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OC exam key facts

The Opportunity Class Reading test has 14 questions, 3 of which contain multiple parts. Source
The NSW Opportunity Class Placement Test has no set minimum entry score and no pass or fail mark. Source
NSW public primary schools with opportunity classes do not charge attendance fees for them. Source

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📋 OC Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

110 min

Time Limit

70.00%

Passing Score

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📚 OC Topics to Study (32)

Verbal Analogies and Word Relationships · 7 cards Grammar and Punctuation · 6 cards Grammar and Punctuation · 6 cards Grammar and Punctuation · 6 cards Language Conventions and Grammar · 6 cards Language Conventions and Grammar · 6 cards Language Conventions and Grammar · 6 cards Logical Thinking and Problem Solving · 6 cards Logical Thinking and Problem Solving · 6 cards Logical Thinking and Problem Solving · 6 cards Mathematical Reasoning · 6 cards Mathematical Reasoning · 6 cards Mathematical Reasoning · 6 cards Numerical Problem Solving · 6 cards Numerical Problem Solving · 6 cards Numerical Problem Solving · 6 cards Numerical Reasoning and Number Patterns · 6 cards Numerical Reasoning and Number Patterns · 6 cards Numerical Reasoning and Number Patterns · 6 cards Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary · 6 cards Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary · 6 cards Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary · 6 cards Spatial and Visual Reasoning · 6 cards Spatial and Visual Reasoning · 6 cards Spatial and Visual Reasoning · 6 cards Vocabulary and Word Knowledge · 6 cards Vocabulary and Word Knowledge · 6 cards Vocabulary and Word Knowledge · 6 cards Developing Coherent and Structured Writing · 5 cards General Ability · 5 cards

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✍️ Sample OC Questions & Answers

1. Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

✓ The group of children is very noisy.

'Group' is the singular subject, so it takes the singular verb 'is'.

2. Which word is spelled correctly?

✓ accommodate

'Accommodate' is the correct spelling, with double 'c' and double 'm'.

3. A car park has 3 levels with 40 spaces on each level. On Monday morning, ¾ of spaces are taken. How many spaces are free?

✓ 30

Total spaces = 120; ¾ × 120 = 90 taken; 120 − 90 = 30 free spaces.

4. A clock shows 3:45. What angle do the minute and hour hands make?

✓ 157.5°

At 3:45 the minute hand is at 270° and the hour hand is at 3×30 + 45×0.5 = 112.5°; difference = 270 − 112.5 = 157.5°.

5. Which statement about all squares is true?

✓ All squares are rectangles

A square has all the properties of a rectangle (four right angles, opposite sides equal), so all squares are rectangles.

6. What is the meaning of "chronological order"?

✓ Order in which events happened in time

Chronological order arranges events in the sequence they occurred in time.

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Verbal Analogies and Word Relationships · 7 questions Numerical Problem Solving · 6 questions Vocabulary and Word Knowledge · 6 questions Mathematical Reasoning · 6 questions Numerical Reasoning and Number Patterns · 6 questions Numerical Reasoning and Number Patterns · 6 questions Logical Thinking and Problem Solving · 6 questions Vocabulary and Word Knowledge · 6 questions Grammar and Punctuation · 6 questions Logical Thinking and Problem Solving · 6 questions

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