English 7+ Sample Exam Papers (Pack of Five - Reading Comprehension & Creative Writing)

Five sample 7+ English papers, designed like the entrance exams at top UK independent schools in 2024. Each has a Reading Comprehension and a Creative Writing section, with mark schemes included.

Also included is a helpful set of notes, distilling extensive research on past 7+ English papers to give clear advice on what sort of questions to expect and how to prepare, including examples. The guidance is designed to be readable for 6-to-7-year-old students, though it will also be informative for their parents or tutors.

These are 50-minute papers, with a text followed by a wide variety of comprehension questions designed to prepare a student for any type of question a British 7+ paper can toss up. The writing section then offers a choice of two prompts for students to write on.

The comprehension texts chosen include excerpts from classics (such as Alice in Wonderland) and original stories modeled on genuine 7+ past papers. Teachers should note that some texts are lightly edited from the originals.

Two papers (#6 and #7) feature connected stories - from my own experience of teaching, I know students who try a lot of past papers sometimes enjoy linked stories where they can see a narrative thread develop.

Full mark schemes allow students to mark their own work or hand it to parents / teachers for marking, making it easy to track progress over time as a student works towards the exam.

In an effort to save the trees, blank sheets for the Creative Writing section are not included, so students will require lined paper for Section B.

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