BSHS Year 5 – Skill Builder

Description

Our BSHS Year 5 Skill Builder program is carefully designed to strengthen your child’s reading comprehension and mathematical reasoning skills, essential for success in the Brisbane State High School (BSHS) selective entry exam. With over 575 questions across a variety of texts and problem-solving tasks, this program ensures your child builds a solid foundation in both verbal and numerical reasoning.

Reading Comprehension (144 Questions)

This section helps your child analyze and understand different types of texts:

• Comparative Texts (24 Questions)
  • Focus on comparing themes and ideas across four comparative texts.
• Expository Texts (18 Questions)
  • Analyze informational texts to enhance understanding and interpretation skills.
• Functional Texts (18 Questions)
  • Develop skills in interpreting practical, real-world information.
• Informative Texts (18 Questions)
  • Understand and extract key information from factual texts.
• Narrative Texts (18 Questions)
  • Enhance comprehension of fictional and story-based texts.
• Paired Texts (24 Questions)
  • Compare and analyze two related texts, focusing on shared themes and differences.

Mathematical Reasoning (215 Questions)

Boost your child’s problem-solving skills with a wide range of mathematical challenges:

• Geometry (20 Questions)
• Pattern Recognition (10 Questions)
• Logical Reasoning (20 Questions)
• Problem Solving (20 Questions)
• Ratios and Proportions (20 Questions)
• Critical and Higher-Order Thinking (45 Questions)
• Special Problem Types like Bus Chart Problems, Mirror Clock Reflections, and Age Problems.

Practice Tests – Reading Comprehension (90 Questions)

Help your child become familiar with the exam format and improve their reading speed and accuracy with:

• 4 Full Practice Tests (30 Questions each)
  These tests provide realistic practice scenarios for reading comprehension, simulating the actual exam experience.

Practice Tests – Mathematical Reasoning (150 Questions)

Prepare your child for the mathematical reasoning section with:

• 5 Full Practice Tests (30 Questions each)
  These tests focus on a variety of mathematical reasoning tasks to ensure a thorough understanding of the subject matter.