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A Complete Guide to
the New Selective School
Test Format— From
Understanding the Changes
to Learning Ways to Master it!
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Table of Contents
2 Big Changes to the Selective School Test Format 04
Change#1—Structural Change—GA Replaced by Thinking Skills 04
Change#2— Writing and Reading Comprehension 05
Crack the Code to Getting High Marks in the
New Selective School Test Format
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English 06
Mathematical Reasoning 19
Writing
Thinking Skills
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2 Big Changes to the
Selective School
Test Format
As the British Company, Cambridge
Assessment, takes over the Opportunity
Class and Selective School test contract,
they are all set to shake up the industry
after thirty years.
The Selective School test, in particular,
has changed this year in two ways:
in its structure, and change in the
English writing section. Read on for details:
Change#1—Structural Change—
GA Replaced by Thinking Skills
Another change that needs to be focused on by both students and those
teaching them (parents or teachers) is that GA is now completely obsolete.
General ability will no longer be tested. From 2021 onwards, students will be
tested on their thinking skills. Therefore, instead of practicing general ability
questions, now students should focus on developing their thinking skills.
The purpose of introducing the thinking skills section is to:
Help students become creative and critical thinkers
Empower them to make good decisions, and solve problems strategically
The good news is that these skills can be developed and strengthen.
Continue reading to learn how to score exceptionally well in all four areas of
the test including the new thinking skills section.
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Change#2— Writing and Reading Comprehension
Changes in writing and reading comprehension are expected. Students
must get familiar with different types of writing styles and formats. They will
have to prepare for a host of things like
Letters
Informational reports
Newspaper articles
Cloze passages
Magazine articles
Story writing
Thus, it is important that students learn to adapt their writing to all these
different types of text.
Also, students may see a change in format from narrative persuasive
writing that was required previously. Now, writing pieces can be more
situational like what happens next? There may be a discussion writing
where they may have to do pros and cons. Therefore, students must learn
to adapt to this style.
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Crack the Code to Getting
High Marks in the New
Selective School Test Format
English
Please note that there are 30 English questions instead of 40 in the new
format. There are 2 text comparisons with 8 questions. You’ll also find one
passage with 6 questions. There is a text with 6 missing sentences and 7
options. The section has four extracts based on a theme with 10 questions.
When practising for the Selective
School Test English section, the
areas that should be covered are:
Poetry
Cartoons
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Cloze Passage
To successfully comprehend and understand the context and deeper
meaning of the passages, words or humour in the cartoons, students must
first focus on reading strategies and comprehending skills.
Here are some strategies to help you get started:
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Read the Passage First and Carefully
First, students should read the extract carefully instead of skimming
most of the extract questions will involve analysis and critical thinking.
They are not just merely text recall questions.
Since the English Selective School Test paper questions are analytical,
they involve function, tone, inference, and purpose. Therefore, it makes
sense to invest time in understanding and developing a strong
But if need be, students can glance at the questions to get a general idea
of what to look for.
Focus on Understanding the Gist of the Passage
Students must understand the deeper meaning—the gist of the
extract. Two great strategies that help students maximise their
comprehension of the passage are:
For fiction extracts, read the first two paragraphs carefully and the
rest normally. This helps with understanding characters and settings
before the students read into and understand the story's crux.
However, for non-fiction, it is best to read the first paragraph, the first
sentence of each paragraph, and the last paragraph carefully. It is
compared to Fiction based extracts.
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Underline Keywords, and Make Small Notes While Reading
Another great strategy is to make small notes and mark keywords (either
underline or highlight) as the students read through the text. When
making small notes, students can also write a summary of each paragraph
for reference purposes. This will also help when answering questions.
words like suggest, infer, primary, and not. These words give away crucial
information much needed to understand the text and answer accurately.
Focus on Meaning and not on Matching
Sometimes, students may select
a line from the test that
matches the wording of the
question asked. But that is not
the best strategy because
sometimes matching wordings
don’t answer the question
accurately. Therefore, students
must focus on the meaning and
see if it gives the correct idea
before choosing an answer.
Eliminate Wrong Answers First
When answering questions, instead of picking the best answer, students
should eliminate wrong answers first. Cross out the wrong answers to find
the right one. When stuck with two possible correct answers, students
should choose the best one, and chances are in the text.
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Let’s take a look at a Reading extract example from the 2021 SELECTION
SCHOOL TEST SAMPLE PAPER and see how good vocabulary can help
students answer correctly:
Extract B: from The Family Law
by Benjamin Law
My family isn't the outdoors type. Despite being raised on the coast,
Mum detested visits to the beach (all the sand is brought into the
house), while Dad disapproved of wearing thongs ('It splits the toes').
We never camped. All those things involved in camping — pitching a
never appealed to us.
Faces smashed against the glass, no vleg room, the two smallest
children illegally wedged between various legs - we travelled like this
for a good three hours before we reached the Gold Coast. We'd nod
off at such extreme angles that our spines contorted. When we woke
up, our shirts would be covered in drool we weren't even sure was
ours. By the time we got to the theme park, our limbs were numb,
our nerve endings destroyed.
On the day of the trip, we'd wake before sunrise to get there by
opening time. Despite the three hours of pain we'd endured, we'd
feel an overwhelming sense of wonder as the Thunderbolt Dream
a strange apparition or a mirage. We would crane our necks back,
trying to take in the sheer majesty of it.
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Question—How does the writer in Extract B feel when he
saw the rollercoaster?
B. Relieved
C. Bewildered
D. Awestruck
Answer: To answer this question correctly, good
vocabulary will help. Nonetheless, if you read the
passage closely, you will see the correct answer is
D. The last line of the extract gives it all.
Poetry—Develop an Understanding of Emotions and Meaning
As poetry is a crucial part of the Selective School test, it is advisable to
focus on teaching and training your child to interpret the emotions
discussed in the poems. This will help them understand the MAIN IDEA
and hence answer with accuracy.
To develop their understanding of emotions in poems here’s what you
can do:
Tip #1 - Ensure that they go through at least a hundred poems
with different themes and from different poets. Allow them to
interpret and understand the writing style of the poet. This will
help them learn to assess the main idea and deeper meaning.
Tip #2 - Moreover, the more you expose your child to different
types of poetry, they will get a good grip on themes, and it will
challenging by mixing things up from exposing them to
mid-level and high-level poems. This will help them realise
their true potential.
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Tip #3 - Enrol your child in our EWMT course. In this course:
We teach poetry every week.
We also run special online poetry sessions/webinars. ]
For more details about our EWMT course, call us on 83110885.
Here is an example from the Selective School
Test Sample Paper 2021:
Read the poem below by Marianne Moore then answer
the questions.
The Fish
wade
through black jade
Of the crow-blue mussel-shells. one keeps adjusting the
ash-heaps:
opening and shutting itself like
an
injured fan.
The barnacles which encrust the side of the wave, cannot
hide
there for the submerged shafts of the
sun,
split like spun
glass. move themselves with spotlight swiftness into the
crevices—
in and out, illuminating
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1. The title of this poem
A. Prepares us for the important last line
B. Contrasts with the overall theme
C. Actually refers to a person
D. Leads us into the poem itself
Answer: The Fish is in bold and Italic; thus, it is the title. Also, if the title is
eliminated and the poem is read, it doesn’t make sense. Therefore, the
answer is D because the title leads us into the poem itself.
What is compared to an
injured fan’?
A. The sea
B. An ash heap
C. A mussel
D. A bird
Answer:
start to understand the context. The lines “Of the crow-blue
mussel-shells, one keeps adjusting the ash-heaps: opening and shutting
itself like” make it easy to identify that mussel shells are being compared
to an injured fan. Thus, the correct answer is C.
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Cartoon Analysis
Help your child learn the ability to understand and analyse cartoons.
Develop their skills to understand the emotional aspect of the cartoon in
the given picture and the intent of it.
Also, train them to understand concepts like:
Irony
Sarcasm
Caricatures
All this will help them interpret the cartoons in a better way and
understand the deeper meaning.
Here’s an example from the Selective School Test paper 2020:
“And now, as a token of my appreciation for the vital role your
species plays in the food chain, I’m going to eat you!”
In this cartoon analysis, two questions need to be focused on. They are:
What makes this cartoon funny?
The food chain makes it funny. The irony is that typically we do not show
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What are the emotions of the character?
Cloze Passage - Tips and Techniques to Get Easy Points
A cloze passage is a type of reading question which tests your ability of
comprehension. In such passages, some words are missing from the
text. Students have to identify and choose the right words from the
provided options and see what fits best in them.
In the New Selective School Test Sample paper 2021, the cloze passage
was harder. In this paper, instead of removing a word, they removed the
entire sentence. This is done to add an extra level of complexity.
Therefore, students must:
Have a strong understanding of the language in context to
complete the passage correctly
Build vocabulary
Understand relationships and language structures
Paragraph patterns
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Here's the example of Cloze passage from the New Selective
English paper test:
Octopus Farming
Plans to create octupus farms in coastal waters round the world
have been dnounced by an international group of researchers.
They say the move is ethically inexcusable and environmentally
dangerous, and have called on private companies, academic
institutions and governments to block funding for these ventures.
The researchers say that farming octopuses would require
catching of vast amounts of fish and shellfist to feed them, putting
further pressure on the planet's already theratened marine
livestock. The group, led by Professor Jennifer Jacquet of New York
University argues that octopuses are highly developed and curious
creatures 15.............'We can see no reason why, in the 21st century, a
sophisticated complex animal should become.
Six sentences from the text are removed. Students have to choose
the ones that fit each gap from (15 to 20).
The BEST approach to answering such cloze passage is:
Step 1—Read the entire text (three times at least if possible) to get
a good understanding of what the comprehension is about.
Step 2—Read the box with all the answers so that you get familiar
with all the potential answers.
Step 3—Always answer in sequential order (top down order)
instead of answering questions randomly.
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Now you know what approach to use, here are the basic and advanced
techniques to help you increase the chances of getting your answers right
when attempting cloze passage questions:
1. Paraphrase the section to get a general idea of the text and then answer.
2. Underline or highlight important keywords or text that can help you
understand the passage better when you re-read it.
3. Analyse the grammatical and syntactical structure of the paragraph. This
will help you determine what answer in the options makes sense.
4. Keep textual management which means use the top down approach
and answer sequentially.
5. Monitor comprehension so that you know word by word in your mind
what is going on in the passage. If you're unsure at some point, stop and
re-read it to grasp it better.
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Mathematical Reasoning
In mathematical reasoning, there are 35 questions now instead of
40. The time allotted is still the same. Now there are choices from A
to E, less probability of guessing the answers.
Most questions focus on problem
solving therefore require application
and advanced problem solving skills
Areas that should be covered are—
Algebra, Problem Solving, Time and
speed, Area and perimeter, decimals,
and fractions. Therefore, some of the
best ways to master these areas and
ace the Selective School Test
Mathematics section are listed below:
Best Tips Focus on Foundation Building
Target weak areas and gaps and build their foundation to attempt the
helping them understand all key mathematics areas that they will be
tested on in the Selective School Test. Teach them the basics from
scratch for clarity and good understanding to ensure that your child
doesn’t rely on guesswork.
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Practice, Practice, and More Practice
Encourage your child to practice questions repeatedly to implement and
apply the concepts learned for solid understanding. Remember that
sporadic practice is not helpful if you want your child to score
high marks in Mathematics in the Selective School test.
Therefore, we advise students to engage in proper and systematic
practicing of exercises and topics to grasp concepts and understand the
fundamentals better.
Also, when practicing to become well-versed in the graph and table
questions focus, keep these tips in mind:
Read the title of the graph, table or chart carefully
Make sure that you understand what each part of the chart or
graph means
Read the title of every column and row carefully in a table
Develop a basic understanding of the information presented in the
graph, chart, or table
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Do the Working on Paper
the right answer, it becomes hard for them to determine where they
went wrong and make a mistake. Thus, they have to do calculations all
over again.
Therefore, teach your child to do all the work on paper. It will help them
retrace the steps to see where they made mistakes; thus, answering
questions correctly.
Let’s take a look at some questions from the SELECTIVE SCHOOL TEST
2021 SAMPLE PAPER:
Sandy's watch reads 1850.
What is the time one quarter of an hour later, in 12-hour format?
A. 6:35 am
B. 7:05 am
C. 6:35 pm
D. 6:45 pm
E. 7:05 pm
convert the watch from 24 hours format to 12-hour format.
Therefore, the time after one-quarter of an hour later will be 7:05 pm. The
correct answer is E.
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Here is another question from the SAMPLE PAPER 2021:
Rana needs 650 grams of cooking sauce
She places a glass jar of cooking sauce on a scale
The glass jar weighs 330 g when empty. How much more cooking
sauce does Rana need?
A. 100g
B. 130 g
C. 200 g
D. 230 g
One of the best tips for answering such mathematical questions like this
one is to underline the key bits of information such as 330 g when empty.
So, if students look at the jar, it has the glass plus the sauce, which]
weighs 750g
Therefore, the equation will be:
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Now, if Rana needs 650g of cooking sauce, so how much more cooking
Thus, the correct answer is D.
Writing
Previously, the writing section focused on narrative or persuasive
writing but now it is an open genre.
This section of the Selective School Test tests the Student’s ability to write
It’s about writing content that is thoughtful, meaningful and engaging.
Simply stated, correct spellings and normal sentences will not get your
child high marks. To get high marks, content and how that content is
written matters the most. So, here’s are the elements that your child
needs to focus on to develop strong writing skills. Once they master these
elements, they will be able to write on any topics in the test with sheer
Here is an example from the 2021
Selective School Test
2021 Selective Writing Topic (news report)
A ship container has burst, and all of its contents, party hats, plastic
plates and cups, balloons, etc, have been washed up onto the
shores of a beach. Crowds of people rush to see what has happened.
Write a news report about what has happened; some
ideas you can use are:
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Describe the beach
Give the statements of some of the locals
The impact the incident had on the beach and the ocean
The writing topic was quite different from the usual and unexpected.
Students were asked to write a news report. In the box above, it is easy to
see that they have given some ideas on how to write the report.
So, the first thing students can do is use these ideas to their advantage in
writing the news report.
Give your news report a headline. Make it sensational and eye-catching so
that it is hard to miss
For example:
Party Spills Found on Balmoral Coogee Beach
The Unexpected iIntrusion on Balmoral Beach
The Balloons iInvasion
Include byline and place (your name, date and where
you're reporting from)
For example:
Joe TY. Stevens. 18/06/2021
David O' Jonson. Balmoral Beach. 18/06/2021
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Start by describing the beach and set the stage for the news report. Make
sure to use strong vocabulary to make your writing piece stand out and
attention-grabbing.
For example:
Puzzled locals hurriedly flocked around the mystifying labyrinth of
torn and wet glittery festive items like party plates, colourful balloons,
and fancy conical hats. The once flawlessly cobalt waves now ebbed
with colourful glitter confetti and the carcass of a drowning birthday
party pinata.
Next, incorporate witness statements. Go creative and add statements in
the first person. These statements show how horrified locals were and
what was their instant responses and reaction.
For example :
Sarah the kid, "After coming to the beach, I was baffled to see the
huge ship anchored at my surfing spot, swarming with confetti,
and balloons.."
Lastly describe the impact of the incident on the beach and how it
negatively affected the ocean, marine life, and overall environment.
Bonus tips
Encourage your child to read good pieces of writin, topics on pros
and cons, and newspaper.
Let them copy the writer’s style over and over again to develop their
style. Teach them to select and write good writing from quality books
in their own words. This will help them learn to appreciate good
writing and
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they learn to describe better.
Practice is the key to master the structure of their writing.
It will help inspire their creativity and express themselves.
Explore new and different types of writing styles. In other words, don't
limit writing to easy writing. Students must explore new styles and
forms to be ready for whatever comes their way in the test.
Focus on building your vocabulary. That is what differentiates great
writing pieces from mediocre and can easily get students good marks.
Intro or a narrative should include your five senses to stir engagement.
This helps the reader visualize and immerse in the piece.
Another great tip is that when writing a newspaper article for the
inverted pyramid structure of writing. As the name suggests, in this
style, the most important form of information is written first, and the
least important details written last. This style allows the readers to gain
crucial information first and then continue reading if they want to.
This writing structure is divided into three portions—the lead paragraph,
supporting paragraph and the conclusion.
The first two sentences of the lead paragraph should include details like
5w's of the event (who, what, when, where and why) to capture the
audience's interest. The supporting paragraphs will give additional
information like main points, quotes, statements, statistics and other
background details.
In conclusion, provide a follow-up piece of information to conclude it.
Look at the image below for a better understanding.
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At Pre Uni College Digital, we cover all these text types in our EWMT
course. Students can enrol with us to get a good understanding of the
test and learn the art of writing and tackling all these different types of
writing styles.
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Thinking Skills
Develop a solid understanding of the framework of thinking skills
The thinking skills section is included in the Selective School test to assess
the students’ problem-solving and critical thinking. Problem-solving is
focused on reasoning by using numerical skills, while critical thinking refers
to reasoning using daily written language. Thus, no matter what the
subject, it is crucial to understand the argument presented and then
assess whether the arguments establish their claims.
identify a critical thinking question and problem-solving question. In the
test, the stimulus for testing critical thinking shall include a passage of text.
On the other hand, the stimulus for testing problem-solving skills may
include a table, a diagram, or a graph.
Problem Solving
The three types of problem-solving questions you need to help your child
similarities. To master these, teach your child the following
problem-solving principles and techniques:
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Follow a structured method such as Woods’problem-solving model. It
includes parts like:
Plan a solution by considering possible strategies such as make a
diagram, table, chart, or use an equation or work backward
Since thinking skills are a new component, we have updated all of
our EWMT course books based on the new TSA format.
Similarly, our Selective Schol Trial Test program also offers tests based on
the new format, including the Thinking Skills component. We have
updated all TSA papers. All the new papers and strategies are designed to
help students understand the new component and ensure that they score
exceptional marks. For more information, call us on 8311 0885
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Here’s a quick example of an identifying similarity question that students
should focus on when preparing for the Selective School Test. In such a
question, students will be given data that will be represented in different
ways like tables and charts. Thus, to answer it correctly, students must
similarities in the data provided.
Graham recorded the number of visitors to his shop each day last week
and presented the results in the bar chart below:
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Solution
Based on the information provided, we can see in the chart that Tuesday’s
bar is three quarters the height of Thursday’s bar. Therefore the shop
should be open for less than seven and a half hours if the customers’
average number per hour is supposed to be higher.
Also, the shop also needs to be open on Friday for less than ten hours. The
The next example of problem solving is from the 2021 SAMPLE PAPER OF
THE SELECTIVE SCHOOL TEST
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Yesterday, in the dog park, I saw 8 dog owners exercising their dogs.
Some of the dog owners had 1 dog, and some dog owners had 2 dogs.
Counting the legs of the dogs and the legs of the dog owners, there
was a total of 60 legs
All dogs have 4 legs and all dog owners have 2 legs.
How many dog owners had only 1 dog?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
To solve this problem, students must
use algebra.
Let’s suppose:
x is the no. of dog owners with one dog
8-x is the number of dog owners with
two dogs
As all dogs have four legs, it will be 4x
So for 8-x the total amount of legs will
be 8, thus it will be 8(8-x)
And dog owners are 8 so they will
have a total of 16 legs
Another way to solve this is through
a picture diagram. Here’s how
There are 8 dog owners; each has 2
legs.
Now let’s assume they have 1 dog
each with four legs
The question says there are 60 legs
altogether.
That means 3 people should have 2
dogs so 5 will have 1 dog each.
So, the correct answer is C.
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Critical Thinking
The questions on critical thinking that appear in the test focus on seven
components: identifying the main conclusion, identifying an assumption,
drawing a conclusion, assessing the impact of additional evidence,
detecting reasoning errors, matching arguments and applying principles.
Therefore, to ensure that your child successfully tackles and answers critical
thinking questions, parents must develop this skill. To help them get
started, introduce them to the MODEL TO GENERATE CRITICAL THINKING.
This will help them prepare a background of information by clearly
answering the five ‘W’s’ and contextualising the problem. It will further
help them explore the relationship of the parts to the whole – all much
needed to analyse data for possible situation responses and alternatives. It
will further help determine solutions, recommendations and conclusions,
thereby reaching an accurate answer
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Approach should be to prepare your child to think through
developing their understanding, plan, solve and learn strategy
In order to help your child think critically, you must engage them in
intellectual tasks and activities that involve CHOICE AMONG OPTIONS AND
JUDGMENT. Get started by introducing your child to criteria that they may
use for CONTENT EVALUATION in the QUESTION. Such criteria should focus
on:
Evidence—Information for supporting the argument
Credibility—The believability of information as judged by criteria including
considerations of neutrality, consistency and expertise.
Here’s an example for Assessing the Impact of Additional Evidence. The
take a look:
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In this question, the students are asked to consider what would weaken the
argument and then consider what affects each option.
If you look at the information and options provided, the correct or the best
answer is B. The argument’s conclusion is that behaviour of the polar bears
in zoos indicates that captivity conditions are unsatisfactory substitute for
the natural environment. So, if B is correct, then it can be said that the
behaviour of bears in zoos can’t be seen as good evidence of the
unsatisfactory conditions of captivity.
If we look at other options, none of the options (A, C, D or E) weakens the
argument. In fact, they either support or strengthen the argument.
Here is another question from the SELECTIVE 2021 SAMPLE PAPER
for Thinking SKILLS. This question is an example of IDENTIFYING
ASSUMPTION.
In the Junior Golf Championship, prizes are given out to the players
hole-in-one.
Sam: “Well, I know that one player scored a hole-in-one this year. So
that means that four players will get prizes.”
Which one of the following sentences shows the mistake Sam has
made?
A. Some players might deserve a prize even if they didn’t score a
hole-in-one
B. The hole-in-one might have been scored by a player who
D. We do not know the total number of players in the competition
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To answer this question correctly, students must read through the statem
player who scored a hole-in-one.
However, the mistake that Sam has made is the fact that anyone who
that is so, there will be only three winners, not four. Therefore, the correct
answer is B.
How Pre Uni College Digital Can Help
At Pre Uni CollegeDigital, we strive to provide students with the best
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We understand that every child has a different learning style. Therefore,
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Courses
Course 1—In-Class EWMT
This is offered on campus. It helps
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Course 3—Blended EWMT
of both on-campus and in-class
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Test Course
It is a practical course that is essential in
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Placement Test. It will give them
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Can study on-campus or online
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Subscription
We have exclusively designed this
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