HMST Entrance Exam
Venue Details
- Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018.
- Registration: 9:15 - 9:45 am at the front entrance. Please note: you must complete an HMST application (due on December 3) in order to be eligible to write the exam.
- Exam: 10:00-11:30 am.
Entrance Exam Topics
The HMST Exam will consist of:
Refer to the grades 7 and 8 math and science curriculum documents as a checklist of exam topics to review.
- 35 multiple choice questions on grades 7 and 8 math
- 35 multiple choice questions on grades 7 and 8 science
- 1 full answer question. This question will be a Fermi question, a type of estimation question involving problem solving. Learn more about these types of questions here.
Refer to the grades 7 and 8 math and science curriculum documents as a checklist of exam topics to review.
Practice Exam QUESTIONs
- Science Exam Practice Questions here
- Math Exam Practice Questions:
- Set up a free account on KnowledgeHook and search for class code zoom8476.
- More multiple choice questions here
- Examples of Fermi questions here
Tips for the Entrance Exam
- Read the question carefully.
- Cover up the alternatives before you read the stem (the first part of the question).
- Process the stem:
- Underline or highlight key words.
- Translate the question into your own words.
- Watch for small but important words, such as not or always.
- Predict an answer after reading the question but before reading the multiple choice options.
- Read all answers carefully, even if the first choice seems correct.
- Rephrase a the question in your own words.
- Treat each alternative as a true-false statement, and search for the one true statement amid the alternatives.
Tips taken from University of Guelph website: http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca