Westminster Cathedral Choir School — 7+ English Entrance Exam 2025 (Comprehension and Composition)
Westminster Cathedral Choir School set this 7+ English paper in 2025. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 8 questions worth 17 marks in a 60-minute timed mode, each marked on submission 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 Westminster Cathedral Choir School (2025). 8 questions, 17 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
- Westminster Cathedral Choir School
- Entry level
- 7+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 8
- Marks
- 17
- Time allowed
- 60 minutes
- Updated
- 3 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 8)
- Question 1short answer · 2 marks
Read the passage, then answer the question. Passage: "Cruella de Vil's dinner party took place in a room with black marble walls, on a white marble table. The food was rather unusual. The soup was dark purple. And what did it taste of? Pepper! The fish was bright green. And what did it taste of? Pepper! The meat was pale blue. And what did that taste of? Pepper! Everything tasted of pepper, eve…
- Question 2short answer · 2 marks
Read the passage, then answer the question. Passage: "Cruella de Vil's dinner party took place in a room with black marble walls, on a white marble table. The food was rather unusual. The soup was dark purple. And what did it taste of? Pepper! The fish was bright green. And what did it taste of? Pepper!" Question: What are the walls and the table made of?
- Question 3short answer · 2 marks
Read the passage, then answer the question. Passage: "The soup was dark purple. And what did it taste of? Pepper! The fish was bright green. And what did it taste of? Pepper! The meat was pale blue. And what did that taste of? Pepper! Everything tasted of pepper, even the ice-cream – which was black." Question: What two things are unusual about the ice cream?
5 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 Westminster Cathedral Choir School — 7+ English Entrance Exam 2025 (Comprehension and Composition)?
8 questions with 17 marks in total; Westminster Cathedral Choir School allowed 60 minutes for it. It covers Reading Comprehension. Westminster Cathedral Choir School set it as a 7+ English paper.
How long is the Westminster Cathedral Choir School 7+ English paper?
Westminster Cathedral Choir School printed an allowance of 60 minutes on this paper. The paper carries 17 marks, roughly 212 seconds a mark.
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 5 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Westminster Cathedral Choir 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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