Westminster Cathedral Choir School — 8+ English Specimen Paper 2025 (Punctuation Paper 1)
Westminster Cathedral Choir School published this 8+ English specimen paper in 2025 to show the assessment style; it is official school material, not a past paper. Hearthprep makes it interactive — 10 questions worth 30 marks in a 30-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. It covers Punctuation & Grammar.
Real 8+ English paper from Westminster Cathedral Choir School (2025). 10 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Punctuation & Grammar.
Westminster Cathedral Choir School published this specimen paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat. 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 allowed
- 30 minutes
- Updated
- 3 Sept 2026
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 (Punctuation Paper 1)?
10 questions with 30 marks in total; Westminster Cathedral Choir School allowed 30 minutes for it. It covers Punctuation & Grammar. Westminster Cathedral Choir School published this specimen paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat.
How long is the Westminster Cathedral Choir School 8+ English paper?
Westminster Cathedral Choir School printed an allowance of 30 minutes on this paper. The paper carries 30 marks, roughly 60 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 7 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Is this a real past paper?
Westminster Cathedral Choir School published this specimen paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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