Westminster Cathedral Choir School — 8+ English Specimen Paper 2025
Westminster Cathedral Choir School set this 8+ English paper in 2025. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 10 questions worth 30 marks in 30 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 8+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 8+ English paper from Westminster Cathedral Choir School (2025). 10 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Punctuation & Grammar.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 8+ 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
- 8+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 30
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Punctuation & Grammar
Questions in this paper (3 of 10)
- Question 1written answer · 3 marks
8+ PUNCTUATION SPECIMEN PAPER (30 minutes, 30 marks). The whole passage below has had its capital letters, full stops, apostrophes, commas and question marks removed, and it should end up as TEN sentences. This question covers one part of it. Re-write this part of the passage, adding the punctuation and capital letters it needs: "what should he include in the picnic"
- Question 2written answer · 3 marks
8+ PUNCTUATION SPECIMEN PAPER (30 minutes, 30 marks). The whole passage below has had its capital letters, full stops, apostrophes, commas and question marks removed, and it should end up as TEN sentences. This question covers one part of it. Re-write this part of the passage, adding the punctuation and capital letters it needs: "david threw in some sandwiches a bag of crisps two apples and a b…
- Question 3written answer · 3 marks
8+ PUNCTUATION SPECIMEN PAPER (30 minutes, 30 marks). The whole passage below has had its capital letters, full stops, apostrophes, commas and question marks removed, and it should end up as TEN sentences. This question covers one part of it. Re-write this part of the passage, adding the punctuation and capital letters it needs: "would that be enough"
7 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 — 8+ English Specimen Paper 2025?
10 questions worth 30 marks in total, written for 30 minutes. It covers Punctuation & Grammar. Westminster Cathedral Choir School set it as a 8+ English paper.
How long is the Westminster Cathedral Choir School 8+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 30 minutes for 30 marks — roughly 60 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 7 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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