Magdalen College School — 13+ English Scholarship 2019
Magdalen College School set this 13+ English paper in 2019. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 12 questions worth 50 marks in 75 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 13+ English paper from Magdalen College School (2019). 12 questions, 50 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 13+ 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
- Magdalen College School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2019
- Questions
- 12
- Marks
- 50
- Time
- 75 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Literary Analysis
- Vocabulary
Questions in this paper (3 of 12)
- Question 1written answer · 2 marks
Read the opening paragraph of H. G. Wells's The Island of Dr Moreau (1896): "By some trick of unconscious cerebration, there came surging into my head the phrase, 'The Moreau—Hollows' was it? 'The Moreau—' Ah! it sent my memory back ten years. 'The Moreau Horrors'. The phrase drifted loose in my mind for a moment, and then I saw it in red lettering on a little buff-coloured pamphlet, to read wh…
- Question 2written answer · 2 marks
In the first paragraph of the passage, Wells writes: "I saw it in red lettering on a little buff-coloured pamphlet, to read which made one shiver and creep." What image does Wells achieve with the colours he uses in the first paragraph?
- Question 3written answer · 2 marks
Read the second paragraph of the passage, in which Prendick recalls Moreau's scientific career and his disgrace: "Was this the same Moreau? He had published some very astonishing facts in connection with the transfusion of blood, and in addition was known to be doing valuable work on morbid growths. Then suddenly his career was closed. He had to leave England. A journalist obtained access to hi…
9 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 Magdalen College School — 13+ English Scholarship 2019?
12 questions worth 50 marks in total, written for 75 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary. Magdalen College School set it as a 13+ English paper.
How long is the Magdalen College School 13+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 75 minutes for 50 marks — roughly 90 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 9 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Magdalen College 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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