<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>For more resources like these, or to find a tutor for 7+ exams, visit <a href="http://tutorjoe.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">tutorjoe.co.uk</a>.</p>

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 <a href="http://tutorjoe.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">tutorjoe.co.uk</a>.</p>