The Eleven-Plus Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear (I Used to Know That ...)

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Paperback
2016
$3.47

Is the nation really dumbing down? Are exams really easier than they were in the good old days? Now's the chance to find out, with this nostalgic collection of exam questions from the 1940s and 50s. The perfect book to contrast the schooling of yesteryear with modern-day practices and settle the age-old debate about which is best. Every generation can attempt questions on a number of subjects from English and arithmetic to general knowledge and composition, with hundreds of authentic exam questions from the 1940s and 50s Eleven-Plus papers - as well as all the answers. Gorgeously packaged with a retro design, The Eleven-Plus Book is a fantastic, nostalgic look back for all those who experienced the daunting exam the first time round, and a great way for the younger generation to prove that they have the wits to outsmart their elders!

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Is the nation really dumbing down? Are exams really easier than they were in the good old days? Now's the chance to find out, with this nostalgic collection of exam questions from the 1940s and 50s. The perfect book to contrast the schooling of yesteryear with modern-day practices and settle the age-old debate about which is best. Every generation can attempt questions on a number of subjects from English and arithmetic to general knowledge and composition, with hundreds of authentic exam questions from the 1940s and 50s Eleven-Plus papers - as well as all the answers. Gorgeously packaged with a retro design, The Eleven-Plus Book is a fantastic, nostalgic look back for all those who experienced the daunting exam the first time round, and a great way for the younger generation to prove that they have the wits to outsmart their elders!

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Published: 27 Oct 2016
ISBN 10: 1782435077
ISBN 13: 9781782435075
Book Overview: The Eleven-Plus Book is a fantastic nostalgic look back for all those who experienced the daunting exam the first time round, and a great way for the younger generation to prove that they have the wits to outsmart their elders!

Media Reviews

Sharpen your pencil, open your notebook and test the whole family against the standards of another age. --Daily Mail
Dare you pit your wits against yesteryear's eleven-year-olds? --Guardian Online
Are you brave enough to take the Eleven-Plus? --Daily Telegraph
These old exam questions will prove if we've dumbed down. --Daily Telegraph
Handy for anyone who compiles pub quizzes and for those who didn't fare so well the first time around. --Best of British
A step up from pub quizzes . . . Questions from the days when mathematics wasn't 'maths' but 'arithmetic. --Times

Author Bio

Michael O'Mara Books has established a reputation for high-profile autobiographies and biographies, innovative humor and nonfiction, and highly commercial children's books.