Oundle School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2024
Oundle School set this 11+ English paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 8 questions worth 72 marks in 72 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 11+ English paper from Oundle School (2024). 8 questions, 72 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 11+ 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
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 8
- Marks
- 72
- Time
- 72 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Literary Analysis
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
Questions in this paper (3 of 8)
- Question 1written answer · 4 marks
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- Question 2written answer · 3 marks
[Reading passage - Section A: an extract adapted from Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist'. On a cold, wet, foggy night the sinister old man Fagin muffles his face and slinks through the dark, dirty streets of London to visit a rough criminal called Bill Sikes; the narrator compares Fagin to a creature crawling out of the slime, and at Sikes' room he warms his skinny hands by the fire while Si…
- Question 3written answer · 1 mark
[Reading passage - Section A: an extract adapted from Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist'. On a cold, wet, foggy night the sinister old man Fagin muffles his face and slinks through the dark, dirty streets of London to visit a rough criminal called Bill Sikes; the narrator compares Fagin to a creature crawling out of the slime, and at Sikes' room he warms his skinny hands by the fire while Si…
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 Oundle School — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2024?
8 questions worth 72 marks in total, written for 72 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary. Oundle School set it as a 11+ English paper.
How long is the Oundle School 11+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 72 minutes for 72 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 5 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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