North London Collegiate School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2024
North London Collegiate School set this 11+ English paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 3 questions worth 55 marks in 55 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 North London Collegiate School (2024). 3 questions, 55 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Persuasive & Discursive Writing, 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
- North London Collegiate School
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 3
- Marks
- 55
- Time
- 55 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Persuasive & Discursive Writing
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 5 marks
PART A - READING (35 minutes) About this paper: North London Collegiate School publishes this 11+ English paper as a questions-only booklet. The reading extract that Part A refers to is not printed anywhere in the official PDF and its source is not credited, so it cannot be reproduced here. What the paper's own questions tell us about the extract: it is a first-person story in which the narrato…
- Question 2written answer · 25 marks
[Reading passage - the extract is not printed in the official NLCS booklet, so this is the situation the paper's own questions describe. A first-person narrator thinks about how memory works and remembers the first time she saw a real fox, rather than a fox 'in a children's book or TV programme'. The fox re-appears later, 'an incredible glossy copper colour, the light and the dew glinting off h…
- Question 3written answer · 25 marks
Writing - Section 2, 20 minutes (25 marks) 'It is as important to spend time by yourself as it is to spend time with other people.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Frequently asked questions
What is in the North London Collegiate School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2024?
3 questions worth 55 marks in total, written for 55 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Persuasive & Discursive Writing, Reading Comprehension. North London Collegiate School set it as a 11+ English paper.
How long is the North London Collegiate School 11+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 55 minutes for 55 marks — roughly 60 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 0 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this North London Collegiate 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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