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How to pass the QTS numeracy and literacy skills tests : essential practice for the qualified teacher status skills tests / Chris Tyreman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, United Kingdom : Kogan Page, 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780749478308
  • 0749478306
  • 0749478292
  • 9780749478292
Other title:
  • How to pass the qualified teacher status numeracy and literacy skills tests
  • Essential practice for the qualified teacher status skills tests
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: How to Pass the QTS Numeracy and Literacy Skills Tests : Essential Practice for the Qualified Teacher Status Skills Tests.DDC classification:
  • 370.76 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1773.G7
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction; Part one Numeracy; Chapter 1 Mental arithmetic; Maths audit 1; Review of mental arithmetic; Understanding fractions; Understanding decimals; Calculating percentages; Time; Money; Speed, distance and time; Introduction to the mental arithmetic questions; Exemplar test with answers; Mental arithmetic tests 1-5; Chapter 2 General arithmetic; Maths audit 2; How to round decimal numbers -- decimal place (d.p.); The metric system of measurement (SI units); Areas, borders, perimeters and volumes; Scales; Aspects of algebra; Rearranging linear equations; Trends; Averages.
Weighted averageChapter 3 Statistics; Maths audit 3; Pie charts; Bar charts; Line graphs; Scatter graphs; Tally charts, frequency tables and histograms; Cumulative frequency graphs; Box and whisker plots; Introduction to the 'on-screen'-type mock tests; Mock test 1 (16 'on-screen' questions in 35 minutes); Mock test 2 (16 'on-screen' questions in 35 minutes); Part two Literacy; Chapter 4 Spelling; Introduction; Rules of spelling; Spelling test 1: Double consonants (rules apply); Spelling test 2: Double consonants (learn by heart); Spelling test 3: 100 words to spell correctly.
Spelling test 4: Word selectionChapter 5 Punctuation; Introduction; Problems with paragraphs; Problems with capital letters and full stops; Problems with commas; Problems with semi-colons and colons; Problems with the apostrophe and possession; Problems with contractions; Problems with speech marks and quotation marks; Problems with question marks; Problems with brackets (parentheses); Punctuation test 1; Punctuation test 2; Punctuation test 3; Chapter 6 Grammar; Introduction; Review of grammar; Grammar test 1; Sentence construction; Grammar test 2; Grammar test 3; Chapter 7 Comprehension.
IntroductionComprehension passage 1; Task A: Choosing a main heading; Task B: Choosing a sub-heading; Task C: Comparing statements with the text; Task D: Choosing statements that express the meaning of text; Comprehension passage 2; Task E: Matching categories with statements; Task F: Choosing information from a list; Task G: Summarizing paragraphs in a sentence; Comprehension passage 3; Task H: Presenting the key points of the passage; Task I: Choosing the correct audience; Comprehension passage 4; Task J: Placing the key points in the correct sequence.
Part three Answers with explanations and GlossaryAnswers; Glossary.
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Introduction; Part one Numeracy; Chapter 1 Mental arithmetic; Maths audit 1; Review of mental arithmetic; Understanding fractions; Understanding decimals; Calculating percentages; Time; Money; Speed, distance and time; Introduction to the mental arithmetic questions; Exemplar test with answers; Mental arithmetic tests 1-5; Chapter 2 General arithmetic; Maths audit 2; How to round decimal numbers -- decimal place (d.p.); The metric system of measurement (SI units); Areas, borders, perimeters and volumes; Scales; Aspects of algebra; Rearranging linear equations; Trends; Averages.

Weighted averageChapter 3 Statistics; Maths audit 3; Pie charts; Bar charts; Line graphs; Scatter graphs; Tally charts, frequency tables and histograms; Cumulative frequency graphs; Box and whisker plots; Introduction to the 'on-screen'-type mock tests; Mock test 1 (16 'on-screen' questions in 35 minutes); Mock test 2 (16 'on-screen' questions in 35 minutes); Part two Literacy; Chapter 4 Spelling; Introduction; Rules of spelling; Spelling test 1: Double consonants (rules apply); Spelling test 2: Double consonants (learn by heart); Spelling test 3: 100 words to spell correctly.

Spelling test 4: Word selectionChapter 5 Punctuation; Introduction; Problems with paragraphs; Problems with capital letters and full stops; Problems with commas; Problems with semi-colons and colons; Problems with the apostrophe and possession; Problems with contractions; Problems with speech marks and quotation marks; Problems with question marks; Problems with brackets (parentheses); Punctuation test 1; Punctuation test 2; Punctuation test 3; Chapter 6 Grammar; Introduction; Review of grammar; Grammar test 1; Sentence construction; Grammar test 2; Grammar test 3; Chapter 7 Comprehension.

IntroductionComprehension passage 1; Task A: Choosing a main heading; Task B: Choosing a sub-heading; Task C: Comparing statements with the text; Task D: Choosing statements that express the meaning of text; Comprehension passage 2; Task E: Matching categories with statements; Task F: Choosing information from a list; Task G: Summarizing paragraphs in a sentence; Comprehension passage 3; Task H: Presenting the key points of the passage; Task I: Choosing the correct audience; Comprehension passage 4; Task J: Placing the key points in the correct sequence.

Part three Answers with explanations and GlossaryAnswers; Glossary.

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