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    My daughter is taking the SAGES-2 test in a few days. She always gets nervous before tests, but some of that nervousness gets alleviated when we study for the test together. She likes to know what to expect. Are there any resources that have practice exams or show examples of what the test will be like?

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    I'm not familiar with this test, but try googling SAGES-2.
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    General Description The SAGES-2 measures both aptitude and achievement. Aptitude is measured via the reasoning subtest. The child is asked to solve analogical problems by identifying relationships among pictures and figures. The other two subtests assess achievement. On one of these subtests, the child answers questions about language arts and social studies; on the other, he or she answers questions about mathematics and science. The child selects answers from a series of pictures, symbols, or words. The subtests can be used to examine the relationships between aptitude and achievement. While untimed, each subtest requires approximately 20 minutes to administer. All of the SAGES-2 subtests can be administered in small groups or individually.
    It looks like this is a group IQ/Achievement test that children are meant to 'give themselves' without interacting with an adult. These tests can be very useful, but aren't felt to be as accurate as 'individually administered' IQ tests.

    There appears to be 3 subtests, at 20 minutes each subtest, that's about an hour long.

    You can make up some pretend questions that have pictures,words or symbols for answers and you won't be far off. There probably isn't a penelty for guessing - a good thing to know about standardized tests.

    Good luck reducing that testing anxiety. She might feel more secure understanding that there are 3 subtests and what the subjects of the tests will be. Be sure and tell her that it's meant for some items to be almost shockingly easy and for some items to be super-hard.

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    My DD took the reasoning subtest only as part of the qualification process for gifted. She seems to be very verbal, so I wondered how she would do, but she qualified fine.


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