St Paul's Girls' School — 11+ General Comprehension Sample Paper 2027
St Paul's Girls' School published this 11+ General Comprehension sample paper in 2027 to show the assessment style; it is official school material, not a past paper. Hearthprep makes it interactive — 9 questions worth 75 marks in a 50-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution.
Official sample 11+ general-comprehension paper published by St Paul's Girls' School (2027). 9 questions, 75 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Historical Reasoning, Historical Source Comprehension, Language Pattern Reasoning, Scientific Comprehension, Scientific Investigation.
St Paul's Girls' School published this sample paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat. 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
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- General Comprehension
- Year
- 2027
- Questions
- 9
- Marks
- 75
- Time allowed
- 50 minutes
- Assessment
- School-set
- Updated
- 15 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Historical Reasoning
- Historical Source Comprehension
- Language Pattern Reasoning
- Scientific Comprehension
- Scientific Investigation
Questions in this paper (3 of 9)
- Question 1written answer · 8 marks
Section A - History, Question 1. Use the passage and images in Section A of the resource booklet to complete the printed table about A True Story, Man in the Moon, From the Earth to the Moon and The First Men in the Moon. If there is no relevant evidence, write NOT KNOWN.
- Question 2written answer · 7 marks
Section A - History, Question 2. The Great Moon Hoax was a series of six articles published in The Sun, a New York newspaper, beginning in 1835. They claimed that an immense new telescope had revealed life on the Moon: bison, goats, unicorns, bipedal tail-less beavers, bat-like winged humanoids who built temples, trees, oceans and beaches. Use the printed illustration and this passage. (a) Why …
- Question 3written answer · 6 marks
Section A - History, Question 3. In 1957 Russia sent the dog Laika into space. In the same year the American book Curious George Gets a Medal was published. (a) What do you think the book was about? (b) How useful is this book to a historian studying the space race?
6 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 St Paul's Girls' School — 11+ General Comprehension Sample Paper 2027?
9 questions with 75 marks in total; St Paul's Girls' School allowed 50 minutes for it. It covers Historical Reasoning, Historical Source Comprehension, Language Pattern Reasoning, Scientific Comprehension, Scientific Investigation. St Paul's Girls' School published this sample paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat.
How long is the St Paul's Girls' School 11+ General Comprehension paper?
St Paul's Girls' School printed an allowance of 50 minutes on this paper. The paper carries 75 marks, roughly 40 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 6 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Is this a real past paper?
St Paul's Girls' School published this sample 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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