Magdalen College School — 13+ English Scholarship 2024
Magdalen College School set this 13+ English paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 6 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 (2024). 6 questions, 50 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension.
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
- 2024
- Questions
- 6
- Marks
- 50
- Time
- 75 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 6)
- Question 1short answer · 3 marks
Read the extract from 'Nicholas Nickleby' by Charles Dickens (introducing Mr Wackford Squeers, a Yorkshire schoolmaster recruiting in London near Newgate prison and the Saracen's Head Inn). Give another word or phrase with the same meaning as the following words, underlined in the passage: a) prepossessing (line 20) b) protruding (line 26) c) perpetual (line 31) (3 marks)
- Question 2written answer · 5 marks
Read the first paragraph of the extract (lines 1-12), which opens with: 'There, at the very core of London, in the heart of its business and animation, in the midst of a whirl of noise and motion: stemming as it were the giant currents of life that flow ceaselessly on from different quarters, and meet beneath its walls: stands Newgate...' and ends with the dying wretch meeting no face that 'bor…
- Question 3written answer · 5 marks
Read the third paragraph (lines 20-32), beginning 'Mr. Squeers's appearance was not prepossessing. He had but one eye...' and ending '...as if he were in a perpetual state of astonishment at finding himself so respectable.' How does the narrator (the person or voice telling the story) present Mr Squeers in this paragraph? Comment precisely on the language and techniques the writer uses. (5 marks)
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 Magdalen College School — 13+ English Scholarship 2024?
6 questions worth 50 marks in total, written for 75 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension. 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 3 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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