🎉 Welcome — WA GATE ASET 1 Mock Exam Pack!
australianedu.au · WA Gifted and Talented preparation
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2 tasks
Writing per mock
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35 Q
Quantitative per mock
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115 min
total per exam
This pack gives you 1 full practice exam for the WA GATE Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) — the ACER-administered exam used to select Year 6 students into gifted and talented specialist programs in Year 7.
🏫 WA Gifted and Talented Specialist Schools 🔬 Perth Modern Academic extension Year 7 entry 🎨 John Curtin Performing Arts Year 7 entry 🌍 Other Specialist Languages · Science · Tech Various entry years
Section 1
1️⃣ Reading Comprehension
📋 35 questions | ⏱️ 35 min
Fiction · Informational · Poetry — multiple texts
Section 2
2️⃣ Written Expression
📋 Open response | ⏱️ 25 min
Creative + Persuasive — 2 tasks, handwritten
Section 3
3️⃣ Quantitative Reasoning
📋 35 questions | ⏱️ 35 min
Number patterns · Ratios · Spatial · No calculator
Section 4
4️⃣ Abstract Reasoning
📋 35 questions | ⏱️ 20 min
Sequences · Matrices · Patterns · Codes
📦 What’s Included
- 🎓 WA GATE Guide — ASET format, registration, key dates, and exam day advice
- 📖 Study Skills — strategies for all four sections
- ✍️ Writing Practice — real prompts with Band 5–6 model responses and examiner notes
- 📊 After-Exam Review — targeted improvement plan
- ❓ FAQs — everything you need to know about the ASET
💡 Pro Tip: Work through the Study Skills lessons before your first mock exam. Students who understand the ASET question types before practising consistently outperform those who jump straight in.
Questions? Email admin@australianedu.au — we reply within 24 hours! 🙌
