Westminster School — 16+ English Sample Paper 2024
Westminster School set this 16+ English paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 4 questions worth 34 marks in 64 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 16+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 16+ English paper from Westminster School (2024). 4 questions, 34 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 16+ 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
- Westminster School
- Entry level
- 16+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 4
- Marks
- 34
- Time
- 64 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Literary Analysis
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 4)
- Question 1multiple choice · 3 marks
Read the following extract (the opening of Ali Smith's novel 'Autumn', 2016) and then answer the multiple-choice question. Extract: "It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. Again. That's the thing about things. They fall apart, always have, always will, it's in their nature. So an old old man washes up on a shore. He looks like a punctured football with its stitching split, the le…
- Question 2multiple choice · 3 marks
Refer to the same extract from Ali Smith's 'Autumn' provided in Question 1. Question: Which pair of words most accurately summarises how Daniel feels about his situation?
- Question 3multiple choice · 3 marks
Refer to the same extract from Ali Smith's 'Autumn' provided in Question 1. Question: Which word best summarises Daniel's attitude towards his body?
1 further question in this paper open with any paid plan, along with marking and the worked solutions. See plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Westminster School — 16+ English Sample Paper 2024?
4 questions worth 34 marks in total, written for 64 minutes. It covers Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension. Westminster School set it as a 16+ English paper.
How long is the Westminster School 16+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 64 minutes for 34 marks — roughly 113 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 1 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Westminster 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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