EduTest practice by subject: free papers and section drills (2027)

At Braintree Coaching Australia, EduTest practice resources fall into three groups: free Braintree and school-linked samples, paid practice (including Edutest Australia’s own store and third-party banks), and the structured weekly materials used inside our EduTest selective and scholarship exam preparation programme. This page sets out EduTest practice tests by subject for 2027–28 entry, where to find verified free resources, and how many practice papers a child typically completes before the real sitting.

What does EduTest practice by subject look like for 2027–28 entry?

EduTest practice by subject for 2027–28 entry means timed work against the five Ability and Achievement sections named on the EduTest parents page — Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Written Expression — with school packs confirming question counts per sitting. Section names and timings below match the EduTest parents page (checked 9 September 2026).

Section	Category	Official timing	Practice focus	Braintree starting points
Verbal Reasoning	Ability	30 min MCQ	Vocabulary, analogies, classification, deduction	Verbal reasoning practice guide · EduTest vocabulary list · Year 7 verbal analogies practice
Numerical Reasoning	Ability	30 min MCQ	Series, matrices, arithmetic reasoning (no calculator)	Numerical reasoning practice guide
Reading Comprehension	Achievement	30 min MCQ	Inference, tone, vocabulary in context	Wide reading log + timed passages from free EduTest sample questions
Mathematics	Achievement	30 min MCQ	Year-appropriate arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data	Calculator-free fluency drills · Year 5 EduTest sample paper
Written Expression	Achievement	15 min (no planning time)	Structure, clarity, punctuation under pressure	Weekly timed write marked against a Braintree practice rubric (Edutest store practice sets omit Writing)

2027–28 EduTest scholarship practice checklist

Step	Action	Primary source
1	Confirm the school uses EduTest for its scholarship sitting	School scholarship page
2	Read Ability vs Achievement structure	EduTest parents page
3	Sit one baseline under timed conditions	Free EduTest sample questions or school-linked sample + free mock tests (overview open; free student account to start)
4	Weekly: weakest Ability section + one Achievement section + one write	Subject table above
5	Full five-section mocks in final eight weeks	School-published timing
6	After school + year level confirmed, open the matching course outline	Year 5: Year 5 sample paper + Year 5 sample questions (no live Year 5 /courses outline yet) · EduTest Year 7–8 course · EduTest Year 9–10 course · EduTest Year 11 course

Scholarship sitting dates for 2027–28 are school-set — there is no single national EduTest scholarship calendar. If the same family also targets ACER Scholarship schools, split prep tracks using ACER vs EduTest.

Are EduTest past papers available for 2027–28 entry?

Edutest Australia does not release used past papers as free downloads. Families preparing EduTest practice tests use free Braintree EduTest-style samples, any sample the school links, and Edutest’s paid online practice store. Those store sets are untimed practice products with fewer questions than a full sitting and may not match live difficulty — they are not interchangeable with a sealed exam paper.

Where can we get free EduTest practice papers?

Edutest Australia does not publish free official sample tests on edutest.com.au. Its online practice-test store sells paid sets ($30 / $55 / $65 AUD for 90 days, as published on the store) covering Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and Mathematics — Written Expression is not included in those sets. Use free Braintree samples and any materials your school links for the week-one baseline; treat ACER and NSW Selective samples as different papers, useful only for general reasoning familiarisation.

• Free EduTest sample questions — Braintree in-house items with worked solutions (email download gate).
• Year 5 EduTest-style sample paper — full-length timed section practice with parent marking notes.
• EduTest — Scholarship and entrance testing (parents) — Ability and Achievement section names, timings, prohibited items, and how results are categorised. Follow any sample link your school provides in its application pack.
• Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) — practice for ACER scholarship and selective products, not EduTest papers.
• NSW Department of Education — samples for the state selective placement test, not EduTest.

Start with a free Braintree sample (or a school-linked sample), sit it under timed conditions, identify the three weakest sections, and use the result to shape the first three months of practice.

What kinds of practice materials does your child actually need?

A complete EduTest preparation kit covers four kinds of material: section-specific drills, full-length mock papers, vocabulary and writing rubrics, and a mistake-tracking log. Each addresses a different gap, and none replaces the others.

Material	Purpose	Frequency
Section-specific drills (verbal, numerical, reading, maths)	Building accuracy on individual question types.	Daily, 20–30 minutes per session.
Full-length timed mock papers	Practising stamina, pacing and section-to-section transitions.	Weekly in months 4–9; twice weekly in months 10–12.
Vocabulary lists with context sentences	Lifting verbal-reasoning and reading-comprehension scores.	20 new words per week throughout the plan.
Writing prompts with rubrics	Improving structure, vocabulary and timing under a 15-minute write.	One timed write per week.
Mistake log	Identifying recurring errors and stopping them recurring.	After every sectional or mock paper.

The mistake log matters most in our marking. A child who reviews every wrong answer — and writes the type of mistake into a running list — usually gains more from that review than from sitting another unreviewed paper.

How many practice papers should a child sit?

In our teaching plans a typical EduTest runway includes ten to fifteen full-length mock papers across nine to twelve months. Edutest publishes no official mock quota. The number is less important than the pacing: cluster mocks too early and the child plateaus; leave them too late and there is no time to act on the patterns.

1. Months 1–3 (diagnostic and foundation). One full-length paper in week one as a baseline, and one more at the end of month three. The goal is accuracy in untimed practice — not yet pace.
2. Months 4–8 (skill building). One full-length paper every two to three weeks (about three to four papers in this phase), plus two timed sectional papers each week. Review every paper carefully before sitting the next one.
3. Months 9–11 (mastery). One full-length paper per week, sat under our mock rules — timed, scored, no calculator, no notes (notes are our mock rule, not a published Edutest prohibition). Most children in this phase sit five to eight papers.
4. Final four weeks (taper). Two full-length papers in the first fortnight, then taper to vocabulary and mental-math review only. No new mock papers in the final week.

In our marking, a child who sits fifteen mocks with thorough review usually gains more than one who sits thirty without it. The review is where the marks are made.

What should we look for in a paid question bank?

A useful paid EduTest question bank is one that matches real sitting difficulty, explains reasoning in solutions, covers every section the child will sit (including Writing when needed), and stays accessible through the test date. Paid third-party banks vary; check four criteria before you buy:

• Difficulty matched to the real test. Compare a sample question to a free Braintree or school-linked sample. If the third-party questions are noticeably easier or harder, the bank will not predict real performance.
• Solutions that explain the reasoning, not just the answer. A bank that returns "B" without explanation does not help your child improve — they need to see the relationship name in an analogy, the step in a sequence, the inference in a passage.
• Coverage across all five sections when you need Writing. Edutest’s own paid practice sets omit Written Expression; if your school includes Writing, buy or build Writing practice separately.
• Access until the test date. Some banks expire after thirty days. Confirm access lasts to the sitting.

Free Braintree samples, combined with the weekly materials supplied inside our EduTest preparation strategies plan, are sufficient for most families. A paid bank is a supplement, not a substitute for reviewing every mistake.

Which EduTest course matches our school and year level?

The matching EduTest course is the live Braintree outline for the school’s confirmed year-level sitting — Year 7–8, Year 9–10, or Year 11 — opened only after the school is confirmed as EduTest. Matching outlines (what each page publishes — no invented pack inclusions or turnaround here):

Confirmed sitting / entry band	Course outline
Year 5 scholarship / entrance prep	No live /courses Year 5 outline on production (2026-09-09) — use Year 5 sample paper and free sample questions
Year 7–8 entry	EduTest Year 7–8 course
Year 9–10 entry	EduTest Year 9–10 course
Year 11 entry	EduTest Year 11 course

Programme context (eligibility, provider choice, registration) stays on the EduTest selective and scholarship exam hub — this page stays the practice owner.

How should writing practice fit into the plan?

Edutest Australia’s paid online practice-test sets omit Written Expression, so families who need that section have to build writing practice themselves. One timed fifteen-minute write per week is enough for most Year 5–6 plans. At Braintree Coaching Australia we mark against a four-criterion practice rubric — ideas and content, organisation, language and vocabulary, conventions — and ask the child to score their own piece before reviewing it together. That is our teaching tool, not a published Edutest marker scale.

• Plan first. Two minutes of planning inside the same fifteen-minute write (the live test grants no separate planning time) produces a stronger piece than writing without a plan.
• Mix forms. Edutest publishes six written-expression modes; in our weekly practice we alternate narrative and persuasive most often, and track structure rather than topic.
• Track structure, not topic. Most marks are won and lost on structure (introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion) rather than on topic.

What is the next step for EduTest practice?

Start with a free Braintree or school-linked sample, build a weekly routine of sectional drills, vocabulary and one timed write, and add full-length mocks at the pace of the four-phase plan. After school and year level are confirmed, open the matching live EduTest course outline for Year 7–8, Year 9–10, or Year 11; for Year 5, stay on the sample paper and sample questions until a Year 5 /courses outline is published.

Next step: download a free EduTest sample, or book a 15-minute call with the head tutor to check the school and sitting before you buy a bank. Pair this page with our EduTest exam format overview and EduTest preparation strategies plan. Victorian families targeting John Monash Science School Year 10/11 entry should read the John Monash Science School entrance exam pathway first — JMSS uses an Edutest-administered paper unique to the school, not a published vendor blueprint.

For scholarship registration and provider choice see the EduTest scholarship exams parent guide and ACER vs EduTest; families comparing national products should use Australian scholarship exams compared. Common questions live on the EduTest FAQ; if you are unsure whether a target school uses EduTest, start with our guide to NSW schools using EduTest.

Last updated: 2026-09-09. Reviewed by the Braintree Academic Panel. Section timings verified against edutest.com.au/tests_parents.html; free-sample and practice-store claims re-checked against the Edutest practice store (9 September 2026).