Oundle School — 13+ English Scholarship 2018
Oundle School set this 13+ English paper in 2018. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 10 questions worth 180 marks in 270 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 13+ English paper from Oundle School (2018). 10 questions, 180 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Poetry.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 13+ 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
- Oundle School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2018
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 180
- Time
- 270 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Poetry
Questions in this paper (3 of 10)
- Question 1written answer · 5 marks
On 'Adlestrop' by Edward Thomas. Extract from the poem: "Yes, I remember Adlestrop – The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. It was late June. The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat. No one left and no one came On the bare platform. What I saw Was Adlestrop – only the name And willows, willow-herb, and grass, And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry, N…
- Question 2written answer · 5 marks
On 'Adlestrop' by Edward Thomas. Comment on some of the effects of the poet's use of repetition in the poem. (5 marks)
- Question 3written answer · 5 marks
On 'Interruption to a Journey' by Norman MacCaig. Extract from the poem: "The hare we had run over Bounced about the road On the springing curve Of its spine. Cornfields breathed in the darkness. We were going through the darkness and The breathing cornfields from one Important place to another. We broke the hare's neck And made that place, for a moment, The most important place there was, Wher…
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 Oundle School — 13+ English Scholarship 2018?
10 questions worth 180 marks in total, written for 270 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Poetry. Oundle School set it as a 13+ English paper.
How long is the Oundle School 13+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 270 minutes for 180 marks — roughly 90 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 Oundle 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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