Tonbridge School — 13+ English Entrance Exam 2024
Tonbridge School set this 13+ English paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 16 questions worth 50 marks in 50 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 Tonbridge School (2024). 16 questions, 50 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Persuasive & Discursive Writing, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary.
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
- Tonbridge School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 16
- Marks
- 50
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Persuasive & Discursive Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
Questions in this paper (3 of 16)
- Question 1written answer · 2 marks
PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (spend 20 minutes on Questions 1-15). Take no longer than 2 minutes to scan the passage for its main ideas before starting the questions. It is not necessary to read it all through first. Use the paragraph numbers given in each question to help you find the answers. THE PASSAGE: 'CAN BANANAS BE ART?' This is a recent non-fiction article written for the paper, and…
- Question 2written answer · 2 marks
[Reading passage — 'Can Bananas Be Art?' (non-fiction; summarised on Question 1 because it is still in copyright): the artist Doug Fishbone had 30,000 bananas tipped into Trafalgar Square just after midnight and refused to explain what the eight-foot mound meant, saying he wanted the audience to give it meaning. Onlookers and critics described it as everything from a post-modern masterpiece to …
- Question 3written answer · 2 marks
[Reading passage — 'Can Bananas Be Art?' (non-fiction; summarised on Question 1 because it is still in copyright): the artist Doug Fishbone had 30,000 bananas tipped into Trafalgar Square just after midnight and refused to explain what the eight-foot mound meant, saying he wanted the audience to give it meaning. Onlookers and critics described it as everything from a post-modern masterpiece to …
13 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 Tonbridge School — 13+ English Entrance Exam 2024?
16 questions worth 50 marks in total, written for 50 minutes. It covers Persuasive & Discursive Writing, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary. Tonbridge School set it as a 13+ English paper.
How long is the Tonbridge School 13+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 50 minutes for 50 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 13 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Tonbridge 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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