Emanuel School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2020
Emanuel School set this 11+ English paper in 2020. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 10 questions worth 47 marks in 71 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 Emanuel School (2020). 10 questions, 47 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Punctuation & Grammar, 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
- Emanuel School
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2020
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 47
- Time
- 71 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Punctuation & Grammar
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
Questions in this paper (3 of 10)
- Question 1short answer · 1 mark
Passage: extract from Gerald Durrell's 'The Overloaded Ark', describing hunting for rare animals at night in the African forest. Durrell explains: 'The only time I had for hunting was after the day's work was done, and so it was that we took to hunting at night with the aid of torches. We would scour the forest from midnight to three o'clock in the morning, and by this method we obtained a numb…
- Question 2short answer · 2 marks
Passage reference: see paragraph one, where Durrell says hunting at night 'we obtained a number of nocturnal beasts which we should otherwise never have seen.' Question: In your own words, explain the useful outcome of the night-time trips into the forest. [2 marks]
- Question 3short answer · 3 marks
Passage reference: lines 6-9, including 'eyes gleamed in the treetops above you', 'Rustles and squeaks came from the undergrowth', 'a creeper swaying and twitching, indication of some movement one hundred and fifty feet above you', and 'Ripe fruit would patter down on to the forest floor, and dead twigs would fall.' Question: In your own words, explain which movements suggested that various cre…
7 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 Emanuel School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2020?
10 questions worth 47 marks in total, written for 71 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Punctuation & Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary. Emanuel School set it as a 11+ English paper.
How long is the Emanuel School 11+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 71 minutes for 47 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 7 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Emanuel 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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