Highgate School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2024
Highgate School set this 11+ English paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 6 questions worth 15 marks in 23 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. It covers Reading Comprehension.
Real 11+ English paper from Highgate School (2024). 6 questions, 15 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Reading Comprehension.
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
- Highgate School
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 6
- Marks
- 15
- Time
- 23 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 6)
- Question 1short answer · 1 mark
Read the passage extract below (paragraph 1) and answer the question that follows. In this passage, a garden party has just been held for invited guests only. Children are now emerging from the trees, where they have been spying on the guests. Paragraph 1: The Mulberry Garden surrendered to darkness and quiet. The three fiddles, the flute and the singer had gone home; the waiters, stalking on t…
- Question 2written answer · 2 marks
Read paragraph 1 of the passage below and answer the question that follows. Paragraph 1: The Mulberry Garden surrendered to darkness and quiet. The three fiddles, the flute and the singer had gone home; the waiters, stalking on tiptoes like shabby crows, had poked and pried in the trees and under the tables for valuables left behind, and then blew out the lanterns in the trees. Name TWO things …
- Question 3short answer · 1 mark
Re-read paragraph 4 of the passage below and answer the question that follows. Paragraph 4: The trees began to rustle, at first softly and then with increasing violence. Again the bell rang. The hedges began to shake, vines snapped and leaves fell to the ground. For a moment it seemed that the garden was in the grip of ghosts, called up by the bell to partake of the warmth left by the living. I…
3 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 Highgate School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2024?
6 questions worth 15 marks in total, written for 23 minutes. It covers Reading Comprehension. Highgate School set it as a 11+ English paper.
How long is the Highgate School 11+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 23 minutes for 15 marks — roughly 92 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 3 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Highgate 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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