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Bond Placement Test (pre-2016)

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Cataloguer's note. Older edition of the placement test on Bond's legacy free-resources page, with a separate answers PDF.

Skills classified in this paper

Response items mapped to the pinned Trace Learn skill graph. Multi-skill questions split their weight between tags.

Some skill tags are provisional taxonomy classifications

The response-item mapping passed the automated source, coverage, grouping, and confidence checks, but at least one graph skill boundary still awaits specialist review. Provisional rows are labelled below and are never used for rising or falling trend signals.
Easy questions
40
Medium questions
64
Hard questions
86

Paper-level difficulty counts include every classified response item, including creative-writing prompts. Sitting-year difficulty trends compare objective response items only, so those totals use a different, explicitly labelled denominator.

Published skill tags for Bond Placement Test (pre-2016)
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
MathsAdd whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated4%2 of 501 / 0 / 1
MathsCalculate areaMeasurementConfirmed automated2%1 of 500 / 0 / 1
MathsCompare and order numbersNumberConfirmed automated6%3 of 502 / 1 / 0
MathsContinue a number sequenceNumberConfirmed automated6%3 of 500 / 3 / 0
MathsConvert fraction and decimalFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated8%4 of 500 / 0 / 4
MathsDivide whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated2%1 of 501 / 0 / 0
MathsIdentify a shape propertyGeometryConfirmed automated9.2%5 of 500 / 1 / 3.6
MathsIdentify line symmetryGeometryConfirmed automated4%2 of 500 / 2 / 0
MathsMultiply fractionsFractions, decimals, and percentagesConfirmed automated2%1 of 500 / 0 / 1
MathsMultiply whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated22%11 of 502 / 4 / 5
MathsRead a table cellData handlingConfirmed automated6%3 of 500 / 0 / 3
MathsRead place valueNumberConfirmed automated2%1 of 501 / 0 / 0
MathsScale by a power of tenNumberConfirmed automated6%3 of 500 / 0 / 3
MathsScale quantities in a ratioRatio and proportionConfirmed automated6%3 of 500 / 0 / 3
MathsShare a total in a ratioRatio and proportionConfirmed automated4%2 of 500 / 0 / 2
MathsSolve a multi-step problemProblem solvingConfirmed automated4.8%3 of 500 / 2 / 0.4
MathsSolve a one-step number problemNumberConfirmed automated2%1 of 501 / 0 / 0
MathsSubtract whole numbers or decimalsNumberConfirmed automated4%2 of 502 / 0 / 0
EnglishApply a prefix or suffixSpellingConfirmed automated8%4 of 502 / 0 / 2
EnglishClassify a word in contextGrammarConfirmed automated12%8 of 502 / 2 / 2
EnglishClassify a word relationshipVocabularyConfirmed automated14%7 of 502 / 5 / 0
EnglishInfer implicit meaningReading comprehensionConfirmed automated4%2 of 500 / 1 / 1
EnglishMaintain consistent tenseGrammarConfirmed automated8%4 of 502 / 2 / 0
EnglishMark a sentence boundaryPunctuationConfirmed automated0.8%1 of 500 / 0 / 0.4
EnglishMark possessionPunctuationConfirmed automated4%2 of 500 / 2 / 0
EnglishMatch subject and verbGrammarConfirmed automated4%2 of 502 / 0 / 0
EnglishPunctuate a listPunctuationConfirmed automated0.6%1 of 500 / 0 / 0.3
EnglishPunctuate direct speechPunctuationConfirmed automated2%1 of 500 / 0 / 1
EnglishResolve an irregular spellingSpellingConfirmed automated10%5 of 500 / 4 / 1
EnglishRetrieve an explicit detailReading comprehensionConfirmed automated10%7 of 500 / 3 / 2
EnglishSelect a clause connectorGrammarConfirmed automated6%3 of 500 / 3 / 0
EnglishSelect a synonymVocabularyConfirmed automated16%8 of 500 / 0 / 8
EnglishUse capital lettersPunctuationConfirmed automated0.6%1 of 500 / 0 / 0.3
Verbal reasoningApply a number code ruleCodesProvisional taxonomy4%2 of 500 / 0 / 2
Verbal reasoningComplete a letter connectionDeductive logicProvisional taxonomy4%2 of 500 / 2 / 0
Verbal reasoningComplete a verbal context gapLanguage reasoningProvisional taxonomy4%2 of 500 / 2 / 0
Verbal reasoningComplete a word with a letterWord formationProvisional taxonomy4%2 of 500 / 2 / 0
Verbal reasoningContinue a letter or number sequenceSymbolic sequencesProvisional taxonomy12.4%7 of 503.2 / 0 / 3
Verbal reasoningDecode a letter-word codeCodesProvisional taxonomy4%2 of 500 / 0 / 2
Verbal reasoningEvaluate stated factsDeductive logicProvisional taxonomy16%8 of 502 / 3 / 3
Verbal reasoningFind a hidden wordWord formationProvisional taxonomy6%3 of 500 / 0 / 3
Verbal reasoningForm a compound wordWord formationProvisional taxonomy10%5 of 500 / 5 / 0
Verbal reasoningIdentify an impossible word formationWord formationProvisional taxonomy6%3 of 500 / 0 / 3
Verbal reasoningOrder words alphabeticallyAlphabet reasoningProvisional taxonomy4%2 of 500 / 0 / 2
Verbal reasoningSelect closest meaningVocabularyProvisional taxonomy10%5 of 500 / 5 / 0
Verbal reasoningSelect opposite meaningVocabularyProvisional taxonomy6%3 of 500 / 0 / 3
Verbal reasoningSolve an anagram in contextWord formationProvisional taxonomy4%2 of 502 / 0 / 0
Verbal reasoningTransfer an analogy relationAnalogiesProvisional taxonomy5.6%4 of 502.8 / 0 / 0
Non-verbal reasoningCompare visual attributesVisual patternsProvisional taxonomy10%4 of 400 / 0 / 4
Non-verbal reasoningComplete a visual analogyVisual patternsConfirmed automated5%2 of 400 / 0 / 2
Non-verbal reasoningComplete a visual matrixVisual patternsProvisional taxonomy12.5%5 of 400 / 2 / 3
Non-verbal reasoningComplete a visual seriesVisual patternsProvisional taxonomy5%2 of 400 / 2 / 0
Non-verbal reasoningFind an embedded shapeSpatial reasoningProvisional taxonomy12.5%5 of 400 / 0 / 5
Non-verbal reasoningIdentify a visual odd one outVisual patternsProvisional taxonomy30%12 of 404 / 2 / 6
Non-verbal reasoningReflect a visual figureVisual transformationsProvisional taxonomy10%4 of 404 / 0 / 0
Non-verbal reasoningRotate a 3D solid mentallySpatial reasoningProvisional taxonomy5%2 of 402 / 0 / 0
Non-verbal reasoningValidate a cube netSpatial reasoningProvisional taxonomy10%4 of 400 / 4 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 190 classified response items from 190 detected. Ratios describe classified items only, so any uncovered detected items are not silently treated as another skill. This profile is automated and is not represented as independent human review. Confirmed, provisional taxonomy, and provisional analysis labels show which claims can safely contribute to trend evidence.

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