The new test consists of two strips on a piece of card.

ECONOMIST: A poor diagnosis

The concerns centre on a section of the English test, where pupils are asked to produce a piece of creative writing - an area which has attracted complaints in recent years.

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On top of all this they were able, in a different sort of test, to bend a piece of wire into a hook to retrieve a bucket containing a waxworm.

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