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11+ Entrance Exam English Sample Questions: Time Allowed: 1 Hour 20 Minutes

The passage describes a group exploring caves and certain areas being given names like 'The Drawing Room' and 'Cathedral Hall'. Two children, Tom and Becky, wander off from the others and become lost deep within the caves. As it grows darker, the feeling of isolation and darkness starts to affect the children.

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11+ Entrance Exam English Sample Questions: Time Allowed: 1 Hour 20 Minutes

The passage describes a group exploring caves and certain areas being given names like 'The Drawing Room' and 'Cathedral Hall'. Two children, Tom and Becky, wander off from the others and become lost deep within the caves. As it grows darker, the feeling of isolation and darkness starts to affect the children.

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11+ ENTRANCE EXAM

English Sample Questions


Time allowed: 1 hour 20 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS

PLEASE ANSWER BOTH PARTS OF THE EXAMINATION

Part A: Reading (approx 30 minutes)

Spend 5 minutes reading the story and the questions in the booklet.
You will be told when the 5 minutes are over.
You can mark the story by underlining or highlighting words and
phrases.

Spend about 25 minutes writing your answers in the answer booklet.

Part B: Writing (approx 50 minutes)

There are two writing sections: you should spend 30 minutes on Section 1 and
the remaining 20 minutes on Section 2.

Please start each Section on a separate sheet of paper.


Make sure you put your name at the top of each sheet of paper.

YOU MAY WRITE IN EITHER INK OR PENCIL

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PLEASE TURN THE PAGE TO READ
THE QUESTIONS

3 PTO
Part A - Reading (30 minutes)

1. Considering the passage as a whole, why do you think that certain areas of
the caves have been given names such as The Drawing Room, The
Cathedral and Aladdins Palace?

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2 marks

2. Why do you think the narrator refers to these names as being over-
descriptive?

. 2 marks
.

3. In the second paragraph, we are told that Tom and Becky wander off from
the others. How does the writer communicate their separation from the rest
of the party? [2]

. 2 marks

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4. Looking again at the descriptions of the caves in the 3rd and 5th
paragraphs, what do you find interesting about the language and sentence
structures in these passages?

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6 marks
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5. In the description of the bats at the start of the 6th paragraph, what aspects
of the creatures character and behaviour does the writer try to capture?

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2 marks
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6. Why do you think Becky and Tom are referred to as fugitives in the 6th
paragraph?

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2 marks

5 PTO
7. At the end of the passage, we are told that the deep stillness of the place
laid a clammy hand upon the spirits of the children. What are the
implications of this phrase and what do you find interesting about the
writers use of language?

4 marks

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Please do not
write on this
page

7 PTO
Writing 50 minutes. You will be marked for the quality of your
expression as well as what you write in this section.

You should spend around 30 minutes on Section 1 and the


remaining 20 minutes on Section 2.

Please write on the lined paper provided and put your first name
and surname at the top of each page.

You should start each section on a separate page of lined paper.

Writing Section 1 (30 minutes)


Continue the story from the point at which it ends.

20 marks

Writing Section 2 (20 minutes)


Many people argue that children are not given enough freedom to explore the
world and are over-protected these days. Write your thoughts in response to this
statement. You may choose to agree or disagree or consider more than one
viewpoint. 20 marks

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Please do not
write on this
page

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