Year 3-4 OC Test Program
At JP English, we've designed an advanced course that specialises in the English section of the OC test.
Our approach
To many students, English is the most difficult section of the OC test. We've designed a specialised course that focuses on understanding each question type found in the OC exam, so your child is thoroughly prepared. Your child will only be taught by top selective school graduates.
We start our course from Year 3 Term 1 through Year 4 Term 2, taking a break in Year 4 Term 3. In Year 4 Term 4, we run a reading and writing course that gives students foundational knowledge to excel in the reading and writing sections of the selective or scholarship exams. Classes are capped to small groups so every child gets individualised feedback โ large, lecture-style classes are something you'll find at other tutoring centres, not at JP English.
Our Year 3-4 English program
English Theory and Trial Test Program
1.5 hrs weeklyYear 3, Term 1 โ Reading Foundations
100% theory based โ trial tests don't start until Term 2. Students are introduced to different text types found in the English exams (informative texts, letters, newspaper and feature articles, poetry, novel extracts, visual texts) and learn how to analyse them and derive meaning, with reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary exercises each lesson.
Year 3, Term 2โ3 โ Theory / Trial Tests
OC trial tests for English begin. Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 cover theory lessons on reading comprehension; weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 run a full-length English OC exam paper under exam conditions with full explanation โ plus weekly grammar and vocabulary exercises.
Year 3 Term 4 โ Year 4 Term 1 (+ holiday intensive)
One full-length English OC trial test in computerised format every lesson, building familiarity with exam conditions and exam technique across question types (close passage, poetry, drawing inferences), plus a Term 1 holiday intensive ahead of the OC exam.
Headstart to Selective Test (Reading and Writing)
1.5 hrs weeklyYear 4, Term 3
Weekly reading comprehension and writing technique practice covering the three main selective-exam writing text types โ creative writing, persuasive writing and feature articles โ plus different reading question types and techniques (poetry, novels, informative texts, feature articles). A strong foundation before our Year 5 intensive writing and selective trial test programs.
Year 4, Term 4
Weekly reading comprehension exam questions (the equivalent of a full-length reading exam paper) alongside dynamic writing exercises to sharpen exam technique.
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Resources for the OC Test
A few reads from our Resources Hub to help your child prepare for the OC test.