11 Plus 5-Day Verbal Reasoning Course (Online) May Half Term [25th - 29th May]

Course Outcomes

• Coverage of a wide variety of verbal reasoning question types. Students will be comfortable with all types and variations on exam day.

• A clear method for completing each question in the most efficient way.

• Confidence in working through questions with speed and accuracy.

• Enhanced vocabulary and ability to compare and reason varying degrees of connection between words.

• Less careless errors due to robust exam processes and techniques.

The skills above represent the level required for success in top grammar and independent school 11+ creative writing exams.

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Who this course is for?

• Year 5 students preparing for imminent 11+ exams.

Exam style: suitable for all 11+ exam styles which test verbal reasoning (GL Assessment, CEM, CAT4, ISEB Common Pre-Test, Kent Test and Sutton SET).

Message us on WhatsApp or email us if you’d like to check the suitability of this course for your target school.

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What’s included

✔ 5 live workshops (7.5 hours total).

✔ A worksheet for every workshop.

✔ Detailed class recap notes to help consolidate knowledge.

✔ 5 structured homework tasks (25 minutes each).

✔ Detailed marking on every piece of homework.

✔ Personalised audio feedback for each student (up to 5 minutes for each piece of homework). Returned within 48 hours, often sooner.

✔ Small group teaching for individual attention (8-10 students per intensive course).

✔ 11 Plus exam-focused instruction (not generic English).

Worksheets, model answers, class recap notes and homework are sent via email before the start of the course. These can either be printed or viewed digitally.

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Tuition Method

• Sessions are run in small groups (typically 8–10 students).

• Each lesson is interactive, focused on learning and applying techniques within an exam context.

• Group discussion helps combine and contrast thinking styles and techniques.

• The tutor presents optimal methods, the children are then instructed to adapt the method to their own preferred style.

• Emphasis is placed upon teaching students how they can arrive at the correct answer through demonstration, rather than just telling them.

• After every session:

  • Students complete a structured homework task.

  • Work is carefully marked and returned (usually within 48 hours, often sooner).

  • Each child receives personalised audio feedback to assist fast uptake and knowledge retention. This ensures that every student receives clear, individual guidance on exactly what to improve and how it can be done.

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The Tuition Team

This course will be delivered by The Exam Coach tuition team. All of the team have:

1. Passed competitive exams such as the 11 Plus.

2. Attended a Russell Group University in the UK.

3. Taught our 11 Plus exam preparation curriculum on a regular basis within the last year.

In every session, two members of staff will always be on hand: the tutor and a technical support assistant. This means sessions always start smoothly and on time with a seamless teaching experience throughout.

The lead tutor for each session may vary, the marking feedback will also be delivered by a separate tutor. This offers students a variety of teaching styles and perspectives, whilst at the same time, all teaching being framed within the techniques discussed in the course.

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Course structure

If your child is preparing for 11+ grammar or independent school entrance, there will usually be a verbal reasoning exam. During a verbal reasoning exercise, the depth and range of a student's vocabulary is assessed. They will also be asked to use logic to solve problems involving words and letters.

Types of questions covered:

1. Closest meanings/synonyms

2. Opposite meanings/antonyms

3. Multiple meanings

4. Odd one out

5. Cloze – missing letters

6. Cloze – missing words

7. Word connections

8. Compound words

9. Forming new words

10. Complete a word pair

11. Word ladders

12. Reordering words in a sentence

13. Anagram in a sentence

14. Jumbled sentences

15. Insert a letter

16. Move a letter

17. Hidden word

18. Missing word

19. Using rules to make a word

20. Explore the facts

21. Solve the riddle

22. Letter sequences

23. Number sequences

24. Number brackets/connections

25. Letter word codes

26. Number word codes

27. Symbol codes

This course is designed as a structured system, not isolated lessons. Each lesson builds on the last through worksheets to be completed during the session and follow-up homework.

This course replaces some of the inconsistencies associated with weekly individual tutoring with a structured system. This creates a consistent cycle of improvement:

learn → apply → feedback → improve → repeat over 5 days → 11 Plus exam ready

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Course schedule

Delivered during the May Half-Term to provide a focused period of preparation ahead of exam season.

Dates: Monday 25th – Friday 29th May (5 days).

Time: 9:00am – 10:30am (UK time).

Session length: 90 minutes, with a 5 minute break in the middle.

Format: live online sessions. All sessions include follow-up homework and feedback. In exceptional circumstances, recordings are available if a session is missed. Live attendance is a requirement of the course.

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Parent Reviews/Success Rate: 

We don't rely on headline "success rate" claims.

Each year, many parents tell us their child secured a place at a top grammar or independent school after having attended one of our courses.

Some of them have also written public Google reviews, you can read them here.

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How To Join

After purchase, you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive the course invitation and all resources two weeks before the course starts. If you have booked within 2 weeks of the course starting, you will receive all of the necessary information very shortly after payment. These will be sent to the email address entered at checkout.

If you have any questions, please contact us via WhatsApp on +44 7547 645100, you can also send a message here.