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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. It is 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.
Session
2
SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TEST
SAMPLE
TEST 3
GENERAL ABILITY
DO NOT OPEN THIS SECTION UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD
INSTRUCTIONS
1
You have 40 minutes to complete the General Ability test. It contains 60 questions.
If you decide to change your answer, cross it out with X and mark your new answer
clearly.
If you want to work anything out, you may write in this question booklet, but remember
to show your answer in the answer booklet NOT in this question booklet.
In the tests you will find Answer Check boxes like this:
ANSWER CHECK (General Ability No. 1)
Look at your answer booklet was the last bubble you filled in for Question 15?
If it was, keep going. If it wasnt, put your hand up now for help.
This is to ensure you are answering the question in the right answer bubble.
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CHALLENGE
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SHORT
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10
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Which of the answer figures would best
replace the question mark?
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A
B
C
D
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SONG
MELODY
INSTRUMENT
GLUT
POSSIBLE
INSTANCE
INSUFFICIENT
A
B
C
D
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CURED
SICKLY
INVALID
ANSWER CHECK
(General Ability No. 1)
Look on your Answer Sheet the
last question you answered should
have been Question 17.
If it was, keep going.
If it wasnt, put your hand up for
help.
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PRAISE
MONSTER
ACCEPTABLE
DRAKE
TURKEY
CHICKEN
DUCKLING
13
12
11
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21
9
18
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24
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27
A
B
C
D
3
4
5
6
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19
A
B
C
D
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D
23
A
B
C
D
24
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PORTRAY
NARRATE
CONDESCEND
JOIN is to CONNECT as
SEVER is to
A
B
C
D
TEAR
INCISE
SEPARATE
CONTINUE
25
29
DISCARD
SIMPLIFY
UNDERSTAND
EXAGGERATE
A
B
C
D
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26
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is to
30
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D
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27
A
B
C
D
28
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31
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A
B
C
D
Therefore
28
32
34
35
A
B
C
D
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today is Tuesday.
it was raining on Saturday.
it was still raining on Tuesday.
Dinar left the country on Monday.
ANSWER CHECK
(General Ability No. 2)
Look on your Answer Sheet the
last question you answered should
have been Question 31.
If it was, keep going.
If it wasnt, put your hand up for
help.
32
33
36
REVIVED
RESTORED
REVISITED
RECOVERED
A
B
C
D
37
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p
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34
38
VULGAR
COURTEOUS
DISSATISFIED
UNIMPRESSIVE
EAGER
AWARE
MATURE
FEARFUL
?
Which of the answer figures would best
replace the question mark?
Which of the answer figures would best
replace the question mark?
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B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
41
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MBW
ADD
PARE
WASTE
PRODUCE
SLIP
FREE
RELEASE
CAPTURE
ANSWER CHECK
(General Ability No. 3)
Look on your Answer Sheet the
last question you answered should
have been Question 47.
If it was, keep going.
If it wasnt, put your hand up for
help.
CLOTHING is to CLOSET as
WEAPON is to
A
B
C
D
NCX
AGREED
AVERSE
BEATEN
DOUBTFUL
RDW
43
MEEK
PROUD
HUMBLE
ASHAMED
42
A
B
C
D
HUMBLE
SENSIBLE
FRIENDLY
ANNOYING
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48
53
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A
B
C
D
49
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54
51
BC
DD
GE
KF
LF
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ML
56
DSVUSOA
ESVEUOA
EVSEUAO
FVSEUAO
DEBTS
TAXES
DEPOSITS
CONTRACTS
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b
m
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PROJECT
VOCATION
IMPROVEMENT
ADVANCEMENT
EJ
EV
FV
FY
A
B
C
D
CRUDE
ROUGH
FORMAL
PRIMITIVE
CV
57
52
DP
PG
A
B
C
D
EXPERT
TRAINER
BEGINNER
INSTRUCTOR
55
50
FD
APPRENTICE is to LEARNER as
NOVICE is to
A
B
C
D
CUR
COMIC
CLOWN
BUFFOON
58
10
1
9
3
15
A
B
C
D
59
60
3
6
8
9
SING
CURE
UNCLEAR
INDICATE
ANSWER CHECK (General Ability No. 4)
Look on your Answer Sheet the last
question you answered should have been
Question 60.
If it wasnt, put your hand up for help.
END OF TEST.
LOOK BACK OVER YOUR WORK IF
YOU HAVE TIME.
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GENERAL ABILITY 02
No.
KEY
1
D
2
C
3
D
4
A
5
B
6
A
7
D
8
D
9
D
10
C
11
D
12
D
13
A
14
B
15
D
16
A
17
B
18
A
19
B
20
D
21
B
22
C
23
D
24
C
25
B
26
A
27
C
28
D
29
D
30
B
31
B
32
C
33
D
34
B
35
C
36
A
37
A
38
C
39
C
40
B
41
C
42
B
43
D
44
A
45
A
46
B
47
D
48
B
49
C
50
A
51
C
52
B
53
A
54
B
55
A
56
C
57
A
58
A
59
D
60
D