How will it work?
- The test will be broken up into 5 blocks of 15 questions. To take part
via text messaging you need to answer each question in each block - either
A, B, C or D.
- You will need to answer the test questions as they appear
on TV, they will not be sent to you.
- At the end of each section you
will be given a number to which you can text your answers for that section.
You will need to prefix each section with 1,2,3,4 OR 5 - but don't worry,
we will remind you what to do each time.
How to send your answers
- You can either enter your answers straight onto the
screen of your mobile phone OR you can print out the SMS scorecard and
use it to keep track of your answers, then write the text message at
the end of each section (you will have time).
- You must write an answer for every question asked in
each section.
- It does not matter whether you use upper or lower case
(or mixed). Please do not enter any character except A, B, C or D. The
message you send in will look something like this:
Pre-register to obtain your grade!
We will be handing out extra points according to your date of birth. Each
player will get bonus points added to their score for every day they are
over 20 years of age. During the second half of the TV programme, we will
be explaining the bonus points system to you - but to save you the bother
of doing any sums, just pre-register with us and we'll add your bonus points
on for you! Please text us your date of birth (DDMMYY) and, just for fun,
we'd love to know what county you live in and if you're male or female!
On the night, we'll be keeping track of how men are faring against woman
AND how the counties are competing against each other. Eamonn and Christine
will keep you posted as the evening progresses and the answers flow in.
Please send your pre-registration message to 64446 (network’s standard
message charge will apply). For example, the message you send will look
something like this: -
From this, we will know that you were born on the 29th of September 1975,
that you're a man and that you live in Tyrone.
We will send you a message to confirm that you have pre-registered with us free of charge. We will also send you a message on the day of transmission to remind you to play along - this will also be free of charge.
Obtaining a score
- Once you have sent us a message for the fifth and final
section of the test, we will calculate your score.
- To get an accurate score, you must send your fifth
and final text message before the end of the first part of the TV programme.
- Once your test score is calculated, you will receive
a text message from the BBC containing your score - please be patient
as this may take some time.
- Players who have pre-registered with their age will obtain their score
(with their age-related bonus points added on) AND their grade. Grade
bands will be calculated using the scores of pre-registered mobile phone
and web players. Full
details of grade band calculations.
- Answers will be given out on our results programme
on BBC1 NI on the 29th of January at 10.35pm.
Frequently asked questions
If you have a question about how to take part then please view our list
of frequently asked questions.
Hints and tips
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1. Turn off your spell checking feature on the phone - sometimes referred
to as 'predictive text' or 't9'. If you do not know how to do this you
will need to consult your manual. Usually it is done by holding down the
* key.
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2. Type carefully - check you have answered all the questions. The number
to send the answers to for that section will be displayed on the TV screen
- please be sure to check it carefully.
Terms of Use
- To participate in 'Would You Pass the 11 Plus?' via mobile
text messaging you must send 5 messages (in the format specified above)
to the number advertised for that section of questions during the BBC1
broadcast of 'Would You Pass the 11 Plus?', Thursday the 29th of January,
9.00 - 10.00 pm.
- Messages sent to the numbers advertised during the broadcast
will be charged at your standard message rate.
- Your score message will be sent to you free of charge.
- Your pre-registration confirmation message, and a reminder on the day of transmission, will be sent to you free of charge.
- By sending any message to the numbers advertised, you
will automatically be sent a score message.
- Participation via text messaging is available to customers
of any UK mobile network.
- If you have disabled your caller ID, it must be turned
on when you send the messages containing your answers for each section.
- You must seek permission from the person paying the
bill before sending messages to the numbers advertised.
- Your mobile phone number will be provided to the BBC
when participating via text messaging. The BBC will only use your phone
number for the purposes of administering this service, we will not publish
it or provide it to anyone without your permission. The producers of 'Would
You Pass the 11 Plus?' may wish to contact the mobile phone player with
the highest score live on air on the night. If you would like to know
more about the BBC's Privacy Policy, please see http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
.
- The BBC does not accept any responsibility for late or
lost messages. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt.
- This service is administered by the BBC.
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