Description
Book SynopsisIf you re preparing for the newly revised Numeracy and Literacy Skills Tests, Teacher s Skills Tests For Dummies is your one-stop for both exams, providing you with subject-matter review, revision and practice tests you need to tackle the tests with confidence and succeed.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with the Skills Tests 7
Chapter 1: Receiving Your Ticket to the Classroom 9
Chapter 2: Scoping out the Skills Tests 23
Chapter 3: Studying to Succeed 39
Part II: Literacy Skills 51
Chapter 4: Falling Under the Spell of Spelling 53
Chapter 5: Punching above Your Weight at Punctuation 75
Chapter 6: Getting to Grips with Grammar 103
Chapter 7: Considering the Comprehension Test 133
Part III: Numeracy Skills 157
Chapter 8: Making Sense of Mental Maths 159
Chapter 9: Stepping up to the Screen: Arithmetic Review 193
Chapter 10: Getting on Top of On-Screen Tests with Tables and Graphs 211
Chapter 11: Trying out Your Numeracy Skills: On-Screen Practice Questions 235
Part IV: Timed Practice Tests 275
Chapter 12: Practising Literacy Tests under Timed Conditions 277
Chapter 13: Tackling the Timed Numeracy Test 297
Part V: The Part of Tens 309
Chapter 14: Ten Top Tips for Keeping Your Head 311
Chapter 15: Ten Tricks for Acing Your Numeracy Test 319
Index 325
