Tonbridge School — 16+ English Sample Paper 2024 (English Language)
Tonbridge School published this 16+ English sample paper in 2024 to show the assessment style; it is official school material, not a past paper. Hearthprep makes it interactive — 13 questions worth 64 marks in a 45-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. It covers Persuasive & Discursive Writing, Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary.
Real 16+ English paper from Tonbridge School (2024). 13 questions, 64 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Persuasive & Discursive Writing, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary.
Tonbridge School published this sample paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat. Most 16+ 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
- 16+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 13
- Marks
- 64
- Time allowed
- 45 minutes
- Updated
- 3 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Persuasive & Discursive Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
Questions in this paper (3 of 13)
- Question 1multiple choice · 2 marks
PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 to 12, which are based on the reading passage below. There are two marks available for each answer. [Reading passage — ‘The Problem of Wildfires’. Copyright note: this is a modern non-fiction article written for the 2023 Tonbridge paper and still in copyright, so it is not reprinted here. The full text is on pages …
- Question 2multiple choice · 2 marks
[Reading passage — ‘The Problem of Wildfires’, a non-fiction article written for this 2023 Tonbridge paper. It is modern and still in copyright, so it is not reprinted here; the full text is on pages 4 and 5 of the official paper, which is linked on this page, and a detailed paragraph-by-paragraph summary is given with Question 1. In brief: wildfires are a natural process that some plants actua…
- Question 3multiple choice · 2 marks
[Reading passage — ‘The Problem of Wildfires’, a non-fiction article written for this 2023 Tonbridge paper. It is modern and still in copyright, so it is not reprinted here; the full text is on pages 4 and 5 of the official paper, which is linked on this page, and a detailed paragraph-by-paragraph summary is given with Question 1. In brief: wildfires are a natural process that some plants actua…
10 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 — 16+ English Sample Paper 2024 (English Language)?
13 questions with 64 marks in total; Tonbridge School allowed 45 minutes for it. It covers Persuasive & Discursive Writing, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary. Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge School 16+ English paper?
Tonbridge School printed an allowance of 45 minutes on this paper. The paper carries 64 marks, roughly 42 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 10 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Is this a real past paper?
Tonbridge 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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