soph.v9
Heyy so I did the sehs exam for year 9 in 2023 and its not accurate but I think 1 in 5 students make it into a sehs school, I assume. If you are currently in an Accelerated class I highly recommend to pay attention to class, or just in normal class.
My strong suit is Maths so I got superiors in Mathematics and Numerical Reasoning, but I flonked Reading comprehension with below average :/ and average in Verbal reasoning. One thing I highly recommend is to bring in an analogue watch as that will help you keep track with time as when i did the test there was no timer but a watch they showed. Or if you didn't bring one then write the time at the top of your paper to track time. Unfortunately I do not have a success story but I recommend to put your subjects that you are not good at as priority compared to me who did not. The content that you learn in year 8 should be similar to the content shown in the exam, but as a reference, this is what should be covered in the test. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fTbAb4AxustM6qokFTbVDklU15heTrnE/view?usp=sharing
It is good to look for practise tests but leave that later on like 2-3 months before the exam that will happen in June I think. I found that finding 2nd hand textbooks that covers year 8-9 content was helpful as I got 2 superiors in the maths tests.
For your Reading Comprehension, there were fiction texts and non-fiction, and also a poem and a cartoon which could be found in physical newspapers. I recommend Reading Anything that you can find at home or just a variety of books to help you in that. In Verbal reasoning, it was a mixture of analogies, vocabulary meanings and the computerical questions like all if all KEYS are REYS and some REYS are LEYS... Definitely try and find similar resources with questions like that cause that is what will definitely be on the VR test.
Also to expand your vocabulary I highly recommend vocabulary.com as that helped me with expanding my vocab and such.
Time management wise may be different for everyone, but I did the Pomedoro method which is 25 mins of studying then a 5 min of break which is NOT being on technology. But definitely when I study I take a sip of water and look somewhere else that is not my study books when I need a breather. Definitely don't worry too much about studying because most of the content in the exam will be from school.
Very common mistakes that students make is not reading the question properly. So definitely when you are answering questions make sure to not skim the question but understand and read the question properly.
For Reading Comprehension read the questions first then read the text as you roughly remember what to remember with answering the questions.
Probably try not to listen to music while studying as that will help you be in the mood when actually in the exam room.
I read on the official Macrob comment section that you should aim for over 85% for each test to maximise your chances of making it in.
And definitely this is not a do or die test, there are many pathways to get where you want, and there are other chances for year 10 and 11 to do the macrob test again.
I hoped this helps 😉
