Highgate School — 7+ English Sample Paper 2020
Highgate School set this 7+ English paper in 2020. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 4 questions worth 4 marks in 10 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 7+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry. It covers Reading Comprehension.
Real 7+ English paper from Highgate School (2020). 8 questions, 9 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 7+ 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
- 7+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2020
- Questions
- 4
- Marks
- 4
- Time
- 10 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 4)
- Question 1multiple choice · 1 mark
Read the passage below and then answer the question. Passage — 'A Magical Friend' (opening): The light from the sunrise crept into the highest tower of the castle and illuminated the room. Scattered around the floor lay old, dusty textbooks, left open and discarded. Soft and fluffy cushions surrounded a squashy four-poster bed. From under the plush, purple covers, a yellow mop of hair could jus…
- Question 2multiple choice · 1 mark
Read the passage below and then answer the question. Passage — 'A Magical Friend' (extract): 'The King's Tournament! I still haven't found a spell to perform for my father!' Worry crept over the boy like icy water and he felt his head begin to spin. He was the King's youngest son and the apprentice to the greatest magician ever to live - Merlin. He was supposed to be showing off the magic he ha…
- Question 3multiple choice · 1 mark
Read the passage below and decide whether the statement is true or false. Passage — 'A Magical Friend' (extract): The light from the sunrise crept into the highest tower of the castle and illuminated the room. Scattered around the floor lay old, dusty textbooks, left open and discarded. Soft and fluffy cushions surrounded a squashy four-poster bed. From under the plush, purple covers, a yellow …
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 Highgate School — 7+ English Sample Paper 2020?
4 questions worth 4 marks in total, written for 10 minutes. It covers Reading Comprehension. Highgate School set it as a 7+ English paper.
How long is the Highgate School 7+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 10 minutes for 4 marks — roughly 150 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 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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