoningFind an embedded shapeSpatial reasoningProvisional taxonomy35%1 of 20 / 0.7 / 0
Non-verbal reasoningRotate a visual figureVisual transformationsProvisional taxonomy15%1 of 20 / 0.3 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 12 classified response items from 12 detected. Ratios describe classified items only, so any uncovered detected items are not silently treated as another skill. This profile is automated and is not represented as independent human review. Confirmed, provisional taxonomy, and provisional analysis labels show which claims can safely contribute to trend evidence.

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