English 7+ Sample Exam Papers (Reading Comprehension & Creative Writing)

Two sample 7+ English papers, designed to resemble 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. 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, though students just starting out at 7+ practice may benefit from being allowed slightly longer. They begin with a text and offering ten comprehension questions, including information-finding, word definition and true/false questions. The writing section offers a choice of two prompts for students to write on. Full mark schemes make it possible for students to mark their own work and gauge their level / progress.

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.

I hope you find these free resources useful. I’ve also published a further collection of five more sample 7+ English papers for just £12. You can find even more resources, or book me as a 7+ tutor, on my website tutorjoe.co.uk.