Sevenoaks School — 13+ English Entrance Exam 2023
Sevenoaks School set this 13+ English paper in 2023. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 6 questions worth 60 marks in 60 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 Sevenoaks School (2023). 6 questions, 60 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension.
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
- Sevenoaks School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2023
- Questions
- 6
- Marks
- 60
- Time
- 60 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Literary Analysis
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 6)
- Question 1short answer · 2 marks
SECTION A (spend about 30 minutes). Read the following extract from Shirley Jackson's 'The Haunting of Hill House' and answer ALL the questions. Eleanor is driving alone to a house where she has agreed to stay. The road leading away from the gas station and the church was very poor indeed, deeply rutted and rocky. Eleanor's little car stumbled and bounced, reluctant to go farther into these una…
- Question 2written answer · 6 marks
[Reading passage - Section A: an extract from Shirley Jackson's novel The Haunting of Hill House. Eleanor drives alone up a rough, darkening road, exhilarated at having secretly taken her sister's car and escaped 'very far from home', until she reaches the tall, locked, chained gate of Hill House, where a dark, unwelcoming man scowls at her through the bars.] Question 2: What do you learn about…
- Question 3written answer · 4 marks
[Reading passage - Section A: an extract from Shirley Jackson's novel The Haunting of Hill House. Eleanor drives alone up a rough, darkening road, exhilarated at having secretly taken her sister's car and escaped 'very far from home', until she reaches the tall, locked, chained gate of Hill House, where a dark, unwelcoming man scowls at her through the bars.] Question 3: What is significant abo…
3 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 Sevenoaks School — 13+ English Entrance Exam 2023?
6 questions worth 60 marks in total, written for 60 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension. Sevenoaks School set it as a 13+ English paper.
How long is the Sevenoaks School 13+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 60 minutes for 60 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 3 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Sevenoaks 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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