GAT Study Guides

This Series II Preparation Guide brings together discussion of the multiple choice and writing tests and considers what has changed and what has stayed the same since the introduction of the New GAT in 2025.

In this guide we discuss

• the importance of preparing for the GAT
• how to prepare for the GAT
• dealing with multiple choice items
• the Section A numeracy, reading and writing tests
• the Section B mathematics, science and technology test, the arts and humanities and the writing test

There is detailed discussion what is tested and explanation of the correct answer for each multiple choice item.
The different writing tests, criteria for assessment and levels of performance are discussed.
There are examples of writing scripts showing different levels of performance and different strengths and weaknesses.

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To use the online scoring students should download the tests of 2025 from the VCAA website and do them, preferably on paper.
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/general-achievement-test/past-gats

They should enter their choice of each item in the BBE online GAT scoring platforms. There are four platforms to give four scores.
The platforms will tell student the correct answer for each item, which items they go right and wrong and a total score for the sub-test.

The GAT Multiple Choice Test Preparation Guide

The GAT Writing Test Preparation Guide

Writing for VCE English/EAL exam and the GAT

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BBE’s GAT Multiple Choice Test Preparation Guide analyses the most recent GAT released so far by VCAA. The guide contains:

• detailed discussion of what is tested in the Numeracy, Reading, Humanities and Math/science components;
• an explanation of the answers to all items; and
• advice on how to best deal with MCQ tests.

There are links to online versions of the four tests and these can be done by students. The test will be automatically scored by our software, and a report produced that gives total scores and shows which items were scored right and wrong for each component.

They are instantly downloadable if paying by credit card, or use a school order number to have them delivered by email within 24 hours.

$38.50

BBE‘s GAT Writing Test Preparation Guide analyses the VCAA GAT writing tests released by so far by VCAA.

The guide contains detailed discussion of:

• what is tested in these writing tests;
• the criteria for assessment of writing tasks;
• the three different GAT tasks;
• advice on how to plan and write responses;
• 10 scored student responses to the writing tasks of 2022 as exemplars of levels of performance;
• 3 scripts for trial marking for students;
• advice on how to develop writing ability and how to best deal with the New GAT writing tests.

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$38.50

This study guide is about the tests of writing ability in the GAT and the VCE English exam, focusing on Section B, Writing about a framework. It includes information about

• samples of student writing
• planning writing in test and exam conditions
• criteria used in writing assessments
• disabling and enabling approaches to writing

They are instantly downloadable if paying by credit card, or use a school order number to have them delivered by email within 24 hours.

$38.50