Tonbridge School — 16+ English Sample Paper 2024 (English Literature)
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 — 1 question worth 30 marks in a 45-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. It covers Literary Analysis.
Real 16+ English paper from Tonbridge School (2024). 1 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Literary Analysis.
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
- 1
- Marks
- 30
- Time allowed
- 45 minutes
- Updated
- 7 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Literary Analysis
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 30 marks
TONBRIDGE SCHOOL - Sample Paper for entrance into Year 12, ENGLISH LITERATURE. 45 minutes, 30 marks. Dictionaries may NOT be used. Spend up to 15 minutes reading and annotating the passage, and 30 minutes composing your answer. The following passage is taken from 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens. Young Oliver has been taken out of the workhouse, the local parish forced-labour repository for or…
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What is in the Tonbridge School — 16+ English Sample Paper 2024 (English Literature)?
1 question with 30 marks in total; Tonbridge School allowed 45 minutes for it. It covers Literary Analysis. 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 30 marks, roughly 90 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 1 question of this paper is free to try; the remaining 0 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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