Alleyn's School — 11+ English Sample Paper 2020
Alleyn's School set this 11+ English paper in 2020. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 9 questions worth 33 marks in 50 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 11+ English paper from Alleyn's School (2020). 9 questions, 33 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry, so a timed attempt at this paper is worth doing early enough to leave room for the topics it exposes. Work through it on screen with instant marking, or print the PDF and sit it under exam conditions.
- School
- Alleyn's School
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2020
- Questions
- 9
- Marks
- 33
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
Questions in this paper (3 of 9)
- Question 1multiple choice · 1 mark
Read the following passage from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and answer the question below. "Hold your noise!" cried a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch. "Keep still, you little devil, or I'll cut your throat!" A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an ol…
- Question 2multiple choice · 1 mark
Using the passage above, answer this question: The scene is set:
- Question 3multiple choice · 1 mark
Using the passage above, answer this question: What does the phrase "Hold your noise!" mean in the context of the passage?
6 further questions in this paper open with any paid plan, along with marking and the worked solutions. See plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Alleyn's School — 11+ English Sample Paper 2020?
9 questions worth 33 marks in total, written for 50 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary. Alleyn's School set it as a 11+ English paper.
How long is the Alleyn's School 11+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 50 minutes for 33 marks — roughly 91 seconds a mark. Hearthprep runs the same clock on screen, so your child sees how far through the time they are as they answer.
Can my child answer this paper online?
Yes. Every question on this page can be answered in the browser and is marked the moment the paper is submitted — multiple choice, short answers and written responses alike. Answers are matched leniently, so a correct value written a different way (units, fractions, word numbers) still scores.
Are worked solutions included?
Every question has a step-by-step worked solution and an AI tutor that will talk through it after the paper is submitted. The first 3 questions of this paper are free to try; the remaining 6 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Alleyn's School paper come from?
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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