Maida Wale School

The Deadline for registration is by noon of 22nd January 2021. The ISEB Pre-test can be taken on the assigned date by your current school.

In addition to the ISEB test, a strong recommendation or reference will be requested to the candidates’ current school with their progress report and sample of their writing. They will also be invited for an interview; they need to prepare a presentation with 2-3 minutes duration and present it with the Headmaster or Senior staff member.

About the ISEB Common Pre-test

The tests take about two-and-a-half hours to complete (English 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes, verbal reasoning 36 minutes) and can be taken together or at separate times, either in the candidate’s own school or at the senior school for which he or she is entered

ISEB Pre-Test Format:  

The test is taken on a computer and consists of multiple-choice questions. It is broken down into four parts: 

1. English – 25 minutes(reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation) 
2. Mathematics – 50 minutes(in line with Year 5 of the UK National Curriculum) 
3. Non-Verbal Reasoning – 32 minutes(shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes) 
4. Verbal Reasoning – 36 minutes(common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer and number codes)