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1. 11 Plus Preparation Tips For Beginners champslearning.co.uk

2. 11 Plus Preparation Tips For Beginners New academic year started and aspirants for 11 Plus exams who started their academic year 5 in the school started or preparing to start their preparation towards their desired school exam in the next Competition has brought in lot of pressure, confusion and insecurity to most of the parents' mind about the success of their child in 11 Plus exam. year. 2

3. 11 plus Tutors ￮Many of them are on call to us or visiting us to know more about starting point and preparation ￮Here is my take on the preparation strategy. strategy. ￮Few tips and not the comprehensive step by step methods about how to prepare for 11 Plus exam exactly 12 months later from now. 3

4. Tutoring is not necessary (but it helps) ￮ A lot of parents of 11 Plus aspirants believe that coaching for these exam preparations is compulsory. ￮ There are a few aspirants on the other spectrum that believe that it is not required at all. 4

5. • I have been involved in the competitive exam industry, specifically 11 Plus preparation industry for over a decade and I have come to realize is that it completely depends on the student. 11 Plus training does not really have that much of an impact on the end result. It provides all aspirants a direction to work in but that is pretty much it. • If you think that your performance would be drastically different if you take 11 Plus training or if you don't - that is incorrect. It would primarily depend upon the time and effort you put in towards your preparation. • 11 Plus exam tutors, at least the good ones, give you the right tools to study but if you are going to completely rely on the classes - it is not going to take you to your goal of a desired threshold of 11 Plus exam. 5

6. There is no best book / best material ￮ We have an unhealthy obsession with wanting the best things. We want the best returns on our investments, we want to eat the best food, and we want to practice from the best books / material. As there is no "Best Mutual Fund", there is no "Best 11 Plus preparation material" either. There are plenty of good ones and you should pick any of them. 6

7. ￮ As long as you go through them in a proper fashion - you would fulfil your requirements. ￮ As far as study material is concerned, I prefer the one that is created and tested by the authors and tutors. ￮ This study material should give you complete overview about what topics to study, what type of question to expect and enough practice questions with explanatory answers. 7

8. Do not take advice from successful students only ￮ Passing an 11 Plus exam in UK nowadays is no joke. Getting into the top 5-10% in any field is difficult considering the amount of competition that exists. That is the reason a lot of students try to emulate what successful students did without ever stopping to realize whether they are in the same boat or not. People who are just starting their preparation should not blindly rely on tips from only successful students. 8

9. Forget about practice Exams ￮ Practice Exams for 11 Plus exam preparation are important. As a matter of fact, it would not be wrong to say that they are the most important tool of 11 Plus preparation. It would also not be wrong to say that Practice Exams are utterly useless for beginners. Until and unless you have covered at least 50% of the curriculum, it makes absolutely no sense to even think about attempting a practice. 9

10. Time required for 11 Plus preparation ￮ I believe the right amount of time for 11 Plus preparation lies somewhere between 300 hours to 500 hours. 11 Plus preparation can be broadly divided into three categories: ￮ Learning - where you understand the necessary concepts involved. ￮ Practice - where you do more and more questions to understand the various ways in which the concepts can be applied. ￮ Testing - where you test yourself and figure out your strong and weak areas. 10

11. Online vs Offline Coaching ￮ I run a face to face tutoring company named "Champs Learning, so it is obvious that I would be biased. ￮ Having said that, I have taught at online training institutes as well for a long time, so I know about that process as well. ￮ While there are some obvious benefits of online preparation, the classroom training institutes prove an edge over online. Here is a simple beginner's tip/question that should help you decide. 11

12. Stay cautious of social media ￮ Social media is a great tool. It can help you prepare for 11 plus exam. But sadly, people focus on the wrong things when it comes to social media. Nearly every Facebook group that I am a part of, nearly every Whatsapp discussion moves on the fringes of preparation and not actual preparation. 12

13. ￮ It gives you the illusion that you are studying and learning new things but nothing could be farther from the truth. ￮ Even when participants discuss actual questions, most of them are related to Math. ￮ Learn to use the forums / groups wisely to clarify your doubts and get guidance but do not confuse them with serious 11 Plus preparation. 13

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